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Irish-American culture in Portland, Maine (9 P) Pages in category "Irish-American culture in Maine" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
Thomas Francis Meagher (/ m ɑːr / MAR; 3 August 1823 – 1 July 1867 [1]) was an Irish nationalist and leader of the Young Irelanders in the Rebellion of 1848.After being convicted of sedition, he was first sentenced to death but received transportation for life to Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) in Australia.
The African American Irish Diaspora Network is an organization founded in 2020 that is dedicated to Black Irish Americans and their history and culture. Black Irish American activists and scholars have pushed to increase awareness of Black Irish history and advocate for greater inclusion of Black people within the Irish-American community. [233]
The Ireland-US Council [8] and the US-Ireland Alliance are organizations which encourage bilateral cooperation between the two countries. The Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform (ILIR) is an organization founded in 2005 by Niall O'Dowd , Ciaran Staunton, and Kelly Fincham that campaigns for reform of United States immigration law and for ...
This category includes articles related to the culture and history of Irish Americans in Portland, Maine. Pages in category "Irish-American culture in Portland, Maine" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
State and Cities - Millions of dollars in state and city pension funds are invested in American corporations doing business in Northern Ireland. The MacBride Campaign lobbies to have legislation passed to direct these funds to be invested, in the future, only in companies that endorse the Principles (again, note, not divestment or disinvestments).
The state legislature in 2001 adopted a resolution establishing Franco-American Day, which stated that the state was named after the former French province of Maine. [ 3 ] Other theories mention earlier places with similar names or claim it is a nautical reference to the mainland. [ 4 ]
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