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exploring '68 Exploring '68 is a cultural heritage programme with three interconnected themes as its core focus. It centres on an exploration of the period between 1968 and the summer of 1969 that witnessed the emergence of the Civil Rights movement in Northern Ireland just before the onset of the Troubles. As well as exploring the domestic Northern Irish contexts, events and consequences, via a richly diverse programme of activities, there will be an explicit emphasis on broadening the perspective to take into consideration the (rather exceptional) international context of the time. The four digits “1968” have come to represent something much broader than a simple calendar year in the past. In fact, “1968” has become a byword for an international wave of protest and revolt that swept the globe in the period stretching from the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s. From the USA to China, from Italy to the Netherlands, or from Cuba to Japan, everywhere it seemed had its own “1968”. Exploring '68 seeks to place Northern Ireland’s 1968 within this transnational narrative, for, as with everywhere else, it is only by taking on board the international context of the time that we are able to fully make sense of what happened on the streets of Belfast and Derry~Londonderry in “1968”. Finally, the programme aims to ask questions and encourage discussion around the legacy of Northern Ireland’s 1968 some fifty years on. How should this era be remembered? Does our understanding of this crucial period offer any lessons on how to deal with the difficult legacy of our past? What issues and struggles from 1968 are still relevant in the current context? Was Northern Ireland’s 1968 a lost moment? Exploring '68 encourages reflection, discussion and debate on this critically important period in Northern Ireland’s past… and its future. Dr Chris Reynolds Nottingham Trent University
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EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS
the lost moment civil rights, street protest and resistance in northern ireland, 1968-69 1 May–17 June 2018 | Nerve Visual Gallery, Ebrington, Derry~Londonderry 10 July–25 August 2018 | Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny (selected works) 27 September–5 November 2018 | Gallery of Photography, Dublin A group exhibition that looks anew at the Civil Rights movement in Northern Ireland fifty years on from the marches and peaceful protests that immediately preceded the Troubles. Curated by Sean O’Hagan, writer on photography, art and culture for The Guardian and The Observer, it locates the movement in the wider context of the global street insurrections that erupted in 1968, from Paris to Prague, Chicago to London. The Lost Moment features dramatic images by Steve Schapiro of the famous Selma to Montgomery civil rights march in 1965, alongside work from three renowned Magnum photographers: David Hurn, Josef Koudelka and Ian Berry. The Northern Irish civil rights struggle, from the first march in August 1968 to the Battle of the Bogside in 1969, is captured through the work of Gilles Caron, Clive Limpkin, David Newell-Smith, Buzz Logan, Barney McMonagle, Eamon Melaugh, Larry Dickinson and Tony McGrath. nervecentre.org | galleryofphotography.ie
The Lost Moment Timeline
Wednesday 1 February 1967 The Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association (NICRA) is formed.
Thursday 20 June 1968 The Caledon Protest.
November 1967 The Derry Housing Action Committee (DHAC) is formed.
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Saturday 22 June 1968 The Derry Housing Action Committee (DHAC) stage a protest in Derry.
EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS
voices of ’68 15 June–30 June 2018 | Ballymena Library 3 July –30 July 2018 | Derry Central Library 1 August–30 August 2018 | Newry Library 5 September–15 October 2018 | Ulster Museum, Belfast 1–15 October 2018 | Irish Cultural Centre, Hammersmith, London 22–29 October 2018 | Belfast City Hall 20 November–15 December 2018 | Victoria Gallery & Museum, Liverpool
The project has involved producing filmed testimonies that widen the framework of public memory, supported by contemporary collecting, public programming and the development of new learning resources. Dealing with the legacy of the past is the principal challenge facing Northern Irish society and the cause of the conflict remains a highly contested political issue. Revisiting 1968 challenges assumptions about the inevitability of conflict and opens opportunities for creative dialogue around issues of human rights and political reform that continue to resonate with contemporary relevance. The Voices of '68 exhibition includes access to augmented reality video footage and will encourage visitors to reflect and contribute their thoughts and opinions. nmni.com Voices of '68 iBook An interactive iBook has been developed by the Nerve Centre to accompany the Voices of '68 exhibition, allowing users to watch video content used throughout the exhibition and to explore galleries of images. Download the resource for free from Apple's iBooks Store.
