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August 12th Belfast Demo
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Sunday August 13, 2006 13:42 by Caitlin ni Chonaill - Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign
Call to end Israeli Aggression On Saturday 12th August in Belfast approximately 300 people marched through the crowded city centre to City Hall demonstrating against Israeli aggression in both Lebanon and Gaza. The demand was for an immediate ceasefire, an end to the carnage and an Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon and from the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The demonstration, which was organised in response to the call from the British-based 'Stop the War Coalition', was supported by ICTU, by Belfast Trades Council and by various other unions and organisations including the Belfast Anti-War Movement, the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign, the Anti-Racist Network, Sinn Fein, the Socialist Workers' Party and others. It is the first trade-union sponsored demonstration to take place in Ireland since the Israeli reinvasion of Lebanon. |
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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3 4 5 6sounds great
well done to all those buildin the movement in belfast
Well done and solidarity to all those who marched yesterday ....
The Dundalk march was very very lively - about 200 of us - banners from the IPSC (the Limerick section with their fantastic displays and the Dublin comrades), Labour Youth and the Dundalk section of the Labour Party, the Socialist Party, Sinn Fein, the SWP and a colourful contingent from the IAWM.
Speakers from the Lebanese, the Palestinian and the Dundalk-based Muslim community added their anger and political analysis of the horrors inflicted by the Israeli invasion and warmongering. Finally one of the most telling contribution came from an Irish doctor, who had spent a number of years in Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon - she described the atrocious conditions under which displaced people lived....and asked all of the participants to do all they could to force the irish Government to take a stance in support of the Palestinian and Lebanese people.
Today, Sunday, a number of us will be supporting the 'Cake Sale/Afternoon' organised by the Lebanese Community in the Clonsilla Islamic Centre. All welcome. Every € will go to help with food and shelter the new Lebanese refugees engendered by the Israeli invasion.
The Workers' Party was also represented at the Dundalk demo by a number of members, including local WP rep Peter Short.
Over 50 ÓSF activists joined the protest on Saturday, many holding banners.
ÓSF Join Solidarity Protest
ÓSF activists hold SF Trade Union Banner
Israel Out, Britain Out!
So what ever happened to the old 'Labour can wait' slogan bit opportunist lads eh?
Seems OSF have decided to whip out the old radical card. I have also read that OSF have a say in SF decision-making shame they don't convince them to stop colluding with the British government and maybe even accept a true workers anti sectarian demand and call for the non-payment of water charges.
Well that is me being utopian
seem to be as interesting as what it says.
The demo I was at in Belfast demanded ceasefires in the plural and held a minutes silence, in the words of the speaker who announced it, for the victims of current and past wars across the globe. Is there any reason to report this rally inaccurately?