Anti-War Events

Ant

I'm not sure if this is the relevant board for something of this nature. Perhaps the Politics or Events board would be more appropriate ...

The US military have for some time been building up their forces in the Middle East in preparation for a war which can not be justified.
There are a number of upcoming events to protest against and to highlight the use of Ireland as a military base for US forces on their way to the Middle East. This is our chance to stand up and let the government know that we strongly object to Ireland's involvement in this war.

The first is a public meeting at 7.30 pm on Wednesay 4th December in Liberty Hall. Dublin. The speakers are:
* Ciaron O Reilly (pacifist from Catholic Worker)
* Eoin Dubsky (activist from Refuelling Peace who recently spray-painted a US war-plane)
* Farah Mokhtare Izadeh (campaigner against Iraqi sanctions)
* Chekhov Feeney (representing the Dublin Grassroots Gathering organising group)
More info: Patrick 087-7939931 or email ggantiwar@yahoo.com


The next event will be a march in Dublin on Saturday 7th December organised by the Irish Anti-War Movement. Demonstrators will assemble at the Central Bank at 2 pm and proceed from there to the US Embassy.


Finally - and most importantly since it is in Shannon that Ireland participates in the US war effort - a national protest takes place at Shannon Airport itself. This demonstration has been organised by Grassroots Gathering and takes place on the following day, Sunday 8th December.

There will be a bus leaving Liberty Hall in Dublin at 9 am on Sunday morning. Tickets for the return trip cost €13 and you can arrange to book a place or get more info, by contacting ggantiwar@yahoo.com or ringing Patrick on 087-7939931.

From Galway, a bus will be leaving from Quadrangle (old building, main entrance of university) at 10.15am. Cost is 10euro (waged), 5euro (unwaged) and free seats for children.To book a seat please phone 087 9935876 or email galwaytoshannon@yahoo.com

Biffa Bacon

Originally posted by Ant
The next event will be a march in Dublin on Saturday 7th December organised by the Irish Anti-War Movement. Demonstrators will assemble at the Central Bank at 2 pm and proceed from there to the US Embassy.

Here's something I don't understand:
Why protest outside the embassy of a foreign power over which you have no influence, when you could much more effectively protest outside the institutions of your own government, over which you have some influence?

(I look forward to the liberation of Iraq by the way)

amp

Hmmm, I don't like announcements like this here.

However I'm going to let this one slide given the amount of Iraq/Al Queda/Bin Ladin type threads in Humanities.

Don't make a habit of this please Ant.

Ant

Originally posted by amp
Hmmm, I don't like announcements like this here.

Don't make a habit of this please Ant.

Apologies.

I have only recently started using boards.ie and I wasn't too sure if this board was the most appropriate one to post this to. I had considered the Politics and Events boards but when I did a search for "protest march", this one gave the most hits.

Is this kind of announcement acceptable on any of the boards or can you or any regular users recommend a more suitable one?

amp

I'm not sure. Technically you're advertising. But you're not a commercial entity. And it's not a Boards Event.

Maybe we need a general events board for this kind of thing. Even so the traffic may not be that high.

I shall consult with the Admins.

Further discussion here