Soldier of life
25th April 2010, 17:21
IRSP show solidarity with éirigi at Anglo Irish Bank.
Members of the Irish Republican Socialist Party attended an éirigiprotest and occupation of the Anglo Irish Bank HQ in Dublin yesterday, April 24th.
Over 200 people attended the well organised picket and occupation of the Bank to highlight what is essentially the blind robbery of working people in the form of the government's NAMA proposal.
Members of éirígí stormed the entrance of Anglo Irish Bank and occupied it for nearly four hours, while outside, hundreds of protesters blew whistles,displayed banners and used air horns. There was a minor scuffle with the Gardaí as the protesters escaped from the building, but thankfully all those involved in the occupation of the building avoided arrest.
Outside the Dail IRSP members took the time to talk with homeless people sleeping rough on Kildare St., only a few hundred yards from the Dail's gates. The IRSP has for some time now been campaigning on the issue of housing, and in our nation's capital the contrast between the lives of our political elites and the lives of ordinary people is strikingly evident. This government, the establishment and it's cronies are of the view that throwing billions at our banks and robbing the taxpayer blind through NAMA is 'manageable', but nothing could be further from the truth. While these institutions, who played a major role in this crisis are being bailed out, normal working people continue to suffer. The IRSP believes that this money would be much better spent coming to the aid of struggling families, and in providing homes for those who are suffering the most. It is inexcusable, especially in the context of the collapse of the construction industry with over 300,000 properties lying derelict in Ireland, that Irish men and women must sleep on the streets in their thousands. We would urge all workers, whether private or public sector, to unite and to mobilise to bring about radical and lasting change in this country. Republican Socialists must continue to fight against NAMA and indeed every facet of this system which subordinates the interests of ordinary people to the profiteering and risk-taking of corrupt millionaires.
Let the banks burn, set the people free!
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Members of the Irish Republican Socialist Party attended an éirigiprotest and occupation of the Anglo Irish Bank HQ in Dublin yesterday, April 24th.
Over 200 people attended the well organised picket and occupation of the Bank to highlight what is essentially the blind robbery of working people in the form of the government's NAMA proposal.
Members of éirígí stormed the entrance of Anglo Irish Bank and occupied it for nearly four hours, while outside, hundreds of protesters blew whistles,displayed banners and used air horns. There was a minor scuffle with the Gardaí as the protesters escaped from the building, but thankfully all those involved in the occupation of the building avoided arrest.
Outside the Dail IRSP members took the time to talk with homeless people sleeping rough on Kildare St., only a few hundred yards from the Dail's gates. The IRSP has for some time now been campaigning on the issue of housing, and in our nation's capital the contrast between the lives of our political elites and the lives of ordinary people is strikingly evident. This government, the establishment and it's cronies are of the view that throwing billions at our banks and robbing the taxpayer blind through NAMA is 'manageable', but nothing could be further from the truth. While these institutions, who played a major role in this crisis are being bailed out, normal working people continue to suffer. The IRSP believes that this money would be much better spent coming to the aid of struggling families, and in providing homes for those who are suffering the most. It is inexcusable, especially in the context of the collapse of the construction industry with over 300,000 properties lying derelict in Ireland, that Irish men and women must sleep on the streets in their thousands. We would urge all workers, whether private or public sector, to unite and to mobilise to bring about radical and lasting change in this country. Republican Socialists must continue to fight against NAMA and indeed every facet of this system which subordinates the interests of ordinary people to the profiteering and risk-taking of corrupt millionaires.
Let the banks burn, set the people free!
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http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/3338/irsppic3.jpg
http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/2100/irsppic5.jpg
http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/7066/irsppic6.jpg
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