Pit Stop Ploughshare defendants & supporters will be conducting an anti-war vigil at the GPO from 12noon-2pm (monday to friday) until the July 5th. trial date. Drop by and touch base with the defendants!
Drop by and vigil, for however long, against continued Irish participation in the war!
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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 speak about 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.
*This meeting is open to all -men, women etc
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