Speakers' Square!

dublin | miscellaneous | event notice Wednesday November 03, 2004 19:09 by ppp

every Sunday June 2pm to 6pm Temple Bar Square

Cearnóg na gCainteoirí/Speakers Square will be run on a first come first serve basis. Intending speakers will write their names on the back of chalk boards and when their turn arises to speak will write their issues on the front. Speakers will be encouraged to speak in any language, provided it's not foul language. Until a special dispensation is sought (if it really need be sought), the law of the land will apply as it does nationwide - In that it is an offence to incite hatred or slander anyone in public. The last time Dublin had a speaker's arena was on Elverys Corner (by the GPO) up until the 1950s. The city and the world may have changed since then, but there's been no change in the need for people to voice their views. Opinions are worse for being repressed and better when they are expressed. So Free your thoughts because small voices can make a big noise.