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category national | summit mobilisations | press release author Friday May 14, 2004 15:46author by Laurence Cox - Dublin Grassroots Networkauthor email lcox at iol dot ieauthor phone 087-9851029 Report this post to the editors

"Our job is done, our mandates are finished," say activists

The four spokespeople of the Dublin Grassroots Network - Aileen O'Carroll, Mark Malone, Liz Curry and Laurence Cox - have laid down their mandates, which were for the May Day events only. They will remain active in relation to ongoing court cases and possible legal action.

PRESS RELEASE
Dublin Grassroots Network
May 13, 2004


MAY DAY SPOKESPEOPLE RESIGN EN MASSE

'Our job is done, our mandates are finished,' say activists


The four spokespeople for the Dublin Grassroots Network, which organised most of the May Day protest events, today resigned their positions. Aileen O'Carroll, Liz Curry, Laurence Cox and Mark Malone said, "We volunteered to do a particular job. Now that job is done, our mandates are over."

Aileen O'Carroll said, "Despite frequent descriptions of ourselves as leaders, we have always made it clear that we were only spokespeople. We were delegated to carry out media work on behalf of Dublin Grassroots Network for the May Day weekend. Now that it's finished, we can go back to everyday life."

"While there are still protestors facing charges from May Day, and issues of police violence and civil rights to pursue, we will still have a certain role to play," Laurence Cox noted. "But the point of DGN has always been to develop non-hierarchical ways of organising, so our goal is to stop being spokespeople entirely."

Liz Curry stated that DGN would continue its
activities, most immediately (May - June) in the campaign against Michael McDowell's racist referendum and with the AMBUSH! 2004 group opposing George Bush's visit. Grassroots activists will also be involved in opposing the draft EU Constitution which involves the "liberalisation" (privatisation) of public services, including health and education, and sets a target for new military alliances. "DGN may appoint new spokespeople for these events," Curry said. "But they will be new faces and new voices."

Mark Malone noted that DGN activists remain active in the campaigns they came from, such as Critical Mass, Reclaim the Streets, Gluaiseacht, Grassroots Network Against War, Workers Solidarity Movement, Direct Action Against Apathy, Food Not Bombs, Magpie Collective, Mujeres Libres, Alliance for Choice, Anti-War Ireland, Campaign Against the Racist Referendum, Residents Against Racism and others. "We look forward to working with other groups, both locally and internationally, which organise in democratic, non-hierarchical ways."

In laying down their positions, the four spokespeople paid tribute to the Dublin Grassroots Network activists who were less in the public eye. "The May Day weekend was the achievement of more than a hundred committed activists working together on everything from food and medical support to event planning and legal aid. It shows what people can achieve without any funding, support from political parties or celebrity names," they said.

"We also thank the thousands of people from Ireland and abroad who participated in the weekend, looked after each other in the face of police violence and a campaign of vilification, and made the weekend a success," the statement said.

"The goal of the May Day weekend was never simply to build an organisation. It was to highlight opposition to Fortress Europe, privatisation, EU militarisation and social injustice; and to encourage people to take action for themselves, in their own workplaces and communities, around the issues that matter to them, and to learn to place their trust in each other rather than in the state or the market."

STATEMENT ENDS

The former Dublin Grassroots Network spokespeople are now ONLY available for media comment in relation to this statement or ongoing issues connected with court cases and civil liberties issues arising from the May Day weekend.

Laurence Cox 087-9851029
Liz Curry 086-8410666
Mark Malone 087-7776595
Aileen O'Carroll 087-2820906

Phone numbers for spokespeople for the AMBUSH! 2004 campaign against the Bush visit, and for the Campaign Against the Racist Referendum, will be made available in due course.

