Dublin Alternative G8 Summit

by dubaltg8 Thu May 30, 2013 14:05

David Roviks and Tommy Sands will be joined by musicians from the Basque Country on the night of Monday June 17 at the Teachers Club, Parnell Square, Dublin.

by dubaltg8 Thu May 30, 2013 14:19

We have a very full day of seminars and workshops for Monday the 17th, starting at 11am and going on till 9pm, when we will relax with some music and song.

The Politics of Friendship
Building Anti-Imperialist Networks in the 21st Century.

Cultural Imperialism and the Dictatorship of Advertising Speak
An Ghaeilge and Euskara as technologies of resistance in Ireland and the Basque Country.

Divide & Conquer: Sectarianism as a Weapon of Mass Destruction
In this seminar we focus on the suppression of progressive secular politics by the institutionalisation of sectarianism in Ireland and the Arab World.

ACAB - Your Rights when Dealing with the Police
Legal Observers Ireland lead an intense inter-active workshop for activists and other citizens. Various situations will be simulated, acted out and critiqued. Video of actual public-order situations will be analysed. Accurate knowledge is your best defence.

The 1913 Dublin Lockout – An Inspiration for Our Times
One of the greatest moments of the Human Spirit, the 1913 Lockout, when tens of thousands of ordinary men, women and children endured five months of hunger, freezing cold and police beatings, rather than bend their knee to the Dictatorship of Capital. Is that great Spirit of Resistance dead in Europe? Or can we too find the courage to act?

Imperialism as a Slave Economy
As with the Roman Empire, the Anglo-American Empire is highly dependant on slave labour. Until recently, the Empire had been able to keep slavery out of Western sight and in the sweatshops of the Global South. However, as the Empire collapses, slavery has come home – in the form of millions of private-prison slaves in the USA, and in the form of scams like JobBridge and Workfare in Europe.

Bahrain’s Struggle against Sectarian Dictatorship
BRAVO – Bahrain Rehabilitation and Anti-Violence Organisation presents a detailed survey of the People’s Struggle against US backed sectarian violence.

Prisoners of Imperialism – We Salute You!
We hear from campaigns for Political Prisoners in Ireland, Palestine, the Basque Country, Turkey, the USA and other countries under imperialist domination. We will hear of the experiences of these heroic POWs, and of the challenges facing any group attempting to highlight prisoner issues against a background of consumerist indifference.

Migration – A World Exiled from Itself
Marx described the Workers of the Capitalist regime as “bird free,” i.e. as free as a bird – and with just as little material security. Once more, the safety valve of emigration is being employed by the Irish comprador class to suppress all effective resistance. All over the world, forced migration keeps Capitalist profits up, keeps whole populations wandering in the wilderness of low paid jobs, and keeps local workers feeling threatened and easily subdued. Can Workers themselves think beyond this vicious cycle? Are these massive migrations an inevitable symptom of the collapse of empire?

Love in a Time of Crisis
Che Guevara said that the true Revolutionary is guided by a great feeling of love.
This fierce workshop with spiritual activist and award-winning filmmaker Velcrow Ripper (Occupy Love, Fierce Light, Scared Sacred) explores the power that is released when spirituality is combined with action.

Food Sovereignty and Nutrition
In the early 1990s, Cuba, like other Socialist countries, faced hunger on a catastrophic scale. What did it do? It dug up the lawns and planted vegetables. Thus began a story of urban agriculture and peasant resistance to GM seeds and corporate ranching that is starting to change the face of the Global South – and open eyes and minds in the imperialist heartlands.

Palestine – A Story of Resistance
Its six decades and five years since the Nakba – the Disaster. The disaster of the illegal founding of the Apartheid Israeli State, by British imperial forces – and their running dogs in the Zionist death squads. Not for a single instant, since the genocidal massacres and ethnic cleansing of 1948, have the Palestinian People failed to resist their torturers.

Cuba, Chavez, and the Latin American Revolution
It is no exaggeration to say that, today, Latin America is the hope of the world. Since the beginning of the Bolivarian Revolution, in the late 1990s, the great achievements of the Cuban Revolution have been taken up by the poor and excluded all over the continent - including those living under reactionary regimes, as in Colombia and Chile. They have defied the brutish threats of the USA, and taken onto themselves the authority and the power to create their world. We celebrate and salute these brave people, and hear of their stunning achievements in medicine, agriculture, industry, communications and – and just the joy of being alive and resisting.

The New Scramble for Africa – The Rough Beast Slouches towards its Rebirth
As in 1873, the Capitalist system has crashed, and only the wealth of Africa can save it. Following the Destruction of Libya, US Army Africa Command (AFRICOM) has moved into take control of the militaries of weak states all over North and Central Africa. The French have used the cover of Islamism to stake its old claim on Western Africa. Congo remains the coveted Jewel in the Crown. Congo’s wealth alone could pay off the West’s debts many times over. And yet, its people are hungry. Six million Congolese people have been butchered in the last decade, mostly by gangs sponsored by Western mining companies. Leopold and his gang murdered thirteen million people. How many million did Cecil Rhodes and his Rothschild backers kill? There is nothing so profitable as African blood. By the 1890s, Capitalism was experiencing an unprecedented boom – which then led to World War One – when the gangs fell out among themselves. This beast must not find its rebirth. The imperialists must be stopped here – by any means necessary.

