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Racists heckle last night's Afghan solidarity vigil. Where was the Left?

category dublin | racism & migration related issues | feature author Thursday May 18, 2006 11:34author by Fintan Lane - Anti-War Ireland Report this post to the editors

Kids standing by their schoolmates face racist abuse

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This evening's anti-war vigil outside St Patrick's Cathedral attracted roughly 30 to 40 participants, including a number of schoolkids who had maintained a presence since 2pm. Just before the vigil began, one of these kids fainted and had to be removed by ambulance for medical attention.

Throughout the vigil - and for some time before - those there in solidarity, including the schoolkids, were subjected to repeated taunts, abuse and racist chants from a group of local teenagers.

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The number of people who turned out for the vigil was disappointing. Members of Anti-War Ireland, Cosantoiri Siochana, Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Pitstop Ploughshares, WSM, Grassroots Dissent, Residents Against Racism, and other groups, were present. Many activists, however, were conspicuous by their absence. Especially disappointing was the non-appearance of many anti-war and socialist activists, who one would expect to be there. Certainly, some activists had prior engagements - or had turned out for the 12.30pm vigil - and some had sent their apologies in advance. However, that goes nowhere near explaining the poor turnout both last night and tonight. Where are the activists from the so-called 'far-left' parties? The non-appearance of members of mainstream parties is scarcely surprising, but where is Ireland's revolutionary left?

This absence, in my opinion, needs to be explained. One depressing outcome of the poor solidarity has been the growing confidence of a racist minority. Last night, one lone nutcase paraded with a 'Send the Taliban Back!' placard; tonight a sizeable gang of racists youths persistently harrassed those standing vigil. A number of the kids, there to support their schoolmate, were almost in tears as they faced repeated shouts of racial abuse. It was an ugly situation that could have descended into violence.

The only way to face down such behaviour is for anti-war, socialist and anti-racist activists to mobilise, to build the vigil, and to make the racist minority irrelevant by sheer weight of numbers. As things stand, the left and sections of the anti-war movement are failing in their duty to extend tangible solidarity to the Afghan hunger strikers. It doesn't matter whether people support the tactic used; the men's demands are entirely reasonable and must be visibly supported. Words of support are not enough; activists must attend the vigils.

The solidarity vigils will continue daily at 12.30pm and at 6.30pm. It is absolutely essential that people turn up for both these events. What happened tonight cannot be allowed to happen again! Our numbers will make these people irrelevant, so be there at 6.30pm tomorrow night, and every night thereafter!

