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Chris Mullin Author, journalist, campaigner and independent AKING ART commentator. British Labour MP (23 years) for Mother Jones - Rebel – a Rebirth! T P Sunderland South and three times government Kaiulani Lee undersecretary. Wrote Error of Judgement, the Mary Harris was born in Cork city in July 1837 and was Kaiulani has over 35 years’ experience st Truth about the Birmingham Bombings in baptised at the North Cathedral on 1 August. After the in theatre, film and television. She performs 1986, which helped secure their release. His Great Famine, the Harris family emigrated to Canada. Mary “A Sense Of Wonder ” based on the story of other books include a trilogy of diaries about qualified as a teacher and a seamstress. She married a Rachel Carson. Kaiulani will appear in her his time in Parliament and A Very British Coup . union man, George Jones, in 1861. She lost her husband second play, Can’t Scare Me… The Story of www.chrismullinexmp.com and four young children in the 1867 yellow fever epidemic Mother Jones at this year’s festival. in Memphis. www.kaiulanilee.com Alannah Hopkin Mary then became a labour Novelist, journalist and tutor. Regular and union activist from the book reviewer for national newspapers 1890s onwards. She became Fr. Peter McVerry and contributor to radio programmes. one of the toughest organisers Peter is a Jesuit priest based in Ballymun, Has written guides to for Fodor’s, for the United Mine Workers of Dublin.Founded the Peter McVerry Trust in Insight and Berlitz. Also a tutor on Poetry America. She also organised 1983. Active advocate on behalf of the Ireland’s Writers in Schools Scheme. Her the March of the Mill Children homeless and the marginalised in society. Is novels include A Joke Goes a Long Way in 1903 to highlight the ex - warning of a major tsunami of homelessness in the Country and The Out–haul . ploitation of young children in in Ireland if political action is not taken. www.alannahhopkin.com mines and factories. Then www.pmvt.com known as Mother Jones, she Dave Hopper attended the first meeting of General Secretary of the Durham Miners’ the IWW in 1905 and knew Theo Dorgan Association. Organiser of the annual Durham James Connolly. Born in Cork, lives in Dublin. Poet, author Gala, which includes the march to Durham and presenter of radio and TV literature Racecourse, the Big Meeting and the blessing Best known as a hellraiser for her fiery speeches against programmes. Joint editor of The Great Book of banners every July. the exploitation of miners, she was described as “the most of Ireland . Member of Aosdana. www.durhamminers.org dangerous woman in America ”. Mary’s exploits in the www.theodorgan.com mining wars of West Virginia and Colorado, where she Luke Dineen was regularly imprisoned, made her a feared and admired Dr. Ann Matthews Luke is studying for his PhD on the history figure. Lecturer, author and playwright. Has of the Labour movement in UCC. He has a “ ” published Renegades: Irish Republican major interest in labour and union history. Her cry of Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living Women, 1900-1922 and Dissidents: still reverberates through history! Her autobiography was Irish Republican Women 1922-1941 . published in 1925. She died in 1930 and is buried at Mount Ann published History of the Irish Citizen John Jefferies Olive Union cemetery in Illinois, where a museum will be Army in 2014. Her drama Lockout was Community activist with a keen interest in erected to her memory by June 2015. Her spirit is alive and staged at the Hollywood Los Angeles history. Native of Cork City, living in Cobh. well wherever in the world there is a fight for justice. The Fringe Theatre Festival in July 2014. John is a founding member of the Cork Cork City Council recognises August 1 st as “Mother Jones Mother Jones Committee and a long-term Day ”. Mother Jones was inducted into the Irish American Hall member of the Workers’ Party. of Fame in 2014. A museum is planned for Mount Olive. Dr. Leo Keohane Born in West Cork. Lecturer in Cultural Theory Margaret O’Keeffe A plaque to commemorate the 175 th anniversary of her birth at the Centre for Irish Studies at NUI Galway. Margaret’s background is in community was erected in 2012 in Shandon. Completed his PhD on Anarchism. The author work. She completed a PhD in Sociology in This festival celebrates the rebel Spirit of Mother Jones in the of the biography of Capt. Jack White (1879-

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WEDNESDAY 29TH JULY THURSDAY 30TH JULY FRIDAY 31ST JULY SATURDAY 1ST AUGUST “I was born in the city of Cork” “The Miners’ Angel” “I’m a hell-raiser” Mother Jones Day

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7.15 L Cork Mother Jones Lecture 3.30 L Fr. Peter McVerry 3.30 L Dr. Leo Keohane, Dr. Ann Matthews, 4pm M Garden Party Speakers: Dave Hopper, Kaiulani Lee “Homelessness – the failure of social policy” Scott Millar and Theo Dorgan 7pm M Toast to Mother Jones with 9.00 M The Mother Jones Gala Concert 7.15 L Chris Mullin “The Irish Citizen Army and the Road the Butter Exchange Band with Richard T Cooke “Miscarriages of Justice – the Birmingham Six” to the 1916 Rising” 8.30 P Ms. Kaiulani Lee AT THE MALDRON HOTEL AT THE MALDRON HOTEL AT THE MALDRON HOTEL Can’t Scare Me... The Story of Mother Jones 10.30am L Chris Mullin 1pm P Inspirational Poetry Readings AT THE MALDRON HOTEL 11am F …. a film “Tony Benn – an Appreciation” 2.30 F “Mother Jones and her Children” The Battle for Orgreave 2.30pm F “A Sense of Wonder” by Frameworks Films by Yvette Vanson, www.yvettevanson.com 11am L Luke Dineen “First the Republic, then the Presented by Dave Hopper, Gen. Sec. Rachel Carson after Silent Spring 4.00 F “Mother Jones America’s Most Dangerous Workers’ Republic: the labour movement and Durham Miners’ Association Q & A with Kaiulani Lee Woman” a film by Rosemary Feurer the republican struggle in Cork 1919-1923” 5.30 Festival Opening 1pm M Music at the Maldron 12.00 L John Jefferies 9.00pm M 10pm M Cork Singers’ Club 2pm L Alannah Hopkin John Dowling – Cobh’s forgotten Revolutionary “The Ma n Who Never Died” From Lily Boole to E.L. Voynich, the making 1pm M Jimmy Crowley The Joe Hill Commemoration concert of the author of The Gadfly 2pm L Margaret O’Keeffe presented by John Nyhan & friends All speakers and musicians 10pm M Two Time Polka “Water – A Human Right” are committed to attending 5.30. F “The Limerick Soviet” the festival. The Cork Mother introduced by Mike McNamara, Jones Committee reserves President of Limerick Council of Trade Unions the right to vary the schedule. Check on A collaborative film between the LCTU www.motherjonescork.com Can’t Scare Me… the Story of and Frameworks Films Mother Jones will be performed by 10pm M The Mother Jones Céilí Band Ms Kaiulani Lee at the Firkin Crane Theatre on Friday evening 31st July F Film at 8.30pm. L Lecture/talk/discussion Tickets are €15 each. M Music The Cork Mother Jones Committee wish to thank SIPTU, Cork P Play These are available from www.tickets.ie, City Council, Association of Secondary Teachers of Ireland (ASTI), Cork South Paddy Mulcahy Branch ASTI, Carbery Branch the Maldron Hotel ASTI, Frameworks Films, Cathedral Credit Union, Unite the or phone Union, INTO, UNISON NI., Cllr Ted Tynan, Cllr Dr John Sheehan, 086 1651356. Communist Party of Ireland, Shandon Bells, Cork Council of Trade Unions, the Firkin Crane, the Maldron Hotel, Mick Hannigan, the Butter Exchange Band. We acknowledge the support of Becky Bartovics. We are grateful to all the speakers, musicians, artists, actors and singers for participating and we ask that you support them. Special thanks to the Shandon Community and Aidan & The 2015 Spirit of Mother Jones Award Marzena in A-Z Printers. will be announced at the Festival. Cover photo: from the Collection of George R.Rinhart