G8 Mobilise Bulletin- Giuliano Giuliani to Speak in Dublin

international | anti-capitalism | news report Tuesday May 03, 2005 18:30 by Mark - G8 Mobilise mobiliseireland at hotmail dot com

Father of Murdered Protestor to speak in Dublin for G8 Mobilise

Giuliano Giuliani is a leading Italian Trade Unionist whose son Carlo was murdered by the Italian Police during the protests against the G8 in Genoa is to speak at a public meeting organized by G8 Mobilise. Since Genoa Giuliano and his wife Haidi have become stalwarts of the international anti-globalisation movement, speaking at countless events and protests as well as campaigning for justice for their son. He will speak alongside Peadar Kirby (International Relations, DCU T.B.C.), and Andy Storey (Development Studies, UCD)

The meeting starts at 7.30 on Thursday 26th May in The ATGWU hall on Middle Abbey Street, Dublin.

G8 Mobilise Bulletin:

next G8 Mobilise open meeting :

G8 Mobilise open organising meeting. 4pm UPSTAIRS Doyles Bar (PEARSE ST, OPP TRINITY) Saturday 7th May. All Welcome. If you are interested in taking part in the G8 protests you should come along to this meeting. Supporting organizations should send delegates.

1- Giuilano Giuliani to speak in Dublin

2- How to get there

3- G8 Mobilise Events

4- Volunteers needed

5- Mobilise- Momentum is building for G8 Protests

Contact Details for G8 mobilise
mobiliseireland@hotmail.com
0872703564



Giuliano Giuliani to Speak for G8 Mobilise in Dublin

Giuliano Giuliani is a leading Italian Trade Unionist whose son Carlo was murdered by the Italian Police during the protests against the G8 in Genoa is to speak at a public meeting organized by G8 Mobilise. Since Genoa Giuliano and his wife Haidi have become stalwarts of the international anti-globalisation movement, speaking at countless events and protests as well as campaigning for justice for their son. He will speak alongside Peadar Kirby (International Relations, DCU T.B.C.), and Andy Storey (Development Studies, UCD)

The meeting starts at 7.30 on Thursday 26th May in The ATGWU hall on Middle Abbey Street, Dublin.

Be there early as it will be packed.

This meeting will be a good opportunity for activists to disseminate information. If your organization wants to set up a stall in the ATGWU let us know at the e-mail address and we’ll supply you with a table.



Book your place on the bus now!

Deposits of 50 euro need to be in by May 15th. If your organization is block booking conatst us asap as buses are filling up. You need to book your seat now as demand is expected to be very high.

Buses will be leaving from all around Ireland, North and South.

Short trip. Leaving Friday morning, July 1s Back in Ireland late on Sunday 3rd July. You will make most of the planned counter summit and the gigantic Make Poverty History rally on Saturday 2nd of July. Price approximately 100 euro

Long trip. Leaving Friday morning, July 1st, Return to Ireland following Thursday 7th July. We will have the full use of the coach while in Scotland, very handy for travelling to and from the different protests during the week. Price approximately 160 euro. For Dublin buses ring Dave on 087 270 3564 Buses from Northern Ireland- Contact Gordon at 00447742531617 or e-mail mobiliseireland@hotmail.com

You can also fly At the moment their are cheapish tickets going from ryanair, aer lingus and easyjet (from belfast) check out their websites. But remember the price of air tickets is likely to rise dranatically as we approach the dates and that you wi8ll have to look after your own bus transport while in scoitland if you fly. This could add a lot to costs.

2.30 Saturday May 28th

Protest at Irish Stock exchange in Temple Bar.

G8 Mobilise is organising a protest at the Irish Stock exchange to highlight the links between poverty and International Trade. More details will follow.

Volunteers needed

G8 Mobilise needs volunteers to help with organising our events and protests. If you have any spare time anything you can do will be a help

Types of help needed

Fundraising- Calling all event organisers, musicians, DJs, poets, street and performing artists who would like to help us raise money to provide sponsored seats on the buses to Scotland and to help pay for our leaflets and posters.

Posters and leaflets- Need help designing these as well as distributing them. Please take a few for your local

Website design- need someone to help manage and design the website.

