Bloody Sunday, also known as the Bogside Massacre, was a massacre of Irish anti-internment protesters by the British government that took place on this day in 1972 in the Bogside area of Derry, Northern Ireland.
Bloody Sunday resulted in the highest number of people killed in a shooting incident during the Troubles and remains the worst mass shooting in Northern Irish history. This violence was in response to a protest organized by the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association (NICRA) in opposition to a state policy of internment without trial, introduced in August of 1971.
On January 18th, 1972, Prime Minister of Northern Ireland Brian Faulkner banned all parades and marches in response to widespread civil unrest. The protest march was organized despite this order.
On the day of the protest, approximately 10,000-15,000 joined the march, however their path was blocked by British Army barriers. The protest descended into chaos, with British soldiers chasing down protesters and attacking them indiscriminately. 26 people were shot, 14 were killed. Many of the victims were shot while fleeing from the soldiers or attending to the wounded, while others were injured by shrapnel, rubber bullets, batons, or being ran down by army vehicles.
The soldiers were from the 1st Battalion Parachute Army, which had perpetrated the Ballymurphy Massacre just months prior. The events of Bloody Sunday greatly increased hostilities between Northern Ireland and the British government. Support for and recruitment by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) rose following the massacre.
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this might be a dumb question but i’m currently going to college and i’m having a hard time finding a job. i still have a bit of money saved up, but i definitely need some source of income soon. so would it be dumb to temporarily go into a trade for the next few years while ago going to college for something completely different? is it even possible to work a trade part time? ideally i’d want to work it for the next 2-3 years while i finish college. every single job on the market near me is a very low paying fast food or restaurant job, and as a vegan i don’t want to have to flip burgers. i’m just not sure considering you have to take the time to learn these skills and that they’re more designed to be careers rather than just a temporary job but idk i’ve exhausted a lot of my options
Does your school have a work study program?
I certainly wouldn’t tell them that’s what you’re trying to do, but it might be doable. As long as you can find a gig that is part time. A lot of apprentice programs are either full time or “part time” but also give you training to do that brings it up to full time. But if you can find something offering part time you might as well try.
They might not pay well, but you could see if there are any student jobs offered by the school? I spent the majority of my time in college working for their IT services doing tech support. The pay was laughable, and capped at 29 hrs weekly, but the expectations were a lot more reasonable and i got most of my homework done in the downtime.