Connal Parr-Solidarity and Pressure: The Irish Anti-Apartheid Movement

Dr. Connal Parr explores Solidarity and Pressure, the first full-length study of the Irish Anti-Apartheid Movement (IAAM). Founded in 1964, the IAAM became a global force in resisting apartheid. Dr. Parr, whose research spans Ulster Protestant culture and international transitional justice, brings unique insight into how Ireland’s own history of division shaped its solidarity with South Africa. The discussion will cover the IAAM’s activism, the Dunnes Stores strike, and the legacy of Kader and Louise Asmal—highlighting how arts, politics, and justice intersected in Ireland’s anti-apartheid campaign. He will be joined on the night by special guest, Irish rugby Union international Hugo MacNeill, who refused to tour South Africa in 1981 in opposition to Apartheid.