Saturday 24 August 1968 The first Civil Rights march.
Wednesday 9 October 1968 The People’s Democracy organisation is formed. Saturday 5 October 1968 The second Civil Rights march takes place in Derry.
Saturday 9 November 1968 Ian Paisley and Ronald Bunting lead a Loyalist march to Derry.
Wednesday 16 October 1968 The People’s Democracy march from Queen’s University to the City Hall in Belfast.
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Wednesday 13 November 1968 Marches in Derry are banned until 14 December, with the exception of ‘customary’ parades (traditional Loyalist marches).
IMAGE: © LARRY DOHERTY
1968: a pivotal year, and not just for Northern Ireland. National Museums NI’s new exhibition encourages a fresh look at this crucial period in Northern Ireland’s history. It is told in the words of some of those most directly involved at the time.
EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS
northern ireland's 1968 and beyond 11–13 October 2018 | Ulster Museum, Belfast Day 1: GCSE Study Day 1968: An opportunity missed? Dedicated study day that includes a series of talks from academics, a tour of the galleries and reflections from activists from the time. Day 2: Voices of '68 Conference led by a range of interviewees from the project sharing reflections on their experiences of this time and discussing how this period should be remembered. Day 3: Women, 1968 and Beyond A day of reflection on the role of women from 1968 until today.
Saturday 16 November 1968 Derry Citizens Action Committee (DCAC) stage a march in Derry and a sit-down demonstration.
Wednesday 4 December 1968 Following a Civil Rights march in Dungannon there is a violent clash between Loyalists and protesters.
Saturday 30 November 1968 A Civil Rights march in Armagh is stopped by the RUC and trouble flares.
Wednesday 1 January 1969 People’s Democracy march begins.
Monday 9 December 1968 The DCAC calls a halt to all marches and protests for one month.
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Saturday 4 January 1969 The Burntollet ambush.
speeches,strikes & struggles: curating conflict 4 October–23 December 2018 | Nerve Visual Gallery, Ebrington, Derry~Londonderry Speeches, Strikes & Struggles: Curating Conflict presents rarely seen collections highlighting the significant events and cultural heritage of the Troubles from 1968 to the present day. The exhibition will showcase material from the Bridget Bond collection, related to civil rights and housing action, highlighting the roles played by individuals in pursuit of equality, justice, fairness and peace. It will also feature archival material from the Gerry Lynch collection, providing evidence of the activities of socialist movements in the city in support of employment. The newly acquired Peter Moloney collection, which paints an incredible and holistic visual interpretation of culture and identity across Northern Ireland over the past 50 years will also be on display. An international conference and a programme of talks and workshops encouraging creative expression and promoting understanding of our recent past will accompany the exhibition. speechesstrikesandstruggles.com
Friday 10 January 1969 A Civil Rights march in Newry ends in violence. Thursday 17 April 1969 Bernadette Devlin is elected as MP.
Saturday 19 April 1969 Serious rioting breaks out in the Bogside area of Derry.
Wednesday 23 April 1969 The Unionist Parliamentary Party votes to introduce universal adult suffrage in local government elections in Northern Ireland.
Tuesday 22 April 1969 Bernadette Devlin MP delivers her maiden speech in the House of Commons.
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Monday 14 July 1969 Francis McCloskey, aged 67, dies after being beaten by RUC officers in Dungiven.
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EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS
connecting civil rights: then and now
exploring northern ireland 1968: resources and records
4 July–31 August 2018 | Linen Hall Library
18 October 2018 | Public Records Office of Northern Ireland
Connecting Civil Rights: Then and Now exhibition reflects on the 50th anniversary of the major events of the Civil Rights movement of the late 1960s. Using archival material and interviews, it asks what kind of environment shaped this, and other, related political movements during the period. It also explores civil rights issues today in Northern Ireland.
