CW5 Lenten Anti-War Campaign

dublin | anti-war / imperialism | press release Thursday February 19, 2004 16:01 by Dublin Catholic Worker dublincatholicworker at yahoo dot co dot uk 087 918 4552

Multi Faith /No Faith Invitation to Witness Against the War!

As we await trial for our nonviolent disarmament of a US Navy war plane, we continue to oppose Irish complicity in this war. We invite you to join us on the streets as we journey through trial and the consequences.

LENT -A SEASON OF FAITH & RESISTANCE
TO IRISH COMPLICITY IN
THE WAR ON IRAQ

Organised by the Dublin Catholic Worker Ph. 087 918 4552
CONTENTS

1. Monday Feb. 23rd - Accompany the Pit Stop Ploughshares to the Four Courts

2. Ash Wednesday Feb. 25th 11 am - Anti-War Action at the Dail

3. Ongoing Daily Vigil Outside the Aviation Building - (11.30 am - 12.30 pm /Monday to Friday throughout Lent)

4. Thursday Feb. 26th. 8 pm - Public Meeting "Putting the War on Trial!" with Dennis Haliday, Davis Lecture Theatre, Trinity Colege


5 Financial Appeal to Support the Pit Stop Ploughshares


1) MONDAY FEBRUARY 23RD.
ACCOMPANY THE PIT STOP PLOUGHSHARES TO THE FOUR COURTS, DUBLIN

Deirdre Clancy, Nuin Dunlop, Karen Fallon, Damien Moran & Ciaron O'Reilly are
awaiting trial charged with two counts of criminal damage ($US 2.5 million & 200 euros). Charges arise out of their 3/2/03
nonviolent disarmament of a U.S. Navy War
Plane at Shannon Airport en route to the invasion of Iraq. Shannon Airport
continues to host 10,000 U.S. troops a month,
enroute to the invasion and occupation of Iraq.

In December 2003, (trial) Judge Mathews ordered the Prosecution to provide
further discovery to the Ploughshares defendants.
The discovery ordered relates to the nature of U.S. military flights stopping
off at Shannon in the six months preceeding to the
action. The Prosecution are keen to strip the disarmament of any military
context and reduce it to vandalism.

One working day before the discovery was due (26/1/04) the Prosecution team was
replaced and moves began to get Judge
Mathews to reverse his December decision. The Ploughshares have returned to the
Four Courts for the past four Mondays as
these Prosecution machinations played themselves out. Judge Mathews has set
Monday February 23rd. for conclusive legal
argument on the discovery question.

We ask you to accompany the Pit Stop Ploughshares to the Four Courts
*9 am Sharp gather at The Spire, (nr. GPO O'Connel St.).
*9.20 am Single file peace walk to the Four Courts.
*10 am Solidarity Vigil Outside the Four Courts.
*Please wear black in memory of the war dead.

*Defendants will provide the visuals (banners, placards etc please respect!)

More info. 087 918 4552


2) WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 25TH. 11 am
ASH WEDNESDAY ACTION AT DAIL
Lasy year www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?id=32858


This year we will bring symbols of Irish complicity in the U.S. war on Iraq to
the Dail. In a multi-faith/no faith ritual we will burn
symbols of the death & destruction wreaked on the people of Iraq ($U.S., Aer
Rianta & Govt. documents etc.) marking
ourselves and the Dail. Please join us bring symbols of complicity with the war to burn!

We will then proceed down to the Aviation Buildling (one block east of O'Connel
St. Brdige on the south side) and begin a Lenten Peace Vigil.



3) ONGOING DAILY VIGIL AT THE AVIATION BUILDING - AGAINST THE CONTINUED USE OF SHANNON AIRPORT BY THE U.S. MILITARY

Monday - Friday /11.30 am - 12.30 am /throughout the Lenten Season.

More info 087 918 4552



4) THURSDAY FEBRUARY 26TH.
PUBLIC MEETING - "PUTTING THE WAR ON TRIAL"
Trinity Colege, Davis Lecture Theatre, 8 pm
Pit Stop Ploughshares & Dennis Halliday (former assistant Secretary General of
the United Nations and U.N. Co-ordinator of
Humanitarian Aid in Iraq)

*Co-sponsored by Action from Ireland (Afri)

5) APPEAL FOR FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE PIT STOP PLOUGHSHARES

Cheques payable to "Ploughshares Defence Fund"

134 Phibsborough Rd.

Phibsborough

Dublin 7

IRELAND

More information
087 918 4552
pitstopploughshares@hotmail.com
www.ploughsharesireland.org




Ciaron O'Reilly

www.ploughsharesireland.org

Mobile/cell +353 (0)87 918 4552

"The poor tells us who we are,
The prophets tell us who we could be,
So we hide the poor,
And kill the prophets" - Phil Berrigan