Oppose British Royal Visits

national | rights, freedoms and repression | event notice Tuesday March 18, 2008 09:03 by éirígí press at eirigi dot org

Windsor not Welcome

This Thursday (March 20), the commander-in-chief of Britain's armed forces will be paraded through Armagh city in yet another attempt to normalise the British occupation of Ireland's north-east.

éirígí will be opposing the imperialist coat-trailing exercise and are appealing for people to gather in Armagh to demonstrate their continued opposition to British rule in Ireland.

Inextricably Linked

éirígí chairperson Brian Leeson gave the reasoning for Thursday's planned protest: “By publicly announcing in advance a visit by Elizabeth Windsor to the Six Counties for the first time in nearly half a century, the British establishment is clearly signalling that the normalisation process is all but complete. In their view, the Six Counties is as British as Finchley and their monarch can visit at will.”

Brian continued: “éirígí won’t allow such a propaganda exercise to go unopposed. While her forces of occupation remain in Ireland, Elizabeth Windsor is not welcome in Ireland.

“We are calling on all republicans, socialists and democrats to join us in Armagh city on March 20 and resist the normalisation of British rule in this country.”

éirígí is calling on people to assemble at Irish Street in Armagh City on Thursday, March 20 from 9am onwards. Make it loud, make it colourful and give Britain the message, “No withdrawal? No royal visits!”

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