RTÉ Radio's 'World This Week' looks back at the beginnings of
the campaign for change in Northern Ireland. - Title Organising
the First Civil Rights March - 1st Broadcast 02/02/1972 -
ContributorKevin B. Nowlan (Presenter) Kevin O'Kelly (Presenter)
Kieran Sheedy (Producer) - Clip Duration 00:03:11 - Material
Type Audio - Series title World This Week - Clip title
Organising the First Civil Rights March - Extended description
Presenter Kevin O'Kelly states the original aims of the Northern
Ireland Civil Rights Association (NICRA). NICRA was set up in
February 1967 and was seen as a decisive step in the campaign
for change in Northern Ireland. The aims of this association
included: defining the basic rights of all citizens; to protect
the rights of the individual; to highlight all possible abuses
of power; to demand guarantees for freedom of speech; and to
inform the public of their lawful rights. Austin Currie recalls
the use of civil disobedience to highlight discrimination.
Protests went from occupying a coun