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THE BOGSIDE ARTISTS NEWSLETTER - Issue 1 Date 26/2/03 Published by 'The Bogside Artists' _________________________________________________________ Hi, No. We are not going to tell you how to make a million by farming bagpipes in Donegal. Nor do we wish to add to the deluge of unwanted horseshit already in your email box. Instead, we will amuse, inform, edify and even hang around later for your questions. If you got something that is useful, true or funny, drop us a line. Mailto: bogsideartists@bogsideartists.com _________________________________________________________ _ THIS ISSUE'S CONTENTS _________________________________________________________ _ 1.DERRY 2.EDITORIAL. 3.ON THE GRAPEVINE. 4.OUR DIARY. 5.USELFUL SITES. _________________________________________________________ _ 1. DERRY Derry or 'Londonderry', to give it its formal title, boasts some of the most beautiful women to be found anywhere on the planet, with Belfast running a close second. That probably explains why Derry men are crazier than most and Belfast men crazier than anybody. Derry however, has a colorful history every bit as interesting as its indigenous beauties. Each issue of our Newsletter will offer a little snippet or two of information on the subject (history, that is) about which, especially since the onset of the 'troubles', numerous learned tomes have been written. _________________________________________________________ _ Derry gets its name from the ancient Irish word 'daire' meaning an oak grove. The oak tree was venerated by the Celts and is likely that Druids used the grove for their rituals. The 'daire' was situated on a crannog or small island in the river Foyle. As the waters receded, the surrounding area turned into bogland, whence derives the name Bogside. The hill itself once boasted a fortress not unlike that overlooking Lough Swilly called the Grianan of Aileach. In the sixth century Saint Colmcille (Columba 521-597) established a monastery on the hill. There is no proof of this, but it is more than likely, as founding monasteries was what Columba liked to do best. This, of course, attracted people to live nearby and so the settlement grew. The monastery indeed was intact well into the 17th century when the colonists arrived from Scotland and England. Derrys boomtime however, was in the 12th and 13th centuries when the MacLochlainn dynasty moved in. They used their wealth to build the settlement up and when they died out, Derry fell into decline. It was not until the arrival of the De Burgos that relative prosperity returned to the growing town. The skeleton on Derry's coat of arms derives from the De Burgos. _________________________________________________________ _ 2. EDITORIAL. The Bogside Artists are a mysterious trio to many. Ergo, let me introduce us. As this will take up more space than I feel entitled to use, I'll be brief. In our NEXT Newsletter, you will find a fuller and more comprehensive edition at our website. We will even have our own photos! Consider this a mere introduction. KEVIN Kevin Hasson's formal education began with The Christian Brothers school in the Brandywell area of the city. It later moved to the Creggan and renamed itself St. Peters. That was in the early `70's. 'Art even then, was the thing I was most interested in', he says. 'My dad was a very talented man who used his skills and imagination to entertain us. Creativity therefore, as a bulwark against poverty, constituted the environment I grew up in.' For his first ever trip abroad Kevin found himself on a relief mission to the starving of Calcutta. It was an experience that transformed him. In Frankfurt, he met his American wife to be. Once married, he settled down in America. Finally, he returned home with his family. He wasn't home a fortnight when he linked up once more with Tom, whom he had first met at St. Peters. Art was the thing they had most in common. Kevin and Tom both play guitar. Kevin likes old movies. TOM Apart from several brief stays in England, Tom Kelly has spent all of his life in the Bogside, where he still lives. He is, in fact, leader of a small non- denominational Christian church called 'Wellspring' in the heart of The Bogside. Part of Wellspring's agenda is to explore all aspects of Irish culture, particularly where it addresses the pure Christian message. Wellspring is self-sufficient and uses The Bogside Artists' studio for its meetings. Prior to joining forces with his brother William, and his pal Kevin, Tom worked for ten years in cross-community art projects in the city as a means for getting the two communities to understand one another. He was a pioneer in the field. Tom says: 'Our society has done incalculable harm to our natural pride and sense of self-worth. Christianity addresses this.' Tom has completed many murals in the city that depicted life, as it existed a long time ago. He called these `heritage murals'. They were made for schools, hospitals and community centers. Tom is a fine singer and musician and has produced Wellspring's one and only CD, a compilation of well-known Irish gigs and a few original numbers from Wellspring's composers. WILLIAM Tom's older brother William Kelly also worked in England. First he went to Queens University after a formal education at St.Columbs College. St.Columbs incidentally boasts no less than TWO Nobel Prize winners - Seamus Heaney and John Hume. Renowned playwright Brian Friel was also educated there. William decided to leave uni and went to Carlisle, England, to work as a Post Office counter clerk, which lasted a year. His intention was to `grow up'. 'Happily, I failed,' he says. Teaming up with his brother Tom and Kevin to form The Bogside Artists was a natural progression. William likes to read and paint and has little time left for anything else. He is married and spends his time between Australia and Ireland. _________________________________________________________ _ 3. ON THE GRAPEVINE Sad days for some in Derry. The old stalwarts who were in regular receipt of funding from the Derry City council have been axed this year. The purse strings are tightening. We, of course, have never received a penny and it seems that this time around, our 'chances are very slim' according to one official. We are shocked, of course. __________________________________________________________ 4. OUR DIARY Recently we have organized our group along more professional lines with a management committee and everything. That means, when we apply for funding, we might conceivably be taken seriously. In the meantime, we concern ourselves with our next murals. The first of these will begin at the end of May. There will be three more in toto, and you can follow our progress with all three. You can be sure