Shannon Peace Camp back up and running

by Paul Kinsella - Irish Anti War Movement Sat Mar 22, 2003 21:27 paulkinsella53 at yahoo dot com 53 Lorcan Grove, Santry, Dublin 9, Eire 087-9748511

There was a report on last night's TV3 news about an Anti war march from Galway to Shannon that left Galway yesterday and is due in Shannon tomorrow. Great stuff. If anyone knows anything more about this or who's organising it could they post something up here. Brilliant to see the Shannon Peace Camp set up again.

by laurence Sat Mar 22, 2003 21:37

THe walk is expected to reach ennis tonight and will continue on to shannon airport tomorrow, leaving ennis at 10 am. Please join either in ennis, at shhanon or along the way.

by Maggie - Global Women's Strike Sat Mar 22, 2003 23:22

it was announced at the Galway protest that the peace march would leave Ennis from the O Connell monument in the square at 10am. Nuria Dunne from Iraq told all at the Galway demo about it and with her daughter, was one of those who began the march yesterday. Many more were proposing to join by today and tomorrow.

by Damien Moran - Dublin Catholic Worker 'Pit-Stop Ploughshares' Sun Mar 23, 2003 03:38 dbamoran at hotmail dot com 087 9638398

It's great that the new Peace Camp draws attention to the anti-traveller legislation, which decrees a mobile home/camp must move every 24 hours. Best of luck with your non-violent witness against our complicity in mass slaughter of the innocent and facilitation of technology created to perpetuate the innocent's suffering.

In peaceful loving solidarity,
Damien Moran

by Damien Moran - Dublin Catholic Worker 'Pit-Stop Ploughshares' Sun Mar 23, 2003 03:49 dbamoran at hotmail dot com 087 9638398

Fantastic news about the Peace March. It reminds me of a very beautiful woman who brought the Iraqi plight to our attention during Eoin Dubsky's trial.
Some of you may remember Farah from the US who participated in a 400 km peace walk in Iraq last year and spoke at some of the Anti-War rallies.

She gave a deeply compassionate testimony on the sufferings of the Iraqi peoples, due to the effects of cruel economic sanctions and depleted uranium(radioactive waste) on the health and general welfare of the population.

Congratulations to all who participated; especially to Nuria and family. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and all your loved ones.

In peaceful loving solidarity,
Damien

by ipsiphi Sun Mar 23, 2003 20:55

peace be with ye all.

by Our Saviours - Save the World Tue Mar 25, 2003 23:04

My thoughts are with the Marines and 7th Cav who are out fighting for the freedom of World, and the Iraqui people. They are also fighting for the peace camp wasters so that they can sleep safely by their camp fires.

by Tim Wed Mar 26, 2003 13:12

our thoughts are also with the Marines, Army and all the other military who have been brainwashed into thinking they are fighting for freedom.
I hope they wake up, put down their guns and come back to their families and friends, sorry that they took part in the slaughter of Iraqi people and visiting terror upon them which we are unlikely to see in full on TV.
Our thoughts are foremost with the innocent people of Iraq. caught between a dime-a-dozen regional scumbag like Hussein and a collosal tyrant like Bush.
They talk of freedom while the freedom to walk in a public place and express your opinion is curtailed in my country.
People are arrested / assaulted for taking photographs, harrassed for protesting, followed everywhere they go for telling the truth.
Yeah, George Bush, champion of freedom and justice.

by Shannon man - blah Wed Mar 26, 2003 16:59 blah1234 at hotmail dot com blah blah 086blah blah

Oh Jesus.Peace Campers are coming back to Shannon.I bet the US is shitting itself thinking about it.Nah they have more important things to do like bombing the fuck out of the republican gaurd and others who would oppress and kill the iraqi people,something which you free-loading bleeding hearts are more than happy to let do.Where would the world be today if the British had chossen to ignore the 3rd Reich back 1939.There comes a time when the world must say to despots like Hussien that enough is enough.He had 12 years to disarm and now The Us and the Uk have taken it upon themselves to do that job.My thoughts are with the British and American forces (who are helping to protect my and let us not forget your rights to life liberty and free speech )and the ordinary civilians of iraq.May Allah,Krishna and/or Jesus keep them safe.

by T Barry Wed Mar 26, 2003 17:59

Ignore the trolls. Fair play to you- this is great news. The peace camp and the various direct actions focussed attention on the misuse of Shannon by the state and the US during the build up to the war. Otherwise it would of been a half-forgotten demand at the bottom of drab political posters. Keep up the good work.

by n/a Wed Apr 02, 2003 13:08

Is it possible for anyone to disagree with the bloody status quo without being branded a "troll" or even a secret police agent?
It's well possible that he might believe in what he wrote. Is he not entitled to that?

by greg Wed Apr 02, 2003 14:10

I see the second peace camp in shannon didnt last too long, maybe ye actually figured it out that the local shannon people dont want ye here