1916 callout.

national | rights, freedoms and repression | press release

Tuesday April 04, 2006 02:16

by one of many

on sun. 16th of April at 11:45 am a military parade will march from dame st to the gpo to commemorate the 1916 rising. the proclamation will be read out by an army officer. this government commemoration excludes the voices, past and present of those who are building a very different kind of society on this island.

The 1916 Proclamation:

We declare the right of the people of Ireland to the ownership of Ireland, and to the unfettered control of Irish destinies, to be sovereign and indefeasible.

'The Republic guarantees religious and civil liberty, equal rights and equal opportunities to all its citizens, and declares its resolve to pursue the happiness and prosperity of the whole nation and all of its parts, cherishing all of the children of the nation equally and oblivious of the differences fostered by an alien government, which have divided a minority from the majority in the past.'

If this doesn't sound like the republic we have what would you like to change? if you were to add to the original proclamation what would you add?

some suggestions: equal rights for all residents. direct democracy , accountability and recallability . workers' rights. guaranteed neutrality with demilitarised airports and airspace. heritage protection. free high-quality universal healthcare,.affordable housing for all.all resources and services to belong to the people and never privatized, including water, gas and oil .sustainable environmental solutions to deal with transportation, waste and energy usage.please add to this list.

this is a call out to any individuals or groups, trade unions etc. to make your voices heard in the run up and at the 1916 rising parade in dublin with actions and events to declare the society you want to build. some things happening so far:

wear a black shamrock to show support for the demilitarising of irish airports. bring a banner or placard with your amendments to the proclamation. post your proclamation all over the city thereby breaking dublin city council 's ban on posters which bans freedom of expression. if you are interested in heritage protection, resource protection, equal rights ...now is a good time to let us all know.

see you on the walls, on the streets and on the 16th

see www.blackshamrock.org ffor the black shamrock campaign.
www.irlgov.ie for the march route.