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Afri
Ireland
Registrace 26. 01. 2012
Afri’s vision is of a more just, peaceful, equal and sustainable world. Afri seeks to inform debate and influence policy and practice in Ireland and internationally on human rights, peace, global justice, and sustainability issues. Afri particularly responds to injustice caused by militarisation, and by environmental destruction and resource depletion. We do this through analysis, education and action in solidarity with marginalised people in the ‘Global South’ and also in Ireland and elsewhere in the so-called ‘developed world’. To see what we do, visit our website: www.afri.ie
Afri is one of the signatories of the Dóchas Code of Conduct of Images and Messages. To find out more: www.dochas.ie/resources/communications-pe/code-of-conduct-on-images-and-messages/
Charity Regulatory Authority No. 20017262
Afri is one of the signatories of the Dóchas Code of Conduct of Images and Messages. To find out more: www.dochas.ie/resources/communications-pe/code-of-conduct-on-images-and-messages/
Charity Regulatory Authority No. 20017262
Blue Helmets or Nuclear NATO? Save the Triple Lock!
Hiroshima anniversary - Afri calls for Irish leadership in global peacebuilding
Irish peace and justice organisation Afri, along with anti-war groups and peace campaigners from around Ireland attended Irish CND’s Hiroshima commemoration in Dublin today, Tuesday, August 6th.
The annual commemoration took place at the iconic CND cherry tree in Dublin, which was planted in Merrion Square Park on August 6th, 1980, to mark the 79th anniversary of the dropping of the first atomic bomb in the Japanese city of Hiroshima. On August 6th and 9th, 1945, the United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The bombings killed between 150,000 and 246,000 people, most of whom were civilians, and remain the only use of nuclear weapons in an armed conflict.
Speaking on the day of the commemoration Afri Director Joe Murray said “the shadows of nuclear threats loom larger than ever” and that “the Hiroshima commemoration is a timely reminder of what is at stake and why global peacebuilding is so important. The horrific legacy of Hiroshima reminds us of the urgent need for Ireland to champion disarmament and genuine international cooperation. In a world teetering on the brink of nuclear catastrophe, we must use our voice to steer the course towards peace and justice, ensuring that such devastation never occurs again.”
Afri’s statement adds that:
“At Tuesday’s event Adi Roche, CEO of Chernobyl Children International, restated her warning of the danger of a calamity at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear station in Ukraine. She previously said “We cannot overstate the current critical situation and nuclear threat in Ukraine. If we remain silent, we are playing with a loaded gun and risk a humanitarian Armageddon”. Her warning echoes the words of UN Secretary-General Gutierrez, who earlier this year said that “geopolitical tensions and mistrust have escalated the risk of nuclear warfare to its highest point in decades”.
“Secretary-General Gutierrez’s insistence on preventing a nuclear accident, while the threat of deliberate nuclear conflict looms constantly, expresses his mandate: the first sentence of its Charter commits the UN ‘to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war’.
The Charter and the UN’s mandate have been undermined by the increasing contempt of ‘Great Powers’ for its authority. In the Middle East, decades of disregard for UN resolutions saw atrocity erupt on 7th October, and Israel indicted for its genocidal response.
Members of the ‘Nuclear Club’ seem content to dice with planetary death rather than take a lead in reforming and reaffirming ‘our last, best hope’. NATO’s talk about defending International Law and a ‘rules-based order’ is a ruse to subvert genuine global security - except where it can be hijacked for aggressive purposes.
It is baffling and heartbreaking that Official Ireland acquiesced in this destructive process, through the provision of ‘non-lethal military assistance’, and now promotes NATO’s first-strike nuclear-based alliance as the pathway to security and peace. It is utterly implausible to praise the patience, courage and diplomacy of our Peace Process here while insisting that only military victory can be the answer in Ukraine.
It is utterly implausible to celebrate our work for UN disarmament and the achievement of decommissioning at home while failing to confront the US arming of Israel’s war machine and efforts to expand Ireland’s involvement in weapons production. Only minds numbed by the so-called ‘nuclear umbrella’ could explain the sleepwalk towards destruction and disaster.
Removing the UN lever from the ‘Triple Lock’, which requires UN authority whenever our troops deploy overseas, would be a major step away from the real task of peace: using our resources and reputation to help reform and reaffirm effective planetary forums for humanity’s needs and hopes.”
For over four decades Afri has been involved in opposing war, promoting food sovereignty and tackling climate change - working especially with Secondary and Third level students as well as with the general public. We organise the annual Famine Walk in Mayo, a Hedge School in TU Blanchardstown and Féile Bríde in Kildare. Thank you for continuing to support our work.
www.afri.ie
Irish peace and justice organisation Afri, along with anti-war groups and peace campaigners from around Ireland attended Irish CND’s Hiroshima commemoration in Dublin today, Tuesday, August 6th.
