Dublin Grassroots Network meeting Sunday 5th 2pm

by Barry Tue Aug 31, 2004 13:03

The right wesite address is http://struggle.ws/dgn/index.php but its really out of date

by Ciaron - DCW Fri Sep 03, 2004 10:06

DCW Contact
- 087 918 4552
-Postal-we're hoping to move real soon
-www.ploughsharesireland.org
[email protected]

+If you'd like to connect and help make this stuff happen, please get in contact.

* This is a skelton of anti-war acivities initiated by the Dublin Catholic Worker.
**Refinements, specifics & updates will be sent out soon.
***The idea of putting this skelton out is that others may consider the times when planning their own events. If they wish to avoid double-booking or coincide etc.

-Specific events may be co-sponsored & organised by other groups eg.Afri, FEIC, AWI, Latin American Centre, Cork Anti-War, Pit Stop Ploughshares who may wish to get involved.

RESPECTFULLY REMEMBERING THE DEAD,
NONVIOLENTLY DEFENDING THELIVING!


*BODY BAGS AND READING OUT OF THE NAMES OF THE DEAD AT U.S. EMBASSY
Saturday September 11th. 10am-12noon
Vigil will start at 10 am, Die In and Reading Nam,es of the Dead at 11 am
US Embassy, Dublin
Body Bags Action & Reading the Namesof the Dead

-Introductory Native American ritual (to be confirmed.
-Die In & Body Bags (Black Plastic) employed as theatre (used effectively on the road to Dromoland & Shannon Airport) during recent Bush visit.
-Reading some of the names of the war dead - Sept.11New York City, Afghanistan, Iraq
-Harpist (to be confirmed).
-Report back from nonviolent anti-war resistance at the NYC Republican Convention from Harry Browne (to be confirmed)

INITIAL WEEKLY ANT-WAR VIGIL AT U.S EMBASSY
Monday Sept. 13th. 5-7 pm
-Reading the names of U.S.soldierskilled in Iraq.
-Reading the names of Iraqis killed by the U.S.military.

*This anti-war vigil will be maintained on a weekly basis (Mondays 5pm-7pm)
until October 25th.

PIT STOP PLOUGHSHARES AT THE FOUR COURTS
Monday October 11th./ Colombus Day
"Remembering 500+ Yearsof Genocide - From the Iriqois to the Iraqis"

9am - Gather atSpire in O'Connel St.
-Wear Black
-Proceed to the Four Courts with the 5 Ploughshares Defendants

-Personal Testimonies of U.S. Genocide in the Americas & Beyond
*North America
*Peru
*Venezuala
*Chile
*Colombia
*Chiapas
*El Salvador
*Haiti
*Nicaragua
*Polynesia
*Palestine
*Iraq
*East Timor
(Time and place of testimoniesto be confirmed- could be at U.S. Embassy at Monday vigil. Will contact Latin American Centre to see if they wish to co-organise)



SOLIDARITY VIGIL AT DAIL WITH MARY KELLY ON TRIAL IN ENNIS
Monday October 19th.
There will be a solidarity vigil at the Dail. This is the first day of the Ennis trial of Mary Kelly charges arising from her anti-war disarmament action at Shannon Airport.

SPEAKING TOUR OF IRELAND - U.S. ANTI-WAR ACTIVIST CARMEN TROTTA
October 26th.- Nov.7th.
Carmen Trotta
-Italian/Irish-American from New York City.
-has lived and worked at the CW homeless shelter & soup kitchen on the lower east side of Manhatten since 1988.
-also lived and worked at Jonah House nonviolent resistance community in Baltimore (www.jonahhouse.org)
-in 2001 was working full time as an organiser for the War Resisters League (WRL) in New York City
-from the roof of the WRL he saw the second World Trade Centre tower fall
-CW homeless shelter & soup kitchen where he lives located in the militarised zone that was set up after the 911 attack.
-was a key organiser in the peace movement's 2002 memorial for victims of the 911 attack.

Carmen Trotta has been involved in civil disobedience & nonviolent resistance to
-U.S.nuclear war preparations
-U.S.wars on Latin America
-the School of the Americas (www.soaw.org)
-U.N. initiated/U.S.enforced sanctions on Iraq.
-"zero tolerance" attacks & criminalistation of the homeless in New York City.
-unlawful killings by the NYPD

Carmen has been on peace movement delegations to
-Colombia
-Cuba
-Rikers Island

Carmen is an excellent spaker and has a fine singing voice. He performs Phil Ochs/Johnny Cash/Elvis

It is hoped to have public meetings & performances with Carmen Trotta in Derry, Belfast, Dublin, Galway, Cork & Shannon Airport.

RETURN TO SHANNON
Sunday Oct. 31st 1 pm

RESPECTFULLY REMEMBERING THE DEAD,
NONVIOLENTLY DEFENDING THELIVING!

Body Bags Action & Reading the Names of the Dead

-Introductory Native American ritual (to be confirmed.)
-Die In & Body Bags (Black Plastic) employed as theatre (used effectively on the road to Dromoland & Shannon Airport) during recent Bush visit.
-Reading some of the names of the war dead - Sept.11New York City, Afghanistan, Iraq
and other activities to be confirmed.
-Will see if DGN, Cork Anti-War etc. are interested


PIT STOP PLOUGHSHARES BENEFIT
*Last week of Oct or first week of Nov

SOLIDARITY WITH SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS RESISTANCE
Nov. 16th. U.S. Embassy Dublin
-ideally this would include an Irish crew going to the 3 day gathering and trespass at Ft. Bennin Georgia (last N16 10,000 folks gathered, 50 arrested see www.soaw.org )
In 2002 we organised a solidarity event with Latin American Centre with 60 folks turing up..some Americans who had been arretsed at SOA in previous years, many Irish folks who had worked in Latin America, Jesuit community whose 6 brothers were slain by graduates of AOA on Nov 16 1989 in El Salvador