Any other ideas or suggestions? Contact us at the numbers or e-mail or phone no below.

Contact G8 Mobilise

mobiliseireland@hotmail.com

www.freewebs.com/mobiliseireland

0872703564

Momentum is building for G8 protests in Scotland

Momentum is building for the anti-G8 protests in Scotland in early July. Following an earlier decision by the public sector union UNISON, the Scottish Trade Union Congress representing over a million Scottish workers voted unanimously to affiliate to G8 Alternatives, a broad based activist coalition, and to back all of the anti-G8 protests and events.

This comes after weeks of rising tensions between activists and the British establishment, with right wing newspapers like the Scottish Evening Herald and The Times running a series of police inspired made-up scare stories about violent protestors who are intent on bringing chaos to Scotland. Police had let it be known that they were going to seek a ban on protests against the G8. This is not because the protestors are violent but because huge anti-imperialist and anti-capitalist demonstrations, in particular at Gleneagles on the Wednesday, will be a political disaster for Tony Blair and New Labour, who have already been badly damaged by the anti-war movement.

But this attempt to criminalize legitimate protest has caused such a public outcry in Scotland that the Scottish Parliament has voted to back the right to protest at Gleneagles. According to Joshua Brown of G8 Alternatives, despite their best efforts the right wing press have not been able to find a single villager from around Gleneagles to come out and condemn the protests. This shows the huge breadth of support the movement has in the wider population.

Joshua added, “We already had a very diverse range of groups coming together to support the anti-G8 protests; everybody from CND to Basque and Palestine solidarity campaigners to anti-privatisation campaigners from Africa; but the support of the trade union movement brings us to another level again in terms of potential mobilising power. It means that we will be able to speak directly to the grassroots of Scottish society and to win many thousands of them to getting on board buses from every corner of Scotland to the G8 protests. These will be the biggest protests in Scottish history. If enough people come we can make sure that the movement sets the political agenda. As with the huge anti-war protests of the recent past we hope that our mobilisation against the G8 will be an inspiration to everybody across the world who are standing up to the bullies and the warmongers to build a more just peaceful and democratic planet for all. That is why we are appealing to activists around the world to join us. Let's show Bush and Blair who this world really belongs to. Let's show them what democracy really looks like.”

Activists from across Europe are gearing up for the Gleneagles demonstrations too. A G8 Alternatives meeting in Edinburgh attended by activists from, among others, ATTAC Germany, Rifondazione, COBAS, the Campaign to End Third World Debt, Stop The War Coalition, Irish Anti War Movement, Palestine Solidarity Campaign, International Socialists (Holland), CND issued the following call to action:

All out against the G8!

Bush, Blair and the G8 richest nations have appointed themselves rulers of the world. We must continue the tradition of mass protests to oppose the G8 and its policies of poverty, war and imperialism.

This meeting calls for a mass mobilisation against the G8 to converge in Edinburgh, 2-6 July, 2005.

This meeting calls on all social movements, trade unions, left parties and networks from across the UK and Europe to organise delegations to converge in Edinburgh, Scotland for five days of demonstrations, actions, the alternative summit, cultural events, community and much more.

Join the mass march to the gates of the Gleneagles Hotel on Wednesday, 6 July- the opening day of the G8 Summit.

They are G8, but we are six billion!

Five Days of Action Against the G8

30 th June Make Poverty History Rally Dublin 6.30 pm, O Connell St

11am Saturday, 2 July- "Make Poverty History"

Massive Demonstration in Edinburgh.

Sunday, 3 July- "Ideas to Change the World"

Alternatives Summit in Edinburgh.

Monday, 4 July- "You can't end poverty unless you end war"

Faslane Nuclear Base Blockade, Faslane -30 miles west of Glasgow

Tuesday, 5 July- "Close Dungavel, No-one is Illegal!"

Dungavel Detention Centre Mass Protest

12noon Wednesday, 6 July- "Another World is Necessary"



An Irish mobilization network called G8 Mobilise (supported by IAWM, Sinn Fein, SWP, SP, Labour youth and others) is organizing Irish buses to the G8 protests- contact G8 Mobilize at 0872703564 or mobiliseireland@hotmail.com

www.freewebs.com/mobiliseireland