Events
ISRAEL/OPT CAFE NIGHT - Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon
Join us for some food and drinks hosted by Amnesty's Israel/Occupied
Palestinian Territories Group.
The evening will include a discussion with Caoimhe Butterly. Caoimhe
is currently working with NGO's in Palestinian refugee camps in
Lebanon. In particular, Caoimhe will be discussing the humanitarian
situation in the Nahr al-Bared camp, after a conflict between
militants and the Lebanese army in the camp earlier this year.
End-of-year, end-the-war social
With music from Jim Walker & Robert Peoples, plus The Bluebelles
DJ’s Mary Healy and Danny McGeady
Plus food and DAWC Xmas raffle (first prize overnight stay for 2 in Dublin with spending money)
8pm Wednesday 13 December, upstairs @ Sandinos
Caoimhe Butterly Eye Witness From Palestinian Refugee Camps In Lebanon
An eye witness account of life in Lebanon in the aftermath of Israel’s attack, and the current plight of Palestinian Refugees.
Caoimhe Butterly will be speaking around the country on the following dates:
Monday Dec 3rd: 8.00 pm Glasshouse Hotel, Hyde Bridge, Sligo (Connlly Forum and IPSC)
Tuesday Dec 4th - 7.30 Connolly Books in Dublin (AWI, IPSC and IAWM)
Wednesday Dec 5th - 13:00 - 14:00 UCC room G7 in the Kane building.
Evening : evening Clonakilty [venue tbc]
Thursday Dec 6th – Limerick UL
Friday Dec 7th – Galway TOWN HALL THEATRE STUDIO, GALWAY CITY 7.30pm Organised by GAAW
Saturday Dec 8th – Derry
Tuesday Dec 11th - Belfast Lecture Hall 1, St. Marys University College, Falls Road, Belfast. 7pm - 9pm meeting organised by IPSC and IAWM
Wednesday Dec 12th - Amnesty organise meting in their Dublin Fleet Str Cafe 7.30
Thursday Dec 13th - Cork 8pm, Victoria Hotel, Patrick Street
Benefit night for Raytheon 9 Friday 14th December 8pm
Red Parrot, Dorset Street
Admission: 10 euro waged, contribution for unwaged
Music, fun and raffles
The Raytheon 9 - activists from Derry's Anti War Movement are facing trial for occupying the Raytheon Derry Plant office during Israel's assault on Lebanon last year. The group took the decision after confirming that parts of the missiles used in the killing of civilians in Lebanon were manufactured at the Derry plant. The trial is a chance to put those who profit from war in the dock. But the group need your money and support
Raytheon, are one of the world's major arms producers, producing high-tech weapons including missiles for the US and Israeli military.
The Raytheon plant in Derry is involved in producing components for many of the weapons used by the Israeli military in conflicts such as that in Lebanon.
A recent report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) accuses Israel of "war crimes" in the conduct of its military operations during the assault on Lebanon – an assault which led to the deaths of over one thousand Lebanese civilians. The report lays the blame for overwhelming majority of civilian deaths and injuries squarely at door of Israel and a military policy which it says was operating deliberately in violation of the laws of war and International human rights law.
See full report at http://hrw.org/reports/2007/lebanon0907
And also http://www.raytheon9.org
"Solitary Prisoner" action
The 11th of January 2008 is the 6th anniversary of the opening of
Guantanamo Bay detention centre.
As part of Amnesty's ongoing effort to CLOSE GUANTANAMO we are
calling on activists to take part in our "Solitary Prisoner" action.
The Actions will be conducted around the country beginning Saturday,
5 January running until Thursday, 10 January.
Teams of two people will be placed randomly around the country, one
dressed in an orange jumpsuit with white mask and the case of an
individual detainee in laminate form on their back.
The second person will be standing separate to the Solitary Prisoner
with the Framework for Ending Illegal Detentions petition for people
to sign.
All that is required for this action are 2 people and a couple of
hours and will take place in your own community.
If you are interested in carrying out this action please contact, as
soon as possible, the Amnesty Campaigns Team on
activismassistant@amnesty.ie Or ring the office on (01) 863.8300 and
ask for Kieran Clifford.
"Solitary Prisoner" action
The 11th of January 2008 is the 6th anniversary of the opening of
Guantanamo Bay detention centre.
As part of Amnesty's ongoing effort to CLOSE GUANTANAMO we are
calling on activists to take part in our "Solitary Prisoner" action.
