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A Spectacle Of Defiance And Hope

category dublin | rights, freedoms and repression | event notice author Tuesday November 30, 2010 13:17author by Susanne Smith - FGU, Fatima Groups United, F2, Dublin 8.author email soky78 at gmail dot comauthor address FGU, F2, Fatima Dublin 8. Report this post to the editors

Protest with a difference

A broad range of communities, community and youth organisations, trade unions, cultural groups, students and campaigning organisations from Dublin and beyond are coming together to participate in a Radical Spectacle. Assemble CITY HALL, Castle St. Dublin 2, 7 pm, Friday 10th December

On December 10th, a broad range of communities, community and youth organisations, trade unions, cultural groups, students and campaigning organisations from Dublin and beyond are coming together to participate in a Radical Spectacle. The heart is literally being ripped out of our communities and this affects the country as a whole. The Spectacle will be an act of Creative Resistance to the redundant policies of a redundant regime.

This day is United Nations International Day of Human Rights around the world and is an appropriate moment to mobilise. The Spectacle’s participative, imaginative and heartfelt approach will demonstrate that there is another way to a more equal and a more just Ireland. The Spectacle says STOP this madness of punishing ordinary people for the mistakes of others.

STOP RIPPING THE HEART OUT OF COMMUNITIES.

The Spectacle is a creative invitation to the people of Ireland to challenge the way things are being done and to say that we should move forward by protecting and valuing the heart of communities in this country.

LET’S START NOW.

Our country needs a radical transformation based on values of equality, solidarity and accountability. We want you, your family, your neighbour and your community to come to the Spectacle to make this point. We are asking all groups who are not already participating to sign up, get on board and get your groups organised.

The Spectacle starts at City Hall, beside Dublin Castle at 7pm on Friday 10th December (groups will gather from 6pm). It will travel past the Central Bank, up O’Connell Street and return to the Central Bank via D’Olier Street with stops for brief performances along the way.

Show your support by wearing red (shirt, hat, scarf, etc.). We highly recommend bringing White heart-shaped Placards with messages of protest, hope or support rather than Party Banners or Flags.

If you or your group want to participate in the Spectacle and need more information contact any of the following:

John Bissett 087 9889132 Rita Fagan 087 6319004 Fidelma Bonass 086 8217266 Camilla Fitzsimons 087 9913062

Or spectacleofdefiance@gmail.com

Or you can find us on Facebook, username: Spectacle Defiance

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author by Rita Fagan - St.Michaels Estate Family Resource Centrepublication date Thu Dec 02, 2010 14:03author address author phone Report this post to the editors

STOP TEARING THE HEART OUT OF OUR COMMUNITIES
Join the Spectacle of Defiance on Friday Dec 10th at 7pm
A broad range of communities, community and youth organisations, trade unions, cultural groups, students and campaigning organisations from Dublin and beyond are coming together to participate in a Radical Spectacle

Assemble CITY HALL, Castle St. Dublin 2
2nd December 2010

Hello everyone,

Beautiful weather, but very hard on the limbs and the older people. If you have not been cut enough already, get ready for the next round on the 7th of December, Budget day! Choices are being made by this government to take care of the rich bankers and bond holders yet they are targeting those on low pay and welfare.

They are literally ripping the heart out of our communities, out of our families and our society. People are sick and tired of hearing all of the bad press coverage. We have something that will appeal to you to get involved and may even be inspired to bring others along. To make this a true spectacle we need you all.

We are organising a spectacle three days following the budget which is International Human Rights Day, in the evening. Communities, families and individuals are taking to the streets in an artful, meaningful form of defiance. Be inspired to have your say by carrying a simple white heart and wearing red. While it may seem like a carnival it is not but it has some characteristics of such – if one puts their minds back to the parade of innocence. We will have floats etc. You can join the spectacle or you can walk behind it in solidarity. It will be a very powerful expression with drumming, voice, dance, Thai Chi, Chiacking on the Liffey and much more.

You may say who is going to hear us and what will change…..well I want to say we have to look to the long-term future and work to put the heart back into our society, create new institutions, build new leadership and bring people who have the values of equality, fairness and justice together also people who care for those on the margins and those in the middle.

