IAWM Bulletin
IAWM BULLETIN 11 January 2015 1. IAWM statement on the Charlie Hebdo atrocity 1. IRISH ANTI-WAR MOVEMENT STATEMENT ON THE CHARLIE HEBDO ATROCITY The Irish Anti-War Movement (IAWM) unequivocally condemns the terrorist murders of Charlie Hebdo journalists in Paris. As an anti-war movement we are opposed, and have always been opposed to terrorism in all its forms. We strongly insist on the right of journalists to practice their trade and, regardless of the content of what they write or publish, nothing can justify their murder in general or this atrocity in particular. It is shocking, as the Committee to Protect Journalists notes, that since 1992 alone, 1109 journalists have been killed in the course of their work. The Charlie Hebdo atrocity is not a random act of evil. It has an historical and contemporary context which does not excuse it but which has to be understood. Like other terrorist atrocities such as 9/11 in New York and 7/7 in London or even the Birmingham Pub bombing in 1974 (all of which claimed more lives) it is a bitter fruit of the legacy of western imperial interventions, war and racism. It is completely the wrong reaction to the latter - wrong because it is brutal and reactionary in itself, and wrong because it plays into the hands of reactionaries, warmongers and racists. Nevertheless, it is a reaction to these things. In particular in France it is a reaction to:
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IAWM BULLETIN 28 January 2015
1. REMINDER - IAWM PUBLIC MEETING ON THURSDAY 29 JANUARY, DUBLIN 1. IAWM PUBLIC MEETING ON THURSDAY 29 JANUARY, DUBLIN Charlie Hebdo – how should we respond? Thursday, January 29 at 7:30pm Obviously anti-war and peace activists, progressives and radicals will condemn the horrible murder of journalists in France but do we need to say more? What role have imperialism, war and racism played in this atrocity? Are the 'world leaders' who gathered in Paris really defenders of freedom? Speakers: https://www.facebook.com/events/793377084071066/ See attached poster.
2. ANTI-WAR LETTERS TO NEWSPAPERS IN LAST WEEK 3. Donating to the Irish Anti-War Movement. For more information on the IAWM see: Website - www.irishantiwar.org @IrishAntiWarMvt https://twitter.com/#!/IrishAntiWarMvt Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/25608030879/
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IAWM BULLETIN 21 January 2015
1. PANA / IRISH CND MEETING THIS WEDNESDAY 21 JANUARY, DUBLIN
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The Irish Anti-War Movement will hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Saturday 21st February 2015 in The Club Parnell Square Dublin starting at 11am. For details of who can attend and submit resolutions at the AGM see below. A full agenda will be available soon.
AgendaThis will be available shortly.
Who can Attend and Vote at The AGM
Submitting ResolutionsResolutions may be submitted in the following ways:
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IAWM BULLETIN 30 DECEMBER 2014 HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OUR MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS!
1. IPSC’s ANNUAL NEW YEAR’S EVE VIGIL FOR GAZA ON THE HA’PENNY BRIDGE, DUBLIN. 1. IPSC’s ANNUAL NEW YEAR’S EVE VIGIL FOR GAZA ON THE HA’PENNY BRIDGE, DUBLIN. Wed, 31 December 2014, 14:00 Ha'penny Bridge, Dublin To commemorate the sixth anniversary of the Israeli ‘Operation Cast Lead’ attack on Gaza, and to highlight Israeli’s ongoing brutality coupled with the cruel and illegal siege of Gaza, the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) is calling on people to gather at 2pm at the Ha’penny Bridge, Dublin on New Year’s Eve. Please bring Palestinian flags if you have them. Please spare an hour of your time to remember the victims of the attacks on Gaza in 2008/9, 2012 and most recently the barbaric onslaught this summer, and the ongoing illegal Israeli siege of Gaza, which has resulted in a man-made crisis in Gaza.
2. LETTER IN IRISH TIMES RE SHANNON AND TORTURE 3. Donating to the Irish Anti-War Movement
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IAWM CONDEMNS IRISH GOVERNMENT'S COMPLICITY IN U.S. TORTURE REGIME
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