New research from CAJ & Rabble Cooperative examines how social media & misinformation fuelled racist violence in Ballymena in June, & how political and community responses shaped events @enddbelfast.bsky.social @netpol.org Sat 6 Dec, 1pm @museumfreederry.bsky.social www.eventbrite.ie/e/inciting-a...

Today, 29 Nov - International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People-I stand with Palestinians in their struggle for self-determination and liberation. Every badge sold supports vital medical relief through the Palestinian Medical Relief Society. 🇵🇸 shop.museumoffreederry.org/products/pal...

Today, 29 Nov — International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, a day to support Palestinian rights, including self-determination and independence. Take action: 1) Do a BDS compliance audit, 2) Support the Museum of Free Derry donating today’s takings to PMRS chuffed.org/project/fund...

Sat 6 Dec, 1pm, @museumfreederry.bsky.social: “Inciting a Pogrom? Social Media and the Racist Disorder in Ballymena…” CAJ + Rabble Cooperative discuss how online narratives fuelled last summer’s racist violence. RSVP: www.eventbrite.ie/e/1968204280...

The Bloody Sunday Trust endorses the National Demonstration for Palestine on 29 November, 1pm at the Garden of Remembrance, Parnell Square, Dublin. Join the march to show solidarity with Palestinian communities and call for justice and human rights.

The Bloody Sunday Trust and @finucanecentre.bsky.social have launched a joint fundraising appeal for the Palestinian Medical Relief Society. The appeal runs until 10 January 2026 with a target of £3,000 to support vital medical care in Palestine. Donate here: chuffed.org/project/fund...

The Bloody Sunday Trust is inviting community & voluntary organisations across DCSDC to take part in a short BDS compliance audit. Review your suppliers, procurement, & financial links to see if they involve companies targeted by the BDS Movement. Download: museumoffreederry.org/wp-content/u...

Great talk by @dooleydooley.bsky.social @museumfreederry.bsky.social, highlighting the deep links between U.S. & Irish civil rights movements. Irish activists borrowed tactics like marches and sit-ins, and figures like Angela Davis and Bernadette McAliskey saw the struggles as deeply interconnected.

Tomorrow, 2pm @museumfreederry.bsky.social, @dooleydooley.bsky.social, author of Black and Green @plutopress.bsky.social explores how U.S. & Irish civil rights movements inspired each other on the anniversary of JFK’s assassination. #speirgorm @humanrightsfirst.org @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social

This is on Saturday in Derry, 2pm @museumfreederry.bsky.social

Next Mon, 24 Nov @museumfreederry.bsky.social. Join author Ben Collins @bjacollins.bsky.social drawing on The Irish Unity Dividend. He’ll explore questions of unity, identity, reconciliation – and what a shared future might look like. 6pm | Free entry. www.eventbrite.ie/e/an-evening...

This Sat, 22 Nov — the anniversary of JFK’s assassination — join author Brian Dooley @museumfreederry.bsky.social. He will explore Ties Between U.S. and Irish Civil Rights Movements, reflecting on the shared struggles for justice and equality. 2pm | Free entry. RSVP www.eventbrite.ie/e/meet-brian...

In Derry next Saturday afternoon Nov 22? Come for an hour at 2pm to the Museum of Free Derry & learn more about connections between civil rights movements in Ireland & the US. It’s free, hosted by the Bloody Sunday Trust. www.derrynow.com/news/local-n...

As part of Foyle Film Festival, join us on 27 Nov for a special screening of My Dear Palestrina to mark 25 years since the passing of Derry actor Ronan Downey, who stars as Danny McErlane. Featuring early roles from Liam Neeson & Valerie Lilley. foylefilmfestival.org/whats-on/my-...

An Evening with Ben Collins: Reflections on Irish Unity and Identity Exploring unity, reconciliation and political change. 📅 Mon 24 Nov, 6pm RSVP: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-evening... #BloodySundayTrust #PeaceAndIdentity #CivilRights @littleacornsbooks.bsky.social @bjacollins.bsky.social

Brian Dooley: Ties Between U.S. and Irish Civil Rights Movements Marking JFK’s assassination anniversary, exploring shared struggles for justice. 📅 Sat 22 Nov, 2pm RSVP: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/meet-brian... @dooleydooley.bsky.social

