Dublin - Event Notice
Thursday January 01 1970
Thursday January 01 1970
Beginning of the re-re-trial of the Pit Stop Ploughshares
dublin |
anti-war / imperialism |
event notice 
Tuesday May 09, 2006 22:42
by Paul B
The trial of the 5 Pit Stop Ploughshares (Deirdre, Nuin, Karen, Damien, Ciaron) for the disarmament of a US Navy war plane at Shannon airport
The five Dublin Catholic Workers (Deirdre Clancy, Nuin Dunlop, Karen Fallon, Damien Moran, & Ciaron O'Reilly), known as the Pit Stop Ploughshares, are back to trial at the Four Courts in Dublin for a third time, and have called for solidarity, as well as anyone with a spare bed for a travelling peace activist.
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1) DAILY ROUTINE FOR EACH DAY OF TRIAL - KICKS OFF JULY 5TH.
*We will gather in anti-war vigil from 8.30 am at The Spire in O'Connel St. each morning of the trial.
*Around 9.15 am (dependng when the trial is slated to start that particular day) we will process in silence in single file carrying the names of the dead (Iraqi & U.S.) in memory of the dead to the Four Courts.
*We will have a circle at the Four Courts, some reflections and folks will be briefed with the logistics for the day.
*We hope to sustain a vigil with the Buddhist monks outside the Four Courts while the trial is in process...a roster will be created each morning.
*We hope to find a nearby church or other facility where people can gather for coffee, food & reflection at the end of each day.
On legal advice the defendants will provide all the visuals (banners, posters etc.), please respect this.
2) AN INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR SOLIDARITY VIGILS ON JULY 5TH. AT IRISH EMBASSIES, CONSULS & SITES OF SIGNIFICANCE
At our past court appearances solidarity vigils against ongoing Irish complicity in the war on Iraq have been held at Irish Embassies & Consuls in Washington DC, New York City, Houston, Melbourne, Vancouver, London, Dili (East Timor), Brussels, Gotenburg,, Auckland. Also solidarity vigils were held at Bishop Romero's grave (El Salvador), the Berlin Gate, US Air Force Base at Christchurch Airport (New Zealand), Shannon Airport, Belfast, Scales of Justice statue Brisbane, statue in Budapest and an Irish theme bar in Amsterdam.
Before our first trial in march last year, a group of nonviolent activists staged a solidarity sit in at the Irish Embassy in London. This got a lot of media attention as it was such a "man bites dog story" after 30 years of Irish protests at British Embassies, we have a crew that stages a British protest at an Irish Embassy!
If you have friends travelling or living in other parts of the world. Approach them to stage a solidarity vigil on the first day of our trail at an Irish Embassy or Consul. Have them email us about their gathering'
The list of consuls & embassies, can be found on the link below.........
Related Link: http://foreignaffairs.gov.ie/embassies/?m=e
Vigil Contact People
*Melbourne - Paul Dyson pwdyson@yahoo.com
*Brisbane - Adele Goldie goldieadele@hotmail.com
Perth - Jarrod McKenna
*London -Sr. Susan Clarkson srclarkson@yahoo.co.uk
*Washington DC -Art Laffin artlaffin@hotmail.com
*New YorkCity - Carmen Trotta trottacarmen@yahoo.com
3) WED JULY 5TH. *PUBLIC MEETING
"IRAQ, GUANTANAMO & IRELAND"
Wed July 5th. 7.30 pm
Teachers Club, 36 Parnell Square.
*Carmen Trotta U.S. citizen who walked to Guantanemo in December.
www.witnesstorture.org
*Teresa Grady, U.S. Anti-War Resister
www.stpatricksfour.org
& the Pit Stop Ploughshares Defendants
www.peaceontrial.com
Ph.087 918 4552
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