Crisis in Berlin
The Bogside Artists and President Momper
DERRY, N.IRELAND.
March/2005
The City Council of Derry in Northern Ireland,
a place
that has lived through over 30 years of political
conflict will draft a second letter to Berlin
President
Herr
Momper asking him, once again,
to give an acceptable explanation as to why he
cancelled an exhibition of the artists' work
that was contracted to be shown in the Parliament
Gallery last November. This has been seen as a
profound insult to the history and experience of the
vast majority of people in the city.
For all the facts on this story downloadTHE FACTS
What Next?
Perhaps there is an intrepid
reporter among you who
has the will to find out what Momper is up to? After
all, this does involve all of us, especially those
involved with the onerous task of expressing
themselves through art or the media. Political
censorship is simply unacceptable. One
question you might consider asking Momper is;
"On what basis do you feel you are justified in
brutally ignoring the
entreaties of The Irish Ambassador, the
Derry City
Council and Nobel Peace Laureate John Hume
all of
whom have written to you asking for an
explanation?"
Let's do the right
thing.
Here is Momper's contact information.
Email: walter.momper@parlament-
berlin.de
Tel: (030) 23252325. Fax: (030)
23251008
Biographical Information about The Bogside Artists.
About The Bogside Artists
The Bogside Artists are renowned for the murals they
have painted for the Bogside area of Derry City. You
can find photos of these at the link below. The site is
authored by Magee College of Derry.
THE
MURALS (at the heart of the
controversy).
They are also engaged daily in cross-community
workshops
at their studio in The Bogside.
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The Bogside Artists
phone/fax:
71-373842
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"The Bogside Artists" is a registered charity.