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 #   Title   Author   Date 
 1   Disturbing trends     Deirdre Clancy    Wed May 17, 2006 23:03 
 2   where the left fail the righ prepare to attack     antifa    Wed May 17, 2006 23:07 
 3   racist abuse at st patrick's cathedral vigil     raymond deane    Wed May 17, 2006 23:16 
 4   On September 27, 2003 I asked     redjade    Wed May 17, 2006 23:27 
 5   Pictures of the "youngsters" and their older "friends" please     risible    Wed May 17, 2006 23:38 
 6   the english BNP man and his gang of racists     concerned community against racism    Wed May 17, 2006 23:50 
 7   Garda response     Caoimhe    Wed May 17, 2006 23:59 
 8   Where are the rank & file Christians? Sanctuary as a Christian Tradition.     Ciaron    Thu May 18, 2006 00:11 
 9   Stay proactive, not reactiive- don't serve the State.     Keep cool    Thu May 18, 2006 00:23 
 10   Tommorrow     ('',)    Thu May 18, 2006 00:25 
 11   Sage advice...     JJ    Thu May 18, 2006 00:27 
 12   Yes     ('',)    Thu May 18, 2006 00:30 
 13   Response to 2 previous comments     Stay cool    Thu May 18, 2006 00:34 
 14   neo nazi     anti-fascist    Thu May 18, 2006 00:37 
 15   "boys will be boys"     not a boy    Thu May 18, 2006 01:25 
 16   Unlawful comments?     Coilín    Thu May 18, 2006 01:54 
 17   Response to "not a boy"     Stay cool    Thu May 18, 2006 02:11 
 18   Caught...     Shutterbug    Thu May 18, 2006 02:13 
 19   Please keep positive     Dermot L    Thu May 18, 2006 03:41 
 20   Engage with them individually     Larry    Thu May 18, 2006 04:34 
 21   ROFLMFAO     observer    Thu May 18, 2006 09:45 
 22   Turn up for the vigils     Fintan Lane    Thu May 18, 2006 10:20 
 23   Nobody suggested violence     Deirdre Clancy    Thu May 18, 2006 10:36 
 24   Clarification     Deirdre Clancy    Thu May 18, 2006 10:37 
 25   Totally agree     Davy Carlin    Thu May 18, 2006 10:38 
 26   Sad, sad     observer    Thu May 18, 2006 11:02 
 27   Support the Vigils     Dave    Thu May 18, 2006 11:03 
 28   Don't make me laugh Dave     Anon    Thu May 18, 2006 11:16 
 29   AFA (pers cap)     pat c    Thu May 18, 2006 11:18 
 30   Details please     Interested    Thu May 18, 2006 12:25 
 31   Demo On Saturday     pat c    Thu May 18, 2006 12:41 
 32   Anti-fascist watch     Renton    Thu May 18, 2006 12:53 
 33   Rights     puzzled    Thu May 18, 2006 13:08 
 34   Can I just say...     Frankie    Thu May 18, 2006 13:33 
 35   UNHCR     John    Thu May 18, 2006 14:19 
 36   Non-refoulement     Taj    Thu May 18, 2006 14:29 
 37   daily mail     young anarchist    Thu May 18, 2006 14:31 
 38   And no laws!! Anarchism is the way!     Mark McNally    Thu May 18, 2006 14:41 
 39   Call to arms     Pa    Thu May 18, 2006 14:49 
 40   There's no such thing as a racist is there - just patriots!     Markie Mark    Thu May 18, 2006 14:52 
 41   News from the cathedral 13.45     MichaelY    Thu May 18, 2006 14:55 
 42   Dont be ridiculous     Mark McNally    Thu May 18, 2006 15:00 
 43   "It's not like the end of the world for them" A response to Mark McNally     Starstruck    Thu May 18, 2006 15:00 
 44   -     Markie Mark    Thu May 18, 2006 15:07 
 45   Fiction can be fun!     Mark McNally    Thu May 18, 2006 15:09 
 46   Mark comes clean     Markie Mark    Thu May 18, 2006 15:13 
 47   Info     DD    Thu May 18, 2006 15:19 
 48   Re:Afghanistan     MichaelY    Thu May 18, 2006 15:23 
 49   Vigil at 12.30     Jonah    Thu May 18, 2006 15:39 
 50   Please don't feed the BNP racists :)     Corkboyzz    Thu May 18, 2006 15:42 
 51   Irish Times poll     immortal terrier    Thu May 18, 2006 15:44 
 52   To "Corkboyzz"     Wha?    Thu May 18, 2006 15:49 
 53   solidarity     ED    Thu May 18, 2006 15:51 
 54   "You are, after all, supposed to be journalists, not demonstrators."     immortal terrier    Thu May 18, 2006 15:52 
 55   Wednesday's Dáil Adjournemnt Debate Transcript     Ciarán Cuffe    Thu May 18, 2006 18:04 
 56   In all fairness...     Sp member    Thu May 18, 2006 18:34 
 57   Racist?     Anon    Thu May 18, 2006 18:38 
 58   Immigration controls are racist...oh yeah and theres also Shannon     J    Thu May 18, 2006 18:42 
 59   SP Member     pat c    Thu May 18, 2006 18:42 
 60   J     pat c    Thu May 18, 2006 18:53 
 61   Sieving info from Dail debate     anon    Thu May 18, 2006 19:02 