The annual commemoration took place at the iconic CND cherry tree in Dublin, which was planted in Merrion Square Park on August 6th, 1980, to mark the 79th anniversary of the dropping of the first atomic bomb in the Japanese city of Hiroshima. On August 6th and 9th, 1945, the United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The bombings killed between 150,000 and 246,000 people, most of whom were civilians, and remain the only use of nuclear weapons in an armed conflict.
Speaking on the day of the commemoration Afri Director Joe Murray said “the shadows of nuclear threats loom larger than ever” and that “the Hiroshima commemoration is a timely reminder of what is at stake and why global peacebuilding is so important. The horrific legacy of Hiroshima reminds us of the urgent need for Ireland to champion disarmament and genuine international cooperation. In a world teetering on the brink of nuclear catastrophe, we must use our voice to steer the course towards peace and justice, ensuring that such devastation never occurs again.”
Afri’s statement adds that:
“At Tuesday’s event Adi Roche, CEO of Chernobyl Children International, restated her warning of the danger of a calamity at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear station in Ukraine. She previously said “We cannot overstate the current critical situation and nuclear threat in Ukraine. If we remain silent, we are playing with a loaded gun and risk a humanitarian Armageddon”. Her warning echoes the words of UN Secretary-General Gutierrez, who earlier this year said that “geopolitical tensions and mistrust have escalated the risk of nuclear warfare to its highest point in decades”.
“Secretary-General Gutierrez’s insistence on preventing a nuclear accident, while the threat of deliberate nuclear conflict looms constantly, expresses his mandate: the first sentence of its Charter commits the UN ‘to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war’.
The Charter and the UN’s mandate have been undermined by the increasing contempt of ‘Great Powers’ for its authority. In the Middle East, decades of disregard for UN resolutions saw atrocity erupt on 7th October, and Israel indicted for its genocidal response.
Members of the ‘Nuclear Club’ seem content to dice with planetary death rather than take a lead in reforming and reaffirming ‘our last, best hope’. NATO’s talk about defending International Law and a ‘rules-based order’ is a ruse to subvert genuine global security - except where it can be hijacked for aggressive purposes.
It is baffling and heartbreaking that Official Ireland acquiesced in this destructive process, through the provision of ‘non-lethal military assistance’, and now promotes NATO’s first-strike nuclear-based alliance as the pathway to security and peace. It is utterly implausible to praise the patience, courage and diplomacy of our Peace Process here while insisting that only military victory can be the answer in Ukraine.
It is utterly implausible to celebrate our work for UN disarmament and the achievement of decommissioning at home while failing to confront the US arming of Israel’s war machine and efforts to expand Ireland’s involvement in weapons production. Only minds numbed by the so-called ‘nuclear umbrella’ could explain the sleepwalk towards destruction and disaster.
Removing the UN lever from the ‘Triple Lock’, which requires UN authority whenever our troops deploy overseas, would be a major step away from the real task of peace: using our resources and reputation to help reform and reaffirm effective planetary forums for humanity’s needs and hopes.”
For over four decades Afri has been involved in opposing war, promoting food sovereignty and tackling climate change - working especially with Secondary and Third level students as well as with the general public. We organise the annual Famine Walk in Mayo, a Hedge School in TU Blanchardstown and Féile Bríde in Kildare. Thank you for continuing to support our work.
www.afri.ie
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Féile Bríde '24 - The Light of Peace Amidst the Clouds of War
zhlédnutí 441Před 6 měsíci
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A Call For Peace On Brigid's Day
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The End Of Year Album 2023
zhlédnutí 208Před 9 měsíci
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Food For Thought 2023 : A Cornucopia Of Empowerment
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Denis Halliday On Palestine
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Walking Vigil For Palestine
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Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Russian Roulette
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Filmed at the 78th Commemoration of the dropping of the Atomic bomb on Hiroshima, this film examines the continuing threat posed by nuclear weapons in our world. For over four decades Afri has been involved in opposing war, promoting food sovereignty and tackling climate change - working especially with Secondary and Third level students as well as with the general public. We organise the annua...
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Makes me sad😢and ashamed of my flag 🇬🇧
So true
Ah yes the triple lock, because Russia and China really need to have the final say on Irish military activity and not the Irish people, through their democratically elected government.
It must not be forgotten how the English and their cousins, now Called A ericans committed genocide against the Indians in the whole of what is now the USA.
So glad, I’ve found this movement and now I have a better information for helping nature 🤎
I am so glad for you........enjoy your life......to hear your story ---and being able to forgive is a challenge.....
I was in the scrubs wrongly convicted myself when the Birminghan 6 came back for there appeal so had a gang of chess with Billy power as was wrongly convicted myself then acquitted thanks to being on Rough justice twice but uea that nightmare stays with ya & the thought they would of hung me & not given a shite despite nobody see me do it & the police where lying. Our institutionalised ways are stuck in us years later & times doen the block for nothing & even referd to Broadmoor from some probation/pshycologist from the scrubs coz I was maintaining my in ovence & Broadmoor refused me saying I have every right too.
