1916 EASTER UPRISING CEREMONY – 95th ANNIVERSARY

1916 EASTER UPRISING CEREMONY – 95^th ANNIVERSARY -  Sunday, May 1^ST 9:00 AM

On Sunday, May 1^st  9:00 AM on the New Haven Green, there will be Mass for Peace and a Flag Raising ceremony to commemorate the 95^th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Uprising. This will include  the 30th anniversary of the Hunger Strike at Long Kesh Prison. Following the Mass there will be a ceremony to honor the patriots of 1916 and the Hunger Strikers. This annual public ceremony serves as a reminder to all ethnic groups that freedom and liberty carry a high price. Local honorees are remembered in a roll call and the original "Proclamation of Freedom" will be read.

The 1916 Easter Uprising occurred when approximately one thousand men and women captured the General Post Office building in Dublin, Ireland in another effort to break the bonds of British rule and gain independence for their country. This became a key turning point on the road to Irish independence. This is the 95^th anniversary of the event.

This year is also the 30^th anniversary of the Hunger Strike at Long Kesh Prison. In 1981, Irish republican volunteers in a British jail on Irish soil undertook a fast to death to retain their status as political prisoners.

Police and Fire Emerald Societies, as well as state and local political officials, are encouraged to attend. Please call for arrangements.  For information about the mass/ceremony, please call Joe Lynch at 203-483-4574 or lynch68@sbcglobal.net

**Inclement weather information**  This event will take place rain or shine. Tune in to Fox61 or WPLR-99.1 FM Sunday morning for information.