Dublin to have Speakers Square

by jh Tue Mar 16, 2004 01:13

http://www.speakerscorner.net/

a page giving history and trying to develop a speakers corner in every city

who is organising this?

by pc Wed Apr 07, 2004 00:01

Subject: Fw: Speakers Corner, Cearnóg na gCainteoiri
Rossa O Snodaigh
15 Emorville Ave
S.C.R.
Dublin 8
086 8260860
CUIREADH / INVITATION
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Cearnóg na gCainteoirí/ Speakers Square
Temple Bar Square
Temple Bar
Dublin's Cultural Quarter
Temple Bar Properties welcome you and members of your organisation to speak at the opening of Cearnóg na gCainteoirí -The Speakers
Square, on Sunday the 25 of April. Exercise your right to free speech between 12noon and 4pm on that day and on every Sunday thereafter on Temple Bar Square.
Cearnóg na gCainteoirí/Speakers Square is an initiative by Rossa Ó Snodaigh in conjunction with 'Temple Bar Outdoors' to provide a forum for
the city dwellers to address the public on matters that are of
concern to them. They may express opinions, raise the public, share views or simply say some poems.
Cearnóg na gCainteoirí/Speakers Square will be run on a first come first serve basis. Intending speakers will write their names on the back of chalk boards and when their turn arises to speak will write their issues on the front. Speakers will be encouraged to speak in any language, provided it's not foul language. Until a special
dispensation is sought (if it really need be sought), the law of the land will apply as it does nationwide - In that it is an offence to incite hatred or slander anyone in public.
The last time Dublin had a speaker's arena was on Elverys Corner (by
the GPO) up until the 1950ies. The city and the world may have changed since then, but there's been no change in the need for people to voice their views.
Opinions are worse for being repressed and better when they are expressed. So Free your thoughts because small voices can make a big noise.
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
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Where will event take place:
Temple Bar Square
What Day, what time:
Sundays 12pm to 4pm
Who would speak:
Concern groups, Politicians, Phil & Hist Soc's, Political issue
groups, Charities
Informants - Writers, Journalists, Poets, Astrologists, Sooth
Sayers, Preachers etc
and of course all untitled members of the public.
What would they speak about:
Certain topics could be decided in advance by guest speakers but by and large it is better that the impetus comes from those involved.
Management on the day:
1 warden - To set up and write up chalkboards, to greet and to co-ordinate guest speakers and to advise public.
How will it be sustained:
After 6 to 8 months of press, posters flyers and continued
invitations to speakers
it is hoped that it will become it's own self perpetuating entity.
Once a system is in place it will only need to be maintained. Then perhaps it could be put in the care of Dublins' university debating
societies.
Who to contact:
Declan Greaney dgreaney@temple-bar.ie
Gráinne Millar gmillar@temple-bar.ie
Rossa Ó Snodaigh rossaosnodaigh@hotmail.com