November 2001 - antisellafield@lists.redbrick.dcu.ie

[Antisellafield] Fw: Take next friday off .....
by barry odonovan 19 Nov '01

19 Nov '01

-----Original Message----- From: Eoin_Ó_Broin Sent: Sun, 18 Nov 2001 14:16:55 +0000 (GMT) To: <fgod(a)email.com> Subject: Take next friday off ..... ********* ... 'cos were going to Sellafield! I am writing to you see if you want to come Sellafield to do a protest next Friday. I don't know how many will be going - 50 anyway. We will leave Dublin on the 10:45pm fast ferry on Thursday night and be back in Dublin about 7am Saturday morning well in time for the grassroots gathering and the PANA/Green Party Demo in Shannon. The cost at the moment is looking at around £35. That depends on sponsership:-) In Sellafield the talk so far is to do a colourful, lively demo at the gates for a few hours and then visit a local pub to see a slide show from CORE(Cumbrians Opposed to a Radioactive Environment - http://www.corecumbria.co.uk) and maybe also go to some local beeches to take radiation readings. Its thought that the publicity generated will lead to a bigger(more people) trip just before Christmas so its not sure how active this protest will be:-) There is also a call for demos in every town in Ireland on Sunday 4pm - 6pm. If you want to go to Sellafield send me an email and copy it to fgod(a)email.com If you know anyone who wants to start organising a vigil,demo whatever in their home town for this Sunday ring 086 3096791 to get a press pack/info pack. Hope to see you all at Grassroots Gathering one way or the other. Spread the word! As you are all aware there are an awful lot of people interested in this issue who may not give a rats ass about the bigger pictures but they all agree "Sellafield must go". 7 of us got £400 busking in Limerick last night from 12am to 4am to raise money for the trip - got hundreds of signitures on a petition and got a few people saying they are going next Friday. Hope they remember this morning:-) I will send a sponsership card to anyone who wants! Slán, Eoin -- _______________________________________________ Get your email from http://www.ireland.com

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[Antisellafield] Fw: [global_irl] email the troops
by barry odonovan 17 Nov '01

17 Nov '01

-----Original Message----- From: Al S <klasbatalemo(a)yahoo.ie> Sent: Sat, 17 Nov 2001 10:21:05 -0800 (PST) To: global_irl(a)yahoogroups.com Subject: [global_irl] email the troops Apparently, it's now possible to email US forces in Afghanistan with messages of support. Check out: http://www.projecthomefires.com So, I suppose it's equally possible to send on anti-war messages... Al ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Universal Inkjet Refill Kit $29.95 Refill any ink cartridge for less! Includes black and color ink. http://us.click.yahoo.com/XwUZwC/MkNDAA/ySSFAA/NJYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ------------ Find out about others on the list and take part in the global_irl polls at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/global_irl/polls For details of protests and background info see http://www.struggle.ws/global.html For the list archive, chat, recommended links (you can add to these), cartoons, photos, PDF files and other useful tools go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/global_irl Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ -- _______________________________________________ Get your email from http://www.ireland.com

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[Antisellafield] hey everybody
by ledwith＠eircom.net 17 Nov '01

17 Nov '01

hi everyone just a quick note to say that i think we should boycott british goods and shops for a whole day and get alot of publicity doing it. Also we should remind ppl that sellafield is one of Bin Laden's main targets. LED p.s can anyone let me know the exact story with the protest.

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[Antisellafield] sellafield
by barry odonovan 15 Nov '01

15 Nov '01

hello again all, yet another possible change to plans for sellafield. following todays court ruling in london against Greenpeace/FoE case, the following appears to be the timetable of future events: 19 nov. Irish gov. hearing for interim injunction at international tribunal on law of the seas. 23 nov. proposed gluaiseacht action (was scheduled opening day) 25 nov. proposed gluaiseacht national events. 27 nov. Greenpeace/FoE deadline for appeal 20 dec. apparent new date for introduction of plutonium into MOX facility the question now arising is do we postpone until closer to 20 dec. when there is possibility of others also demonstrating, or do we press on and see what we can achieve. there are 2 other cases somewhere in the pipeline, one by irish gov(possibly to european court, but they are apparently not very into this) and another being brought by Nuala Ahern. it is felt that actions against sellafield/BNFL may jepordise these proceeding. so.... -- _______________________________________________ Get your email from http://www.ireland.com

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[Antisellafield] oooooppsss
by barry odonovan 15 Nov '01

15 Nov '01

sorry, forgot the attachment. please don't forget to include a contact number on the flyer/poster. if you want to do new poster, please do but get in contact. also, thoughts on Friday protest???? -- _______________________________________________ Get your email from http://www.ireland.com

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[Antisellafield] sellafield opening
by barry odonovan 15 Nov '01

