Welcoming George....

galway | anti-war / imperialism | event notice Tuesday March 30, 2004 08:57 by Maratist - Galway Grassroots

Organisation for the EU-US Summit....

You are cordially invited to the beginning of George W. Bush’s worst nightmare…

(black hoodie/protest dress de rigeur)

What: A meeting to implement the following proposals coming from Galway Grassroots (subsequently modified by a meeting of individuals from various anti-wargroups in Dublin on the 21st):

(1) That when Dubya comes we go to Shannon….

Why: All indications are he is going to be using the airport, and more importantly imperialism’s troops are there all the time (furthermore we know the airport, and know where it is, as opposed to finding out 3 days
before hand where the summit will take place). This does not preclude other actions elsewhere, just that our main emphasis should be on Shannon, and also that
we need this to be a part of building a long term resistance for when there is a Democlian in the White House, and not just an anti-Bush flash in the pan.

(2) That to get ready we need to establish broad working groups to fulfil specific tasks:

(broad means you are welcome, these are intended to encompass people within and without the network around the Grassroots Gathering)

Such as – Finance

Legal Support

Defendant Support
(for the prior estalbishment of arrangements including a fund to contribute to legal costs/fines/rent)

Publicity (national and international)
(to be broad based and include Top Oil Boycott as an'entry point')

Outreach (getting other groups involved)

Technical (doing web stuff)

Accommodation

This is not an action planning meeting (yes there needs to be one of those too!!!), this is not time for long winded debate and discussion – have it over a
pint later, this is a meeting for implementation of those proposals, that is to say we break up into a publicity group, a finance group, etc… on the day and start drawing up concrete plans and allotting responsibilities.

But I can’t make it…

O.K. if you want to come on board contact:
[email protected] and let us know what you
are volunteering to contribute.

errr you forgot to tell us when….

Next Saturday: April 3rd, 2pm, in The Hub, NUI Galway
(that’s the university formerly known as UCG)
(for a map go to grassrootsgathering.freeservers.com)

O.K. Folks that’s the stick, and the carrot is that night we are having a fundraiser with ska/soul djs in Richardsons - details follow.



A bit of history:
Formerly NUIG Ecology Society was the Galway wing of the Grassroots Network, here’s it’s ‘end of year’ report for the academic year 2002-2003 (i.e. ending inMay ’03)

http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?id=49686&start=0

Subsequently the Sixth Grassroots Gathering was held in Galway in November ’03, here’s some photo reports from it:

http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=62090

http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=62122

(the agenda is up on
grassrootsgathering.freeservers.com)

And in the last while a Galway Grassroots group has been set up, encompassing both the university and the regional college as well as the city and it’s rural hinterland. Here’s us making trouble in Dublin:

http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=63984

http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=63959