Ógra Shinn Féin to launch Major Drug and Alcohol Campaign
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Monday January 14, 2008 11:59
by N.A.R.C - Ógra Shinn Féin
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Ógra Shinn Féin will launch a major National campaign on Drugs and Alcohol this coming weekend in Dublin.
The launch will take place this Saturday 19th January at the youth movement’s National Congress in the ATGWU Hall, Middle Abbey Street, Dublin at 2pm. Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams will be attending the launch.
The campaign which will run for the next 6 months is called N.A.R.C, an acronym for not another ravaged community.
It will focus on many issues relating to drug and alcohol abuse, including youth and community action, gaining a more concerted effort from government, and rolling out a vigorous and broad based awareness programme.
The National Organiser of Ógra Shinn Féin, Barry McColgan speaking on the importance of such a campaign, said,
“Drug and alcohol abuse present a huge problem to modern Irish society leaving behind a trail of destroyed lives and ravaged communities. Ireland has for a long time struggled with chronic levels of alcoholism, and in recent years witnessed an alarming growth in the misuse and abuse of illicit drugs.”
“This cannot and will not be a finger wagging exercise, while our message is essentially pro community and anti drugs, we aim primarily to raise awareness on all matters relating to drugs and alcohol. This is not about lecturing young people but about acting as peers who are concerned at the negative effects which drugs have on a community.”
“As young republicans we believe in community led socialism, in a confident people collectively determining their own future on a localised and needs basis. However, we have all witnessed the disempowering and destructive effects that drugs, and those who are building drug empires have on communities and we wish to ignite a spark that will challenge and reverse that.”
“This will be a broad based campaign and throughout we will be engaging and working with many different progressive and related groups. This is an issue for all of us, an issue that collectively we can begin to address.”
“The N.A.R.C campaign has the potential to act as catalyst in re-igniting a proper discussion on the whole issue of drugs and how we the Irish people can relevantly campaign and act to lower the huge levels of abuse and devastating effects on our communities.”
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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12Whats OSF's position on cannabis being illegal?
At the moment ÓSF are opposed to the legalisation of cannabis, although it usually features as a debate. and i know that one of the strands of thhis debate is to have a proper debate on drugs.
Good move, you seem to be a busy lot. I know yee have been invovled in Tara, Rossport, road safity, and many more issues. I was just wondering will OSF be opposing the upcomimg visit of Her royal High-ness. Do you as young republicans wish to protest at such a visit ?.
O completely agree witht the title of the campaign and the chosen graphic,however I feel any approach other than the legalisation of all drugs will only perpetuate the problems they can cause.
Whilst still illegal,supply and production will remain in the hands of unscrupulous individuals,the profits will remain incredibly lucrative and the quality of drugs on the market will be substandard and dangerous.
Only thorugh removing the attraction towards supplying the drugs,the miseducation that is rife in society and non-existant at youth level and the "head in the sand" attitude that pervades can we really tackle issues of abuse and the health and social problems that result.
Great campaign... good intentions. Hopefully will make an impact.
The Blanket is back and up and running. All young Republicans should log in, especially members of Ogra Shinn Fein. You'll learn something.
I am a Republican who is not supportive of Sinn Fein nor any Dissident grouping.
By the way I wish the members of Ogra well with their DRUGS AND ALCOHOL CAMPAIGN.
I wish the young people of Ógra well with their campaign to address the symptoms of social decay in modern day Ireland. However, the abuses of alcohol and proscribed drugs, as well as prescribed drugs, are merely that - symptoms.
The alienation and despair that commonly give rise to misuse are the inevitable by-products of a social and political system based on vast inequality of opportunity, greed, individualism, exploitation, cultural assimilation and communal fragmentation.It is well nigh impossible to tackle misuse without addressing the underlying causes of social disintegration?
The scale and impact of alcohol misuse puts legal and illegal drug misuse in the shade. Ironically, however, many drug and alcohol course attendees, full of reverence after a paternal lecture on the evils of drug misuse, often end up winding down in the evil dens of alcohol dealers.
It´s a great campaing.
Tiocfaidh ár lá!!!
Just say NO how original.
That will stop it.
The N.A.R.C campaign has great potential for a positive role in communities and broad engagement with drugs awareness groups.
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