The conference will look at the resources available for researching events surrounding the Civil Rights campaign in Northern Ireland in the late 1960s. It will feature speakers from PRONI, the Linen Hall Library, CAIN (Conflict Archive on the Internet) and Northern Ireland Screen.
This exhibition forms part of the Connecting Civil Rights project at Queen’s University Belfast. The project aims to connect this period of commemoration to issues in the present, and to connect the politics of 50 years ago with broader cultural and international changes in that period. linenhall.com
Thursday 17 July 1969 Samuel Devenney, aged 42, dies from injuries sustained in a beating by the RUC in his home in Derry, on 19 April 1969. Tuesday 12 August 1969 Battle of the Bogside begins.
Wednesday 13 August 1969 Serious rioting breaks out in nationalist areas of Northern Ireland.
Thursday 14 August 1969 Patrick Rooney, aged nine, is the first child to be killed in the Troubles.
Monday 14 July 1969 John Gallagher, aged 30, is shot dead by the Ulster Special Constabulary, (‘B Specials’) in Armagh.
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EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
teaching divided histories
objects in focus nmni.com/learn/1968-history-resource/Home.aspx
The Nerve Centre's Teaching Divided Histories project is a suite of Key Stage 3 curriculum-mapped resources examining the Northern Ireland (NI) conflict. A dedicated module explores the Civil Rights movement of 1968/69 with lessons exploring the international context; the emergence of NICRA and its demands; key figures in Civil Rights; and the legacy of the Civil Rights movement in the NI conflict. Each lesson is built around a series of interactive and digital tasks that encourage students to develop their own creative responses. To book a digital workshop for a post-primary school or community group contact Karen Friel, k.friel@nervecentre.org.
In partnership with Dr Chris Reynolds from Nottingham Trent University, Ulster Museum has developed a series of Key Stage 4 curriculum-linked resources based on the museum’s collection of objects which are connected with the period from 1965 to 1972. Resources include nine films featuring archive footage, interviews with former political activists and assessments by historians of important events, as well as guidance notes, pre-visit activities and post-visit follow-up exercises which can be undertaken in the classroom. To book a school visit with the Ulster Museum please contact Karen Logan, karen.logan@nmni.com.
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EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
northern ireland political collection and divided society digital archive
speeches, strikes and struggles towermuseumlearning.co.uk speechesstrikesandstruggles.com
linenhall.com dividedsociety.org
Speeches, Strikes and Struggles provides members of the public with access to rarely before seen collections related to the Civil Rights movement and the Troubles. The project also offers bespoke schools workshops and roadshows. Informed by GCSE History, Changing Relations: Northern Ireland and its Neighbours 1965-98, artefacts from the collections become primary source material. Workshops for Key Stage 3 encourage exploration of local history and cultural identity. Workshops and roadshow options are also available for historical and community groups. To book a workshop or roadshow contact Emma McGarrity, emma.mcGarrity@derrystrabane.com.
The Linen Hall Library’s Northern Ireland Political Collection (NIPC) is a unique resource. No other institution in a localised conflict has systematically collected material from all sides. Much less has it been done in the field, and often literally across the barricades. The collection documents the activities and views of all parties to the conflict, from paramilitaries to government. It covers publications by organisations on the margins of the direct political process, as well as by those chiefly concerned with social issues. A large proportion of these items are held by the NIPC alone. The literature ranges from the most ephemeral – stickers, leaflets, posters and Christmas cards – to more substantial collections of books, pamphlets, manifestos, photographs and audio-visual items. The enormous range of periodicals includes both single issues and complete runs of enduring journals of record. This material is complemented by a complete press cuttings service spanning the entire period of the Troubles.
