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#OnThisDay 3rd of December 1988, the Irish Anti-Extradition Committee held a march and rally in opposition to the extradition of prisoners to Britain.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/demonstration/6150/
From Snapshots of Political Action, a joint project with Irish Election Literature
#OTD #Ireland #Politics #History #Extradition #SnapshotsOfPoliticalAction #Activism #Protest
#OnThisDay 4th June 2005, a demonstration was held against Israel’s occupation of Palestine during a soccer World Cup qualifying match between Ireland and Israel, which was taking place in Landsdown Road stadium in Dublin.
Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign leaflets from the event can be viewed on our website as part of the Snapshots of Political Action project: https://www.leftarchive.ie/demonstration/6160/
#Ireland #Politics #Palestine #IPSC #SnapshotsOfPoliticalAction #Activism #Protest
#OnThisDay 14th May 2022, a rally was held outside the Dáil in Dublin calling for public ownership of the National Maternity Hospital without church involvement.
Documents distributed at the rally are on our site, as part of the Snapshots of Political Action project: https://www.leftarchive.ie/demonstration/6070/
#Ireland #History #Protest #Politics #Activism #NMH #SnapshotsOfPoliticalAction
The leaflets are part of our joint project with Irish Election Literature (@electionlit@mastodon.online), Snapshots of Political Action, which collects material distributed at marches, rallies and protests etc.
If you are at a protest in Ireland and gather any leaflets, we'd be delighted to include them; you can get in touch with us here or on the website.
#OnThisDay 22nd of October 2011:
A march was held in support of Occupy Dame Street, the Dublin incarnation of the wider Occupy movement. Here are leaflets collected at the march: https://www.leftarchive.ie/demonstration/6140/
#OTD #Ireland #Dublin #Activism #Protest #Occupy #SnapshotsOfPoliticalAction
#OnThisDay 30th September 2017:
An march was held by the Abortion Rights Campaign (ARC) in Dublin.
Leaflets from the protest are available on our site as part of our joint project with @electionlit@mastodon.online, Snapshots of Political Action.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/demonstration/6041/
#OTD #SnapshotsOfPoliticalAction #Protest #Activism #Abortion #Repeal
New posters added to the archive, from Éirígí's 'Up Housing' and #TrackTheVultures housing campaigns in 2021.
#OnThisDay 24th September 2022:
A march organised by the Cost of Living Coalition was held in Dublin. The Cost of Living Coalition includes several left parties, campaigns, trade union groups and independents, calling for a response to rising inflation and energy prices, and stagnating wages.
Leaflets from the march: https://www.leftarchive.ie/demonstration/6089/
#Ireland #Politics #Protest #Activism #SnapshotsOfPoliticalAction #CostOfLiving #OTD
A rally was held outside Leinster House in Dublin #OnThisDay 1st July 2015 in support of Greek opposition to austerity and the ‘No’ campaign in the 2015 Greek Bailout Referendum .
https://www.leftarchive.ie/demonstration/6100/
#Ireland #Greece #Austerity #Protest #Activism #SnapshotsOfPoliticalAction
"Defence Tactics for Demonstrators"
A 1969 article from United Irishman, newspaper of Sinn Féin, outlines advice for protests and dealing with police.
One tip suggests: "Isolated policemen [are] to be well taken care of and are NOT to be molested apart from having their braces removed. A trousers ready to fall down is the best safeguard against further rioting by a policeman."
You can read the full article here: https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/289/
#Protest #Activism #IrishLeft #IrishHistory #IrishPolitics #UnitedIrishman #SinnFéin
Last year, #OnThisDay 18th June, a cost of living crisis rally was held in Dublin.
Material distributed included leaflets from Militant Left, People Before Profit, the Socialist Party, and the Irish branch of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE).
https://www.leftarchive.ie/demonstration/6047/
#OTD #IrishPolitics #Protest #Activism #SnapshotsOfPoliticalAction #MilitantLeft #PeopleBeforeProfit #SocialistParty #KKE
#OnThisDay 5th June 1982: March For Survival
Irish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament marched from Parnell Square to Stephen's Green in Dublin, calling for pressure on the Irish government's position on disarmament and Irish neutrality.
A demonstration was held #OnThisDay, 4th June 2005, against Israel’s occupation of Palestine during a soccer World Cup qualifying match between Ireland and Israel, which was taking place in Landsdown Road stadium.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/demonstration/6160/
#OTD #SnapshotsOfPoliticalAction #Protest #Activism #Palestine #IrishPolitics
#OnThisDay 14th May 2022:
A rally in Dublin called for the public ownership of the National Maternity Hospital.
Documents distributed at the protest: https://www.leftarchive.ie/demonstration/6070/
#IrishPolitics #SnapshotsOfPoliticalAction #NMH #Mastodaoine #Protest #Activism #OTD
More documents from the same protest are visible in this demonstration collection from the Snapshots of Political Action project: https://www.leftarchive.ie/demonstration/6160/
#Activism #Protest #Archives #IrishElectionLiterature #IrishLeftArchive #SnapshotsOfPoliticalAction
Sharing some previous episodes to make use of the federation of our new podcast platform, which you can follow directly @ILAPodcast@podcast.leftarchive.ie.
Follow Irish Election Literature @electionlit@mastodon.online.
#SnapshotsOfPoliticalAction is a joint project from Irish Election Literature (@electionlit@mastodon.online) and the Irish Left Archive to bring together material distributed at individual demonstrations, marches, rallies and protests in Ireland, providing a view of the different political strands and groups that come together in campaigns.
If you have collected leaflets from a march or protest anywhere in Ireland that you'd like to contribute, we'd be delighted to include them!
#OnThisDay 22nd February 2014, a rally calling for the release of Margaretta D'Arcy and ending the US military use of Shannon airport took place in Dublin.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/demonstration/6173/
#OTD #Activism #PANA #ShannonAirport #Protest #SnapshotsOfPoliticalAction
#OnThisDay 15th February 2003, 100,000 people marched in Dublin in opposition to the invasion of Iraq, as part of a global, co-ordinated day of action.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/on-this-day/02/15/#event-6155
#OTD #Iraq #Protest #AntiWar #Ireland #SnapshotsOfPoliticalAction
Snapshots of Political Action is a project from Irish Election Literature and the Irish Left Archive to to bring together material distributed at individual demonstrations, marches, rallies and protests in Ireland, providing a view of the different political strands and groups that come together in campaigns.
if you’re participating in political action and either collect or produce leaflets and documents, we’d be grateful if you would pass them on!
https://www.leftarchive.ie/demonstrations/
#IrishPolitics #Protest #Activism #SnapshotsOfPoliticalAction