U.S. Memorial Day Anti-War Vigil at Dublin's U.S. Embassy

dublin | anti-war / imperialism | event notice Friday May 28, 2004 13:13 by Pit Stop Ploughshares 087 918 4552

Remembering the War Dead

Memorial Day (May 31st.) is a national holiday in the U.S. where the war dead are remembered. There will be a vigil held with U.S. citizens against the present war in Iraq at Dublin's U.S. Embassy (cnr. of Elgin & Pembroke) on Monday May 31st. 5pm-7pm.
*A peace vigil will then be held from 5 pm- 7pm every Monday in the lead up to Bush's visit to Ireland on June 25/26.

5 pm VIGIL BEGINS with placards and banners.

6 pm U.S. ANTI-WAR SPEAKERS
*Harry Brown -U.S. journalist with Counter Punch
*Flavia Alaya -U.S. Solidarity Activist with those detained/interned under the Patriot Act in the U.S.
*Glenda Cimino -U.S. peace activist with IAWM
*Mary Von Lieshaut -"U.S. Citizens for Alternatives to War"

Speakers to be followed by reading out the U.S names of U.S. military kiled in Iraq and names of Iraqis killed. Accompanied by U.S. harpist Brenda Malloy.

We will be demanding an end to the war and the immediate release of all U.S. military resisters (eg.recently court martialled Sgt. Camilo Mejia) and peace prisoners (eg. Kathy Kelly who was active in ireland and Iraq against the war last year, Dominican Srs. Jackie Hudson, Ardeth Platte & Jackie Hudson serving 2 & 3 years for carrying out a weapons inspection & plowshares action on an ICBM missile silo in Colarado).

We will be remembering the passing of long time U.S. peace activist David Dellinger (WW2 resister, "Chicago 8" etc. see May 28th. Obituary section of the Guardian).
More Info. Ph. 087 918 4552