Mother of Soldier Killed In Iraq War to speak in Dublin, Sept. 8th

dublin | anti-war / imperialism | press release

Sunday September 04, 2005 15:36

by Damien Moran - Pitstop Ploughshares/Dublin Catholic Worker

ploughsharesireland at yahoo dot ie

087 9638398

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Rose Gentle

Rose Gentle, the mother of a British soldier killed in Iraq, will speak in Dublin on Thursday night. Rose's son, Gordon Gentle, was killed on June 28th 2004 by a roadside bomb in Basra, Iraq.

Mrs. Gentle has been invited to address a public
meeting entitled 'The War Comes Home', organised by the Dublin Catholic Worker Movement, on September 8th at 7.30pm in Wynn's Hotel on Dublin's Abbey street. Five activists aligned to the Catholic Workers are facing trial in Dublin's Four Courts on October 24th 2005 for disarming a US Navy plane at Shannon Airport
before the outbreak of the Iraq war
(www.peaceontrial.com).

Mrs. Gentle, 40, from Pollok in Glasgow, stood against Britain's Armed Forces Minister Adam Ingram in the British General election last May. She campaigned to bring British troops home from Iraq and won 1,513 votes. She recently helped launch a legal bid to secure an independent inquiry in Britain into the legality of
the conflict.

Other speakers on the night will include Catholic
Worker anti-war defendant Ciaron O'Reilly. O'Reilly
will speak about his upcoming trial for disarming a US plane at Shannon and the airport's role in the ongoing occupation of Iraq.
Finally, Brazilian activist Gustavo Barbosa will address the murder of Jean Charles De Menezes and the British government's
shoot-to-kill policy.

To interview Rose Gentle before Sept. 7th please
contact 0044 7951767530

More Info. on Rose's campaign:
www.justice4gordongentle.org

To interview/contact Rose in Dublin from Sept. 7th-9th please contact Damien at 087 9638398

For More Info. re. Public Meeting
Contact Damien 087 9638398

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"Dear Mrs.Blair" video online - versions for broadband and modem users

This is an online version of the film "Dear Mrs.Blair". A video letter to Cherie Blair from Glaswegian mother Rose Gentle, whose son Gordon was killed in Iraq on 28 June 2004.

http://www.scotland.indymedia.org/newswire/display/1195/index.php

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About Gordon Gentle

http://www.justice4gordongentle.org/about-gordon-gentle/

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Families of slain UK soldiers demand Iraq war inquiry - 18/08/2005

'The families of 17 British soldiers killed in the Iraq war launched a legal bid in London to secure an independent inquiry into the legality of the invasion, AFP reported'.

Full story:
http://www.aljazeera.com/cgi-bin/news_service/middle_east_full_story.asp?service_id=9433

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Glasgow mother to contend armed forces minister's seat - Wed 6 Apr 2005

'The mother of a Scots soldier killed in Iraq launched her election campaign today to take the seat of armed forces minister Adam Ingram.

Rose Gentle, 40, of Pollok in Glasgow, will stand in Mr Ingram's East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow seat against armed forces minister Adam Ingram. She will be campaigning to bring British troops home from Iraq.'

Full story:
http://news.scotsman.com/politics.cfm?id=364952005

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Michael Moore wants mother of dead soldier in next movie - Sun 12 Dec 2004

'US film-maker Michael Moore, whose anti-President Bush documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 polarised opinion across the globe, is to film part of his follow-up in Glasgow, where he will interview the mother of a Scots soldier killed in Iraq.'

Full story:
http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1420272004