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Report & Photos from Cork Shell to Sea Solidarity Vigil, Daunt Sq.

category cork | rights, freedoms and repression | news report author Thursday September 11, 2008 23:53author by Ray - Cork Shell to Sea

A night-time vigil to show support for Maura Harrington and Erris people struggling against Shell!

Shell to Sea activists and friends gathered at Daunt Sq. for a candle-lit vigil tonight to show their support publicly for Shell to Sea, and to show support for local anti-Shell activist Maura Harrington, whose hunger strike against the pipe-laying ship the Solitaire being in Irish waters continues.
Gathering for the vigil
Gathering for the vigil

Shell to Sea activists gathered tonight at Daunt Sq., Cork at 9pm to hold a candle-lit vigil for Maura Harrington's continuing fast outside the Shell compound gates up at Glengad, Co. Mayo. The gathered activists lit candles and gave out leaflets to and engaged with passers-by explaining the current situation in Co. Mayo. Good to see many old faces, and a few new ones too! The vigil was continuing when I left about 10:30 pm.

More Cork S2S events will be happening over the weekend - keep an eye out for them!

Cork Shell to Sea aims to meet again regularly and to be very active again soon taking the fight to Shell both in Cork and also when we will be in Mayo! there's much to be done in the coming weeks - mobilising for action in Mayo over the coming weekends, and rebuilding the campaign to continue the fight against Shell and the state. Contact us at corkshelltosea@gmail.com, and help safeguard Erris' and Ireland's future!

Related Link: http://www.corribsos.com

More here now
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Keeping vigil
Keeping vigil

Vigil lights
Vigil lights

just as I was leaving..
just as I was leaving..

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author by Sandypublication date Fri Sep 12, 2008 10:18author address author phone

Good turnout folks, keep up pressure and publicity. Maura is brave and deadly serious. Protest to Shell and Solitaire's owners, Allseas: info@allsea.com

author by Bikerpublication date Fri Sep 12, 2008 12:33author address author phone

Just correcting Sandy's note above - the URL for Allseas is www.allseas.com

Related Link: http://www.allseas.com
author by Elinor - Cork shell to sea publication date Sat Sep 13, 2008 19:32author address author phone

Last night there was another vigil for Maura in the city centre and today a vigil and leafleting on Paricks bridge from 5 till 7pm. There seems a high level of awareness and support from locals here and interest from foreign visitors, with people asking what they can do rather than wanting to sign a petition.


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