Campaign for Social Justice
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The Campaign for Social Justice was an early Northern Ireland civil rights group that highlighted discrimination against the Catholic minority and helped lay the groundwork for broader reform movements in the late 1960s.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights organisation
ⓘ
pressure group ⓘ |
| activeIn | late 1960s reform movements in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| activePeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
electoral reform in Northern Ireland
ⓘ
equal rights for Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland ⓘ fair allocation of public housing ⓘ non-discriminatory employment practices ⓘ |
| aim |
to highlight discrimination against the Catholic minority in Northern Ireland
ⓘ
to secure reforms in Northern Ireland’s political and social system ⓘ |
| cause | anti-discrimination in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| country | Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
anti-sectarianism
ⓘ
human rights ⓘ political reform in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| focus |
campaigning against discrimination in employment
ⓘ
campaigning against discrimination in housing ⓘ campaigning against discrimination in local government representation ⓘ civil rights for the Catholic minority in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| hasEthos |
constitutional reform
ⓘ
non-violent protest ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalPosition | reformist ⓘ |
| hasRole | pioneer of civil rights campaigning in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| historicalContext | pre-Troubles Northern Ireland politics ⓘ |
| ideology | civil rights activism ⓘ |
| influenced |
Northern Ireland civil rights movement
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association
later civil rights marches in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| location | Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| method |
lobbying politicians
ⓘ
producing reports and pamphlets ⓘ publicising cases of discrimination ⓘ |
| movement | Northern Ireland civil rights movement ⓘ |
| notableWork | publication of pamphlets documenting discrimination against Catholics in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| operatedIn | Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed |
discriminatory practices by unionist-controlled local authorities
ⓘ
sectarian discrimination in public housing allocation ⓘ sectarian discrimination in public sector employment ⓘ |
| opposedBy | unionist political interests in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| partOf | early Northern Ireland civil rights movement ⓘ |
| region |
County Armagh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
County Tyrone ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to the emergence of the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association
ⓘ
helped lay the groundwork for broader reform movements in Northern Ireland in the late 1960s ⓘ |
| usedMedium |
press campaigns
ⓘ
printed pamphlets ⓘ public meetings ⓘ |
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