7,500 Army and Gardai unnecessary for May Day events-thousands will march peacefully

dublin | summit mobilisations | press release Friday April 30, 2004 12:23 by rory hearne - another europe is possible anothereuropeispossible at yahoo dot co dot uk

Press Release- 7,500 Army and Gardai completely unnecessary for May Day marches and Carnival –

Press Release- 7,500 Army and Gardai completely unnecessary for May Day marches and Carnival – Thousands will march peacefully against War mongers Ahern, Blair, Berlusconi- and demanding an EU of peace and people before profit

Press Release- 7,500 Army and Gardai completely unnecessary for May Day marches and Carnival – Thousands will march peacefully against War mongers Ahern, Blair, Berlusconi- and demanding an EU of peace and people before profit

Contact Rory Hearne at 086 1523542 or Mark at 087 7974622

The Another Europe is Possible May Day weekend begins tonight at 7pm at Liberty Hall with a public meeting with Susan George (Debt Campaigner, organiser World and European Social Forums/Author/Vice-President ATTAC France), Brendan Archbold (Mandate) and Aoife ni Fhearall (Irish Anti-War Movement)

We will be taking part in the Indymedia Press Conference today at 3pm, Indymedia Centre, Charles St, D 1

Another Europe is Possible, the alliance of Trade Unionists, anti-war activists, anti-capitalists, community campaigners and left-political parties organising the march beginning at 12 noon at the Central Bank and traveling to Heuston Station for a Carnival of multiculturalism at 2.30pm is calling on the government and the gardai to accept the massive security build up for tomorrow is unnecessary and a waste of tax payers money.

Rory Hearne, Convenor of Another Europe is Possible said “We will be marching tomorrow at 12 noon at the Central Bank to oppose the policies of the EU leaders that are meeting in Farmleigh house. While, Blair and Berlusconi are being wined and dined their troops are involved in the bloody and unjustified occupation of Iraq. We are calling on Ahern to stop the use of Shannon by US troops and to publically oppose any EU army. May Day is Workers day and trade unionists and community campaigners fighting the sell off of their local authority estates will be joining in our march and carnival”

“It has been made explicitly clear that all protests on May Day will be peaceful and that the hype by the state and government has failed to intimidate the mass anti-war and anti-government protests that they hoped to avoid. We ask the question- why doesn’t the government put a fraction of the resources it is putting into policing May Day into our crumbling schools and hospitals?”

The Another Europe is Possible May Day weekend begins tonight at 7pm at Liberty Hall with a public meeting with Susan George (Debt Campaigner, organiser World and European Social Forums/Author/Vice-President ATTAC France), Brendan Archbold, Mandate, and Aoife ni Fhearall (Irish Anti-War Movement)

Contact Rory Hearne at 086 1523542 or Mark Grehan at 087 7974622
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Saturday May 1st - 12 Noon Central Bank, Dame Street, Dublin
- CARNIVAL FOR A BETTER WORLD-
- Speakers (Susan George, Ivana Bacik, Labour Party, Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign, John Bissett, St Michael’s Estate, Joe Higgins TD, Brid Smith, SWP, Patricia McKenna, Green Party, Mick O Rielly, ATGW, Richard Boyd Barret, IAWM, Mary Lou MacDonald, SF, Mark Grehan, CARR ), street theatre & music. Bring colour, noise and messages of welcome for immigrants, peace; public services not private profit!
1.30 PM Carnival leaves Dame Street, travels along by Trinity, Westmoreland Street to go to close to Phoenix Park at Heuston Station where the 25 EU heads of state (including Ahern, Blair and Berlusconi) are meeting
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2.30PM- 6.30pm Carnival of Diversity begins at Heuston Station- Irish and World Music
Including Don Baker, Kingsativa, Soukous Allstars, Afrikico, Gospel Choir, Jinx Lennon, Happy City Samba School, Subtitles & many more....plus very special guest!

For info contact www.freewebs.com/anothereuropeispossible
086 152 3542 anothereuropeispossible@yahoo.co.uk

Another Europe is Possible is a broad based alliance. Supporters include:
Mick O Reilly (ATGWU), Patricia McKenna (Green Party MEP), Pat Cahill (ASTI), Barry Nevin (SIPTU Aviation Branch), Irish Anti-War Movement, Socialist Workers Party, Residents against Racism, NGO Peace Alliance, Irish Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Campaign against the Bin Tax, Community Workers, Sinn Féin, Workers Party, Socialist Party