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50TH ANNIVERSARY OF CIVIL RIGHTS COMMITTEE 1968–2018
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The programme of events will commemorate civil rights in a sober, inclusive and reflective way, to seek to learn from what happened, to consider the significance of the Civil Rights movement for our society today and the continuing resonance of the issues, which it addressed, and the ideals that underpinned it. This programme will commemorate key events and include themed lectures and conferences in relation to relevant issues such as housing, equality and human rights. The committee wants the commemoration to contribute positively to the promotion of reconciliation and building a tolerant and cultural diverse society. The Civil Rights Committee will be engaging in constructive dialogue with those who did not, or do not, share the views of the Civil Rights movement. For further information contact Councillor Tim Attwood, Secretary of Civil Rights Committee, 07802279939, attwoodt@belfastcity.gov.uk. nicivilrights.org
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The 50th Anniversary of Civil Rights Committee 1968 has been formed, chaired by Professor Paul Arthur, with members including former civil rights campaigners and individuals from a wide range of political, community and trade union backgrounds.
50TH ANNIVERSARY OF CIVIL RIGHTS COMMITTEE 1968–2018
civil rights pride event what inspired people to get involved in the civil rights movement?
inez mccormack civil rights women’s conference
Wednesday 1 August 2018, 7pm | The Dark Horse, Belfast
Saturday 8 September 2018 Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Belfast
A number of civil rights activists will speak about what personally inspired them to get involved in civil rights and their experiences of the Civil Rights movement.
Speakers will highlight the vital role of women in the Civil Rights movement and honour civil rights activist and trade unionist Inez McCormack.
civil rights: a missed opportunity? As part of Feile an Phobail
civil rights festival commemoration of duke street march 5 october 1968
Friday 3 August 2018, 5pm | St Mary’s University College, Belfast 5-7 October 2018 | The Guildhall, Derry~Londonderry Panel includes: Brid Rodgers, Declan Kearney MLA, John Lowry and representative from DUP.
mccluskey civil rights summer school
This major civil rights conference will honour civil activists, explore the historical importance of civil rights and discuss civil rights issues then and now. Speakers will include Fergal Keane, BBC Correspondent; Michael Mansfield QC; Gareth Pearce, human rights lawyer; Medbh McGuckian, poet; international human rights activists and key civil rights veterans.
Friday 17 & Saturday 18 August 2018 The Market Place Theatre & Arts Centre, Armagh The McCluskey Summer School will honour Conn and Patricia McCluskey and the Campaign for Social Justice. The theme will be “50 Years On – The Civil Rights Challenges in Ireland Today: Tackling Poverty, Sectarianism, Racism and Inequality”.
THE SENATOR GEORGE J. MITCHELL INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL PEACE, SECURITY AND JUSTICE AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS COMMEMORATION COMMITTEE PRESENT:
human rights futures: the agenda for the next 50 years? December 2018 | Queen’s University Belfast Speakers will include civil rights activists from 1968 and today.
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EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS
women and the civil rights movement
beyond the walls: reflections on civil rights
5 October–15 December 2018 | Void Derry, Derry~Londonderry
23 June 2018 | St. Columb’s Hall, Derry~Londonderry 10 & 11 August 2018 | Stendhal Festival, Limavady
A new commission by artist Helen Cammock celebrating the involvement of women in the Civil Rights movement in Derry in 1968; launched on October 5, the 50th anniversary of the first march in Derry. In relation to historical documentation there is very little information on the women’s involvement in the Civil Rights movement in Derry. The Factory Girls were instrumental in the Civil Right marches. As a matriarchal city at the time, the women were the economic drivers through the shirt factories. This was important in terms of their ability to work together and create an active movement. While there is little on the women’s involvement this exhibition will intend to redress this and create an alternative narrative around what was a pivotal point in Derry’s history. The exhibition will explore the relationship between the individual and collective lived experience that is political and social, through still and moving image as well as texts. Developing the audiences understanding of contemporary and historical moments through the stories of the women of that time.
