Contents
- Congratulations to Derry Anti War Coalition regarding the Viva Palestina Convoy and getting Raytheon out of Derry
- National ‘Boycott Israel’ Day of Action, Saturday, 16th January 2010 (Organised by the IPSC)
- Photo Exhibition: ‘Defending Hope In Gaza’ (Organised by Front Line Defenders)
- IPSC Event Screenings of ‘Erased: Wiped Off the Map’ (aka To Shoot an Elephant)
- Valentine’s Day Vigil at Shannon Airport
Contents
- Congratulations to Derry Anti War Coalition regarding the Viva Palestina Convoy and getting Raytheon out of Derry
- National ‘Boycott Israel’ Day of Action, Saturday, 16th January 2010 (Organised by the IPSC)
- Photo Exhibition: ‘Defending Hope In Gaza’ (Organised by Front Line Defenders)
- IPSC Event Screenings of ‘Erased: Wiped Off the Map’ (aka To Shoot an Elephant)
- Valentine’s Day Vigil at Shannon Airport
1. Congratulations to Derry Anti War Coalition regarding the Viva Palestina Convoy and getting Raytheon out of Derry
On behalf of the Steering Committee of the Irish Anti War Movement, I would like to welcome back the five DAWC members who took part in the recent Viva Palestina convoy to Gaza.
Your collective action was a courageous initiative aptly reflecting the popular feelings of the Irish people on the issue of Palestinian rights to self-determination. The way that the convoy was treated at the hands of the Egyptian dictatorial regime and its security forces was disgraceful and highlighted the complicity of the Egyptian government with Israel’s siege of Gaza and general barbarism towards the Palestinian people.
We salute the determination and courage of your actions to get aid to Gaza highlighting the enforced isolation and oppression of its people and their elected representatives.
Your collective action on Palestine, preceding the recent Raytheon announcement that they will be closing their arm manufacturing plant in Derry, is a great example of what determined action based on correct political perspectives can achieve.
Solidarity from the Anti War Movement
Michael Youlton
Co-Chair IAWM
See also article in Irish Times at http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0114/1224262293286.html
2. National ‘Boycott Israel’ Day of Action, Saturday, 16th January 2010 (Organised by the IPSC)
The IAWM is supporting these boycott actions and calling on its members to join in one of the protests.
On Saturday, January 16th the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) and its supporters are holding boycott events nationwide, asking shoppers not to buy Israeli goods in solidarity with the people of Gaza who are still being starved by the Israeli government.
Along with the IPSC, the following groups are supporting the Day of Action: Irish Anti War Movement, Anti-War Ireland, éirígí, Federation of Student Islamic Societies, ICTU Trade Union Friends of Palestine, Palestinian Rights Initiative, Sinn Fein and UNITE Trade Union.
Dublin: We will be assembling for a short rally @ 2pm at the Spire on O’Connell Street, which will then be followed by us breaking into smaller groups and staging boycott actions at various locations around the city. The IAWM delegation will then be carrying out its boycott action at Tescos on Parnell St.
We are asking IAWM members and supporters to join us at the Spire at 2pm or at Tescos at 2.30pm. Contact Jim Roche on 087 6472737 or Claudia Saba 087 678 8339. If you live in one of the other cities then please join the events there.
Limerick City: Assemble outside Brown Thomas, O’Connell Street @ 2pm. Actions will follow around the city. For more info contact Sean at sac1@iol.ie
Cork City: Assemble at Daunt Square @ 1pm. Actions will follow around the city. For more info contact Freda at events@ipsc.ie
Galway: Details TBC. For more info contact Niamh at niamh.upstart@gmail.com
Arklow: Assemble at Peoples Park, Main St @ 3.30pm.
Letterkenny: Assemble at Market Square @ 1.30pm
Newry: Details TBC – check website
3. Photo Exhibition: ‘Defending Hope In Gaza’ (Organised by Front Line Defenders)
Dates: 11 Jan 2010 to 22 Jan 2010
Venue: Filmbase, Temple Bar, Dublin.
On 27 December 2008, the Israeli Defence Forces launched Operation Cast Lead on the Gaza Strip, with devastating consequences for the civilian population. In the aftermath of the destruction, human rights defenders in Gaza continue to defend the hope of the Palestinian people for a future based on peace and justice.
Front Line invites you to view “Defending Hope in Gaza”, a photographic exhibition which shows how the people of Gaza are bravely struggling to survive, while the work of human rights defenders is restricted by limitations on freedom of movement.
Exhibition organised by Front Line Defenders – www.frontlinedefenders.org
4. IPSC Event Screenings of ‘Erased: Wiped Off the Map’ (aka To Shoot an Elephant)
Dublin – Mon 18th Jan – Time & Venue TBC. For more info contact Freda at events@ipsc.ie
Cork – Mon 18th Jan – UCC, room TBC, 1pm. For more info contact Freda at events@ipsc.ie
On December 19, 2008 a group belonging to International Solidarity Movement (I.S.M.), departed from Cyprus bound for Palestine. Their objective was to break through the Israeli blockade on the Gaza strip. They were the last group of foreigners that were able to enter in the territory. None of them dreamt what they were going to live through in the following weeks. This film, originally called “Erased: Wiped Off the Map” has been re-edited and retitled “To Shoot An Elephant”.
5. Valentine’s Day Vigil at Shannon Airport
| Date: Sunday 14th February | Venue: At roundabout before airport entrance. |
| Time: 14:00 -15:00 | Organiser: Shannonwatch |
