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Demonstration to protest against 10 years of sanctions on Iraq ----------------------------------------------------------------- Where: At the United States Embassy, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 When: Monday, 31 July 2000 at 6PM --------------------------------------------------------------- Main Speaker Felicity Arbuthnot (Felicity Arbuthnot is a journalist specialising in social and environmental issues. A specialist on Iraq, she has visited the country 22 times since the 1991 Gulf war, an experiece she describes as watching a people slide ?from the impossible to the apocalyptic¹ as a result of the United Nations embargo. Arbuthnot was Iraq researcher for John Pilger¹s award nominated documentary: "Paying the Price - Killing the Children of Iraq"¹ shown on ITV earler this year. She has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, Lorenzo Natali Award for Human Rights Journalism and The Millenium Peace Prize for Women for her coverage of Iraq.) Also, Niall Andrews (Irish Member of European Parliament) 10 years of brutal sanctions and repeated military attacks by US and UK have resulted in the deaths of more than 1.5 million Iraqi people. According to a new UNICEF report, about 300 children below the age of 5 years die every day. The sanctions are strongly opposed by the international community. However, they remain in place because the US and UK governments have flatly rejected all attempts at alleviating suffering of the Iraqi people. Come and join us at the demonstration to send a clear message to the United States government that a foreign policy that kills innocent people is unacceptable. NO GENOCIDE IN OUR NAMES! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 125 Winter Garden; Pearse Street; Dublin 2 Phone: 6727803/087 6888853; Email: sandeep@gofree.indigo.ie Afri - Ireland Campaign to End the Iraq Sanctions - Ireland DEFY Iraqi Human Rights Organisation -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a discussion list run by the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq For removal from list, email soc-casi-discuss-request@lists.cam.ac.uk Full details of CASI's various lists can be found on the CASI website: http://welcome.to/casi