Sinn Féin Republican Youth
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| Headquarters | 44 Parnell Square, Dublin 1 and 53 Falls Road, Belfast |
| Website | http://republicanyouth.org |
Sinn Féin Republican Youth (known as Ógra Shinn Féin until 2012) (Irish: Sinn Féin Óige Phoblachtach) is the youth wing of the Irish political party Sinn Féin. SFRY is active and organised throughout the island of Ireland.
Upon its establishment in 1997 it was originally known as Sinn Féin Youth; it changed to Ógra Shinn Féin in 1999. A number of Sinn Féin's elected representatives are also members of SFRY.
Membership is free and open to all Sinn Féin party members and college society members aged 15 to 29 who support a united Ireland and the establishment of a democratic socialist republic.
Sinn Féin Republican Youth is organised in all 32 counties of Ireland, in both local communities and universities. Its structure is similar to that of Sinn Féin. SFRY cumainn are largely autonomous from local Sinn Féin structures.
The long-term aim of Sinn Féin Republican Youth is "to recruit young dedicated activists to ensure the continuity and successful conclusion of the struggle" to establish a 32 County Democratic Socialist Republic.
Specific issues of primary importance include: Irish unity and independence; workers' rights; the protection of the environment; an end to sectarianism and racism in Ireland; decent housing for the people; weekend elections and referendums; education; supporting the Shell to Sea campaign, voting age to be lowered to 16; and the promotion of the Irish language (Gaeilge).
The following is a list of some campaigns which Sinn Féin Republican Youth has been involved in:
As part of the transformation of the Republican Movement to reflect changing realities brought about by the peace process, a decision was taken to change the logo, and at the 2004 National Congress the green star and orange graffiti-style logo was adopted. The logo was again changed at the 2006 Congress when the current logo, incorporating the words Ógra Shinn Féin, the Starry Plough, the Sunburst Flag and the "Freedom Lark" was adopted. Ógra Sinn Féin has been criticised by the Young Unionists for failing to remove the petrol bomb logo from a number of its wall murals.
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