International Day of Action - Saturday Feb 15th Asemble 2pm, Parnell Square, Dublin. The organisers of Saturday's protest in Dublin as part of the International day of Action against War on Iraq expect as many as twenty thousand people from throughout the country to take to the streets.
The March will assemble at 2pm in Parnell Square and begin with a rally including a number of speakers, some poetry reading and songs.
The March will then move through O' Connell St, D'Olier St, College green, Nassau St, Kildare St, to the Department of Foreign Affairs at St Stephen's Green. Here a second rally will take place including further speeches, poerty recitals and songs.
Finally the march will continue around St Stephen's Green, down Dawson St, Nassau St, Suffolk St and onto Dame St for a final rally at the Central Bank Plaza. The rally will again include a number of speeches, songs and musical perfromances.
Speakers for the day's event will include: Michael D Higgins TD, Patricia Mc Kenna MEP, Denis Halliday (Former UN Assistant Secretary General), Aoife Ni Fhearrgaill (Socialist Workers Party), Bishop John Kirby (Trocaire), Des Geraghty (President SIPTU), David Begg (General Secretary ICTU), Joe HigginsTD, Latif Serhalden (Kurdish Community in Ireland), Dr Fahy Akkari (Islamic Cultural Centre), Robert Mc Carthy (Dean of St Patricks Cathedral), Mary Van Lieshout (Irish Anti War Movement), Clare O Grady Walshe (NGO Peace Alliance), Aengus O Snodaigh TD.
Songs and Musical performances from: Christy Moore, Luka Bloom, Hazel O Conor, Kila, Mary Coughlan.
Poetry and Readings from Peter Sheridan, Paula Meehan, Ruth Mc Cabe (Actress).
The opening and closing rallies will be chaired by Richard Boyd Barrett, Chairperson Irish Anti War Movement. The Rally at St Stephen's Green will be chaired by Brendan Butler (Co-ordinator, NGO Peace Alliance). Chief Steward will be Roger Cole, (Peace & Neutrality Alliance).
The final rally is expected to finish not later than 5.30pm.
The main event will followed by a gig in the Temple Bar Music Centre which commences at 6pm.
Start Date: 2003-02-12 19:00:00-05
End Date: 2003-03-14 19:00:00-05
Created By: Web Master
Comments
I would really like the 20,000 people to be given a list of concrete actions they can take that will impact on public and political opinion. To get 20,000 people together and let them go without inspiring them to each do something will, in my opinion, be a huge loss of opportunity. Well done. Brian Smyth
Created By: Brian Smyth
It is time for us to stop being defensive and opposing the war on their (Bush and Blair's) terms. Let's leave the rally determined to start campaigning against the Anglo-American bullying of the world. They are the real enemy.
Created By: brian cluer
Let those of us who strongly oppose this war take the message directly to our TDs. Let us contact our constituency TDs directly & make it absolutely clear to them that we will vote against them at the next general election (& against their party candidates in every other election) unless they give a clear commitment to oppose this planned war on Iraq in ALL circumstances. Let's make it personal with our politicians. NO TO WAR. Hugh McFadden
Created By: Hugh McFadden
Attached is a second poem against the war on Iraq
Created By: Hugh McFadden