THIS SATURDAY at 4pm: Direct Action against Top Oil on Amiens Street

dublin | anti-war / imperialism | press release

Wednesday September 24, 2003 12:54

by Direct Action Against War (Dublin)

Assemble after the main march.

Calling all: Anarchists, Bohemians, Catholic Workers, Direct Actioners, Environmentalists, Fairies, Grassrooters, Homosexuals, Indymedia Heads, Joint Smokers, Kids, Libertarians, Marxists, Non-Aligned, Occupiers, Pacifists, Queers, Ravers, Situationists, Trouble Makers, Underground Activists, (cant think of anything beginning with V), Wierdos, Xtians, Yellow Belly Liberals, Zebras !? (I hate those last few letters!!)

THIS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27th: Direct Action Against War are calling for a direct action against TOP OIL/TEDCASTLES OIL who refuel the US military planes in Shannon, in breach of our neutrality.

This action is being supported by Reclaim The Streets and Dublin Grassroots Network Against War.

We will be marching along with the main IAWM/PANA/NGOPA demonstration which leaves the Garden of Remembrance at 2.30pm. This demonstration is finishing up around 4pm in Merrion Square outside the back entrance to the Dáil.

At the end of the IAWM march we will assemble at north east corner of Merrion Square (closest to Nassau Street).

We are then marching to the TOP OIL GARAGE ON AMIENS STREET and will blockade it.

This will be a peaceful, non violent direct action.

WHY BOYCOTT TOP OIL? The company, which refuels the American military at Shannon, is called Top Aviation Fuels. This is a subsidiary of Top Oil, a sub-section of Tedcastle Holdings. (taken from the Boycott Top Oil website: http://boycotttopoil.cjb.net/)

Top Oil refuel the war planes that carry US military personnel and equipment.

WHY A DIRECT ACTION? Direct Action is a method of protest that deals directly with the issue. Previous examples of succesful antiwar direct actions are the attacks on the planes by Eoin Dubsky, Mary Kelly, and the Catholic Worker 5, and other demonstrations that have breached the perimeter fence at Shannon Warport.

Top Oil gains financially from the deaths of human beings - and are aiding the breach of our neutrality. By shutting them down we are aiming to hit them where it hurts - in the pocket.

We hope that all those that favour this method of action to help stop refuelling of US Military planes in Shannon will join us on this demonstration.

Join us at the end of the main march at the north east corner of Merrion Square, at Nassau Street. Assemble around the black flags to symbolise the death of innocent people at the hands of the US Military.

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flyers to be handed out on the day

by Direct Action Against War

Wed Sep 24, 2003 13:37

Flyers will be given out during the main march on Saturday. You can download a copy of them here:

http://f6.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/MHlxPz4vvYHWT5KhjUbUFIYVc3vlQlBC0l-YXqIjkjY1W7id0a1O668yIldlhK5E1DNhBVwNVnB3sy6Bib8lbgp-_Chdj7bw3BROAw/s27flyers.doc

Or else go to
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rts-dublin/files/
and click on the link for Sept 27th flyers.

This is a Microsoft Word document. Four flyers per A4 page.

V- visitors.

by suggestions:

Wed Sep 24, 2003 13:45

loads of 'em.
and some are friendly.
and some are hostile.

non violent toolbox site, CO rts poster

by dunk - FUSPEY

Wed Sep 24, 2003 14:12

some good stuff here

remember

by pat c

Wed Sep 24, 2003 14:17

no smoking this time!

An important reminder

by don't want to be blown up

Wed Sep 24, 2003 14:20

Can all smokers please take note that it is very, very dangerous to smoke on the forecourt. It was a point of contention on May 5th this year that a number of people were smoking on the forcourt while standing next to spilled petrol. Complaints were made that rts organisers hadn't considered this and asked people not to smoke there.
At this event everyone should take responsibilty for their own safety and not smoke there and also ask anyone who does light up there to put it out or move to the road. Perhaps when we arrive there if someone has a loudspeaker they could also mention it.
With regards to last May People should also remember that buying anything from the Top Oil shop defeats the purpose of the blockade!

Petrol + Flame + BOOM + BYE-BYE! Don’t light up.

by Not going cos I don't want to be blown up

Wed Sep 24, 2003 15:16

dontblowmeup at eircom dot net

‘People should take responsibility for their own safety and not smoke there.’

It’s a petrol station, for cripes sake! Everyone’s safety is at stake, not just the blithering idiots who decide to light up. That's why I'm not going, cos I could never trust some of these dopes to cop on.

it was pointed out to me last time that

by pc

Wed Sep 24, 2003 15:29

people start up combustion engines at petrol stations all the time ya know spark plugs and the like and its very hard to accidentaly blow yourself up on a petrol station forcourt unless there gallons of petrol leaked on the pavement

V - is for

by Dermo - WSM

Wed Sep 24, 2003 15:32

dermo at imapunk dot com

Vegans
Vegetarians
Vetenarians
Venetians
Vintners
Vultures
Velopous
Venemous
Vietnamese
Vipers
Very Vital Virtual Venture Video Heads

by V. de Cleyre

Wed Sep 24, 2003 17:03

Vendetta

TOP oil B'R'A'N'D'E'D'

by conor - SA (sociodad anoimio)

Thu Sep 25, 2003 09:52

conor at ziplip dot com

aurthur digby sellers

just get your cax straight mc garnicle

now keenan and the boys down the station dont like this

espically the police chief of malabu - real reactionary !

oil = bad

top = good

topoil = grey

Smoke away

by firestarter

Sat Sep 27, 2003 17:54

Its not the leaked fuel that causes the hazard,but the fumes. An engine in a car is not an exposed ignition source,a lit ciggie or doob is...

Try it out if you think I am wrong...Its a blast..

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