Mayo people v. Minister Dempsey

donegal | summit mobilisations | event notice Friday July 15, 2005 15:22 by Ruairi - Shell to Sea muscailt at yahoo dot com 087 2254239

'Managing our Future'

Please come along to the McGill Summer School in beautiful Glenties, Co. Donegal next
Thursday July 21st at 2pm.

Representatives of the Shell to Sea! campaign in North Mayo will question the Minister for Natural Resources - Noel Dempsey on his 2 hour address on 'Managing the Future'.

The poet Mark Durkan will read from his new book at 4pm and there will also be a
'People's hedge school' on managing our future from 6pm to 9pm.
- Venue TBC.

Info: muscailt@yahoo.com | 087 2254239

Also: McGill summer school 'Can our environment be saved' with John Gormley and others in the morning + 'What can of Europe will we live in' with Garret Fitzgerald, Ruairi Quinn, Mary Lou MacDonald + others in the evening.
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Background

The Shell to Sea campaign in gaining ground as thousands take to the streets across Ireland (Ballina this Saturday, 2pm) protesting, picketing and boycotting Shell and Statoil stations.

The Rossport 5 are still in prison for preventing illegal construction work on their land and construction is still planned to pipe up to 20 Billion Euros worth of gas through high pressure pipelines, over fragile bogland to one of Europe's large gas refineries in scenic North Mayo.

The government have given permission for this dangerous project and have therefore endagered local lives and the environment. They have also negotiated a giveaway deal which means the Irish people will see little or no direct benefit from our own natural resources.

More info: www.shelltosea.com | www.indymedia.ie/mayo | www.freetherossportfive.com

Info on Patrick McGill | Summer school: