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Irish Northern Aid honors 5 nationalists
BY JANE GOTTLIEB
what they consider the repressive
Ackerman of Queens, active in the
Starf writer
-TROY - Shining through even
hand oftheBritish against Catholics
Joe Doherty asylum case; Joe Mc-
the bloodiest moments in the North- : in Northern Ireland.
Hale, an Irish native, former political
ern-Irish struggle against oppression
The group says thousands of men
prisoner and relative of Land League
are small acts of courage that provide
and women in Northern Ireland are
leader Michael Davitt; and Joe
some cause for celebration.
imprisoned, and tens of thousands
Mitchell, a founding member of No-
The personal sacrifices of five
more are targeted-for violence- or raid and advocate for prisoners here
discrimination. The occasion Satur-
and in Ireland. Another honoree,
such individuals were honored Sat-
urday night at a banquet the Irish
1 · day marked the 20th anniversary of
Maureen McKenna Armstrong,.is a
Northerm.Aid Committee held at
"Bloody Sunday," in which 14 un-
former editor of the Irish People
Mario's Restaurant.
armed demonstrators in Londonder-
newspaper and champion in the
I "What we're celebrating are indi-
ry, Northern Ireland, were shot in
cause for prisoners.
the back by British, slayings that
Sweeney, who lives in Washing.
vidual achievements in leadership
that give visibility to these issues,
never were admonished.
ton, is a nationally known labor
that 'give us some hope,” Michael
Expected to be honored at Satur-
leader fighting for the MacBride Fair
Cummings, co-chairman of the Al-
day's testimonial dinner was John
Employment Principles, which
bany-based organization, said prior
Sweeney, international president of
would give a hiring boost to the
to the dinner he expected nearly 300
the Service Employees Intermational
Catholic minority in Northern Ire-
to attend.
Union and a crusader for affirma-
land.
His organization. was started 20
tive-action hiring legislation 'in Ire-
Sweeney is credited several years
years ago to add the.voice of New
land.
ago with turming down an invitation
York residents to the efforts to battle
Also feted were U.S. Rep. Gary
to the White House,
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