 62   correction     badman    Thu May 18, 2006 19:03 
 63   Asylum seekers shifted one country over by Decisive McDowell?     anon    Thu May 18, 2006 19:20 
 64   On racism and a windbag     Spinning Quickly    Thu May 18, 2006 19:30 
 65   engaging     liz    Thu May 18, 2006 19:46 
 66   immigrants in their own city     OTR    Thu May 18, 2006 21:01 
 67   No "all in"     Mc Grazzy    Thu May 18, 2006 21:13 
 68   Just seeing     Indy Fan    Thu May 18, 2006 21:34 
 69   We won't be there     Sean    Thu May 18, 2006 21:39 
 70   House prices     Pete    Thu May 18, 2006 22:24 
 71   Support the community by supporting the hunger strikers     GPJ    Thu May 18, 2006 23:01 
 72   WHAT?     Dean    Thu May 18, 2006 23:30 
 73   RE :Dean     GPJ    Thu May 18, 2006 23:56 
 74   solidarity     Old Red    Fri May 19, 2006 00:30 
 75   Constructive criticism     A.P.    Fri May 19, 2006 09:33 
 76   Police surrounding St Patricks Cathedral     soundmigratrion    Fri May 19, 2006 09:44 
 77   Adequate resources before asylum     Mc Grazzy    Fri May 19, 2006 16:22 
 78   Adequete resources     Joe Black    Fri May 19, 2006 16:32 
 79   Re: McGrazzy     GPJ    Fri May 19, 2006 16:44 
 80   To Joe Black     Mc Grazzy    Fri May 19, 2006 17:19 
 81   SANCTUARY and the LAW !     Mick Butler    Fri May 19, 2006 17:42 
 82   Re: McGrazzy     GPJ    Fri May 19, 2006 17:43 
 83   mcgrazzy     pat c    Fri May 19, 2006 18:22 
 84   Re : Pat c     Kiddo    Fri May 19, 2006 19:57 
 85   Fascist?     sovietpop    Fri May 19, 2006 21:49 
 86   Racists at St Patricks     sovietpop    Fri May 19, 2006 22:12 
 87   do AFA actually exist?     ob    Sat May 20, 2006 00:34 
 88   BNP Nazis seen off     AFA/RAR    Sat May 20, 2006 00:42 
 89   -     -    Sat May 20, 2006 00:54 
 90   how we forget     taj    Sat May 20, 2006 01:45 
 91   ff     ebw5    Sat May 20, 2006 03:26 
 92   Wha?     ohdear    Sat May 20, 2006 04:12 
 93   I'm against open borders!     Meabdh    Sat May 20, 2006 12:58 
 94   boring.     guydebordisdead    Sat May 20, 2006 13:39 
 95   Photos of racist ringleaders     photographer    Sat May 20, 2006 13:48 
 96   No.2     Anti-fascist    Sat May 20, 2006 13:49 
 97   Remembering another seige at another church     Solidarity    Sat May 20, 2006 14:32 
 98   maybe this is the reason for the low turn out     maybe this is the reason that so few people turned out    Sat May 20, 2006 14:54 
 99   BNP in Dublin ??     Barry    Sat May 20, 2006 15:29 
 100   Thought we were proud of our heritage too?     Mickey joe    Sat May 20, 2006 15:35 
 101   Location,location, location...     Darragh    Sat May 20, 2006 15:41 
 102   our heritage     Barry    Sat May 20, 2006 15:47 
 103   blackmail     Shane    Sat May 20, 2006 16:00 
 104   Blackmail     Barry    Sat May 20, 2006 17:04 
 105   shane?he sounds like a copper.     aoife    Sat May 20, 2006 17:22 
 106   blackmail     Shane    Sat May 20, 2006 17:37 
 107   THEY DON'T DESERVE OUR SYMPATHY     DubDubDub    Sat May 20, 2006 17:43 
 108   THEY DESERVE OUR SYMPATHY MORE THAN THE POLISH     Corkboyzz    Sat May 20, 2006 18:27 
 109   corkyboy     Shane    Sat May 20, 2006 19:43 
 110   Racist taunting primarily coming from underprivileged locals     Montoya    Sat May 20, 2006 20:15 
 111   Shane, EU or not Poles still take Irish jobs and serviceds     Corkboyzz    Sat May 20, 2006 20:37 
 112   Corkboyzz     Shane    Sat May 20, 2006 21:35 
 113   Sexual Abuse Hunger Strike     Corkboyzz    Sat May 20, 2006 21:54 
 114   Re: Shane     Solidarity    Sun May 21, 2006 14:55 
 115   Oh give it a rest!     Z-man    Sun May 21, 2006 15:05 
 116   Solidarity     Shane    Sun May 21, 2006 16:14 
 117   Concrete in formation needed     Corkboyzz    Sun May 21, 2006 17:40 
 118   sire     militant liberal    Sun May 21, 2006 20:58 
 119   Revelations - revelations     MichaelY    Sun May 21, 2006 21:04 
 120   !!!     p    Sun May 21, 2006 21:15 
 121   Sounds like BNP fan is getting nervous     Starstruck    Wed May 24, 2006 14:26 
 122   Afghan mafia     Eire    Wed May 24, 2006 19:39 
 123   'Is there any truth that....'     redjade    Wed May 24, 2006 19:51 
 124   Not so Innocent     Dave    Mon May 29, 2006 17:56 
 125   Irony     Seán    Mon May 29, 2006 18:17 
 126   Racism     dubfire    Thu Jun 08, 2006 02:14 
 127   ??     DD    Thu Jun 08, 2006 10:43 


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