Four of Northern Ireland’s most promising young music artists have written and recorded a new collection of songs with the Ulster Orchestra to mark the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights movement. Susie-Blue, ROE, Rebecca Mulhern and Reevah worked with viola player Philip Walton and other musicians from the Ulster Orchestra to create tracks based on four women who played key roles in the events of 1968 – Bernadette McAliskey, Nell McCafferty, Bridget Bond and Bridget Makowski – and still resonate with each of the singer-songwriters to this day. Funded by Creative Europe, the project is part of the European Orchestra Laboratory (EO Lab II), which sees the Ulster Orchestra work with different groups in Derry to produce exciting collaborations and bring new audiences together.
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EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS
50 days of revolution, 50 years on October 2018 | Museum of Free Derry, Derry ~Londonderry
Beginning with the banning of the march planned for 5 October, and ending with the concession of most of the demands of the Civil Rights movement, this fifty-day period, centred in Derry, was a glorious period of protest and change. Fifty years on we will explore the background to these events and how a largely working-class community rose up against the years of oppression it had endured. A key event will feature veteran activist Eamon Melaugh delivering a talk at the Museum of Free Derry, entitled, Civil Rights – A Community Story. Other programme highlights will include a focus on the role of women in the Civil Rights movement and on the experiences of those living in the nearby, predominantly-unionist Fountain estate during the tumultuous events of 1968-69. Full programme details to be announced this summer. museumoffreederry.org.
IMAGE © EAMON MELAUGH
Beginning in October, the Museum of Free Derry will host a series of talks, events, film screenings and exhibitions highlighting the community struggle for civil rights and the ‘Fifty Days of Revolution’ in 1968 that changed Derry and the north of Ireland forever.
to forget the past is to endanger the future 9–30 October 2018 Eden Place Arts Centre, Derry~Londonderry Photographic exhibition of the struggle for elemental civil rights.
the john hewitt international summer school what went wrong? 50th anniversary of the civil rights movement
unfinished business? the women’s sector speaks out 26 July 2018 | The Market Place Theatre & Arts Centre, Armagh
23 July 2018 | The Market Place Theatre & Arts Centre, Armagh Hosted by Peter Osborne, Chair of the Community Relations Council, the panel will discuss why the Civil Rights movement was replaced by the violent conflict. The panel discussing these issues will include Brid Rodgers, founding member of the SDLP; and Trevor Ringland, solicitor and founder of the One Small Step campaign.
2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights movement, and the 100th anniversary of the Representation of the People Act 1918, which gave some women over the age of 30 the right to vote for the first time. Establishing equal rights between women and men is an ongoing issue, and continuing inequalities have been the focus of many challenging current affairs including the #MeToo movement, Time's Up campaign, and the rising statistics of gendered crimes such as domestic homicide. The panel discussing these issues will include Kelly Andrews, Chief Executive of Belfast & Lisburn Women’s Aid; Kellie Turtle, Women’s Resource and Development Agency, and Betty Carlisle, Shankill Women’s Centre.
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UPRISING! THE SPIRIT OF '68
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UPRISING! THE SPIRIT OF '68
50TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING
if...
medium cool
Wednesday 27 June 2018, 7pm | Nerve Centre
Tuesday 31 July 2018, 7pm | Nerve Centre
UK | 1968 | DIRECTOR: LINDSAY ANDERSON | CAST: MALCOLM MCDOWELL, DAVID WOOD, RICHARD WARWICK | DURATION: 1HR.51MINS. | CERT: 15
USA | 1969 | DIRECTOR: HASKELL WEXLER | CAST: ROBERT FORSTER, VERNA BLOOM, PETER BONERZ | DURATION: 1HR.51MINS. | CERT: 15
Malcolm McDowell plays Mick, a teenage schoolboy who leads his classmates in a revolution against the stifling conformism of his boarding school. The school boys attempt to destroy the stagnant system of petty viciousness and an outdated belief in the importance of the institution over the individual.
