Building the Anti-War Movement
from Below
The question now is what sort of broad anti-war movement can be built
that is genuinely inclusive and democratic?
Direct Action against the war in
Ireland
In every country after February 15th the anti-war movement was thus
faced with the question of what to do next. In Ireland almost all of
the direct action protests were targeted on Shannon airport. More
than half dozen successful actions took place, ranging from a large
scale breach of the fence in October, to physical attacks on planes
as the build up to war escalated.
The IAWM's dismal leadership" A
critique of the politics of Trotskyism
After months of regularly attending the Irish Anti-War Movement's
marches and particularly after months of listening to the speeches of
the leading lights of the IAWM my head is buzzing with cant and
rhetoric and I have that dejected feeling you get when you know you
have just lost a chance that won't be coming around again for a long
time.
Feb 25 - Eoin Rice in High
Court
Judge Mangan tried to change his bail conditions (5 Euro bond) to
include a ban from the entire of Co. Clare. Eoin refused to accept
these conditions and has been in Limerick prison since, where he is
on hunger strike.
Dec 6 2003 - Blockade of
Shannon warport (with photos)
December 6th saw the largest anti-war demonstration at Shannon
airport since Aprilof last year. Some 400 people took part in what
the Irish Anti War Movement (IAWM) had advertised as a blockade of
the airport.
Direct Action - your questions
answered
Your questions on Direct Action answered in the context of the
sometimes hysterical debate about the Grassroots Network Against War
(GNAW) action at Shannon on March 1s
Irish
Trade Unionists call for boycott of war work
The idea behind it is to try to get a large number of trade unionists
to issue the call and also to pledge themselves to support any worker
who might be disciplined for doing so.
If not now, when
Why now is the time for mass direct action at Shannon
International anarchist
statement against the war
Anti-war statement from anarchist groups all over the globe
Direct Action
at Shannon shows the way
If we turn our disgust at this war into action against it then their
war machine will grind to a halt.
Stop
refuelling at Shannon warport
Despite the supposed neutrality of Southern Ireland the Irish
government has been involving us more and more in the imperialist
adventures of the US military. Shannon airport has become a key
refuelling facility for US war planes en route between the US and the
wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
War: who is
it good for?
As war looms in the Gulf again we can be sure that, whatever the
outcome, hundreds of thousands of lives will be destroyed by the
conflict.
War is the
health of the state
War is always in their sights. Six days after the Trade Centre
strikes in New York the Bush Administration had already initiated
plans to take Iraq out
US anarchists
against the war
One of the favourite arguments of the pro-war crowd in Ireland is
that anyone who opposes the war is 'anti-American'.
International
Direct Actions against the war
Listing of international actions against the war
Direct
Action and fighting to win
Anarchists are not particularly interested in protesting against the
evils of the world - we would prefer to abolish them!
Stopping the
war
While a march of 5,000 or even 10,000 in Dublin won't effect
government policy, similar numbers tearing down the fence in Shannon
and taking over the entire airport would. With those sort of numbers
we could physically stop Shannon being used and physically dismantle
any war planes we caught on the ground
Review: Refueling Peace
http://refuelingpeace.org
A web site with the very specific purpose, to "monitor and stop US military flights refuelling in
Ireland".
Why does the US
want war with Iraq?
Like most other wars, this is about control of resources.Wars are
also good for the economy, and the US economy certainly could need
some help at the moment.
Global actions against the
war
Action speaks louder than words in the run up to this war!
What is
Imperialism
Imperialism is the process whereby powerful groups try to extend
their power and increase their wealth by bringing ever more of the
world under their domination. Although the word comes to us from
Roman times, imperialism has been around for a lot longer?
Iraq war aftermath -
Slaughtering democracy
The US/UK war against Iraq, trumpeted as a war for 'democracy',
illustrates what this 'democracy' means in practice.
Support those facing
charges for Direct Action at Shannon
At least 19 people are currently facing prosecution out of the
October and March direct actions at Shannon airport.
Bad things happen: Tales from the
frontline in Iraq
"It was when we started killing innocent civilians. We killed over
thirty of them in a three month time period when I was there, in a
clear violation of the Geneva conventions."
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Reports of demonstrations
April 12th
March 31st
March 1st
Can we stop the bombers at Shannon? YES WE CAN CAN !
Detailed report on Shannon protestsTo the next time [with pics]
Another report on Saturdays Direct Action (GNAW) protest at ShannonGNAW plans for Shannon direct action
Grassroots Network Against War has called a direct action demonstration against the refuelling of US war planes at Shannon airport on March 1stThe March 1st action at Shannon
If you were anywhere in Ireland in the last week of February you can't have missed the hype ahead of the March 1st direct action called at Shannon by the Grassroots Network Against the War (GNAW)
Feb 15 - Incredible turnout at Dublin
anti-war march - but what do we do now?
[with photos]
Saturday 15 February saw the largest demonstration in Dublin in two
decades and by far the largest anti-war demonstration in Ireland
ever
Jan 18 2003 - Mass demonstration at
Shannon Warport (with pictures)
Some 2 to 3,000 people demonstrated at the airport against the
refuelling of US military planes
Dec 8th, 2002 - Grassroots shut down
Shannon warport demonstration
Around 400 people took part in the Grassroots Gathering demonstration
against refuellin of US war planes at Shannon airport. After the last
demonstration when a section of the fence was torn down and around
150 entered the airfield we discovered that the fence had been
greatly re-enforced.
Shannon -
Direct Action against the War &endash; Activists on the
runway!
Instead of pleading with the government to not allow the US to use
Shannon, people had acted directly to show there would be a price to
pay and to inspire others to realise that with numbers we could make
it impossible for the government to continue this action.
Saturday, October 12th - Mass anti-war trespass
at Shannon Airport [with photos]
The largest anti-war demonstration to date at Shannon airport. As the
demonstration ended a 50m section of the perimeter fence was torn
down and up to 150 people entered the airfield perimeter.
Aug 19th - Shannon demonstration
against refuelling of US war planes [with
photos]
Between September 2001 and July 2002 a total of 535 US warplanes have
refuelled at the airport
Dec 15th - Anti War message rings
in ears of US Marines at Shannon airport
[with photos]
Men, women and children have been bombed and gunned to death by US
forces in Afghanistan and on Saturday 15th of December men women and
children from the four corners of Ireland gathered at Shannon airport
to protest at the use of that facility as a stop over and refuelling
point for US death squads.
Reports of other anti-war demonstrations in Ireland
Sept 28th - Anti war demonstration
in Dublin [with pictures]
Two reports from WSM members of Saturdays anti Iraq war
demonstration.
Nov 4th 2001 Anti-war march in
Dublin [with pictures]
Saturday November 4th saw a large anti war demonstration march
through Dublin city centre. This reflects growing opposition to the
US war against Afghanistan following the bombing of Red Cross
warehouses, a hospital and dozens of homes.
Sept 30th - Anti-war demonstration
in Dublin [with pictures]
Between 800 and 1,000 people marched through the centre of Dublin
yesterday as part of an anti-war protest called by Globalise
Resistance. This was one of many protests internationally this
weekend.
Background theory
Actions elsewhere in Ireland
Useful links
