Donegal 'War on Trial' events this Friday
donegal |
anti-war / imperialism |
press release 
Saturday August 09, 2003 18:03
by Ruairi - Donegal militia
muscailt at yahoo dot com
Ciaron O'Reilly to speak in Donegal Town
Donegal Peace Group are busy organising Public Peace Forums which will welcome noted peace activists to Donegal Town this month. The activists will counter claims that the war on Iraq was a victory and provide useful insights into the current U.S/U.K occupation of Iraq and its vast oil resources.
Donegal Peace Group are busy organising Public Peace Forums which will welcome noted peace activists to Donegal Town this month. The activists will counter claims that the war on Iraq was a victory and provide useful insights into the current U.S/U.K occupation of Iraq and its vast oil resources. They will also detail their efforts in working for global peace and justice. The ‘Peace Forums‚ will close with an Outdoor Social Gathering on August 29th. The meetings are open to all and free debate and discussion is encouraged. =================================================
FRIDAY AUGUST 15th, 7.30pm - Central Hotel, Donegal Town
1. Ciaron O’Reilly, Catholic Worker Movement
Ciaron O'Reilly (42) is an Irish Australian. He is presently working at a homeless shelter in Dublin and is long time member of the Catholic Worker Movement and was one of the ‘Pitstop Ploughshares’ who disarmed an Iraq bound U.S war plane at Shannon airport on St. Brigid’s day of this year. He is currently on strict bail conditions and faces up to 6 years in prison when his case finally comes to court later this year.
Ciaron was featured on RTE’s ‘Would you Believe? ’ series as well as a number of international magazines and newspapers. He is the author of two books on non-violence resistance to war, including ‘Remembering Forgetting’, which details the struggle for East Timor’s freedom.
He was a member of the " ANZUS Ploughshares" which disarmed a B-52 Bomber in upstate New York during the 1991 Gulf War. He spent 2 years in jail in the U.S for this. He was also a member of the " Jabiluka Ploughshares" that disabled uranium mining equipment in the Northern Territory of Australia in 1998.
Contact information:
>> Articles, interviews, profiles etc. welcome.
Donegal Peace Group:
Tel. 087 9213200
Email: muscailt@yahoo.com
Web: www.donegalforum.com
Ciaron O’Reilly (Catholic Worker Movement):
Tel. 0879184552 Email: ciaronx@hotmail.com Web: www.ploughsharesireland.org Web: www.catholicworker.org
Karen Conaghan / Elizabeth Stamm* (Second Flag Salute):
Email: kayce1027@aol.com Email: secondflagsalute@yahoo.com Web: www.secondflagsalute.org
* Currently on route to Ireland. Will be in Donegal Town from Aug. 18-22 and 27-29.
Date: August 15, 2003
Web: http://www.donegalforum.com
Email: muscailt@yahoo.com
Comments (4 of 4)
Jump To Comment: 1 2 3 4Bloody troublemakers the whole lot of them.
Lock them up and throw away the key, that's my advice.
I'm in favour of free speech for all, including my freedom to pour scorn on your misguided notions.
agus nil aon baint agam leis an dream eile!
It's very heartening to see that Donegal Peace Group are actively working against the war that Messrs Bush and Blair were pretending was over.
There are some very active peace groups still slogging away, Besides Donegal, I know of Fairview, Cork, Limerick, Tralee, Galway, Derry, Belfast, the Catholic Workers, Pax Christi - and The Irish Anti-war Movement meets regularly. I'm sure there are others. There are also several individuals who keep up the pressure. Can someone publish the names of those I haven't mentioned.
One advantage the present anti-war campaign has got is an outlet in Indymedia, bypassing the mainstream media if they don't want to know.
Also emails that bring us together at the press of a button.
Of course the people who have put their freedom on the line beginning with Eoin Dubsky, Mary Kelly, Deirdre Clancy, Nuin Dunlop, Karen Fallon, Damien Moran, Ciaron O'Reilly, Fintan Lane, Jenny Hannon, Martin McGowan and a host of others are those who keep inspiring the movement.
Great work.
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