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LEADING Irish Communist Lynda Walker expressed her joy yesterday that Aida Touma-Suleiman, a Palestinian member of Israel’s parliament, will speak at tomorrow’s Feile an Phobail (People’s Festival) in Belfast.
The festival was established by republicans to promote Irish and internationalist culture and the Communist Party of Ireland has organised the Madge Davison memorial lecture as part of the festivities.
“It is most fitting that Aida Touma should speak at the Madge Davison memorial event because, like Madge, Aida has been to the forefront of civil rights struggle in her homeland,” said Ms Walker.
JIM JUMP looks forward to the International Brigade Memorial Trust AGM taking place in Belfast later this week where the spirit of solidarity will be rekindled
Why not pay a visit to Feile an Phobail, a people’s festival of community arts with roots in the days of internment without trial, and where the spirit of solidarity remains undimmed, says LYNDA WALKER
Despite declining to show Kneecap’s set, the BBC broadcast Bob Vylan leading a ‘death to the IDF’ chant — and the resulting outrage has only amplified the very message the Establishment wanted silenced, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER