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:

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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