The dlr Roger Casement
Summer School/Festival 2018

Thursday 30th August

to

Saturday 1st September
in the dlr Lexicon,
Dún Laoghaire,
Co. Dublin, Ireland

The dlr Roger Casement Summer School/Festival is a human rights based event organised in tribute to Dún Laoghaire born human rights activist and political campaigner Roger Casement.

Session 1
Thursday, Registration 6.30-7.00pm 30th August
Opening address: An Cathaoirleach Cllr. Ossian Smyth
Cuala / GAA 1918-2018
Speakers: Tim Carey & Michael Goodwin

Session 2
Friday, Registration 9.30-10.15am 31st August
Bliain na Gaeilge 2018
Casement and the Irish Language
Speaker: Nollaig Mac Congáil
The Irish Language in Northern Ireland
Speaker: Ciarán Mac Giolla Bhéin
Chair: Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh

Lunch 1.00 – 2.15pm

Session 3
2.15pm 31st August
The Two Alices
Alice Milligan
Speaker: Martina Devlin
Alice Stopford Green
Speaker: Angus Mitchell
Chair: Kitty Holland

4.45 Film: The Trial of Roger Casement (1 hour running time)

Session 4
Saturday 1st September
Registration: 9.30am-10.15am
Casement & Morel World War 1914-18
E.D. Morel
Speaker: Donald Mitchell
Roger Casement
Speaker: Neil Faulkner
Chair: Liz Gillis

Lunch 1.00 – 2.15pm

Session 5
2.15pm 1st September
Human Rights in Kuwait & Palestine
Kuwait:
Speaker: Hadeel Buqrais
Palestine:
Speaker: Lana Ramadan
Chair: Mary Lawlor

4.45 Close

8.30pm: Music & Poetry night in aid of
the Congolese Anti-Poverty Network
Dún Laoghaire Club, Eblana Avenue,
Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.

Roger Casement was executed at the age of 51 in Pentonville Prison, London, England on 3rd August 1916 Commemoration Friday 3rd August, 2018, at Doyles Cottage, Sandycove Road (adjacent to Buckleys Auctioneers) at 7.00pm

For more information contact:
the dlr Roger Casement Summer School
Cllr. Shane O’Brien: shaneobrien26@gmail.com

Admission: €35 or €10 per session
(Session 1 is free)

Contact:
Roger Cole on: Tel: + 353 1 2859111 / +353 (0) 87 2611597
or
Dave Alvey on: Tel: +353 (0) 86 0572005
Email: dlrrogercasementsummerschool@gmail.com
Facebook: dlr Roger Casement Summer School

Roger Casement’s ‘The Crime Against Europe’ is available in Easons, Dubray or Tel: 087-2611597

dlr Roger Casement Summer School/Festival
Dún Laoghaire Club, Eblana Avenue, Dún Laoghaire