Condem Genocide - short anti-war protest

dublin | anti-war / imperialism | event notice Friday August 04, 2006 21:23 by The unmanageables - The unmanageables

Solidarity with Women and Children victims of War

Solidarity with victims of war , protest and action on the anniversary of the Hiroshima Genocide.

The Unmanageables will do a short anti-war protest on the 6th August at the Hiroshima
Commeroration in Merrion Square to commerorate victims of Genocide and beligerent
foreign policy. It is conceived as an act of solidarity with the victims of US/ Israeli beligerence
in Gaza and Lebanon.

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A letter of protest asking Bertie Ahern to condemn , not alone the civilain casualties
but war as a failure and our societal complicity in it will be handed into the Dept of
the Taoiseach.

Afterwards some of the Group will be going to the Israeli Embassy to do an agit-prop.

All are welcome to sign the letter and we specifically ask representatives from
AWI, IAWM, Parties of the left and the ISPC to come together and denounce the War.
If groups would like to come along we meet at 2pm at Merrion Square, on Sunday
6th August and you can bring a banner. Children are welcome to take part and
we encourage family participation.

The letter is simple but this is only a draft version:

Mr Ahern,

After weeks of war in the lebanon, the Irish government and you in your capacity
as leader of that Government have refused to condemn the War in the Lebanon.
You have condemned the civilian casualties and sought political resolution through
the offices of the UN.

We believe that war is failure and your silence in relation to the U.S foreign
policy of "if you are not with us, you are against us", through the ongoing
re-fueling and rendition flights at Shannon Airport and the green Light of
the US adminstration in relation to incursions and genocide in Lebanon
has made us as a society complicit in that foreign policy.

We condemn the war. We ask for an Immeadiate ceasefire on both sides
and we stand in solidarity with the jewish people, the people of Palestine
and the People of the Lebanon, who are victims of this failure.
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Sunday August 6th at 2pm, Merrion Square.

Oh for a voice like Thunder, and a tongue to drown the voice of war,
When the soul is driven to madness,
WHO CAN STAND ?

When the souls of the oppressed fight in the troubled air that rages,
WHO CAN STAND ?

When the whirlwind of fury comes from the throne of GOD,
WHO CAN STAND ?

When the frowns of his countenance drive the nations together,
WHO CAN STAND?

When sin claps his broad wings over the battle, and sails rejoicing in the flood of death,
When the souls are torn to everlasting fire, and fiends of Hell rejoice upon the strain, Oh who can stand?

Oh who has caused this?
Oh who can answer at the throne of God?

The Kings and Nobles of the land have done it,
Hear it not Heaven,
THY MINISTERS HAVE DONE IT !