Number of events being held in Derry this week as part of the Bloody Sunday 2017 events programme

There are a number of events being held in Derry over the next week as part of the Bloody Sunday Programme 2017.

Some of the highlights include:

7.30 pm, Wednesday, January 25th at the City Hotel

‘Internment Then & Now’

Accompanied by former internee, Francie McGuiggan and Joanne Donnelly from the Craigavon II campaign, former Guantanamo Bay internee, Moazzam Begg will speak about his experiences of imprisonment.

7.30 pm, Thursday, January 26th at the City Hotel

Professor Alastair McIntosh in Conversation with Bernadette McAliskey.

Faced with global environmental terrorism perpetrated by multinationals such as Shell and BP this event will explore non violent forms of resistance.

6 pm, Friday, January 27th at Brunswick Cinema

‘I Daniel Blake’

Public screening of Director Ken Loach’s award winning film, which tells the story of two people driven to despair by the benefit system and bureaucratic red tape.

The film’s writer, Paul Laverty will participate in a Q & A session after the screening

12 noon, Saturday 28th January, Pilots Row Community Centre

Panel Discussion, ‘Stepping Stones to Justice’

Three family members will relate theirs views and experiences of the justice system here.

Liam Wray, Bloody Sunday families Eileen McKeown, Ballymurphy Massacre Campaign Eugene Reavey will speak about UVF and state collusion in the killing of his 3 brothers by And Nial Murphy from KRW Law in Belfast will provide the legal context and background to truth & justice mechanisms; Inquiries Act, HET and Inquests

7.30 pm, Saturday, January 28th at the City Hotel

Panel Discussion, ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone'

Sheila Coleman from the Hillsborough Justice Campaign will talk about the Liverpool families long running campaign for the 96. Marcia Rigg, from the ‘United Families & Friends Campaign’ in London will talk about her campaign on behalf of her brother Sean, who died in a Brixton prison cell. And Belfast man Raymond McCord will talk about his campaign to uncover the truth behind the killing of his son, Raymond junior.

A full list of the events can be found at: http://bloodysundaymarch.org