Peace Vigil - Demilitarise Shannon -Monday, 4-6pm, Oct. 4th

dublin | anti-war / imperialism | event notice Saturday October 02, 2004 04:01 by Dublin Catholic Worker dublincatholicworker at yahoo dot com Rialto Monday Vigil -087 9638398 General - 087 9184552

Peace Vigil - Demilitarise Shannon -Monday, 4-6pm, Oct. 4th

Event - Monday, 4-6pm October 4th 2004

*Peace Vigil *Irish Aviation Authority-Demilitarise Shannon Airport
by Dublin Catholic Worker/Pit Stop Ploughshares
phone: 087 9638398

Irish Aviation Authority, Burgh Quay, Dublin City Centre

The peace vigil will continue on a weekly basis (Monday 4pm-6pm) as a lead up to a return to Shannon Airport - 1 pm Sun. Oct 31st .

Vigils will include
-reading the names of U.S.soldiers killed in Iraq.
-reading the names of Iraqis killed by the U.S.military.
10,000 U.S. troops pass through Shannon Airport a month. They commute to the invasion, occupation and plunder of Iraq. Many have returned in body bags, with amputations and mental health issues.

Many U.S. troops who have passed through Shannon Airport have been invlolved in killing & torture of Iraq civilians.

The Irish Aviation Authority (www.iaa.ie)continues to profit from providing a pit stop for the U.S. war machine at Shanon Airport.

*Guantanámo Bay Express uses Shannon Airport
by Tim Hourigan - M.A.M.A.

http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=66763

*Guantanámo/Shannon Protest @ Dáil Éireann, Sept. 29th '04

http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=66819

Christmas Nonviolent Action at Irish Aviation Authority-Report and Photos

http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?id=62761

http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?id=62761

Ramadam Nonviolent Action at the Irish Aviation Authority-Report & Photos

http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=61979

http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=61979


Check out more information on the Dublin Catholic Worker at
www.geocities.com/dublincatholicworker

and background on Feb. '03 ploughshares action at Shannon Airport at
http://www.ploughsharesireland.org

CALENDAR OF ANTI-WAR ACTIVITIES THROUGH OCTOBER-NOVEMBER.

Contact: 087 9184552

*PIT STOP PLOUGHSHARES AT THE FOUR COURTS
Monday October 11th./ Columbus Day
"Remembering 500+ Years of Genocide - From the Iroquois to the Iraqis"

9am - Gather at Spire on O'Connell St.
-Wear Black (if possible)
-Proceed to the Four Courts with the 5 Ploughshares Defendants

U.S. Embassy Columbus Day Vigil, OCT. 11th, 5-7pm

"Remembering 500+ Years of Genocide - From the Iroquois to the Iraqis

-Personal Testimonies of U.S. Genocide in the Americas & Beyond

*North America
*Peru
*Venezuala
*Chile
*Colombia
*Chiapas
*El Salvador
*Haiti
*Nicaragua
*Polynesia
*Palestine
*Iraq
*East Timor
(Time and place of testimonies to be confirmed-



SOLIDARITY VIGIL AT DAIL WITH MARY KELLY ON TRIAL IN ENNIS
Monday October 18th.
There will be a solidarity vigil at the Dail. This is the first day of the Ennis trial of Mary Kelly charges arising from her anti-war disarmament action at Shannon Airport.

SPEAKING TOUR OF IRELAND - U.S. ANTI-WAR ACTIVIST CARMEN TROTTA
October 26th.- Nov.7th.
Carmen Trotta
-Italian/Irish-American from New York City.
-has lived and worked at the CW homeless shelter & soup kitchen on the lower east side of Manhatten since 1988.
-also lived and worked at Jonah House nonviolent resistance community in Baltimore (www.jonahhouse.org)
-in 2001 was working full time as an organiser for the War Resisters League (WRL) in New York City
-from the roof of the WRL he saw the second World Trade Centre tower fall
-CW homeless shelter & soup kitchen where he lives located in the militarised zone that was set up after the 911 attack.
-was a key organiser in the peace movement's 2002 memorial for victims of the 911 attack.

Carmen Trotta has been involved in civil disobedience & nonviolent resistance to
-U.S.nuclear war preparations
-U.S.wars on Latin America
-the School of the Americas (www.soaw.org)
-U.N. initiated/U.S.enforced sanctions on Iraq.
-"zero tolerance" attacks & criminalistation of the homeless in New York City.
-unlawful killings by the NYPD

Carmen has been on peace movement delegations to
-Colombia
-Cuba
-Rikers Island

Carmen is an excellent spaker and has a fine singing voice. He performs Phil Ochs/Johnny Cash/Elvis

It is hoped to have public meetings & performances with Carmen Trotta in Derry, Belfast, Dublin, Galway, Cork & Shannon Airport.

RETURN TO SHANNON
Sunday Oct. 31st 1 pm

RESPECTFULLY REMEMBERING THE DEAD,
NONVIOLENTLY DEFENDING THELIVING!

Body Bags Action & Reading the Names of the Dead

-Introductory Native American ritual (to be confirmed.)
-Die In & Body Bags (Black Plastic) employed as theatre (used effectively on the road to Dromoland & Shannon Airport) during recent Bush visit.
-Reading some of the names of the war dead - Sept.11New York City, Afghanistan, Iraq
and other activities to be confirmed.


PIT STOP PLOUGHSHARES BENEFIT
*Last week of Oct or first week of Nov

SOLIDARITY WITH SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS RESISTANCE
Nov. 16th. U.S. Embassy Dublin
-ideally this would include an Irish crew going to the 3 day gathering and trespass at Ft. Bennin Georgia (last N16 10,000 folks gathered, 50 arrested see www.soaw.org )
In 2002 we organised a solidarity event with Latin American Centre with 60 folks turing up..some Americans who had been arretsed at SOA in previous years, many Irish folks who had worked in Latin America, Jesuit community whose 6 brothers were slain by graduates of AOA on Nov 16 1989 in El Salvador

Check out more information on the Dublin Catholic Worker at
www.geocities.com/dublincatholicworker

and background on Feb. '03 ploughshares action at Shannon Airport at
http://www.ploughsharesireland.org