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by dubaltg8 Thu Jun 13, 2013 11:21

Dublin Alternative G8

Dublin Alternative G8 will be holding a series of events in the coming days, starting on Sunday 16th June 2013. Everyone is welcome to partake and be counted at these free happenings.

Firstly, before listing some of the upcoming occurrences, Dublin Alternative G8 wishes to say that it stands in solidarity with the English based StopG8 group and against the intimidatory tactics deployed today (Tuesday 12th June 2013) in London.

Solidarity extends to those holding events and resistance in Fermanagh, Belfast and elsewhere.
Locally, a citizen was arrested in Dublin yesterday (Monday 11th June 2013) for the simple act of putting up approved (by DCC) posters in the city centre. There was several instances of harassment regarding this, leading up to the arrest and subsequently to others postering after the arrest. We will not be intimidated. It will make us stonger.

Events

Tours
What - Walking Tours around historic locations
When - Sunday 16th June 2013, from 2.00pm
Where - Starting at Dublin Castle
Detail - Free guided walking tours taking in historic locations around Dublin city centre.

Talks
What - Talks, Discussions & Workshops
When - Monday 17th June 2013, from 11am
Where - Teachers Club, Parnell Square, D1
Detail - A wide range of free talks and workshops from 11am and throughout the day, concluding at 9pm. More details at the end of the email.

Music
What - Post Discussion folk / acoustic Concert
When - Monday 17th June 2013, from 9 pm
Where - Teachers Club, Parnell Square, D1
Detail - To help wind down after a day of talks we have an international line-up of musicians playing from 9pm until late, at the Teachers Club, Parnell Sq, D1. Including - Txalaparta musicians from the Basque Country (traditional), Bernard Fitzpatrick (acoustic folk singer/songwriter), Jayro Gonzalez (Nicaraguan musician), Tommy Sands (Irish folk singer/songwriter), David Rovics (American indie singer/songwriter)

March
What - Protest march
When - Tuesday 18th June 2013, 1pm
Where - Starting point Wolfe Tone Statue, St. Stephens Green, D2, across from the Shelbourne Hotel.

Contact Information
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Phone No: 085 2310663
Website: http://dubaltg8.org
Email: dublinalternativeg8@gmail.com
facebook: https://www.facebook...282700645195038
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DubAltG8

Dublin Alternative G8 is made up of citizens based in and around Dublin. It is not run by a political party, trade union or other outside interest group. All participation is welcome on a non-hierarchical basis. It is a not-for-profit run event, any donations will be greatly appreciated to offset the organising costs.

Much gratitude is due to the participants, from the tours to the talks to the music, all of whom are giving of their time freely.

Outline of talks:

11.15am-12.00noon
The Politics of Friendship
Building Anti-Imperialist Networks in the 21st Century.

Peace for Whom?
A look at how revolutionary movements in Colombia and the Basque Country have sought to engage with the State, and the challenges they face.

12.00noon-1.00pm
The 1913 Dublin Lockout – An Inspiration for Our Times
Is the Spirit of Resistance dead in Europe? Or can we too find the courage to act?

Imperialism as a Slave Economy
Third World sweatshops, JobBridge and Workfare.

Cultural Imperialism and the Dictatorship of Advertising Speak
An Ghaeilge and Euskara as technologies of resistance in Ireland and the Basque Country.

2.00pm-3.45pm
ACAB - Your Rights when Dealing with the Police
Legal Observers Ireland lead an inter-active workshop for activists and other citizens.

Nutrition & Food Sovereignty
Urban agriculture and peasant resistance to GM seeds and corporate ranching that is starting to change the face of the Global South

Palestine – A Story of Resistance
Since 1948, the Palestinian people have never failed to resist their torturers.

3.45pm-5.30pm

Prisoners of Imperialism – We Salute You!
Political Prisoners in Ireland, Palestine, the Basque Country, Turkey and the USA.

Bahrain’s Struggle against Sectarian Dictatorship
BRAVO – Bahrain Rehabilitation and Anti-Violence Organisation presents a detailed survey of the People’s Struggle against sectarian violence.

Migration – A World Exiled from Itself
Hundreds of millions faced with exile and uncertainty.

DPRK
What do we really know about the Democratic People's Republic of Korea?

5.30pm-7.30pm

Cuba, Chavez, and the Latin American Revolution
Achievements in medicine, agriculture, industry and communications.

Divide & Conquer: Sectarianism as a Weapon of Mass Destruction
The suppression of progressive secular politics.

6.00pm-9.00pm

Workshop: Love in a time of crisis
Award-winning filmmaker Velcrow Ripper (Occupy Love, Fierce Light, Scared Sacred) explores the power
that is released when spirituality is combined with action.

7.30pm-9.00pm

The New Scramble for Africa – The Rough Beast Slouches towards its Rebirth
As in 1873, the Capitalist system has crashed, and only the wealth of Africa can save it.

Speakers will include a wide variety of people from many backgrounds, including:

Dan Glazebrook, journalist and political analyst, with a particular interest in the military and economic relationships between the west and the global South.

Saeb Shaath, an author, Middle East political expert and the founder of the alternative media platform http://SaebPress.com