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National - Event Notice Thursday January 01 1970 Guantanamo Protest walk from Limerick to Shannon
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Wednesday June 04, 2008 18:08 by Edward Horgan - Peace and Neutrality Alliance
Peace Vigil and Protest Walk Shannon Sunday 8 June The distance from Limerick to Shannon is about 15 miles. On Sunday next 8 June a protest walk will take place from the Treaty Stone near Thomond Bridge in Limerick to Shannon airport, beginning at 1 pm. We expect to arrive at Shannon at about 5 pm. Next Sunday 8 June, also, Amnesty International will be organising their monthly peace vigil at Shannon airport from 5 pm to 6 pm. These monthly vigils are important to highlight the continuing human rights abuses associated with the US military and CIA abuse of Shannon airport for their wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and for the Guantanamo and prisoner rendition torture programme. |
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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3 4 5Best wishes to u all in yr witness for truth. Remember sunscreen & raincoats & a few plasters in case of blisters!
Mucho solidarity.
Doing my day job so can't make it down. It is great to know folks are sustaining this visible opposition to Shannon's role in this war.
11 resisters, including 6 Catholic Workers, are still in jail in Washington DC for their anti-Gitmo occupation of the U.S. Supreme Court last January.
One of those presently imprisoned is Carmen Trotta who came to Ireland to do organising around the three PItstop Ploughshares trials.
Mucho solidarity.
Doing my day job so can't make it down. It is great to know folks are sustaining this visible opposition to Shannon's role in this war.
11 resisters, including 6 Catholic Workers, are still in jail in Washington DC for their anti-Gitmo occupation of the U.S. Supreme Court last January.
One of those presently imprisoned is Carmen Trotta who came to Ireland to do organising around the three PItstop Ploughshares trials.
There were around 15 people at today’s protest at Shannon against the US military use of the airport. As usual, there were dozens of police officers acting in an intimidating manner. It is good to see that there is still some opposition against the wars on some of the poorest people in the world (Iraq, Afghanistan, etc). The monthly vigils will continue in Shannon on the second Sunday of every month.
‘If you want to get to the people on the street, go to the street’
Thanks to Amnesty Limerick and the other organisers of the walk to and vigil at Shannon yesterday, 08 June 08. There was a lovely atmosphere as we walked together in the sunshine, sharing food, swapping tales, catching up with old friends and making new acquaintances. It was a light hearted day. Yet the solemnity and seriousness of the situation was highlighted when Ed spoke a few simple words about remembering the victims of torture and thinking of all those who had died while being tortured. I didn't go to church yesterday, but for the moment of silence remembering those in Guantanamo there was a moment of sad sacredness.