Focusing on a news cameraman’s responses and responsibilities to the world framed through his lens – in particular, the 1968 Chicago Democratic Convention and its attendant political riots, during which parts of the film were shot – ace liberal cinematographer Wexler’s feature debut as director is a fascinating fusion of cinéma-vérité and political radicalism. Already under the FBI’s gaze for his civil rights and socialist documentaries, Wexler was actually accused of inciting the Chicago riots (the script was registered a year before).
Shooting on the film began just a few months before the May 1968 riots in Paris, and Director Lindsay Anderson captures the spirit of youthful rebellion perfectly, linking it with the sweeping political changes that were dominating the headlines through the photos of Mao, Che Guevara, and Vietnam that adorn the walls of Mick’s bedroom.
Nominated for a Golden Globe® “Lindsay Anderson’s If... encapsulated the radical spirit of 1968.” Gavin Lambert, The Guardian
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“Socially and cinematically, Medium Cool is dynamite.” Time Magazine
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50TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING
THE DIRECTOR’S CUT
sympathy for the devil
woodstock
Wednesday 8 August 2018, 7pm | Nerve Centre
Friday 10 & Saturday 11 August 2018 | Stendhal Festival (See stendhalfestival.com for specific times)
UK | 1968 | DIRECTOR: JEAN-LUC GODARD | CAST: SEAN LYNCH, MICK JAGGER, KEITH RICHARDS, BRIAN JONES | DURATION: 1HR.40MINS. | CERT: 15
Jean-Luc Godard’s documentation of late 1960s Western counter-culture, examining the Black Panthers, referring to works by LeRoi Jones and Eldridge Cleaver. Other notable topics are the role of news media, the mediated image, a growing technocratic society, women’s liberation, the May revolt in France and the power of language.
USA | 1970 | DIRECTOR: MICHAEL WADLEIGH | CAST: JIMI HENDRIX,CROSBY, STILL & NASH, SLY & THE FAMILY STONE, JEFFERSON AIRPLANE, JOE COCKER, THE WHO | DURATION: 3HRS.35MINS. | CERT: 15
This iconic musical documentary covers the three-day 1969 music festival on the property of Max Yasger’s farm that symbolised the late 1960s in terms of musical, social and political ideology of the era. American audiences are introduced to Ten Years After, featuring guitar great Alvin Lee. Jimi Hendrix, The Who and Joe Cocker give riveting performances.
“Sympathy For The Devil is overtly political... But as a shock to a cinema grown fat on saccharine sweetness, it is a breath of intellectual fresh air.” Eye For Film
Won an Oscar® “A seminal docu on any number of levels, musically, sociologically and historically, Woodstock is a unique chronicle, at once summing up the zeitgeist and signalling the end of an era.” Emanuel Levy, emanuellevy.com
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UPRISING! THE SPIRIT OF '68
easy rider
50TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING & Q&A WITH KEIR DULLEA
2001: a space odyssey
Friday 10 & Saturday 11 August 2018 | Stendhal Festival (See stendhalfestival.com for specific times)
Wednesday 26 September 2018 Brunswick Moviebowl, Derry~Londonderry Thursday 27 September 2018 Odyssey Cinemas, Belfast
UK | 1969 | DIRECTOR: DENNIS HOPPER | CAST: DENNIS HOPPER, PETER FONDA, JACK NICHOLSON, ANTONIO MENDOZQ, PHIL SPECTOR | DURATION: 1HR.32MINS. | CERT: 18
Experience the real 1960s counterculture in this compelling mixture of drugs, sex and armchair politics. Academy Award®-winner Jack Nicholson stars with Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper in this unconventional classic which Time Magazine hails as “one of the ten most important pictures of the decade”.
UK/USA | 1968 | DIRECTOR: STANLEY KUBRICK | CAST: KEIR DULLEA, GARY LOCKWOOD, WILLIAM SYLVESTER | DURATION: 2HRS.29MINS. | CERT: U
Originally released in 1968, 2001: A Space Odyssey has been described as “the best science-fiction film of all time”, with its stunning special effects, existential scope and psychotic computer, and has become the benchmark for visionary futuristic cinema.
