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Limerick Protest Today with Photos

category national | miscellaneous | news report author Saturday March 22, 2003 23:57author by mama - Midwest Alliance against Military Aggression

400 people marched in Limerick today starting at 2pm from Penneys, up O'Connell St, down Henry St. to a rally at Arthurs Quay Park before returning to O'Connell St. where a twenty minute sit down protest took place. The rally in the park was addressed by Joe Sheehan & Katherine Harford from organisers MAMA, Cllr. John Gilligan(IND), Ron Byrne(Socialist Party), Jan O'Sullivan T.D. (Labour), Pauric Malone(Sinn Féin), Mark Deane (Youth against War), Tim Hourigan(Shannon Peace Camp) and Tracey Ryan (gluaiseacht). Not all of the speakers participated in the sit down;-) The Guards didn't interfere with the sit down which attracted first amusement and then support from the shoppers and people in town for the day who came upon it. Eoin Ó Broin SU president at UL lead "give peace a chance" at the sit in accompanied by reknowned Clare Djembe teacher John Bowker. There was a large enthusiastic showing from the
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author by mama - Midwest Against Military Agressionpublication date Sat Mar 22, 2003 23:58author address author phone

Youth Against War contingent with plenty of parents & kids too. It rocked! Next Mama meeting Tuesday 7:30PM Halla Íde, Thomas St.

Chants heard on the march.
author by chantpublication date Sun Mar 23, 2003 00:25author address author phone

Besides the usual 1... 2... 3... 4...

"War Criminals are in the Dail...
They're called PDs and Fianna Fail"

"This Government has got to go...
regime change begins at home"

very good march.
author by Peacepublication date Sun Mar 23, 2003 00:36author address author phone

lots of locals got to see and join in.
sit down looked good.

Noticed cops didn't look too interested in breaking it up when there was over 100 people, moms and kids - and probably local voters blocking O'Connell Street.
A lot of the locals looked confused.
You'll have to do a few more of these before they cotton on to the idea.

Congrats.
author by Damien Moran - Dublin Catholic Worker 'Pit-Stop Ploughshares'publication date Sun Mar 23, 2003 02:35author email dbamoran at hotmail dot comauthor address author phone 087 9638398

Well Done to all involved in Limerick protest especially Conor, Tim, Lawrence, Tracey, Katherine, Jenny, Paddy, Manus....apologies if any gaps left...too many to name..God Bless your committment.

In peaceful love and solidarity,
Damien

Related Link: http://www.geocities.com/pwdyson/pitstop.html
Great to see this.
author by Phuq Heddpublication date Sun Mar 23, 2003 21:37author address author phone

Thanks to all involved. A great turn out for Limerick.

Limerick boy
author by markpublication date Mon Mar 24, 2003 21:22author address peruauthor phone

Good stuff out of everyone. I´d be there in my millions if I could. Over here, Peru, a country against the war, the papers are telling it like it is. A campaign of terror by the big ol bastards. I assume the same can´t be said of the press coverage at home in Ireland.

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