What a man, Big love to U Gerry. ♥
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Lovely video, thanks for sharing. In solidarity with the people of Palestine ❤
Inspirational - beautiful take on our home in the cathedral of the universe. Thank you Mike.
Incredibly powerful stuff. Watch 'In the name of the father' if you already haven't- excellent movie about the Guilford 4.
Free Palestine another English horror story that goes on
Has anyone got information on what and where all the good crop's and animals were sent and sold to during that timeframe? There must be ship's manifests with signatures to prove.
It was plain Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing. We had many British Unionists still left in Ireland after the War of Independence, and the Truth of this horror was kept out of the School Curriculum History, as to not offend these People.
One of the most Underrated and Unknown Great figures in Irish History. We owe him the Ground under our Feet in most of Mayo that otherwise would still belong to the Lord Lucans!
And the UK still refuses to get out of Ireland.
And the British government didn't do a thing to fix this. Fuck the British government.
The government were nazis.
Gerry Conlon. Belfast Ireland. RIP.
What a load of waffle from people who do not live in the real world.
I don`t wanna hear music, I wanna hear what he says!
Thank you for this moving tribute to a good man and a great father.
God bless you Gerry, RIP mate
È incredibile, Gerry Conlon che si batte anche ora per i crimini che certi governi commettono impunemente!! Che ne sarà di Assange? Grazie Gerry❤
Well done, keep trying, though your message will fall on deaf ears of the Government who are subservient to the EU who in turn are subservient to the USA.
Welcome to Great Britain where the scales of justice are porous on the side of the accused. Do not vote, refuse jury duty and never, I repeat never speak to a politician with a rosette on. RIP, all those fitted up especially Gerry, Guiseppe and Carole and those incarcerated for being born in Ireland. 🇮🇪
A great video and powerful message Well done to everyone involved
Isolationism and neutrality do not work. When the free world takes two steps backwards, the dictatorships take four steps forwards. Isolationism means stepping back from allies, trading partners and fellow EU members who then turn their backs on you when you are eventually in trouble anyway. Isolationism is like a tightrope walker throwing away his safety net. Isolationism means freeloading on neighbours for defence. That's why Russia is pushing isolationism and division in the West. Peace, freedom, and strength through unity and allies!
The only comfort I take in Gerry’s life and subsequent death is that he was born and died where he belonged…in his beloved Belfast. I pray that someday soon, there will finally be a united Irelamd ✊🏻🇮🇪 God rest ye, Gerry…for you are with your dear Da, Giuseppe
Just watched the Paddy Hill interview on Hardtalk prior to Gerry Conlon's speech. They are both correct about British Justice. Just look at the recent case of the sub postmaster's (an injustice which in no way compares to the suffering these two guys endured) which again shows without people power innocent people suffer.
FEFFIN' ENGLISH... Sorry for my impertinence.
I'm not pro i.r.a I'm pro justice
Gerry.. now Giuseppe can say "Whos following who now Gerard" Bless ya Gerard & Giuseppe 💝💝
Great Long live Gerry my brother.
Truth is we Irish were never any different to the rest of Britain/Europe. Irish Nationalists just try to exploit the suffering of the Irish poor to justify their bigotry.
Bravo! An interesting insight into the man I recently saw in a video, on his way to beseech the King of England to free Julian Assange.
Gerry's story is so powerful. I remember very well watching him walk out the front door of the Old Bailey the day he was exonerated and the pictures will stay with me forever. It was a lot more than a miscarriage of justice. As we know his dad died in Jail, and he lost 15 years of his life. I can't imagine what it must be like to be innocent and jailed for such a long long time. The movie "in the name of the father" is one of the greatest true story movies ever made. Even after all this time the movie still gets me at the end and that's a powerful powerful movie. Great speech from Gerry here. R.I.P
Wise up... America is always welcome here 🇺🇸🇮🇪
Crazy. remember,the Islamic zealots are after enslaving the Irish.
Reality
Great song. RIP
The PERFECT HOLOCAUST.. read the book by CHRIS FOGARTY.... COVERED UP TILL THIS DAY BY ROYSL DAIL EIREANN...yes the Irish government is RUN BY LONDON
I'm an American of Irish ancestry. My Irish ancestor, Patrick McDermott came over to America alone at 14 years old a few years before the famine. And yet, I've had this intense grief and have been crying a lot watching this and learning about this famine. It seems strange but I think it's because the Irish people of that time are my people too. In 2023, I'm an American, but 1847, the Irish people were my people. And I'm coming to terms with the horror of what happened to them.
My grandfather was Patrick McDermott ; Longford
Greetings from a fellow Gael on Tyneside. Descendant of people who fled the hunger.
Makes me ashamed to be British/ Welsh RIP Giuseppe Conlon..
If there’s one case anonymous can investigate is yours !! Your film is one of the best ever rip Giuseppe Conlon 🏴🏴🏴
#FreeLucyLetby
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Innocent people yet again in jail for crimes they haven't committed.
Who is the blame again ?