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Date Posted: Sat, Mar 06 2010, 17:34:48 PST
Author: CR Vets
Subject: E-bay-1968 Nicra Poster Auction

Civil Rights poster auction

A reprint of the original poster for the October 5th 1968 civil rights march is currently up for auction on e-bay. It is expected to attract considerable interest mainly due to the fact that the backing of the framed item has been signed by a number of prominent individuals, including the Irish president Mrs. Mary McAleese and her husband Dr. Martin McAleese.

In addition to the signature of Dr. Conn McCluskey, the founder of the Campaign for Social Justice in the early 1960s, are several others. These were collected at a special buffet reception at �ras An Uachtar�in in March 2009, and include Nobel Laureate John Hume, Austin Currie, Ivan Cooper, Bernadette McAliskey (nee Devlin), Anne Devlin, Michael Farrell, Denis Haughey and Fionnbarra � Dochartaigh, a co-founder of the movement for civil rights in 1967.

The buffet reception, attended by scores of civil rights veterans, was set in motion by the President, her husband and staff following their attendance at a 40th anniversary event at Derry�s Guildhall, which was addressed by Mrs. McAleese on October 5th 2008. Derry�s first civil rights march in 1968 was banned by then Minister for Home Affairs, William Craig, who was later sacked from the Stormont cabinet, by Prime Minister Terence O�Neill..

Other memorabilia currently on offer on e-bay include unframed copies of the reprint, the civil rights badge, and a specially commissioned DVD entitled �We Shall Overcome�. Proceeds from the e-bay promotion will be used to defray expenses for the 2010 Annual McCluskey Summer School. Interested parties are cordially invited to contact the Derry and N-W Civil Rights Network, via rights.civil@googlemail.com A commemorative website can be located at www.civilrights1968.com

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