Connolly Festival 2008

dublin | history and heritage | event notice Friday February 15, 2008 14:38 by Labour Youth

The 2008 Connolly Festival takes place in Liberty Hall Dublin on Friday February 22nd and Saturday February 23rd.

Everyone is welcome to attend.

Connolly Festival 2008

Connolly Festival 2008 Liberty Hall

Friday 22nd February

7 – 9 pm Will a Democrat in the White House bring peace?

- Kate Fitzgerald Chair of Democrats Abroad Ireland
- Mary Van Lieshout US Citizens Against the War
- Ruairi Quinn T.D.
Saturday 23rd February

11 – 1 “The Shock Doctrine - What's the alternative to privatisation and disaster capitalism?”

- Mary Murphy Labour National Executive Member
- Kieran Allen (Author of the Corporate Takeover of Ireland)
- Mick O Reilly UNITE

2- 4 pm Is Venezuela a model for change?

- Maggie Ronayne Global Women’s Strike
- Darrell Cozens Hands Off Venezuela
- Patrick Nulty Labour Youth

4 – 6 pm Which way forward for the Student Movement?

- Barry McColgan National Organiser Ógra Shinn Féin,
- Representative from the Young Greens
- Enda Duffy Labour Youth Chair
- Barry Colfer, UCD Student Union President
- Hamidreza Khodabakhshi, USI President
- Síobhra Aiken President Union of Secondary Students