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Wednesday June 07, 2006 17:33
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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23Rossport is in the background in the photo of Jose. The camp is in fact quite far from Rossport by road; it is located in the sand-dunes next to Glengad Beach where Shell and co want to bring the pipe ashore. It would then cross the estuary to Rossport (the estuary is barely visible in the photo of Jose).
Saturday at dawn: dew drops on a tent
The sun was hot
A collaborative art project on the beach next to the camp
A shell from the sea
Jose Sagarnaga of the London-based Bolivia Solidarity Campaign
Jose Sagarnaga travelled from London to Rossport for the weekend. He showed a documentary about privatisation of water, gas and other natural resources in his native Bolivia. Recently-elected president Evo Morales has promised to renationalise the gas, but according to Jose, it's much more complicated than that: it's not quite as good as it sounds (no time to go into it all right now).
Jose speaks after the movie about Bolivia
Looking northwest to Broadhaven Bay
The camp now has two marquees, a wooden building, three benders and a geodome... and tents
Saturday night session in the nearest pub, McGraths
Camp meeting on Sunday
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Micheál and Caitlín Ó Seighin: Micheál gave a talk about local history (and flora, fauna, folklore, multinationals, law, politics, history...)
The Bitchin' Kitchen provided excellent food all weekend
Disposing of waste water into the "grey water" system
Penalty shoot-out following soccer on the beach
Beetle Love: the area is popular with flying beetles, but they are small and harmless
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A tidal pool on the beach
DJs in a specially-erected marquee on the beach for the Sunday night party
Dawn on Monday: about half-way through the party
Great work done: to the community who stood up, to those that stood up alongside them. Is it the camp the best example of a "sustainable community" existing presently in Ireland? and with offers to set up a community garden from the hostel up the road.......
Fair play to all the thought and work that has gone into making the solidarity camp one of the most amazing places ive been, im convinced we'll win, and why shouldn't this be the spark that wakes up the world. 5000 years ago people knew what mattered and lived accordingly on this little island, i have hope that it will still be like that in another 5000.
So, maybe now we will start to see some stepping up of things around the country, perhaps "operation splish splash splosh" might take on a new lease of life - if so watch out shell, you can go to HELL.
Rossport Abu
links so far to other articles up from the weekend:
Rossport solidarity camp gathering - event notice
http://www.indymedia.ie/article/75293
Rossport Solidarity Camp Weekend - Images and audio from weekend
http://www.indymedia.ie/article/76466
Rossport Solidarity camp - audio from last weekends gathering : SHELL TO HELL - indymedia radio network
http://radio.indymedia.org/news/2006/06/10112.php
shell to sea website
http://www.shelltosea.com
revolt video got a load of excellent footage and there are still 2 members of the collective up in rossport, so expect more...
http://www.revoltvideo.blogspot.com/
the image is of the "Rossport 5 aquarium" which came into being last July in Scotland, when the clown army decided to have their fairwell action one that highlighted what Shell were upto in Rossport, it and more from that fine day can be found at :
Operation Splish Splash Splosh - http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/07/317578.html )
The Rossport 5 Aquarium, Glasgow, July 2005
Great weekend - amazing pics william
i dunno about the beetles being so harmless - irritating little feckers
Krossie
Lovelly pictures William.
Some more can be found here http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v241/sovietpop/Rosspo...2006/
Twenty One Arse Salute
Great pictures William and the one on sovietpops link are fantastic too. Manage to sum up the weekend brilliantly. Well done to everyone on the camp for organising such a fantastic weekend, to the speakers (esp. Jose, was everybody taking notes on how to build a revolution?) and the locals for their hospitality and the efforts they made to explain the situation to us.
Just over 51 weeks to the next solidarity camp!
Start stocking up on sunblock and midge repellant!
An absolutely superb weekend in the beautiful surrounds of North West Mayo.
Fair play to all who attended over the weekend-to the camp residents for all their hard work,to the Bitchin Kitchen crew for keeping us all fed and watered,to the Tir na gCasta crew for bringing their sound rig down and keepin us dancin til dawn,Revolt Video for the vids,Jose and Maggie for their talks and to F for organising the bus from Dublin.
Shell will ot break our spirit and solidarity no matter what tactics they use-they may have the financial might but we have the moral and mental strength to resist their attempt at extending their already massive global tradition of theft and oppression to our shores.
Great pics William and SovietPop-one for the annals.
Onward!
Solidarity!
Solidarity will eat Shell up!
Photos from the Rossport Solidarity Camp gathering
Calm before the storm, Thursday evening
Picket, Friday morning
Picket
The crowds begin to gather
The artists on the beach
Rossport Solidarity Camp
Beach drawing
Beach Drawing
Toilets
Camping Area
Portaloos
Rossport Solidarity Camp
Bug Protectors
On the way to McGrath's Pub
Sun going down on Saturday night
Shell Picket
Tea and Cake being served
Here are some pictures of the shell building sites.
Here are some pictures of the shell building sites.
Here are some pictures of the shell building sites.
Here are some pictures of the shell building sites.
Here are some pictures of the shell building sites.
Here are some pictures of the shell building sites.
Here are some pictures of the shell building sites.
Here are some pictures of the shell building sites.
Late arrivals
Here are some pictures of the beach party.
the radio show is on now - Treasa Ni Ghearraigh is now live on air
Indymedia News Wire Indymedia
News update from the independent minded website crew.
click
http://www.resonancefm.com/audio.htm to listen
show goes out again 11am on Monday
part of the
The IMC Radio Network
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/static/radio.html
more info at:
building up the RADICAL radio network
http://www.indymedia.ie/article/71892?author_name=dunk&...53737
Brilliant Camp & great weekend Gathering, very well-organised, & credit to all who've worked so hard to support the Rossport 5 & people of Erris, Mayo, Ireland, the World!
Please, people, come & work to show your support for People 1st before greedy multinationals & corporations - & tell your friends, union, church, college, club, WI, village, town, any1 who's likely to support the cause.
Looking forward to returning to Glengad!