Ógra Shinn Féin Doire Launch Equality for the Easter Lily Campaign

Ógra Shinn Féin where joined by Raymond McCartney MLA this week in calling for the Easter Lily to be afforded equal status in the work place and public places at Easter and are calling for Irish youth to ‘proudly wear an Easter lily’ to remember Ireland’s patriot dead.

During the run up to Easter Sunday Republicans wear the Easter Lily to remember their patriot dead.

Currently the Easter Lily is banned in many work places and schools and in the past Irish Republicans have been harassed and arrested for promoting the Easter Lily.

Speaking at today’s event Chairperson of Ógra Shinn Féin Na Fianna Martyrs Cumman Doire Aoife Mc Naught said,

“We will be promoting the equality of Easter Lily from now until Easter Sunday by calling on the people of Derry and further a field to proudly wear an Easter Lily. We are asking for young people especially to wear one and to promote them in their schools.”

“We are also asking people to sign our petition which will be calling for the Easter lily to be afforded equal status. Our next action, which we will be undertaking locally, is writing a letter to and lobbying the BBC and UTV calling on them to allow and encourage employees to wear an Easter lily during the next few weeks. Wear an Easter Lily with pride.”