Speaking following handing in letters addressed to both broadcasters, Aoife Mc Naught Chair of Ógra Shinn Féin Na Fianna Martyrs Cumman Doire said,
“Today we held protests outside the UTV and BBC offices in Derry calling on them to give the same equality to the Easter Lily as is given to the Poppy in November. We are calling on both media outlets to allow their employees to wear the Easter Lily which is currently banned within the workplace.”
“We will be taking to the Streets of Derry in the weeks up to Easter to promote the wearing of the Lily and we are also asking people to take time to sign our petition calling for equality for the Easter Lily within the workplace and at schools."
“Today we held protests outside the UTV and BBC offices in Derry calling on them to give the same equality to the Easter Lily as is given to the Poppy in November. We are calling on both media outlets to allow their employees to wear the Easter Lily which is currently banned within the workplace.”
“We will be taking to the Streets of Derry in the weeks up to Easter to promote the wearing of the Lily and we are also asking people to take time to sign our petition calling for equality for the Easter Lily within the workplace and at schools."
“We will then be handing the petition over to Martina Anderson who will be taking the campaign to Stormont in a bid to change the legislation.”
3 comments:
GREAT IDEA
akk young republicans should wear the easter lilly with pride.
to remember those who died in the name of Irish liberation
Great initiative shown from Derry Ógra
Playing the devil's advocate here...
Is it reasonable to compare the Easter lily with the Remembrance Day poppy? The Lily carries with it an overt political statement - that the wearer believes in Irish unification and the end of the existence of Northern Ireland - whereas poppy wearers have no such political affiliations.
Can such an avowed political statement find a place in an organisation such as the BBC which is bound by legislation to be impartial?
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