A call-out to organise an Anti-NAMA March to the Dáil on Wednesday, September 16th

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Friday August 21, 2009 04:44

by Ordinary Joe Soap

Let them hear us loud and clear!

This is a call-out to organise an Anti-NAMA March to the front gates of the Dáil on Kildare Street on the day that they will be discussing it; Wednesday, September 16th.

As people may be aware; indymedia.ie article 93622; And indymedia.ie article 93620; there are already two major protests against the greatest reverse bank robbery of all time; namely NAMA; which will bankrupt, cripple and deflate the Irish economy for an entire generation; unless we force this government to scrap NAMA completely. These two protests; which look like they're going to be massive; take place on the Saturday before; and the Saturday after the NAMA legislation is to be debated in the Dáil; which is going to be on Wednesday, September 16th. Therefore, I am proposing that we a have a third Anti-NAMA March in addition to the two that are already taking place; but that this one happens on the day that the Dáil debates the NAMA legislation; Wednesday, the 16th of September; and that this time; that we March right up to the front gates of Leinster House on Kildare Street; so that they can hear us loud and clear: "We don't want your NAMA here!"; and "No bail-outs for bankers and property speculators!"; and "Money for health, education and other vital public services; and to stimulate the economy!" "Not for banks!". This time we insist on marching up to the front gates of the Dáil; and we don't let them stop us. A large enough crowd will stop them trying to intimidate us.

I am hoping that this article will spark off suggestions and ideas as to how we can make a demo on 16th September so big that they can't ignore us (Ignore us at their peril); and we can start organising and building for it from now. We only have less than four weeks to get this organised; so if we're serious about this; we need to start organising this from right now. I am certainly going to do whatever I can to get such a large turnout on the 16th; that they can't ignore us; by mobilising all my workmates; their families and friends; my family and friends; and everybody that I know in the community;; to turn-up on September 16th. I am also going to endavour to get a mass turn-out from my Union; and hopefully others reading this will as well from their Unions; and if anybody from the Dublin Council of Trade Unions (DCTU) is reading this; mobilise the DCTU and have the DCTU banner present as well. I will be taking the day off work that day; and I will certainly be pushing others; whether they are are workers, school-children or students to take the 16th of September off; even if as I suspect the Union leaderships ignore; and indeed try to sabotage this protest; and the other two protests. So let's start firing out the suggestions; and get the ball rolling,