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No Red Arrows in Galway. No Israeli butchers in Gaza

category galway | anti-war / imperialism | news report author Sunday May 31, 2009 13:39author by TD - Free Palestine Campaign Report this post to the editors

Bread and circuses over Galway Bay, depraved appetites down below

Yesterday, in the Galway Alliance Against War organised 99 Red Balloons Peace Event, revulsion and outrage were expressed against the highjacking of the relatively pristine Volvo Ocean Race to piggy back a display by the RAF Red Arrows over Galway Bay, touting militarism with their bullshit antics in the sky and catering to the desensitized appetites of the faithful down below - some of whom, in the throes of their warped morality hurled abuse at the peace mongers assembled in the Spanish Arch Plaza.
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The rally was graced with the presence of activist and US singer song writer Dave Rovics who was highly condemnatory of Israel's recent blut-fest in Gaza (see Youtube Video).

Galway City Councillor, Catherine Connolly (LP), Dermott Connolly, Galway County Councillor (SF) and Galway County Councillor, Seosamh Ó Cuaig (Independent Socialist Republican) also attended and addressed the protestors.

Enough pollution was spewed in the sky by the ecologically hostile Red Arrows without GAAW adding to it and even though all the balloons were biodegradable, ecology friendly GAAW did the decent thing and refrained from releasing them.

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

David Rovics taking the dais
David Rovics taking the dais

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Caption: Video Id: UJolEYJsjMw Type: Youtube Video
GAAW : 99 Red Balloons Peace Protest Against Red Arrows


 #   Title   Author   Date 
   The Resistance Continues     Niall Farrell    Sun May 31, 2009 15:01 
   Well done from Dublin     paul o toole    Sun May 31, 2009 20:22 
   Who are you resisting?     Frank Adam    Sat Jun 13, 2009 21:17 
   Yeah!     Tommy    Fri Jul 31, 2009 07:39 
   Galway City Council was Manipulated for Benefit of the Air Show     Fred Johnston    Fri Jul 31, 2009 13:37 
   Read Sykes, "Crosssroads to Israel" or UN 181 !     Frank Adam    Tue Aug 11, 2009 19:49 
   The Salthill Airshow was an Exhibition of Military Might     Matty Groves    Sat Aug 22, 2009 15:27 
   Yes indeed     Fred Johnston    Mon Aug 24, 2009 01:34 


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