Women Working for Justice and Peace

dublin | anti-war / imperialism | event notice Wednesday June 14, 2006 21:03 by Deirdre Clancy - Pitstop Ploughshares 086 151 2013

Two Public Meetings

Two public meetings will be held in June in the run up the Pitstop Ploughshares trial (which starts on 5 July), around the theme of 'women working for justice and peace'. Below are the details of the first one. The details of the second meeting, on 29 June, will be posted in the next few days. These meetings are being held in association with Afri.

Pitstop Ploughshares

Public meeting in association with Afri

Date: Thursday, June 22

Time: 7.30 p.m.

Venue: Wynn's Hotel, Abbey Street

'Women Working for Justice and Peace: Hunger Strikes and Women'

Speakers:

Mary Condren , theologian, feminist scholar and activist, will discuss the ethics of using hunger strikes and other forms of self-sacrifice as political weapons.

Rosanna Flynn , long-time activist and spokesperson for Residents against Racism, will discuss the plight of asylum-seekers in Ireland and the recent Afghan hunger strikes in St. Patrick's Cathedral.

Chairperson :

Deirdre Clancy , anti-war activist and member of the Pitstop Ploughshares group, who have been on bail for three and a half years for disarming a US warplane at Shannon Airport.