🎬 Here We Stand: Young Filmmakers on Conflict, Peace and Identity Short films from Derry, Sarajevo & Bradford, plus Q&A. 📅 Thurs 13 Nov, 4–6pm RSVP: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/here-we-st... 📚 40 Years On: Frances Molloy’s No Mate for the Magpie Sat 15 Nov, 12:30–6pm | Register: [email protected]

This November, the Bloody Sunday Trust is hosting a series of free public events at the @museumfreederry.bsky.social, exploring conflict, peace, identity and civil rights through film, literature and discussion. #MuseumOfFreeDerry #DerryEvents

Join us at the @museumfreederry.bsky.social on 24 Nov, 6pm, for an evening with Ben Collins @bjacollins.bsky.social, author of The Irish Unity Dividend. Ben will discuss his new book, exploring identity, reconciliation, & the island’s political future. RSVP 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-evening...

The Bloody Sunday Trust is delighted to host Here We Stand — short films by young filmmakers from Derry, Sarajevo & Bradford exploring conflict, peace & identity. 🎬 Free screening + Q&A, 13 Nov, 4–6pm, @museumfreederry.bsky.social 🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1901758734...

On display, posters of two Derry born hunger strikers, Patsy O’Hara and Michael Devine, both died in 1981. Additionally, on display (left) is a rubber bullet made into a cannon by a prisoner. On the right, a model made by Martin McGuinness, he made this in 1974 when he was imprisoned in Portlaoise.

(1/10) Press Release: 14 Oct 2025 We changed history. Reflecting on yesterday’s judgement in the case against Soldier F, the former British soldier charged with multiple murder and attempted murder, Bloody Sunday Trust Chairperson Tony Doherty said:

The Bloody Sunday Murder Trial Shows the Reality of British Justice — by John Finucane MP tribunemag.co.uk/2025/10/the-... @finucanecentre.bsky.social

6/6 Free Derry: Protest and Resistance by @adykerr.bsky.social – the definitive history of the civil rights era, Free Derry, internment + Bloody Sunday. £15, 240pp. Shop: museum-of-free-derry.myshopify.com/products/fre...

5/6 Save the date: Sat 22 Nov, 2pm, @museumfreederry.bsky.social - meet @dooleydooley.bsky.social as he discusses U.S. + Irish civil rights ties on JFK’s anniversary. #speirgorm #civilrights Reserve 👇 www.eventbrite.ie/e/meet-brian... #CivilRights68

4/6 Brian Dooley’s Black and Green explores ties between civil rights movements in Black America + Ireland. Non-violent marches, sit-ins + solidarity shaped both. #speirgorm #civilrights @dooleydooley.bsky.social Shop: museum-of-free-derry.myshopify.com/products/bla...

3/6 Marking the anniversary: 📅 Tues 7 Oct, 11am–1pm, Guildhall – launch of the North West Anti-Racism Charter. Standing together against racism today, in the spirit of 1968. RSVP: [email protected] #CivilRights68

1/6 On this day, 5 Oct 1968: a banned civil rights march on Duke Street, Derry, met violent RUC attacks – filmed and broadcast worldwide. It ignited a movement for change. #CivilRights68

Join us on Saturday 15th November in the @museumfreederry.bsky.social to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Frances Molloy's brilliant 'No Mate for the Magpie'. Many thanks to funders @schoolofllc.bsky.social’s CASiLaC, QUB's Institute of Irish Studies, and the Senator George J. Mitchell Institute.

A copy of the North West Anti-Racism Charter has been displayed at Free Derry Wall as a statement of solidarity and commitment to opposing racism. The formal launch will take place at the Guildhall, Derry, on Tuesday 7 October, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm. RSVP: [email protected]

On Oct 7 at the Guildhall, Derry, we launch the North West Anti-Racism Charter. 22 organisations have already signed, affirming a shared stand against racism - timed near the anniversary of the Oct 5 Civil Rights March. RSVP: [email protected] 🔗 museumoffreederry.org/2025/09/25/l...

The Bloody Sunday Trust welcomed the GAA referring Allianz’s sponsorship to its ethics committee, citing UN concerns over Allianz profiting from Israeli weapons targeting civilians. The Trust urges the GAA to end the deal. Read full statement: museumoffreederry.org/2025/09/25/b...