Nominated for an Oscar® “Easy Rider is not only emblematic of independent American cinema, but, released in 1969, is the definitive statement on the death of the ‘60s.” Christopher Machell, CineVue
Won an Oscar® Includes post-screening Q&A with the actor best known for his portrayal of astronaut David Bowman in 2001, Keir Dullea.
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HERITAGE LOTTERY FUND AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL
heritage lottery fund and community relations council principles for ethical commemoration To look back on the past can be challenging, particularly in Northern Ireland with our troubled history. Yet not to do so would be to ignore so much of what makes us who we are today. We are products of that history, it has moulded and shaped us, and continues to influence us. It is our heritage. The question is how do we remember the past? Do we approach it with an open mind, challenging the interpretations that have been handed down to us? Or do we selectively choose those aspects of our story to reinforce what we already know, or support a particular narrative? These questions reflect the choices that face us all when we try to understand who we are. In 2012, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and the Community Relations Council (CRC) developed a set of principles from which to approach the Decade of Centenaries and more recent anniversaries. These principles support the continuing conversation about the issue of remembering in public space: 1. Start from the historical facts; 2. Recognise the implications and consequences of what happened; 3. Understand that different perceptions and interpretations exist; 4. Show how events and activities can deepen understanding of the period. All to be seen in the context of an “inclusive and accepting society”. Programmes like Exploring ‘68 provide us with a real opportunity to understand better the forces which created the Ireland of today, north and south. Both CRC and HLF will continue to engage with commemoration to ensure the region’s divided past does not undermine our ability to live well together in the future.
Paul Mullan, HLF hlf.org.uk
Jacqueline Irwin, CRC community-relations.org.uk
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THOMAS O’BRIEN (DETAIL) 2014-15. © COLIN DAVIDSON.
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NERVE VISUAL EXHIBITIONS
colin davidson silent testimony
troubles art
23 June–16 September 2018 | Nerve Visual Gallery, Ebrington
19 January–28 April 2019 | Nerve Visual Gallery, Ebrington
Silent Testimony, an exhibition of portrait paintings by internationally renowned artist Colin Davidson, reveals the stories of eighteen people who are connected by their individual experiences of loss through the Troubles – a turbulent 30-year period in Northern Ireland from the late 1960s onwards. Until this exhibition, the artist, who grew up in Belfast and studied art at the University of Ulster, had not responded overtly to what he witnessed or personally experienced during the Troubles. Silent Testimony is a powerful response which reflects on how the conflict has had, and continues to have, a profound impact on thousands of individuals – the injured, their families, the families of those who died and the wider community.
Drawn from the Ulster Museum, National Museums NI art collection, this exhibition provides a broad representation of responses to the Troubles by a range of artists from Northern Ireland and beyond. The subjects, themes and meanings of the works are diverse and offer the perspectives of the artists themselves. Some works are direct responses to violence inflicted on innocent victims. Some are shaped by the social and political outlook of the artists. Others capture visual aspects of conflict and division. Together they evoke a variety of experiences and emotions and reflect on the causes, impact and complexity of the Troubles. Troubles Art will include works by Willie Doherty, Rita Duffy, Gladys MacCabe, Mary McIntyre and Jack Pakenham.
Accompanied by artist talk and gallery tours. Visit nervecentre.org for more information.
kevin fox drum: portrait of a village
DRUM 2017 © KEVIN FOX
May–June 2019 | Nerve Visual Gallery, Ebrington Over a year, Derry~Londonderry photographer Kevin Fox worked with the people of Drum to create a unique photographic portrait of this County Monaghan village. Fox’s evocative photographs reflect the resilience of the people and capture the pastoral beauty of Drum’s undulating drumlins and lakes. The exhibition also gives voice to the strong sense of history and cultural identity of the largely Protestant and Presbyterian village, and highlights the ways in which the community is meeting the social and economic challenges facing small towns and villages across Ireland today.
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