Come and join us, wear warm clothes, bring your message, walk, drum, sing in solidarity and beauty! There is a lot of good will out there for this creative event. See attached poster for all details, and you can find our Face book page under ‘Spectacle Defiance’

Assemble CITY HALL, Castle St. Dublin 2.
Friday Dec 10th at 7pm

JOIN US - and wear something red


In solidarity
Rita Fagan
Family Resource Centre St. Michaels Estate 0876319004

PDF Document Spectacle of Defiance Poster 1.14 Mb


author by Rita Faganpublication date Thu Dec 02, 2010 14:18author address author phone Report this post to the editors

PLEASE SEE ATTACHED POSTER AND IGNORE PREVIOUS ONE

THANK YOU
RITA FAGAN

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author by D_Dpublication date Thu Dec 02, 2010 17:30author address author phone Report this post to the editors

This is a great event and should be supported by everyone.

On 29th September the ICTU asked trade unions not to bring their banners. Now the organisers of the Spectacle "highly recommend bringing White heart-shaped Placards with messages of protest, hope or support rather than Party Banners or Flags. "

A trade union and community organisation march or event should be seen to be broad based and based on the issues over which it is called. Though the political left should respect that by keeping - as they do, by and large - to the back, they should have a part to play in this event. Especially as it is about the entire range of issues, political and economic, now facing working people and communities. Especially as radical, alternative, substantial solutions are now called for. While all proposals should be allowed it would be mistaken to disallow a voice for those with radical and political proposals. Friends, the time for love hearts is gone and the time for angry, radical and revolutionary responses is here. It should of course be an orderly, peaceful event. But it's not a a sunny Celtic Tiger July afternoon in 2001. It's a freezing December crisis night in 2010.

Not allowing or welcoming - in their proper respectful place - other voices on a march or event is to create the public relations impression that because everyone is marching together, as of course they should be, that everyone is also in full agreement with the perspective of the organisers.

author by mc snowpublication date Sat Dec 04, 2010 01:45author address author phone Report this post to the editors

The event is called a "Spectacle" and mention is made of performances during the march. From this I take it that the idea is to create an impressive-looking event by having a clear visual theme, not to suppress any views. The organisers made no requests as to what slogans you use, just to leave behind the party banners in order to not mess up the look of the thing.

I don't think it's the same as ICTU's request for no banners. I know that kids in a lot of the community groups have been making props and costumes for this, I think it would be a shame to see them drowned out with the same old banners we see on every march. If we're going to keep going down the route of demos, we should get creative and move beyond the same old banners-and-speeches crap that we always do in Ireland. We're long overdue some more carnival-of-resistance-type events in this country...

author by opus diablos - the regressive hypocrite partypublication date Sun Dec 05, 2010 15:05author address author phone Report this post to the editors

if your heading out.

Allow me suggest Bertie's be lynched at the traitors gate on Stephen's Green.Unless ye can get your hands on the original.

author by Jackiepublication date Tue Dec 07, 2010 23:38author address author phone Report this post to the editors

This sounds like a good idea, hope you get a better turnout than tonight’s budget protest. Who’s paying for the Spectacle protest?

author by D_Dpublication date Wed Dec 08, 2010 16:48author address author phone Report this post to the editors

'Not to mess up the look of the thing.' Are we being invited to be participants or spectators of the Spectacle?

"We're long overdue some more carnival-of-resistance-type events in this country..."

I would agree with this, in better times! This is the first response of the communitiy organisations - and with them the trade unions - following the savage Budget in which the demands made on 27th November have been ignored. Yes we have had marches and speeches (and Congress provided more of it last Saturday), but what we are now long overdue is not a celebratory carnival, it is a 24 hour national stoppage.

Anyway, it's planned now, and the best of luck with it. I'll be there.

author by Sineadpublication date Thu Dec 09, 2010 12:04author address author phone Report this post to the editors

This spectacle is a creative expression of the frustration and anger which exists currently through a use of the arts to publicly express these emotions and therefore make them more powerful and affective, it is a statement by a significant number of groups, ordinary families, young people and organisations. The heart is being ripped out of our communities, families and society, the budget has shown whose side this redundant government is on, the most marginal, people with disabilities, people on minimum wage are all the targets of their severity. This protest is to do something different to the normal trade union protests, it is very grassroots and it is done through drumming, voice and stilt walking, while it is carnival like it is not a carnival…..Also McSnow, all are welcome to take part in the spectacle, we are meeting at 6pm on Castle Street to begin at Cityhall from 7 pm
In solidarity

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