IAWM Bulletin
IAWM BULLETIN 17 JULY 2015
1. Shannon Airport Protest, Saturday 18 July, 2-4pm 1. Shannon Airport Protest, Saturday 18 July, 2-4pm IAWM members are encouraged to attend this important protest to let the Irish Government know that we object to the use of Shannon Airport as a facility to the US Military machine in its perpetuation of continuous wars in the middle east and elsewhere. Statement from Shannonwatch “While it is fitting to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the first commercial transatlantic flight from Shannon Airport and to acknowledge its important role in aviation in Ireland, we cannot ignore the fact that in the last 15 years it has been used to illegally invade Iraq and Afghanistan and has been part of the CIA’s global campaign of kidnapping and torture” said John Lannon of Shannonwatch. “Shannon became the original airport gateway between the US and Europe and was the birthplace of Duty Free. It is now a gateway to human suffering and war.” added Mr Lannon.
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IAWM BULLETIN 19 JUNE 2015
1. Solidarity with refugees | World Refugee Day | Saturday 20 June, 5pm | Dublin 1. Solidarity with refugees | World Refugee Day | Saturday 20 June, 5pm | Dublin At the Famine Memorial and The World Poverty Stone, Custom House Quay, Dublin. The IAWM is supporting this event and we encourage members to attend. See below and the FB link from Memet Uludag of United against Racism.
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IAWM BULLETIN 15 JUNE 2015 1. FREE RAIF - AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL DEMONSTRATION AT SAUDI ARABIAN EMBASSY, DUBLIN THIS WEDNESDAY 17 JUNE, 6PM, 6-7 FitzWilliam Square East, Dublin 2. 2. IAWM STATEMENT ON PRINCE CHARLES VISIT TO IRELAND 3. Donating to the IAWM 1. FREE RAIF - AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL DEMONSTRATION AT SAUDI ARABIAN EMBASSY In May 2014 Saudi blogger Raif Badawi was sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1000 lashes. He received 50 lashes in public on 9 January 2015. He has not been flogged since, possibly due to an international outcry. Unbelievably the Saudi Arabian Supreme Court has recently upheld the sentence on blogger Raif Badawi. He could now be subject to 950 more lashes. Western Governments are completely hypocritical about Saudi Arabia. They sell it arms while failing to condemn its appalling human rights record. We urge our members to come along and support this demonstration called by Amnesty International Ireland. For details see here - http://www.amnesty.ie/news/free-raif-demonstration-embassy-saudi-arabia#... 2. IAWM STATEMENT ON PRINCE CHARLES VISIT including references to his links to the British arms trade with Saudi Arabia - http://irishantiwar.org/node/2280 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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1. Public Meeting - Why are Migrants Drowning - Wed 27/5/2015 7pm - The Teachers Club Dublin 1 Over the past few weeks in the Mediterranean and bay of Bengal literally thousands of people have drowned while fleeing persecution and poverty. A military solution is now being proposed to prevent these people from getting to safety. The Irish Anti-War Movement is hosting a public meting on this issue. Date/Time: 7PM Wed 27/5/2015 Speakers:
2. Donating to the Irish Anti-War Movement 2-1. Setup a Standing Order To set-up a standing order with the Irish-Anti War Movement please go to the following link http://www.irishantiwar.org/files/standing-order-form.doc fill in the form and post to the Irish Anti-War Movement P.O. Box 9260 Dublin 1.
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1. Public Meeting - Why are Migrants Drowning - Wed 27/5/2015 7pm - The Teachers Club Dublin 1 Over the past few weeks in the Mediterranean and bay of Bengal literally thousands of people have drowned while fleeing persecution and poverty. A military solution is now being proposed to prevent these people from getting to safety. The Irish Anti-War Movement is hosting a public meting on this issue. Date/Time: 7PM Wed 27/5/2015 Speakers:
2. Donating to the Irish Anti-War Movement 2-1. Setup a Standing Order To set-up a standing order with the Irish-Anti War Movement please go to the following link http://www.irishantiwar.org/files/standing-order-form.doc fill in the form and post to the Irish Anti-War Movement P.O. Box 9260 Dublin 1.
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IAWM BULLETIN 19 MAY 2015 1. STATEMENT ON PRINCE CHARLES VISIT 1. IAWM Press Statement on Prince Charles visit to Ireland 18 May 2015 The Irish Anti-War Movement oppose the publicly funded visit by Prince Charles to Ireland given his connections to the British Military and his open support for undemocratic, despotic regimes. Irish political leaders and the mainstream media are making much of Prince Charles’s impending visit to Mullaghmore as a personal event of closure and an act of reconciliation that will aid the Northern Irish peace process. Many Irish people may likewise see this as a useful act, just as they regarded the Queen’s visit. The problem is that Prince Charles and the British Royalty generally are not benign forces – they play a continuous role in promoting the British military and the arms industry around the world. Prince Charles is Colonel-in-chief of many regiments of the British Army including the notorious Parachute Regiment which killed 13 innocent civilians on Bloody Sunday in Derry. The Sein Fein leader, Gerry Adams, has expressed the hope that the Prince’s visit will be “an occasion to promote reconciliation, respect and understanding". However Prince Charles has never expressed such concern for the victims of the wars waged by the British military in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere. Nor has he balked at his role in promoting the British arms industry which arms repressive regimes that have appalling human rights records. Professor Neil Cooper of Bradford University's Peace Studies Department has noted that: "There is a long history of members of the royal family supporting the promotion of the UK arms trade in the Middle East - and especially the Gulf …. It is accepted as part and parcel of the brief."
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