Stop Racist Murders- Chinese and Irish Unite

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Friday February 01, 2002 17:14

by Joe Carolan - Globalise Resistance

globalise_resistance at yahoo dot com

0879032281

RALLY FOR A MULTICULTURAL DUBLIN

People in Dublin have been shocked by the cruel racist murder of Zhao Liu Tao last week. Join the rally starting at the GPO at 12.30pm, this Saturday February 2nd.

Saturdays anti racist Demonstraton was a great success at short notice.
Around 80 people, including many chinese students, came to the GPO on
o'Connell Street to protest
at the racist murder of chinese student Zhao liu Tao.
Zhao liu and his two friends were set upon by five racist thugs last
monday night and Zhoa Liu
died from his horrific injuries, inflicted with a metal bar, on
Thursday
night.
Chinese and Irish people joined together in protest and hundreds of
passers by signed a book of
condolence and a petition to the irish government calling on them to
stop their racist
scapegoating of Immigrants for irelands social problems.
It is this scapegoating of immigrants for housing and job shortages
that
has created an atmosphere
where racist thugs feel confident to carry out this kind of brutal
racist attack.

In the North, we have seen how the bigots of the UDA have targetted Irish school teachers, students and post workers simply because of their nationality. We cannot let the same hatred and fear stalk the streets of Dublin. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of the North to protest the sectarian murder of Danny Mc Colgan- we now need to take that same spirit and stand up for a multicultural Dublin, and tell the racist thugs that people of all colours are welcome here.

We need to isolate the racist bigots and show our solidarity with
immigrants in Ireland -
particularly the Chinese Community, many of whom are now afraid to walk
the streets late at night.
Make sure to join the anti-racist march next saturday Feb. 3rd at
12.30pm at the GPO on O'Connell
Street to make an even louder statement that racist violence will not
be
tolerated on the streets
of Dublin.

Globalise Resistance activists will be meeting up at different times
during the week to cover the
town in posters and distribute leaflets - if you think you can help in
any way please contact
Joe at 087 9032281

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Comments (2 of 2)

Standing united

by subversive yogi - portland imc

Fri Feb 01, 2002 18:36

subversiveyogi at yahoo dot com

Tragic to hear the news of the murder but its also heartwarming to hear that people are united around the world in overcoming racism. Keep it up!

Its great to see Ireland IMC up and running!

Racism and Sectarianism

by shane ocurry

Sat Feb 02, 2002 00:12

shaneocurry at hotmail dot com

A good article chronicling a heartening response to a shameful murder. The comparison to sectarian murders in the north is appropriate,and very welcome, but the terminology is unhelpful. The UDA did not target "Irish school teachers and postal workers" for their "nationality", but culturally Catholic workers for their ethnic identity. A semantic distinction with some political consequences. Keep up the good work.

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