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clare / anti-war / imperialism Sunday December 29, 2002 03:08 by IMC Editorial Group
The monitoring of Shannon Airport continues with new reports of foreign planes in the Aer Lingus
colours and the establishment of a Womens No To War camp.Much coverage has been given to previous actions at Shannon but the trial notes of Eoin Dubsky for spray painting a plane at the airport are also well worth a read. As well as Eoins notes, Tim Hourigan contributes an excellent commentary on what is turning out to be a court test of whether activists have a "lawful excuse..." for actions which resist the war. After a long day of testimony with 13 people taking the witness stand, and a detailed legal submission by the defense, the case has been adjourned until next year.
clare / anti-war / imperialism Sunday December 15, 2002 21:55 by IMC Editorial Group
As the US military continues to use Shannon airport to refuel enroute to Afghanistan, anti-war groups have converged on the outfields and the infields, with one person running into the path of a US warplane. 2
arrests were made as protestors ripped down
fencing and were tackled by Gardaí.Full report and photos from one of the protests on saturday 15th December. Taoiseach Bertie Ahern illegally sanctioned the use of Shannon airport without the
consent of the Dáil or People of Ireland. This directly
contravenes Article 28.3.1 of the Irish Constitution, which reads: "War shall not be declared and the State Shall not participate in any war save with the assent of Dáil Eireann". US military forces have been using Shannon at least as early as
September 30th. One of the first peace
vigils
was held on 25th september.
national / anti-war / imperialism Sunday December 01, 2002 17:17 by IMC Editorial Group
 Ireland is gearing up for an unprecedented burst of Anti-War activity in
December. Here is a digest of recent stories on the IMC Ireland Newswire.
international / miscellaneous Friday November 22, 2002 02:57 by IMC Editorial Group
Caoimhe Butterly was shot in the leg by soldiers firing live ammunition in the Jenin refugee camp this morning. A British UN Official was also shot dead. This is the second time Caoimhe has been injured this year by the Israeli Defence Forces. She is in Palestine acting as a human rights monitor as are several other Irish Citizens. IMC Ireland has published a lot of personal accounts from Irish citizens who have travelled to Palestine in Solidarity with the Palestinian people over the last few days and months. Some of the most up to date are linked to below. More complete information on the Irish Volunteers in Palestine, some of whom have been deported in the last couple of weeks, can be found at the website of the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign.
Interview with Caoimhe Today link
galway / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday November 19, 2002 15:29 by IMC Editorial Group
An event of gypsy and world music cancelled by Taylor's bar, in Galway, on
racist grounds went ahead in Richardson's pub in mid November with many
musicians and activists from different groups taking part.
Organisers report that, "We went to the door of Taylor's bar to inform
people that the event had been relocated.
"Some people asked the management why it had been cancelled. We are willing
to hear the responses they got and to have a meeting to try to reach
consensus as to what actions must follow on grounds of Taylor's response.
It is clear to us that a public acknowledgement that a mistake has been
made and a willingness to host similar events (without censoring the
mention of gypsies travellers or activists) would be acceptable. Otherwise
the issue will be brought to the equality authority."
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