London remembrance revives calls for justice

Member of London’s Irish community gathered on 29 January to mark the anniversary of the UK government’s Bloody Sunday massacre of innocent civilians in Derry.

Skwawkbox’s friends ‘BetterThanReal’ and Chiara Contrino were there to make a recording of the event for Skwawkbox and the Canary readers. It was the first such commemoration since a British judge acquitted ‘Soldier F’, one of the British troops who perpetrated the massacre. Solidarity with Gaza was another strong theme at the commemorative event.

Sinn Féin MP John Finucane — whose father Pat was murdered by loyalist paramilitaries working with the British government — spoke about the families’ quest for “justice and dignity” and government-directed disinformation and smears against the 26 unarmed, innocent victims of the massacre.

Finucane told how eight British soldiers — who had lied to the Bloody Sunday inquiry — were just told that they’ll not be prosecuted for their perjury:

Chiara Contrino’s photographs, published with permission:

Alana spoke about her dad’s brother, boxer William Nash, who was murdered on Bloody Sunday:

BetterThanReal captured these images:

Finucane and London Irish Brigade organiser Frank McGlynn gave speeches to the crowd:

Thanks to the intrepid photographers and solidarity with the Bloody Sunday families.

Featured image via Skwawkbox