The Unmanageables mark International Womens Day for Peace and Disarmament

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Wednesday May 24, 2006 13:54

by Madam K - The Unmanageables

International Womens Disarmament Day

The Unmanageables held a Mourning Tea at the Irish Aviation Department this morning as part of the International Womens Day for Disarmament.

Veils were worn in mourning for the lives lost to War.

The location was chosen by the Women to symbolise our disgust at the Irish Aviation Authority's facilitation of the continued illegal war in Iraq, the war in Afghanistan.

Blood on our hands symbolises our culpability in war and rendition flights.

We say Our Government is not mandated to utilise Shannon in such a manner.

Lady Unmanageable say's "Out Damn Bertie ! ".

With wind in our sails

we set about our mourning tea

lady Unmanageable

war is dirty busness

gathered round our mourning tea

300 flyers went out

to passers by

Time to seal off crime scene

Women for peace

save preference

Comments (9 of 9)

The Ladies Know How to use their Horns.

by Chris Murray - The Unmanageables

Wed May 24, 2006 15:02

Good girls, (and forgive the double entendre), but it was nice to see that not only the truck drivers were utilising their horns. was wondering if we had any shots of the Ecuadorian lady who joined us for breakfast?

Of course I meant the horns on their cars

by c - .

Wed May 24, 2006 15:17

Fair Play

by citogk - The Unmanageables

Wed May 24, 2006 15:28

It was lovely to hear "Fair Play to you"!.It is not my usual response to handing out flyers however it is an indication of the great response we got today. Our aim to mark International Women's Disarmament Day with Mourning Tea to highlight the direct link between the numbers of troops going through Shannon and the death toll there.
Last year 300,00 foreign troops went through Shannon and over 13,00 civilians died that year. The death toll is rising .In 2003 the daily toll was estimated at x20, in 2004 x31 and in 2005 x36 people died a day. Each death is one too many. The Unmanageables say that the Fianna Fail and Progressive Democrats have blood on their hands for allowing our air port in Shannon to be used by the American army of occupation.
Well done to the other Unmanageables who turned out today.
We even had good weather.
Citogk

Well done!

by Fintan Lane - AWI

Wed May 24, 2006 16:23

Yet another creative, imaginative and eye-catching protest organised by the the Unmanageables. Witty and caustic at the same time.

Well done to those who took part!

Fintan

by Davy Carlin

Wed May 24, 2006 17:14

Does AWI have a website - as I would be interested in having a duke at it ATB - D

Not back up yet

by Fintan Lane

Wed May 24, 2006 19:18

Davy,

There is a website (www.antiwarireland.org), but there's nothing on it at the moment. Went bottom up with AWI in the late summer of 2004. A few of us are trying to get things back together and a member in Cork is working on the website. A case of 'Coming soon...'

Fintan

Cheers Fintan

Thu May 25, 2006 10:12