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Limerick - Event Notice
Thursday January 01 1970

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

limerick | anti-capitalism | event notice

Monday April 06, 2009 22:46

by Limerick Socialist - SP

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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.

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Comments (51 of 51)

#	Title	Author	Date
1	Joe Higgins on Che	cropbeye	Tue Apr 07, 2009 20:02
2	Visit to Cuba by Joe Higgins	Michelle Clarke	Wed Apr 08, 2009 19:11
3	Really Joe??	Bill O'Brien	Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:05
4	TG4 should have used Bill's whining in the advertising material	Mark P	Thu Apr 09, 2009 15:16
5	As old as Joe	Bill OBrien	Sat Apr 11, 2009 14:15
6	cuba and the elderly	senior	Sat Apr 11, 2009 15:34
7	Ageism......Politics Yes....but don't forget humanity.......and people	Michelle Clarke	Sat Apr 11, 2009 16:23
8	Get a grip Mark P	Celia S	Sun Apr 12, 2009 14:59
9	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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