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February 18th, 2010

Unveiled Mural
U.S. Congressman Richard Neal (left edge of picture) professor Leah Wing unveil the mural
Congressman Neal addresses an audience in Amherst, Massachusetts and Belfast simultaneously
Professor Leah Wing and muralists Danny
Devenny and Mark Ervine bridge the Atlantic for the unveiling
Congressman Neal and Dean Kahn lead the assembled in saluting the artists
Dean Rifkin as master of ceremony

This historic mural was jointly painted by two artists whose communities were previously at war in the north of Ireland/Northern Ireland: Danny Devenny, former Irish Republican Army (IRA) prisoner, and Mark Ervine, son of David Ervine, former Progressive Unionist Party leader and Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) member. This unique step comes on the heels of the historic powersharing in government that began in May 2007, after nine years of struggle to implement the Good Friday Agreement.

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