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Revolutionary Socialist standing in local elections
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Thursday May 13, 2004 09:28 by Michael Gallagher mglibertypics at hotmail dot com 33d Liberty House, Railway Street, Dublin 1. 086 4048249
Goals and Promises MICHAEL GALLAGHER Michael Gallagher Independent Socialist candidate in the Dublin North Inner City Ward. Born in Dublin's North Inner City, where I have lived - and struggled - for most of my forty seven years, I will continue to fight for my community and the working class in the battles against the capitalist system.
AGAINST CAPITALISM In my time as a community activist for more than ten years, it has been a time where the 'creeping capitalists' have literally being taking the ground from under our feet. The selling off by the government and city council of vast tracts of our land and housing to fat cat speculators etc. has been nothing short of scandalous. Even more outrageous is the fact that this was done with the connivance of so called 'socialist' community workers, councillors and TD's (the Labour Party etc.) in City Hall and the Dáil. In a time of unprecedented wealth - created by workers - in this country, the divide between the rich and poor has widened even further, which has resulted in even more people being pushed to the margins and the growing 'underclass'. Corruption, privatisation, rising unemployment, inflation, bin taxes, threatened water charges, a deformed health service, rat infested schools, racism and broken promises, the list goes on. That's what this rotten government and its rotten system has been dishing out before and since it's election.
GARDAI & THE COMMUNITY The Board's powers should also be widened to open up past cases where it is established that Gardaí or former Gardaí have questions to answer with regard to assaults and perjury. Any Gardaí convicted of any of these should be dismissed - not transferred.
DRUGS AND CRIME Drug treatment and rehab facilities for communities that need them. Seizures by C.A.B. of drug barons' wealth should be re-invested in the lives and communities they have devastated. More facilities for prisoners, including the introduction of a needle exchange programme. Investigations into alleged miscarriages of justice.
COMMUNITY ACTION I am an active member of Tenants First, a citywide group set up to combat the sell off of public land and housing to speculators and private landlords. I am involved in voluntary community work and fundraising for sports facilities. I Initiated the re-introduction of Gaelic football for juveniles back into the North Inner City in the mid-nineties, which resulted in establishing a new and successful club, Crinan Gaels, who went on to become a nursery for the local junior club, St. Josephs/O'Connell Boys. They are now amalgamated with St. J/O'C and are very successfully providing Gaelic football and hurling for boys and girls, fielding a number of teams weekly. I am P.R.O. for the juvenile section of the club. Our children are our, past, present and future. From the cradle to the grave. As the 1916 Proclamation states, "cherish all of the children equally". If this statement were lived up to we wouldn't have the problems we are living with now.
WORKERS’ RIGHTS All people should be allowed join a trade union without any preconditions. The get out clause allowing employers the right to refuse to recognise a trade union, should be abolished. A minimum wage of €9 per hour for all workers over sixteen years of age. For a fighting revolutionary trade union with all union officials paid the average workers wage -without perks. Union officials should be accountable to the membership and subject to recall if their performance is under question. An end to all trade union connections - financial or otherwise - with the Labour Party, and a strike fund to be established. These can be major steps in workers reclaiming their unions.
AGAINST RACISM All asylum seekers, refugees and immigrants to be given citizenship on application. An immediate repatriation to Ireland of people deported illegally from this country, including those that have applied for status in the last three years and those that have been separated from their families. An investigation into how the Garda Immigration Unit operates -they seem to be a law unto themselves. An end to 'direct provision' - all people entitled to welfare should be given their allowance in the same manner.
************* On May 12th 2004, the 88th anniversary of the execution of James Connolly, I made two promises, in or out of the council I will continue to disturb the political peace and I promise to represent my community and the working class to the best of my ability. If you wish to talk to me about any issue, contact me at any time.
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