Reclaim the Protests

national | miscellaneous | news report Wednesday May 08, 2002 15:54 by Brian Durney - Anarchist Federation Ireland

RECLAIM THE PROTEST TOMORROW NITE FROM GR/SWP

Yes, GR/SWP may have called the protest against police brutality tomorrow night outside of Pearse Street Garda Station. And yes, perhaps they will use the event as some sort of opportunity to force Socialist Worker and "Join GR" material down people's throat. But, do we just stay away and ignore the fact that a part of the states forces attacked ordinary people having a peaceful protest in Dublin on a warm bank holiday monday.

No, we shouldnt, sure GR/SWP called the protest, this doesnt mean it has to be there's. In the spirit of the RTS demo that just passed we could reclaim the protest, outnumber the paper sellers, voice our concerns and show the pigs that when the batton comes down we're not all going to run away and hide.

Would it not be better to join the demonstration tomorrow and show the cops we're not afraid. that we wont stand for violence from the state. Lets show the cops who owns the streets, lets reclaim the protest from GR/SWP and show them up for what they really are, a mass consuming stalinist propaganda machine that eats up all the energy in this movement.