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Limerick - Event Notice
Thursday January 01 1970

Joe Higgins speaks on 'Che and fight against capitalism today'

category limerick | anti-capitalism | event notice author Monday April 06, 2009 22:46author by Limerick Socialist - SP Report this post to the editors

Joe Higgins, Socialist Party TD 1997-2007, will be in Limerick on Thursday for a public meeting at 8pm in Pery’s Hotel, Glentworth Street. Speaking about his recent travels to Latin America making the documentary ‘Che’ he will focus on the movements he saw against neoliberal, free market policies in Latin America today and their relevance for people in Ireland.

Joe Higgins has been a prominent campaigner for workers’ rights in Ireland and a key figure in the anti-Lisbon campaign in which he highlighted issues such as workers’ rights, privatisation and the EU's neo-liberal policies. The meeting will offer the opportunity to discuss Che Guevara's life as well as current events in Latin America and in Ireland with Joe and to hear his analysis.

Joe's new TG4 documentary follows Che’s first trip around Latin America, the 'motorcycle diaries' and examines the legacy Che has left and how his ideals influence current movements and struggles against exploitation and imperialism in Latin America.

Che was a tiredless fighter for ordinary people whose socialist ideas are now inspiring mass movement's. While travelling through Latin America Joe Higgins saw how it is truly a continent in revolt. Every day there are protests and strikes. Particularly relevant for Ireland are the cases, some of which Joe saw himself, where workers threatened with redundancy have occupied and run their workplace, and fought for it to be nationalised. This is just one of many ways in which the ideas of Che are alive and well in Latin America, and how we in Ireland can learn from those struggles.

In fact, with the government stepping up their vicious attacks on workers and the poor in their new, 'mini-budget', the need for people in Ireland to learn from the example's in Latin America has never been greater.

The meeting will take place at 8pm on Thursday April 9th in Pery’s Hotel on Glentworth Street.

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   Joe Higgins on Che     cropbeye    Tue Apr 07, 2009 20:02 
   Visit to Cuba by Joe Higgins     Michelle Clarke    Wed Apr 08, 2009 19:11 
   Really Joe??     Bill O'Brien    Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:05 
   TG4 should have used Bill's whining in the advertising material     Mark P    Thu Apr 09, 2009 15:16 
   As old as Joe     Bill OBrien    Sat Apr 11, 2009 14:15 
   cuba and the elderly     senior    Sat Apr 11, 2009 15:34 
   Ageism......Politics Yes....but don't forget humanity.......and people     Michelle Clarke    Sat Apr 11, 2009 16:23 
   Get a grip Mark P     Celia S    Sun Apr 12, 2009 14:59 
   The Pope was eventually persuaded by Copernicus     Simon McGuinness    Mon Apr 13, 2009 13:11 
 10   Simon McGuinness' warped view of the Ché series     TG4 viewer    Mon Apr 13, 2009 20:19 
 11   SP language     senior    Tue Apr 14, 2009 11:46 
 12   HIghly entertaining stuff, please churn out more     Mark P    Tue Apr 14, 2009 16:41 
 13   ageing     es    Tue Apr 14, 2009 16:58 
 14   Mark P - Still get a grip     Celia S    Tue Apr 14, 2009 18:14 
 15   Quick question for Celia S & Co.     TG4 viewer    Tue Apr 14, 2009 19:28 
 16   A final response.     Mark P    Tue Apr 14, 2009 19:37 
 17   Thanks     Celia S    Tue Apr 14, 2009 21:31 
 18   You can watch Joes travels here     linker    Tue Apr 14, 2009 22:32 
 19   Watch that space     Meirena    Wed Apr 15, 2009 09:49 
 20   Dictatorship?     Frank    Wed Apr 15, 2009 10:19 
 21   To mush work on to bother about the Socialist Party     Bill OBrien    Wed Apr 15, 2009 12:14 
 22   response     senior    Wed Apr 15, 2009 12:32 
 23   response     senior    Wed Apr 15, 2009 12:32 
 24   Won't Answer : Can't Answer     Simon McGuinness    Wed Apr 15, 2009 12:37 
 25   Quick responses     Mark P    Wed Apr 15, 2009 13:39 
 26   response     senior    Wed Apr 15, 2009 14:43 
 27   On Cuba     Jolly Red Giant    Wed Apr 15, 2009 16:25 
 28   JRG     senior    Thu Apr 16, 2009 13:09 
 29   Trite nonsense     Mark P    Thu Apr 16, 2009 18:18 
 30   None so blind...     Turlough Kelly    Fri Apr 17, 2009 13:31 
 31   A quick reply to Turlough     Mark P    Fri Apr 17, 2009 15:08 
 32   Cheers     Turlough Kelly    Fri Apr 17, 2009 15:42 
 33   Silly Notion.     Berliner    Sat Apr 18, 2009 08:43 
 34   Ahem...     Turlough Kelly    Sat Apr 18, 2009 11:20 
 35   Joe Higgins......I digress, with another view about Cuba     Michelle Clarke    Sat Apr 18, 2009 18:48 
 36   Celia S you just don't get it!     sp member    Wed Apr 22, 2009 16:50 
 37   Mantra     Celia S    Wed Apr 22, 2009 17:39 
 38   You are the parrot     sp member    Wed Apr 22, 2009 18:04 
 39   waste of time     sp member    Wed Apr 22, 2009 22:14 
 40   Ridiculous     Celia S    Thu Apr 23, 2009 00:03 
 41   nothing new in attacks on cuba     senior    Thu Apr 23, 2009 15:34 
 42   Video     Cian    Thu Apr 30, 2009 02:01 
 43   To some of the SP anti castro posters     Patriot    Thu Apr 30, 2009 06:25 
 44   Stalinism     Jolly Red Giant    Thu Apr 30, 2009 09:32 
 45   reply to Jolly Red Giant......     Patriot    Thu Apr 30, 2009 20:30 
 46   Strong Leader or Strong Class     Jolly Red Giant    Thu Apr 30, 2009 22:57 
 47   JRG my lack of reply....     Patriot    Sun May 03, 2009 09:52 
 48   OAS and Cuba     senior    Wed Jun 03, 2009 19:36 
 49   Didn't that come out of the blue     Jolly Red Giant    Wed Jun 03, 2009 23:29 
 50   JRG     senior    Thu Jun 04, 2009 15:25 
 51   Haiti : Cuba's response     senior    Mon Jan 18, 2010 19:49 


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