4pm-6pm *Peace Vigil *Irish Aviation Authority-Demilitarise Shannon Airport

by Dublin Catholic Worker/Pit Stop Ploughshares Thu Sep 16, 2004 23:01 087 918 4552

PIT STOP PLOUGHSHARES AT THE FOUR COURTS
Monday October 11th./ Colombus Day
"Remembering 500+ Yearsof Genocide - From the Iriqois to the Iraqis"

9am - Gather atSpire in O'Connel St.
-Wear Black
-Proceed to the Four Courts with the 5 Ploughshares Defendants

-Personal Testimonies of U.S. Genocide in the Americas & Beyond
*North America
*Peru
*Venezuala
*Chile
*Colombia
*Chiapas
*El Salvador
*Haiti
*Nicaragua
*Polynesia
*Palestine
*Iraq
*East Timor
(Time and place of testimoniesto be confirmed- could be at U.S. Embassy at Monday vigil. Will contact Latin American Centre to see if they wish to co-organise)



SOLIDARITY VIGIL AT DAIL WITH MARY KELLY ON TRIAL IN ENNIS
Monday October 19th.
There will be a solidarity vigil at the Dail. This is the first day of the Ennis trial of Mary Kelly charges arising from her anti-war disarmament action at Shannon Airport.

SPEAKING TOUR OF IRELAND - U.S. ANTI-WAR ACTIVIST CARMEN TROTTA
October 26th.- Nov.7th.
Carmen Trotta
-Italian/Irish-American from New York City.
-has lived and worked at the CW homeless shelter & soup kitchen on the lower east side of Manhatten since 1988.
-also lived and worked at Jonah House nonviolent resistance community in Baltimore (www.jonahhouse.org)
-in 2001 was working full time as an organiser for the War Resisters League (WRL) in New York City
-from the roof of the WRL he saw the second World Trade Centre tower fall
-CW homeless shelter & soup kitchen where he lives located in the militarised zone that was set up after the 911 attack.
-was a key organiser in the peace movement's 2002 memorial for victims of the 911 attack.

Carmen Trotta has been involved in civil disobedience & nonviolent resistance to
-U.S.nuclear war preparations
-U.S.wars on Latin America
-the School of the Americas (www.soaw.org)
-U.N. initiated/U.S.enforced sanctions on Iraq.
-"zero tolerance" attacks & criminalistation of the homeless in New York City.
-unlawful killings by the NYPD

Carmen has been on peace movement delegations to
-Colombia
-Cuba
-Rikers Island

Carmen is an excellent spaker and has a fine singing voice. He performs Phil Ochs/Johnny Cash/Elvis

It is hoped to have public meetings & performances with Carmen Trotta in Derry, Belfast, Dublin, Galway, Cork & Shannon Airport.

RETURN TO SHANNON
Sunday Oct. 31st 1 pm

RESPECTFULLY REMEMBERING THE DEAD,
NONVIOLENTLY DEFENDING THELIVING!

Body Bags Action & Reading the Names of the Dead

-Introductory Native American ritual (to be confirmed.)
-Die In & Body Bags (Black Plastic) employed as theatre (used effectively on the road to Dromoland & Shannon Airport) during recent Bush visit.
-Reading some of the names of the war dead - Sept.11New York City, Afghanistan, Iraq
and other activities to be confirmed.
-Will see if DGN, Cork Anti-War etc. are interested


PIT STOP PLOUGHSHARES BENEFIT
*Last week of Oct or first week of Nov

SOLIDARITY WITH SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS RESISTANCE
Nov. 16th. U.S. Embassy Dublin
-ideally this would include an Irish crew going to the 3 day gathering and trespass at Ft. Bennin Georgia (last N16 10,000 folks gathered, 50 arrested see www.soaw.org )
In 2002 we organised a solidarity event with Latin American Centre with 60 folks turing up..some Americans who had been arretsed at SOA in previous years, many Irish folks who had worked in Latin America, Jesuit community whose 6 brothers were slain by graduates of AOA on Nov 16 1989 in El Salvador

by Ciaron - Dublin Catholic Worker/Pit Stop Ploughshares Sat Sep 18, 2004 18:02 087 918 4552

http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?id=62761

by Ciaron - Dublin Catholic Worker/ Pit Stop Ploughshares Sat Sep 18, 2004 18:07 087 918 4552

http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=61979

by Ciaron - Dublin Catholic Worker/Pit Stop Ploughsares087 918 4552 Sat Sep 18, 2004 18:17 087 918 4552

As the war gets worse on Iraq and opposition to continued Irish involvement in the war evaporates from the streets. It seems like an appropriate time to come out again!

There is large passive opposition to Irish complicity in this war. 64% of Irish people opposed the recent Bush visit to Shannon Airport in June. Only 20,000 took to the streets of Dublin and 1300 gathered at Shannon Airport when Bush landed.

As essential it is for the protest movement to move to nonviolent resistance and support those who are making that move in Ireland in the UK/US militaries and amongst the civilian populations of those imperial states.....it is essential to move passive opinion to public protest.

If all who opposed the war and the continued Irish provision of a proxy base at Shannon Airport made a public statement (eg. took a sign and stood alone or with friends outside a Top Oil garage, the Aviation Authority, Shannon Airport, a relevant Embassy, Raytheon or the many other companies based in Ireland and profiting from this war on Iraq for one hour a week)....that could be a healthy start.

Whadyareckon?

by Anon Sat Sep 18, 2004 19:45

While we slip into another slumber, occasionally interrupted by some outrage organised by the Man, some (very few unfortunately) continue to vigil, to stay awake. Much respect to the vigilant who press on in Dublin, in Galway and wherever else they be.

by Ciaron Sun Sep 19, 2004 10:41

Another opportunity to make your voice heard is Speakers Square, Temple Bar Square, Dublin City every Sunday 2.00pm-6pm.

Speakers Corner has been going for five months. It started with a flourish when ngo's and left groups new openin day would be a media event and flourished again pre-referendum. But he seems that moderate ngo's & left groups see the significance in trying to engage the wo/man in the street.

Last Sunday with Rossa on Tour and Robbie on holiday it was pretty much JD doing the organisation/promotion and moi & a local poet doing the spruiking. So the phenomeno remains vulnerable and really needs some more commitment from regular speakers so folks can have a day off without feeling one is pullingthe rug from under the phenomenon.

Still even with this minimalist content a lot of good debate aout the war was had. And also connected with some great folks of all ages and class/cultural backgrounds.