Shannon Peace Camp back up and running

national | miscellaneous | news report Saturday March 22, 2003 20:48 by Eoin Dubsky

Keep disrupting business as usual in Shannon Airport!

Campaigners from the Tralee Anti-War group came to Shannon today to restart the Shannon Peace Camp, bearing witness to this insane and immoral war as it passes through Ireland to Iraq. They hope people from around the country will come to Shannon Airport and join the ad-hoc initiative in a spirit of nonviolence and solidarity.

Today they met with Connor from the Shannon Peace House, and were shown around the area for places to set-up camp. They’re camped opposite the old site, which was today cordoned off with tall metal fencing. Please come and support if you can. Just come on over. Call the Shannon Peace House on 061-365871 for info or visit http://www.shannonpeacecamp.org/

The area is swarming with gardai. Police surveillance has reached the point where we can leave the front door of the Peace House wide open and go away for the day, safe in the knowledge that it is being monitored constantly by Co. Clare’s finest. :-) Seriously though, when power is unmasked it never looks nice, and the swarming police, soldiers, fences and razor wire are just that.