that this section of our newsletter will gradually take pre-eminence over all others. _________________________________________________________ So now you know all about us! Our intention is to complete the remaining three murals for the Bogside. It will be an open-air gallery, unique of its kind. Our Newsletters, of which this is the first, will keep you informed of our progress; and in the 'Diary' section especially, you will read about the bizarre and wonderful events that unfold, as we go about making our murals......because what actually happens to The Bogside Artists, on a day to day basis, is a helluva lot funnier than anything we could make up. Also, we will be able to post photos taken in situ on our Newsletter so that you can get a real intimation of what it is like to work as a muralist in Derry! On that promising note, I bid you adieu and wish you, on behalf of Tom, Kevin and myself, a very happy day. _________________________________________________________ 5. USEFUL WEBSITES www.derrycity.gov.uk, Spartan in contact info. www.derrycityfc.com, Derry's soccer site, all you ever wanted to know about Derry's football squad but were afraid to ask. Up to the minute. www.geographia.com/northern-ireland/ukider00.htm, useful links to all things Northern Irish. http://www.donegalnews.com, has that little village life content. BIG things happen in Donegal, mostly to fish. http://www.irishroots.net/Derry.htm, for those seeking their biological origins all over Ireland. Derry's genealogy center is based in the Heritage Building where The Bogside Artists have exhibited. http://www.cityofderryairport.com, simple and to the point giving the visitor what he needs to know and well presented with good flicks. Flights to Dublin, London, Glasgow, Manchester, Majorca etc. http://www.derryvisitor.com, good plug for the town. I should say 'city'; but Derry will never be a 'city' as such, we hope! To Derry 'wans', it'll always be a town. _________________________________________________________
A poll just out from The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life says that more and more Americans erroneously think President Obama is a Muslim. The poll says that 18 percent of Americans now think the president is Muslim, up from 11 percent in March 2009. The percentage of those asserting that the president is a Christian -- which he is -- has gone down in that time, from 43 percent in March 2009 to 34 percent today. Those who say they don't know what religion the president is stands at 43 percent. Mr. Obama set up a website during the campaign to clarify rumors. The website said: "Barack Obama is a committed Christian. He was sworn into the Senate on his family Bible. He has regularly attended church with his wife and daughters for years. But shameful, shadowy attackers have been lying about Barack's religion, claiming he is a Muslim instead of a committed Christian. When people fabricate stories about someone's faith to denigrate them politically, that's an attack on people of all faiths. Make sure everyone you know is aware of this deception." The groups most willing to believe the wrong assertion is conservative Republicans -- 34 percent of whom believe the president is Muslim. Independents who say the president is a Muslim: 18 percent up from 10 percent in March 2009. In March 2009, 55 percent of Democrats said that Mr. Obama was a Christian - a number that's shrunk to 46 percent. Also in March 2009, 36 percent of African-Americans reported not knowing the president's religion, a number which now stands at 46 percent. People who say they are liberal Democrats who don't know what religion the president is shifted from 23 percent to 31 percent. According to the Pew report: "When asked how they learned about Obama's religion in an open-ended question, 60 percent of those who say Obama is a Muslim cite the media. Among specific media sources, television (at 16 percent) is mentioned most frequently. About one-in-ten (11 percent) of those who say Obama is a Muslim say they learned of this through Obama's own words and behavior." The poll was taken between July 21 and August 5, before the controversy over President Obama's remarks about Muslims having a right to build the proposed Islamic Center slated to be built two blocks from Ground Zero. Obama & Religion originally appeared on About.com US Politics on Thursday, August 19th, 2010 at 12:29:05. Article Index: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 |
More Articles:1. So How Far Have We Come? Here are some of the 2001 Anti Terrorist Projects By Lance Winslow An article in Information Week in January 14, 2002 discussed an interesting subject of tracking terrorists. It talked about tracing of spending by Terrorists. Things like airlines, car rentals, hotels, credit cards, telephones, banks, etc. and the vast software available. It talked in detail, I mean real detail about the ACL Services LTD. Software consultants and forensic accountants. I thought to my self after reviewing all the data and information on the Internet about NetMap, which also run… 2. Statists and Total Dependency By Charles Stone Americans have always seen themselves as independent and self-sufficient. The spirit of this nation has fostered the view that any American, willing to work hard and take some risk, could strive to achieve any future he wanted, including the Presidency of the United States. It's a tantalizing picture but if it did ever exist, it is rapidly fading. We have gone from the greatest creditor nation to the greatest debtor nation. We have gone from superpower to supplicant. We are deteriorating from … 3. Stopping Transit Bombing in New York By Lance Winslow Many believe we should use modern technology to prevent International Terrorists from disruption our transportation system. Most do not feel this idea is so radical as a matter of fact I myself have been thinking here and so have consultants interviewed in the media. We recently had attacks in London on “the Tube”, a day after the city won the rights to host the 2012 Olympics and during the G-8 Summit, which appeared to be a political statement as well. So this is obviously the dirty deeds of … Flights to Tenerife 4. Collins Powell`s "James Bond" 'He hid the weapons of mass destruction in all sorts of odd places. But we saw him hide it. We took photographs. We recorded discussions. We saw his links with terrorists. It is the most evil empire on earth right now. And he must be stopped!'This story-teller is not some fiction writer. Or some movie star from Hollywood, the entertainment capital of the world. And the scene is far removed from Frankenstein territory. But this story-teller is a former war general turned American Secretary of Sta… |
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