The Actions will be conducted around the country beginning Saturday,
5 January running until Thursday, 10 January.
Teams of two people will be placed randomly around the country, one
dressed in an orange jumpsuit with white mask and the case of an
individual detainee in laminate form on their back.
The second person will be standing separate to the Solitary Prisoner
with the Framework for Ending Illegal Detentions petition for people
to sign.
All that is required for this action are 2 people and a couple of
hours and will take place in your own community.
If you are interested in carrying out this action please contact, as
soon as possible, the Amnesty Campaigns Team on
activismassistant@amnesty.ie Or ring the office on (01) 863.8300 and
ask for Kieran Clifford.
"Solitary Prisoner" action
The 11th of January 2008 is the 6th anniversary of the opening of
Guantanamo Bay detention centre.
As part of Amnesty's ongoing effort to CLOSE GUANTANAMO we are
calling on activists to take part in our "Solitary Prisoner" action.
The Actions will be conducted around the country beginning Saturday,
5 January running until Thursday, 10 January.
Teams of two people will be placed randomly around the country, one
dressed in an orange jumpsuit with white mask and the case of an
individual detainee in laminate form on their back.
The second person will be standing separate to the Solitary Prisoner
with the Framework for Ending Illegal Detentions petition for people
to sign.
All that is required for this action are 2 people and a couple of
hours and will take place in your own community.
If you are interested in carrying out this action please contact, as
soon as possible, the Amnesty Campaigns Team on
activismassistant@amnesty.ie Or ring the office on (01) 863.8300 and
ask for Kieran Clifford.
"Solitary Prisoner" action
The 11th of January 2008 is the 6th anniversary of the opening of
Guantanamo Bay detention centre.
As part of Amnesty's ongoing effort to CLOSE GUANTANAMO we are
calling on activists to take part in our "Solitary Prisoner" action.
The Actions will be conducted around the country beginning Saturday,
5 January running until Thursday, 10 January.
Teams of two people will be placed randomly around the country, one
dressed in an orange jumpsuit with white mask and the case of an
individual detainee in laminate form on their back.
The second person will be standing separate to the Solitary Prisoner
with the Framework for Ending Illegal Detentions petition for people
to sign.
All that is required for this action are 2 people and a couple of
hours and will take place in your own community.
If you are interested in carrying out this action please contact, as
soon as possible, the Amnesty Campaigns Team on
activismassistant@amnesty.ie Or ring the office on (01) 863.8300 and
ask for Kieran Clifford.
"Solitary Prisoner" action
The 11th of January 2008 is the 6th anniversary of the opening of
Guantanamo Bay detention centre.
As part of Amnesty's ongoing effort to CLOSE GUANTANAMO we are
calling on activists to take part in our "Solitary Prisoner" action.
The Actions will be conducted around the country beginning Saturday,
5 January running until Thursday, 10 January.
Teams of two people will be placed randomly around the country, one
dressed in an orange jumpsuit with white mask and the case of an
individual detainee in laminate form on their back.
The second person will be standing separate to the Solitary Prisoner
with the Framework for Ending Illegal Detentions petition for people
to sign.
All that is required for this action are 2 people and a couple of
hours and will take place in your own community.
If you are interested in carrying out this action please contact, as
soon as possible, the Amnesty Campaigns Team on
activismassistant@amnesty.ie Or ring the office on (01) 863.8300 and
ask for Kieran Clifford.
STOP TAKING LIBERTIES
On Wednesday 9th January at Westminster Magistrates Court the case for the extradition of Omar Deghayes and Jamil el-Banna will be heard.
Save Omar campaigners will be travelling to London to demonstrate at 9.30am to highlight their continuing support for Omar. There will also be protests in Brighton throughout the day: 12 noon to 1pm and then 5pm onwards Royal Pavilion
STOP TAKING LIBERTIES
OMAR MUST STAY
WHY WE ARE PROTESTING AGAIN:
Omar featured in an Amnesty supported film released last year called "Taking Liberties." We all hoped that the uncertainty for his safety would end once he got our of Guantanamo- but it hasn't.
Save Omar campaign
Wednesday, 9 January 2008
At 7:30 pm in Room 207, Liberty Hall, Dublin:
'The developing EU military-industrial complex'
Speaker: Patricia McKenna (Green Party, former MEP)
Chairperson: Finian McGrath TD
For More details see www.people.ie
"Solitary Prisoner" action
The 11th of January 2008 is the 6th anniversary of the opening of
Guantanamo Bay detention centre.