Next Tuesday, the Know Your Right to Protest Guide will be launched in #Derry. Join EJNI, @bloodysundaytrust.bsky.social, @cajni.bsky.social, @a4cderry.bsky.social, @friendsofearthni.bsky.social & @pilsni.bsky.social Register now www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/know-your-...

together with their obligations under the Genocide Convention, we must therefore, formally record Wednesday 17 September 2025 as the day on which international law ceased to have any meaning and the UN ceased to have any relevance

The UN gave Israel one year to comply with this legal obligation. Today, therefore, is the deadline for compliance. As the genocide continues while the US, the UK and the EU continue to disregard the rulings of the ICC, the ICJ...

On 17 September 2024 the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution demanding that Israel end its “unlawful presence” in occupied Palestinian territory, withdraw its military forces, end all new settlement activity and evacuate all existing settlers from occupied land.

The trial of former British paratrooper Soldier F opened in Belfast yesterday, 53 years after #BloodySunday. He is charged with 2 murders & 5 attempted murders. Our Sr. advisor @dooleydooley.bsky.social tells you what you needs to know in this brief explainer. #speirgorm

Next Tuesday, the Know Your Rights to Protest Guide will be launched in Derry. Join us, @bloodysundaytrust.bsky.social @cajni.bsky.social @a4cderry.bsky.social @ejni.bsky.social @friendsofearthni.bsky.social ➡️If you're a NW-based organiser, sign up today: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/know-your-...

This morning, the Bloody Sunday families, supporters, and representatives of other justice campaigns marched to the Royal Courts of Justice in Belfast for the murder trial of Soldier F #BloodySunday2025 #OneWorldOneStruggle

Northern Ireland’s courts may deliver long-awaited answers — and perhaps accountability — for survivors and bereaved families of the conflict from 1969 to 1998, write @dooleydooley.bsky.social and @suchitauppal.bsky.social: www.justsecurity.org/120044/septe...

Event: Know Your Rights to Protest guide launch Date: 23 Sept at 17.30 at the @museumfreederry.bsky.social A timely event given the increasing restrictions on those protesting. Hosted with @a4cderry.bsky.social @bloodysundaytrust.bsky.social & Phoenix Law. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/know-your-...

Bloody Sunday families, friends, supporters and justice campaigns gather Royal Courts of Justice Belfast Monday 15 Sept as Soldier F finally faces trial for multiple murder and attempted murder. Fifty three long years of hope for justice. museumoffreederry.org/2025/09/12/s...

Israel has killed over 62,000 Palestinians since 7 Oct 2023. In protest, the Museum of Free Derry joins the global economic strike for Gaza. Each Thursday we urge cash payments; from 1-1.15pm the desk will be closed and no transactions will take place. We disrupt business as usual to demand justice.

Bloody Sunday Trust & Gaels Against Genocide urge the GAA to drop Allianz. Gaelic games must not be used to sportswash genocide. Stand with 🇵🇸 www.derrynow.com/news/local-n...

Bloody Sunday Trust challenges GAA to drop Allianz as sponsor, citing a UN report on Gaza. The Trust’s Chair has twice written to GAA President Jarlath Burns without reply. Press release: museumoffreederry.org/2025/08/20/b...

Econony Minister Caomihe Archibald visits @museumfreederry.bsky.social. 44,586 visitors in 2024 with an economic impact of £15.8m. This work needs to be supported nationally and internationally.

14 August – 7pm @museumfreederry.bsky.social Deeply moving, the "Moon tell me truth" exhibition launch, curated by the Hands Up Project, features 60 illustrated poems by children from Gaza. Many are now displaced, their homes and schools destroyed, & at least two were killed in Israeli airstrikes.

Due to the weather, the Gaza quilt is now inside the @museumfreederry.bsky.social until 3pm. Each of its 2,300 crocheted squares represents 10 Palestinian children killed - 23,000 lives. At 5pm, it moves to the Peace Bridge with Rise for Palestine. 🇵🇸 ❤️‍🩹 #FreePalestine

In 2024, the Museum of Free Derry helped generate £15.8m for the local economy. With visitors reporting an average spend of £354.85 in the city, the museum continues to have a lasting impact locally, nationally, and internationally.

2,300 crochet squares - each representing ten children killed in Gaza. Created by Craftivism for Palestine and hosted by the Bloody Sunday Trust, the Gaza Quilt will be displayed on the banking in the Bogside, Derry, 29 July, 1-3pm. Stand with us in remembrance, resistance, and hope for Palestine.