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Belfast May Day

category antrim | summit mobilisations | news report author Sunday May 02, 2004 08:05author by R Glenn - Socialist Party (personnal capacity)author email socialist at belfastsp dot freeserve dot co dot uk Report this post to the editors

Parade and Festival

Thousands took to the streets of Belfast for the traditional ICTU/Belfast Trades Council May Day celebrations this year.
Airport workers
Airport workers

Activists from unions and workers organisations from across the north joined the May Day parade and attended the family festival after the parade. The following are just a few of the organisations that attended, NIPSA, UNISON, FBU, AT&GWU, SIPTU, NATFE, UCCAT, Cuba Solidarity, Amnesty, Queer Space, Belfast Unemployed Centre, Communities Against Water Charges, Socialist Party, Belfast Trades Council, NUJ, Organise, ARN, ICTU Women’s Committee and Mandate.
The parade and festival are part of a series of events that take place in Belfast around May Day, most trade unions and left political organisations have their own events during this period

The parade had a number of noticeable themes this year including, opposition to water charges, support for striking civil servants and opposition to racism.

Celebrations continued late into the night.

AT&GWU and FBU
AT&GWU and FBU

young UNISON
young UNISON

SIPTU, SP, Socialist Youth and Cuba Solidarity
SIPTU, SP, Socialist Youth and Cuba Solidarity

ICTU and NIPSA
ICTU and NIPSA

author by belfast marcherpublication date Mon May 03, 2004 13:00author address author phone Report this post to the editors

The Irish News and Newsletter today, Monday 3rd, report that 6,000 attended the march and the festival after it in St George's market.
The key approach of the organisers was anti-racism.

 
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