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National demonstration at Shannon, Saturday, 21 June

category national | miscellaneous | news report author Thursday May 22, 2003 21:59author by Fintan Lane - Cork Anti-War Campaignauthor email corkantiwar at hotmail dot comauthor phone 087 1258325 Report this post to the editors

March to Shannon terminal from town centre on Saturday, 21 June. Assemble at Shannon town centre at 2pm.

Within the past few days, Aer Rianta has admitted that over 50,000 US troops passed through Shannon airport in the first four months of this year. Irish government complicity with the US killing machine continues and the illegal occupation of Iraq is being actively assisted. The anti-war movement needs to refocus on this complicity and, in practical terms, that means highlighting the abuse of Shannon airport.

The Irish Anti-War Movement (IAWM) is currently considering simultaneous demonstrations at Baldonnel, Shannon, and Rayleon (Derry), to be held sometime during August. These protests should be supported by all anti-war activists. However, the Cork Anti-War Campaign (CAWC) feels that a protest at Shannon is needed (sooner rather than later) in order to indicate our disgust at its continued misuse. Hence, we are taking the initiative and organising a national demonstration at Shannon to held on Saturday, 21 June. We will be contacting anti-war groups throughout the country to encourage them to mobilise for this demonstration, and we will provide the infrastructure on the day.

The march is scheduled to assemble at Shannon town centre at 2pm before heading off to the airport. We intend to keep things simple at the airport: there will be two or three speakers (including, we hope, one from the IAWM and one from the Grassroots Network) and then the mike will be 'open' for a set period of time. We intend this rally to be as inclusive as possible and everybody will have an opportunity to say their piece. Following the 'open mike' there will be live music before the event finishes, perhaps about 6pm or thereabouts.

This is an important time for the Irish anti-war movement. For many people, the war on Iraq is over and appeared relatively bloodless - we hear little of the thousands of Iraqis who were killed and the occupation is portrayed widely in the mainstream media as an act of liberation. Not surprisingly, a recent opinion poll showed a shifting of attitudes regarding Shannon. We need to be ensure that our arguments are also heard, and we need to let the government know that we haven't forgotten about their hijacking of an Irish civilian airport for US military purposes. A march of a few hundred people at Shannon would be enough to make this point. Obviously, a return to Shannon, by itself, won't win this campaign but it would be hugely symbolic.

It is important that everybody gets to Shannon on Saturday, 21 June. Hire a bus, go by car, plane, or donkey, but get there! We need to make this demonstration as big as possible. We would also like it to have a 'festive' feel, so street theatre, jugglers, musicians, and so on, would be especially welcome. Care/act.

Fintan Lane,
Chairperson,
Cork Anti-War Campaign

Related Link: http://www.harlequincafe.net/corkantiwar

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   About time we got back to Shannnon!     Raul    Fri May 23, 2003 01:34 
   Baldonnel a waste of time     Cleutus    Fri May 23, 2003 04:01 
   WASTE OF TIME     SHANNON WORKER    Fri May 23, 2003 06:59 
   Lord Haugh Haugh     Durutti    Fri May 23, 2003 09:51 
   Welcome move     Andrew    Fri May 23, 2003 12:41 
   Andrew     Durutti    Fri May 23, 2003 12:57 
   Blameless Airport Police     airport rent-a-cop    Fri May 23, 2003 14:45 
   Socialist Party     Dominic Haugh    Fri May 23, 2003 19:36 
   Please, an end to the SP-centered bickering     Phuq Hedd    Fri May 23, 2003 19:52 
 10   Bicker Bicker     Irony is dying    Fri May 23, 2003 20:13 
 11   Ref: Phuq Hedd - Here Here! - ENOUGH! - Its getting boring...     Anonymous    Sat May 24, 2003 15:41 
 12   Lord Haugh Haugh     Durutti    Sat May 24, 2003 19:01 
 13   Where Do They Get Off?     Magneto    Sat May 24, 2003 19:23 
 14   Dont Trust Them     Tom Luby    Sat May 24, 2003 19:29 
 15   Magento     Irony is dying    Sat May 24, 2003 19:43 
 16   Plenty Of Proof That SP Are Not Socialist     Magneto    Sat May 24, 2003 20:06 
 17   SP Lies     Magneto    Sat May 24, 2003 20:11 
 18   The Labour Party's 'socialist' credentials     Irony is dying    Sat May 24, 2003 20:17 
 19   Yeah, but when you've finished bitching, are any of you lot going to Shannon on 21st June?     Curious    Sat May 24, 2003 21:24 
 20   A great idea!     Dublin activist    Sun May 25, 2003 00:29 
 21   Well done Cork     Justin Morahan    Sun May 25, 2003 03:46 
 22   Nice one Cork folks.     Tim    Sun May 25, 2003 13:50 
 23   Well done Cork for taking the initiative     Ant    Sun May 25, 2003 20:11 
 24   Come On The Peoples Republic     pat c    Mon May 26, 2003 10:12 
 25   SOS     pat c    Wed May 28, 2003 17:32 


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