Ploughshares Mid-Trial Analysis & Music, St. Nicholas Of Myra Hall, Francis St., 8pm-late

dublin | anti-war / imperialism | event notice Friday September 30, 2005 00:43 by Damien Moran - Pitstop Ploughshares 087 9638398

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Ploughshares Mid-Trial Analysis & Music, St. Nicholas Of Myra Hall, Francis St., 8pm-late

The Pit Stop Ploughshares 5 return to trial at Dublin's Four Courts on Monday October 24th. The trial is likely to run up to November 3rd.

There will be a celebration of hope and resistance with food & dancing on Oct. 28th at St. Nicholas Myra Hall with Food, Music, and Chat.

All are welcome

Background:

They're on Trial for Us, We're on the Loose for Them! Before the illegal invasion & bombing of Iraq, five members of the pacifist Catholic Worker movement made their way into Shannon Airport and non-violently disarmed a U.S. navy war plane in the early hours of February 3rd. 2003.

The Pit Stop Ploughshares Deirdre Clancy, Nuin Dunlop, Karen Fallon, Ciaron O'Reilly & Damien Moran spent 4 to 11 weeks in Limerick Prison.

They went to trial in March 2005 on two counts of Criminal Damage -€100 and $U.S.2.5million. Penalties if convicted carry a maximum of ten years imprisonment.