Saoirse conference
SAOIRSE'S SIX COUNTY CHAIRPERSON Martin Meehan has extended a
huge Cead Mile Failte to politicians, political parties, churches
and any group concerned for the welfare of prisoners to a
conference to be held on Sunday 30 November in the Felons club in
Belfast.
Said the veteran republican, ``this is going to be a working
conference. It will look at the positives and the negatives of
the Saoirse campaign and we hope it will produce plenty of new
ideas and fresh thinking for our activities in the coming weeks
and months''.
Explaining that the conference would break down into workshops
and discussions to allow everyone their say Meehan stressed that
there ``is a need to put the whole area of POW issues on the
political agenda. Ultimately Saoirse believes that all the POWs
must be released, but until then we have to highlight the cases
of those men in England who are now into their 23rd year, the 40
year men in Portlaoise, the fact that women POWs in Maghaberry
still suffer discrimination and are jailed in a more restrictive
regime than their male counterparts are just some of the
grievances we need to address''.
Gerry Adams is pencilled in to make the main address of the day.
Anyone wishing further information about the conference should
contact Meehan at Belfast 439300.
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