in call vals. thank Dungannon. the people Fermanagh - утопе. and hope where we had none.' Before the opportunity offered by this by-election to win broader support, it was generally assumed that Bobby Sands would have to die Delore the second hunger strike campaign would regain the momentum of the first.
The Sands' family was acutely aware of that. sorrow and dignity gave a powerful emotional intensity to the opening rally. Shadow Most of the meeting was taken up with detailed description of the various forms of skulduggery and intimidation that the campaign WOLKELS could expect to meet, and how that could be dealt with.
in tact the onlv wav to win such an election is to allu outorganise your opponent.
What is involved is not just vote-getting but conthey can win that there is hope if they stand up and express their opposition oppression.
by-election taking place in the shadow ot the gigantic machine or military and police repression.
On Saturday I travelled ten- noul Sands' campaign cavalcade, two hours of which was spent undergoing questions and identity checks by the police and the (scenener cavalcade was held up for an hour as a result or a Loyalist provocation.
The police waited until the procession was outside the then half dozen police cars cut it off LUWIL and 25 to 30 cops jumped out waving carabines.
Despite international publicity focused Bernadette ner McAliskey has also been harassed by the police. She was held up for 15 minutes belore me openlig press conference Her car Was picked out for a search.
don NW6 Although she has been out of hospital for only a couple of weeks, Bernadette is working 12 hours a day on the campaign, giving interviews, talking counselling ICOUlLCIS workers on the details of the electoral law, and even addressing and stuffing envelopes.
She appears despite the danger to her lite She is the heart and soul of the campaign.
ine elechon callpaig. has aroused the enInustasin ot the voulll. There are groups of young Sunday, 26 April Committee people postering everywhere. All generathe CONS calliulic population are being drawn in.
Victory However, there is tendency on the part some Catholic politicians to think that the surest way to victory is to make it a Catholic VCISUS Protestant election It is likely at the end of the day that The taone workers will stick to their habit of vollg anill arouse the necessary cu thusiasm.
unle crowds at the chapel Sunday gales unl seemed to respond best to appeals to strike a blow against British repression and for the dignity and nationhood of the Irish people. A rally for Sands' campaign was banned when Paisleyites threatened a counter-demonstration.
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prisoners demands
Assemble for rally we y 30 pm, Kriburn Starind, Lon Called by H Block/Armagh (London)