John Mallon (Belfast) is the chair of Belfast Friends of Palestine, chair of Belfast Irish Ship to Gaza Campaign and also a member of Irish Friends of Palestine. He is father to seven children who he says are his reason for getting out of bed in the morning. John was 15 years old when Bobby Sands died on hungerstrike, it was then he began to see the injustice towards Irish people who were suffering inside and outside of the jails. John carried the wreaths at the funerals of the two Hungerstrikers Joe Mc Donnell and Micky Devine. He became involved with Friends of Palestine Belfast after the Mavi Marmara was attacked in May of 2010. John's biggest wish is to see the illegal blockade lifted so the Palestinian people can live in peace and freedom.
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