The Blanket of Rememberance was hosted by the New Ross for Palestine activist group.
The Blanket of Rememberance was hosted by the New Ross for Palestine activist group.
The Blanket of Rememberance was hosted by the New Ross for Palestine activist group.
The Blanket of Rememberance was hosted by the New Ross for Palestine activist group.
The Blanket of Rememberance was hosted by the New Ross for Palestine activist group.
The Blanket of Remembrance, which symbolises the thousands of children who have been killed in Gaza, was hosted in Wexford last week as over a hundred people turned out to show their support.
The activist group, New Ross for Palestine put out a call prior to the event to have as many hands on board as possible to hold the blanket in solidarity.
The group described the event on Saturday, October 11, to be a “very special occasion” as approximately 100 people arrived on the day to hold the Blanket while it was on display, running a lengthy distance of the New Ross quayside.
“We were so happy to see so many locals and so many people who travelled from around the south east, who came along to remember the thousands of children who have been killed during the genocide in Gaza,” said a spokesperson of the group.
They continued: “The Blanket is currently made up of 2,600 squares, but sadly, each square represents 10 children who were killed in Gaza. We’d like to give thanks to our local group, who were right behind this emotional display, from the first time it was mentioned. There was absolutely no hesitation about hosting it in New Ross.
“We must also thank Dawn in Craft Central for hosting the refreshments after the event; and Niamh Bonner and Nóirín Lanigan, who travelled all the way down from Dublin to bring us the Blanket, after it had been in Mayo the evening before,” the spokesperson said.
The handmade squares that make up the Blanket of Remembrance were donated by women from across the 32 counties of Ireland, along with squares that were donated from Afghanistan, Venezuela, Canada and the UK.
Two more blankets have since been started in South Africa and Finland, with one now also its early stages in the UK.