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 #   Title   Author   Date 
   Well Done!     mecredi    Fri May 14, 2004 16:10 
   well done     finbar    Fri May 14, 2004 16:46 
   Why single yourselves out     Serving what purpose    Fri May 14, 2004 17:48 
   Good job DGN     Starstruck    Fri May 14, 2004 17:52 
   One Last Question For The Fab Four     magma    Fri May 14, 2004 18:57 
   Trots and their secret deals     Chekov    Fri May 14, 2004 19:03 
   help     free thinker    Fri May 14, 2004 19:12 
   Let's make hay while mayday shines     Michael Gallagher    Fri May 14, 2004 19:19 
   Anarchist Deals     magma    Fri May 14, 2004 19:19 
 10   Anarchist childishness     exAnarchist    Fri May 14, 2004 19:27 
 11   no deal needed     protestor    Fri May 14, 2004 20:34 
 12   As if...     Anarcho    Fri May 14, 2004 21:26 
 13   simple reasons for the above press release     mark malone    Fri May 14, 2004 22:25 
 14   This is all B.S.     Guy Baue    Sat May 15, 2004 07:36 
 15   they resigned publicaly to make a point     protestor    Sat May 15, 2004 17:56 
 16   Magma:     Chekov    Sat May 15, 2004 19:48 
 17   Is this real democracy?     Protesting in Public    Sun May 16, 2004 02:13 
 18   Anyone who wanted to go to the meetings were free to do so     David    Sun May 16, 2004 11:07 
 19   So....     Protesting in Public    Sun May 16, 2004 21:03 
 20   when has that happened     pc    Mon May 17, 2004 01:16 
 21   not ratification, participation.     David    Mon May 17, 2004 07:28 
 22   For the hard of reading     Joe    Mon May 17, 2004 11:48 
 23   Say What You Will     Leon    Mon May 17, 2004 12:42 
 24   Some deal     Ray    Mon May 17, 2004 12:45 
 25   Ah But Ray     Leon    Mon May 17, 2004 12:54 
 26   They did adhere to the guidelines     Ray    Mon May 17, 2004 12:58 
 27   Ah welcome back Leon     Me    Mon May 17, 2004 13:08 
 28   But     Leon    Mon May 17, 2004 13:10 
 29   WSM are proto-trots     George    Mon May 17, 2004 13:11 
 30   From the guidelines (AGAIN)     Chekov    Mon May 17, 2004 13:12 
 31   George is an impersonator     Chekov    Mon May 17, 2004 13:16 
 32   I am not a trot     George    Mon May 17, 2004 13:21 
 33   Chekov     Leon    Mon May 17, 2004 13:22 
 34   Repeating for the slow of reading     Ray    Mon May 17, 2004 13:34 
 35   Banging head off wall     Chekov    Mon May 17, 2004 13:48 
 36   re: Georgie     James    Mon May 17, 2004 13:52 
 37   I am not a troll, My name is George O'Toole     George O'Toole    Mon May 17, 2004 13:59 
 38   lol     lol    Mon May 17, 2004 14:14 
 39   March Guideines.     David    Mon May 17, 2004 14:15 
 40   Secret deals and grasping at straws     Joe    Mon May 17, 2004 14:22 
 41   re: George again     Joe    Mon May 17, 2004 14:44 
 42   George has just declared     David    Mon May 17, 2004 14:59 
 43   WSM gets out airbrush     1984    Mon May 17, 2004 15:02 
 44   In the footsteps of the troll     Major Woody    Mon May 17, 2004 15:03 
 45   How?     Woody    Mon May 17, 2004 15:05 
 46   Question for George     Terry    Mon May 17, 2004 15:08 
 47   I have to say George looks a bit sus to me also     conor (wsm personal capacity)    Mon May 17, 2004 17:27 
 48   yeah there were some problems     protestor    Mon May 17, 2004 19:58 
 49   28 hours and counting     Joe    Tue May 18, 2004 17:05 
 50   George is a troll and...     Darren C    Tue May 18, 2004 17:55 
 51   The Anarchist Emperor Has No Clothes     Leon    Tue May 18, 2004 18:05 
 52   The trotskyist idiot has no brain     Badman    Tue May 18, 2004 18:27 
 53   OK, I admit...     George O'Toole    Tue May 18, 2004 22:15 
 54   The latest from 'George'     Joe    Wed May 19, 2004 11:48 
 55   Declaration     JoeWatch    Wed May 19, 2004 15:50 
 56   In fact     Joe    Wed May 19, 2004 15:56 
 57   Black Block Elephants?     Hebe    Thu May 20, 2004 11:32 


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