Irish Anti-War Movement (IAWM) Bulletin

11 November 2003

Shannon Blockade, etc. etc.

The Steering Committee met on 8 November. Plans for building the Blockade at Shannon are coming together. Posters are now available and leaflets will be ready very soon. All were in agreement with emphasizing the peaceful nature of the civil disobedience planned. The blockade will take the form of a passive sit-down protest with protesters linking arms. All protesters will be urged to follow the instructions of the stewards.

In order to alleviate our serious financial situation all anti-war groups are encouraged to try to raise funds for the IAWM (e.g. hold a Christmas Social) and also to sign up all members for the membership subscription (valid Sept. 03 – Sept. 04).

Irish anti-war delegates to the ESF will be arguing strongly that 20 March 2004 (1st anniversary of beginning of invasion of Iraq) be declared a European Day of Action Against the War. There is also a call for international anti-war mobilisation for a protest in Ireland – probably during the planned EU/USA summit – especially if George W. Bush attends.




Up-coming IAWM events

Tues, 11 November “The war we never saw”


8pm upstairs in Blouser's (Walsh's), James St., Westport


Westport Against War presents the first in a series of films about war and the impact of globalisation. Further films will be shown between now and Christmas. Link to item in IAWM website



Thurs, 13 November Peace for Palestine
End the Occupation Now!



8pm, Madison’s Pub, Rathmines, Dublin 6.

Public meeting organised by the Rathmines Antiwar Group. The speakers will be Colin Coulter (IAWM and Sociology Dept, NUI Maynooth), A speaker from the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign) and Conor McCarthy. e: rathminesantiwargroup@hotmail.com Tel.: 087 297 4174 Link to item in IAWM website

Thurs, 13 November Solidarity picket at court hearing for protestors
arrested on 21 June at Shannon



11 am, Courthouse, Shannon Town

A number of people will appear in relation to a peaceful sit-down protest on 21 June, when Gardai blocked a march on the airport:. Show your solidarity by picketing the court! Contact Cork Anti War Campaign at
087 7756297 or 086 3004573 Link to item in IAWM website

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Sat, 6 December U.S. TROOPS OUT OF SHANNON!
Blockade the Warport



Assemble at 2 pm at Lidl Carpark in Shannon Town. More details on IAWM website
Buses will be organised from Dublin (contact Aoife at 087 795 5013), Cork ( for more details contact John at
086 300 4573), Galway (details later),

All Anti War groups are requested to hold public meetings, if possible in the weeks coming up to this protest. The public meeting should be used to build for as large a protest at Shannon as possible.




Other up-coming anti-war events


Sat, 15 November Michael Moore Live in Dublin

3pm, National Basketball Arena, Tallaght, Dublin. Doors open at 2 pm.

Michael Moore will make a special once-off appearance in Dublin to speak about his new book Dude! Where©ˆs my Country? . He has become an iconic hero to millions through his relentless muckraking and savage satire. Tickets available from ticketmaster. Link to item in IAWM website



Tues, 18 November THE US, THE UN AND WORLD ORDER: IRAQ AND BEYOND
Speaker: Alexander Cockburn



8pm, Davis Theatre, Arts Block, Trinity College

Alexander Cockburn is one of the US's best known radical journalists. He co-edits the newsletter and website CounterPunch, and writes syndicated columns for The Nation and other major US and international newspapers (including the Sunday Business Post). He recently co-edited a CounterPunch collection entitled The Politics of Anti-Semitism. He grew up in County Cork and now lives in northern California.

Response by Andy Storey (Afri, and Centre for Development Studies, UCD).



Meeting sponsored by Action from Ireland (Afri) and the Irish School of Ecumenics, Trinity College. For further information, contact Afri at (01) 8827581. Link to item on IAWM website



Fri-Sun, 28-30 Nov. Marxism 2003
TCD, Dublin, Organised by SWSS



Marxism 03 is one of the foremost events for discussion and debate on the Irish left. It brings together speakers from the Irish and international movements against war and neo-liberalism.



International speakers include Mike Davis (US author of City of Quartz); Alex Callinicos (Prof. of Politics at York), plus socialist speakers from the Middle East and Africa. Other speakers include Eamonn McCann (Author and Journalist), Ivana Bacik (Reid Prf. Of Law, TCD), Patricia McKenna (MEP, Green Party), Richard Boyd Barett (Chair IAWM), Nuria Mustafa (Iraqi exile), Ronit Lenotin (Campaign against Deportations), Andy Storey (AfrI) and many more.



Anti-War Meetings include:

Fri, 8pm Another World is possible: The New Resistance to Global Capital and War
Middle East socialist, Alex Callinicos, Brid Smith, Mike Davis

Sat, 11:45 am Blood and Oil: The real history of the Middle East
Dave Lordan

Sat, 7 pm Can we defeat the US Empire?
Richard Boyd Barrett, Middle East socialist

Sun, 11.45 am Global permanent war: A new era of Imperialism?
Donal Mac Fhearraigh

Sun, 11.45 am Radical Islam and the fight for justice in the Middle East
Nuria Mustafa, Richard Boyd Barrett



Tickets: €20 waged, €10 unwaged

Phone 01-872 2682 or send a cheque or postal order to Marxism 03 c/o P.O. Box 1648, Dublin 8 Link to item on IAWM website


International anti-war events


12-16 November ESF Paris



The programmes have been finalised and can be down loaded from
http://www.fse-esf.org/francais/rubrique37.html (programmes are given in French, English and Spanish)





16-21 November George Bush Visit to London,



If you are going to be in London at any time that week there is a full programme of anti war and anti bush activities (cultural, protest etc.) including
Tue, 18 November Public Rally at Friends Meeting House, Euston Road

Thurs, 20 November 2pm National demonstration

Check out www.stopwar.org.uk for more details