15 Nov '01

hello everybody, as you may be aware the Greenpeace, F.O.E. high court case against Sellafield was defeated today, it was decided that british government ministers had not acted illegally by granting approval for the new MOX facility to begin operating. the following was prepared prior to this judgement, but becomes more important following it. this was intended to be distributed after todays USI Chernobyl Childrens walk, owing to some delays it was not widely available. if you wish to rectify this there's a poster style version in the attached file. Please include a phone number at the end of poster/flyer and collect contact details of interested people (name, phone no. email, college and/or home towns). anyone who's interested in organising/preparing/partaking should do so. flyer/press release(proposed, anyone interested in working up more 'professional' press releases get in touch) Gluaiseacht for Global Justice Friday 23rd November 2001 is the scheduled opening day of the new MOX reprocessing plant at BNFLs nuclear plant in Cumbria in the N.W. of England. Gluaiseacht is intending to hold an action in order to mark this event. Any persons or groups interested in demonstrating against this are invited to contact us at 086-3096791 to co-ordinate activities. Gluaiseacht are organising Events on the afternoon of Sun. 25th November to give people an opportunity to express the outrage at the short-sighted and selfish British Government policy which endorses the continuing use of Sellafield as the worlds nuclear dustbin, the expansion of weapons material processing with the new MOX facility and the ongoing poisoning of the environment caused by the safe secure daily operation of Sellafield and other nuclear facilities. TIME : 4 pm 6 pm Events : street carnival, face painting Music, drumming, dance Candlelight vigil and rally Other ideas??? Location : Towns and Villages across Ireland and perhaps further afield. What you can do : Organise an event in your town, Help run an event in a large town or city, Make banners and posters, Bring a candle (and one for someone else) Pass this flyer on after youve been in touch, and much more, Contact your local organiser on: Or visit our website at www.gluaiseacht.org ciao -- _______________________________________________ Get your email from http://www.ireland.com

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[Antisellafield] (no subject)
by Ciara Brewer 11 Nov '01

11 Nov '01

Hi, I would just like to respond to Mark from NCAD. While I think that a protest outside Sellafield might be a good idea, it won't acheive an awful lot, the people there already know how Irish people feel, it would just be a small hassle for them, they won't suddenly close Sellafield because afew Irish students stand outside. I think not buying British goods is a better idea, at least if we could get the wide support of the public in general. Then big companies, ie Marks and Spencers would lose alot of business (hopefully) and they would give feedback to the British government. Loss of money is the only thing these people respond to. My job was to find out about oppostion groups, and there's so much information out there, basically just look at www.bnfl.co.uk and see what a marvellous safety record sellafield has and how many MPs support it etc. "Mr Key expressed his support for the nuclear industry, and Springfields in particular. "The Springfields workforce is vital to a great British industry. I'm very impressed with the cutting edge of safe technology utilised here. No-one has convinced me we can do without nuclear energy."" I take this as a challenge. "Mr Key also spoke on the benefits of nuclear energy at a fringe meeting at the party conference. "I firmly believe that by maintaining the nuclear contribution to our energy supplies the UK will reap the benefits of security of supply as well as the reliability and environmental benefits of nuclear energy," he said. Springfields' Staff Side Secretary Chris Cummings said it had been important to meet Mr Key. "He showed a clear understanding of the challenges and issues facing the nuclear industry in general. Sorry, I didn't write an actual report, just look at their website. Looking forward to seeing what the rest of you think, Ciara (from UCD) -- _______________________________________________ For the largest free email available in Ireland (25MB) and File Storage space (20MB), visit http://www.campus.ie Powered by Outblaze

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[Antisellafield] (no subject)
by Mark Baker 10 Nov '01

10 Nov '01

I, for one, would be very interested in a protest or blockade at the gates of Sellafield. From what I can tell a lot of people from my college (NCAD) feel the same way. Unfortunatly I don't think I would be able to orginise something like that myself so I would look to others to get things going and I will support them. I disagree with Barry O Donovan's British goods idea. I think more direct action is needed. If anyone has any plans for Sellafield please let us know. Mark from NCAD. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

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[Antisellafield] planning to protest
by barry odonovan 07 Nov '01

07 Nov '01

Hello all, My name is Barry O'Donovan, I think I met most of you on the trip to Faslane. As you know, the new MOX facility at Sellafield is scheduled to open towards the end of this month. I am hoping to organise an action to protest against all nuclear activities at Sellafield. There are several legal actions pending at this time which are seeking injunctions to prevent this facility beginning operations. These actions include a High Court hearing tomorrow in London which is being brought by Greenpeace/Friends of the Earth, and a case being brought by the Irish government before the International Tribunal On The Law Of The Sea in Hamburg on Friday. It is quite likely that neither of these would be successful in preventing the plant beginning operations. Also, even if either of these actions are successful power generation, reprocessing and waste storage will continue at the Sellafield site. After talking about this with Clare Butler and Eoin O'Broin over the weekend in Dublin, I feel that a protest on this issue should involve as many people as possible. Therefore, alongside any direct action which would take place at or in the vicinity of the plant itself, a protest, or better still direct action should be arranged in this country to allow members of the public to express their anger and outrage at the selfish, short sighted policies of the British Government. For example, a nationwide Sunday afternoon (2 to 3 hours) demonstration/boycott of all British goods and stores during the run-up to Christmas. It has been suggested that the action at the plant could be done out of Dublin over the course of 1 long day (20-24 hours). Does anyone have any ideas, comments or suggestions on this. Would anybody be interested in getting involved in organisinga an action against Sellafield (including an action at the plant itself) to take place in the very near future. ciao, Barry phone: 087-2320437 -- _______________________________________________ Get your email from http://www.ireland.com

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[Antisellafield] Report stuff
by purple fluffy bunny 06 Nov '01

06 Nov '01

Hi everyone, Okay, so what's the story? It's Tuesday. Please mail me and tell me how you're doing on the report stuff. I want to get it finished by this weekend, and I haven't heard back from most people. If you're having problems, or just don't have time to do it, it's okay. Just please tell me. Okay, that's about it. If you want to mail everyone on this list, mail antisellafield(a)prodigy.redbrick.dcu.ie. Mail me at suspect(a)redbrick.dcu.ie. Okay, that's all. Looking forward to hearing from you. Bye, Aine.

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