Hi there

Many of you have already got this on the Glu mailing list but just in case some of you aren't on it I thought I'd forward it to this list too.

If this Irish Sellafield case has been thrown out of court we really really must do all we can to put pressure on the government to bring this case to the next level in court. I'm not sure how we should do this but really I suppose if all TD's were contacted etc. some approach could be worked out. Perhaps now this has happened mroe people nay be interested in coming to Sellafield on the 20 Dec. We should firstly ensure that everyone in our college and town knows about the trip and are invited to join us.

What next? It's really hard to say cos if any of ye are like me right now you are nearly in the middle of exams and too busy to think about anything else. Any suggestions??

Clare

Galway ecosoc

Read on.............

 

Please copy this to all our environmental contacts;
The International tribunal for the law of the Sea  has just announced its
decision and it has effectively rejected Ireland's case. While there is
provision for Ireland to continue with its cases to other appeal bodies
including the OSPAR Convention, and the EC Treaty and The EURATOM Treaty, we
have effectively been 'kicked out of court' by the law of the Sea Convention
and the Irish taxpayer has even been directed to bear the Irish share of the
costs involved. Since the OSPAR, EC and EURATOM treaties are stacked in
favour of the nuclear industries, Ireland's chances of getting a successful
outcome from these bodies are also very limited.
It is now time for serious direct action by environmental groups. The voices
of the people and the action of mass protests must succeed where legal
arguments have been brushed aside.
The health and safety of future generations are at stake.
The time for waiting is over.
We need to get massive demonstrations of Irish people over to Sellafield.
The time for just talking is coming to a close.
The full decision of the Tribunal for the Law of the Sea is available at
http://www.itlos.org/cgi-bin/cases/case_detail.pl?id=10&lang=en