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Shannon Solidarity Vigil Thgurs 8.30 a.m. -10.30 a.m. national |
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 Wednesday May 07, 2003 23:18 by Ciaron O'Reilly - Dublin Catholic Worker
 Solidarity Vigil outside GPO 8.30 - 10.30 a.m. Thursday with folks in court in Clare over resistance at Shannon Airport.
There will be a solidarity vigil outside the GPO from 8.30 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. We will collect donations for the travel and legal expenses of the defendants, feel free to drop in. More info. 087 918 4552 RESISTANCE CONTINUES, GOOD FRIDAY PEACE ACTIVISTS ENTER SHANNON AIRPORT Two members of the radical anti-war Catholic Worker Movement (see www.catholicworker.org) were arrested inside Shannon Airport in the early hours of Good Friday. Jenny Hannon of Dublin and Martin McGowan of Sligo were detained by airport security and police after making their way into the airfield. They had constructed a shrine to the Iraqis slain in the recent U.S. military assault, conducted the Catholic Office of the Dead and planted a bed of potatoes. By 3.45am they were still airside, where they continued their libation at the edge of the runway in peace. Jenny Hannon stated, "By allowing refueling of U.S. military flights at Shannon, Ireland is now co-operating with a huge armed robbery of Iraqi resources to be plundered. The entire infrastructure of Iraqi society - deliberately destroyed by U.S./U.K. bombs in the Gulf Wars - faces privatisation by U.S. corporations - water, roads, hospitals, etc. "We remember the dead and dying, and plant potatoes as a symbol of new life, returning the land occupied by Shannon Airport to a proper relationship with a God of Life and Love." (see www.refuelingpeace.org) Martin McGowan continued, "This is a continuation of the ploughshares prophesy unleashed at Shannon in February. The prophet Micah (Ch. 4:4) promises a vision of economic justice as the flipside to nonviolent disarmament - where "we shall sit under our vine and fig tree, next to our potato patch, in peace and unafraid. It is traditional in the west of Ireland to plant potatos on Good Friday. The spade is mightier than the sword!" In early February five other members of the Catholic Worker Movement were arrested after disarming a U.S. Navy warplane at Shannon Airport. Karen Fallon will accept bail later today, joining the other four bailed awaiting trial. (see www.ploughsharesireland.org)
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Yep Dublin GPO!
Are you going to support Mary Kelly as well? She needs our support, as do those fined and banned from Clare last week.
We're encouraging folks to hit the streets whenver seomone is in court for Shannon, Martin and Jenny are up Thursday in Tulla (I think?)
Do what you can, don't wait for us!
Damian and I vigilled in beautiful sunshine.
A guy who knew me from z gave 20 euro donation to the defendants. Another guy from my neighborhod in Briz Vegas also bumped into us, a woman who spent four years in jail in Saudi Arabia after being framed by the lcal cops joined the vigil and a lot of other good interractions.
Jenny and Martin's case has been adjourned to June, another Shannon resister has been placed in Limerick prison for breaking bail conditions, Caimhe Butterly is profiled inn the lates "Phoenix" 'zine.
The Dublin CW will continue with it's Monday vigils outside the GPO 4 p.m. - 5.30 a.m. We will also be doing liturgies/ with a rad study of Mark's gospel using the comeentary by Ched Myers on Monday nights at 6 p.m....if interested get in contact.
well u would hold a vigil in sunshine cos u have f**k all else to do with your time u lay-a-bout. as for the 20 euro donation, he was probably a good samaritan having pity on a bum like you. how many flagons of cider did ya get for it??
Well Mr. Jinks, I arrived at the vigil after completing a 10 pm - 8.30 a.m. shift at the homeless shelter where I work fulltime.
Walked down in the wonderful sunshine with a resident and met four other residents down there ...who surprise surprise exhibit a lot more compassion and intelligence than yourself...at least they can spell fuck correctly and know their names.
Yep over the course of the next hours we had jerk offs like your good self driving by telling us to get a job, like you they confuse having a job with work, like you they confuse cynicism with wisdom, like you they are cowards and white boyz revelling in their ignorance and prejudice, taking ther predictable frustrations out on soft targets. Meanwhile back in the real world, we try our best. Luvyadude