Student Walkout on Friday

national | rights, freedoms and repression | press release Tuesday December 06, 2005 12:57 by The National Committee of School Walkouts - NCSW NCSW-Ireland at hotmail dot com

solidarity with ferry workers

The INTO says schools will remain open this Friday despite the national day of protest,
the ASTI suggest a half-day may be in order,
the students have something else to say..

We are tomorrows workforce. If job security and rights are to be made redundant by Irish Ferries we will not sit idly in our classrooms and leave this in the hands of the "grown-ups".
It is our future that is being sold-out, without jobs what use have we for school?

We call on all students with a sense of compassion, empathy and outrage at the current situation within Irish Ferries to walkout of school at 10am on Friday the 9th of December. We urge those who can to attend the rally in Dublin starting from Parnell Square at 1.30pm.

Protests across the country -

Galway 2 pm Cathedral Point
Rosslare 1.30 Assemble at the Harbour
Sligo 2 pm Blue Lagoon
Limerick 1PM Mechanics Institute
Athlone 2.30 PM Golden Island Shopping Centre
Waterford 1.15pm Waterford Industrial Estate