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00:00For me, one of the best periods of my activism was in that 69, 70,
00:08when the entire community of the Greater Ballymere Fiori rose up.
00:14So in other countries it was race or colour, and in our case it was creed.
00:20We had a meeting with the people, that it has to be a very important people.
00:25The most invidious type of colonisation is cultural,
00:29where you colonise people's minds, you do away with their language, with their values.
00:35I was 15.
00:38That if you're involved in struggle, that there may be a trigger point or some event
00:43that brings you into activism.
00:47The elites, those who generally rule us or govern us, thrive on division.
00:55I was arrested and beaten repeatedly.
01:00I suppose if you really believe in something, then you've got to do something about it.
01:05So, make a stand.
01:08And then there were a number of very loud cracks.
01:13I screamed, don't stop, keep driving.
01:17I've been blessed with a...
01:20very body sausage.
01:22We have to ensure that everyone's rights are underpinned.
01:28When they could sit down and discuss peace.
01:31What's wrong with people sitting down and talking?
01:34The work for Ireland could be utilised in the Middle East.
01:39It could bring about peace in other places.
01:43That was interesting at your school.
01:43The so-called ship.
01:45The ship.
01:46The ship.
01:46No to the ship.