I think we need to show upfor this anti hate rally on Sat - regardless of who called it -

Thursday August 22, 2002 15:27

by Blisset (slight return) - IMC IRL

Repost from Global IRL Mailingt list - spread the word. I wonder will we see Anthony Coughlan or Justin Barrett on this rally on Saturday?

I wonder will we see Anthony Coughlan or Justin Barrett on this rally
on Saturday?

Please bring your friends, family and workmates
STOP RACIST ATTACKS
Rally at the GPO
3pm Saturday 24th August
Called by Globalise Resistance
and Chinese Students United

Last weekend, 50 year old Leong Ly Min was attacked by a gang in
Temple Bar who hurled racist insults at him. He died of his injuries
days later. Leong Ly Min had lived in Dublin since 1979, since he and
his wife had come here as refugees from Vietnam. All his children
were born here in Ireland.

In January of this year, 29 year old Zhao Liu Tao, a Chinese student
of English, was beaten to death with an iron bar. He was attacked by
a gang of teenagers who again taunted him with racist insults whilst
they beat him. Many foreign students, immigrants and refugees now
fear to walk the streets of Dublin at night. Daily, they are spat on,
have bottles, eggs and stones thrown at them, and are often the
victims of brutal, unprovoked racist attacks.

Many Irish people who lived abroad in Britain were at the receiving
end of racist assaults from thugs. We were called Paddys and Micks
and told to go home. In Northern Ireland, people are beaten,
intimidated from their schools, have blast bombs thrown at their
front doors and are killed- all because they are Irish.

The majority of Irish people have no time for racism, and it's about
time we showed it. This Saturday, a rally is being held at the GPO
against racist attacks and in solidarity with all immigrants and
refugees who have come to our shores. People of all colours and
nationalities should have the right to live, study and work here in
peace.

For more info phone Joe at 087 9032281
Or email globalise_resistance@yahoo.com