As part of Amnesty's ongoing effort to CLOSE GUANTANAMO we are
calling on activists to take part in our "Solitary Prisoner" action.
The Actions will be conducted around the country beginning Saturday,
5 January running until Thursday, 10 January.
Teams of two people will be placed randomly around the country, one
dressed in an orange jumpsuit with white mask and the case of an
individual detainee in laminate form on their back.
The second person will be standing separate to the Solitary Prisoner
with the Framework for Ending Illegal Detentions petition for people
to sign.
All that is required for this action are 2 people and a couple of
hours and will take place in your own community.
If you are interested in carrying out this action please contact, as
soon as possible, the Amnesty Campaigns Team on
activismassistant@amnesty.ie Or ring the office on (01) 863.8300 and
ask for Kieran Clifford.
STOP TAKING LIBERTIES
On Wednesday 9th January at Westminster Magistrates Court the case for the extradition of Omar Deghayes and Jamil el-Banna will be heard.
Save Omar campaigners will be travelling to London to demonstrate at 9.30am to highlight their continuing support for Omar. There will also be protests in Brighton throughout the day: 12 noon to 1pm and then 5pm onwards Royal Pavilion
STOP TAKING LIBERTIES
OMAR MUST STAY
WHY WE ARE PROTESTING AGAIN:
Omar featured in an Amnesty supported film released last year called "Taking Liberties." We all hoped that the uncertainty for his safety would end once he got our of Guantanamo- but it hasn't.
Save Omar campaign
Stop Press:
STOP THE WAR COALITION NOMINATED FOR CHANNEL 4 NEWS MOST
INFLUENTIAL POLITICAL FIGURES OF THE DECADE AWARD
It has just been announced that the Stop the War Coalition has been nominated and shortlisted for the highly prestigious Channel 4 News award for most influential political figures of the decade.
This is subject to a public vote to decide the winner, which will be announced on the night of the awards at
Channel 4 on the 23 January 2008, and the awards themselves
will be televised on the 27 January.
Please, please.
We urge all anti-war activists, supporters, local groups and organisations to do all they can before 18th January to mobilise the vote for Stop the War Coalition.
At a time when warmongering politicians, with the help of the mainstream media, are downplaying the continuing nightmare of war and occupation in Iraq and Afghanistan, this will be an opportunity to show that the majority of people who have/watch Channel 4 want these wars to end and
all foreign troops to be withdrawn.
TO VOTE:
See http://www.channel4.com/news/
click on political figure vote (today (9/1) it is in right hand column under Benazir's photo).
vote for anti-Iraq war protesters, (it's e-mail by outlook express though)
in peace,
dette
STOP TAKING LIBERTIES
On Wednesday 9th January at Westminster Magistrates Court the case for the extradition of Omar Deghayes and Jamil el-Banna will be heard.
Save Omar campaigners will be travelling to London to demonstrate at 9.30am to highlight their continuing support for Omar. There will also be protests in Brighton throughout the day: 12 noon to 1pm and then 5pm onwards Royal Pavilion
STOP TAKING LIBERTIES
OMAR MUST STAY
WHY WE ARE PROTESTING AGAIN:
Omar featured in an Amnesty supported film released last year called "Taking Liberties." We all hoped that the uncertainty for his safety would end once he got our of Guantanamo- but it hasn't.
Save Omar campaign
Stop Press:
STOP THE WAR COALITION NOMINATED FOR CHANNEL 4 NEWS MOST
INFLUENTIAL POLITICAL FIGURES OF THE DECADE AWARD
It has just been announced that the Stop the War Coalition has been nominated and shortlisted for the highly prestigious Channel 4 News award for most influential political figures of the decade.
This is subject to a public vote to decide the winner, which will be announced on the night of the awards at
Channel 4 on the 23 January 2008, and the awards themselves
will be televised on the 27 January.
Please, please.
We urge all anti-war activists, supporters, local groups and organisations to do all they can before 18th January to mobilise the vote for Stop the War Coalition.
At a time when warmongering politicians, with the help of the mainstream media, are downplaying the continuing nightmare of war and occupation in Iraq and Afghanistan, this will be an opportunity to show that the majority of people who have/watch Channel 4 want these wars to end and
all foreign troops to be withdrawn.
TO VOTE:
See http://www.channel4.com/news/
click on political figure vote (today (9/1) it is in right hand column under Benazir's photo).
vote for anti-Iraq war protesters, (it's e-mail by outlook express though)
in peace,
dette
