Belfast picket in support of Amadeu Casellas

Bobby
Posts: 657 Joined: 22-09-05
Submitted by Bobby on 1 September, 2008 - 21:49.

The Belfast Branch of the Workers Solidarity Movement and Anarchist Black Cross will be holding an emergency picket outside Belfast City Hall at 5.30 tomorrow (2nd September) in support of anarchist prisoner Amadeu who has been on hungerstrike for more than 70 days.
Release Amadeu Casellas Now!

All Welcome!

Please click on the following link for up-to date info regarding his situation.
http://www.indymedia.ie/article/88915

Bobby
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2 September, 2008 - 22:43

Report
http://www.wsm.ie/news_viewer/4393

jambo1 "anarchy in the far north?"
Posts: 234 Joined: 02-06-07 Location: invergordon, ross-shire
3 September, 2008 - 05:22

congrats to all concerned, a very worthy cause to be highlighted.

Connollyite
Posts: 47 Joined: 12-12-07
3 September, 2008 - 11:22

Sounds like a bank robber to me.

Tacks "in it to win it"
Posts: 4723 Joined: 08-11-05
3 September, 2008 - 12:26

he is.

wtf?

Bobby
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3 September, 2008 - 21:20

Belfast ABC and Anarchist Black Cross will be organising another picket outside Belfast City Hall on Monday 8th September at 5.30.
Bring banners and placards.

Tacks "in it to win it"
Posts: 4723 Joined: 08-11-05
4 September, 2008 - 14:54
Bobby wrote:
Belfast ABC and Anarchist Black Cross

1) is that 2 different groups?

2) why have you started an ABC sad :(

Boulcolonialboy "the meanest"
Posts: 1702 Joined: 02-10-04 Location: Belfast
4 September, 2008 - 15:28

Is this man imprisoned in Belfast City Hall? Is there a Spanish emissary in Belfast City Hall? If there is someone should tell him to get the fuck outtat there - its closed while they strip all the asbestos outta the place.

Or is it a case of going look at us with our lovely new bought and paid for banner - lack of talent costs dunnit wink

Bobby
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4 September, 2008 - 16:37

oh for fuck sake Boul wise up and stop being so petty. Unfortunately there is no spanish embassy or consulate in Belfast. It does mention outside the belfast city hall and it happens to be the one of the best symbolic spots in the city centre. Stop being so childish because it is childish whenever we have a comrade battling for his life!

Bobby
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4 September, 2008 - 17:12

latest press release
http://www.wsm.ie/news_viewer/4414

Boulcolonialboy "the meanest"
Posts: 1702 Joined: 02-10-04 Location: Belfast
4 September, 2008 - 17:33
Bobby wrote:
oh for fuck sake Boul wise up and stop being so petty. Unfortunately there is no spanish embassy or consulate in Belfast. It does mention outside the belfast city hall and it happens to be the one of the best symbolic spots in the city centre. Stop being so childish because it is childish whenever we have a comrade battling for his life!

Okay then, more constructively do you not think outside the EU offices around the corner is a better spot for this protest? I do not agree that for this issue the City Hall is "one of the best symbolic spots in the city centre". In the case of a man who is battling against the Spanish state and who's life is on the line I do actually reckon its one of the worst spots.

In the absence of a Spanish consulate why would the City Hall, which is empty (and even if it wasn't its not as if our councillors would have any culpability for the actions of the Spanish state anyway), have any value as a site for this protest symbolic or otherwise?

So why pick city hall?

Bobby
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4 September, 2008 - 17:38

Personally, we agree to disagree, as I happen to think the city hall is much better than the tucked away eu offices. The rest will be talked about privately

revol68 "the voice of britain"
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4 September, 2008 - 17:46
Quote:
Personally, we agree to disagree

You agree to disagree with yourself?

Bobby
Posts: 657 Joined: 22-09-05
4 September, 2008 - 17:59

i was waiting for your snarky comment you little shit smile

JH
Posts: 409 Joined: 11-02-07
6 September, 2008 - 13:35
Bobby wrote:
The Belfast Branch of the Workers Solidarity Movement and Anarchist Black Cross will be holding an emergency picket outside Belfast City Hall at 5.30 tomorrow (2nd September) in support of anarchist prisoner Amadeu who has been on hungerstrike for more than 70 days.
Release Amadeu Casellas Now!

Amadeu Casellas abandoned his hungerstrike last night after being granted "tercer grado" which as far as I can make out is a form of conditional release that involves being allowed out to work during the day, and at weekends and official holidays. Good news anyway.

More about this in Spanish
http://www.alasbarricadas.org/noticias/?q=node/8435
http://www.rojoynegro.info/2004/spip.php?article23583

Bobby
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7 September, 2008 - 10:54

As a result, Belfast WSM and ABC have cancelled their protest

good news
smile