Gaza Support in Donegal Town

national | miscellaneous | news report Saturday January 10, 2009 21:59 by Peadar O'Donnell - North West Solidarity Network nwsolidarity at yahoo dot ie

Protest in Donegal Town

A protest organised by Sinn Féin (P) was attended by a wide variety of people from across the community. The event was supported by the North West Solidarity Network. Below is a report from the North West Solidarity Network.

There was a large turnout for a protest to show support for the people of Gaza in Donegal Town. The protest was organised by (P) Sinn Féin and was supported by local group North West Solidarity Network (NWSN). The NWSN is not aligned to any political party but is organised with the sole aim of raising awareness and support for the Palestinian struggle and to highlight links between struggles against imperialism.

The event was a huge success empowering members of the community to openly show their solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Palestine at this time.

Jim McLaughlin, NWSN organiser, commented, “the eyes of the world are on Gaza at present and we must ensure that when the Israeli’s stop the present bombardment of Gaza that we don’t turn away. We must use the momentum that has been built up now to maintain the pressure on Israel to end the persecution of the Palestinian people. We must push ahead to assist the Palestinian people gain justice and freedom".

The NWSN have been organising film shows and talks in Donegal and Leitrim over the last two years. The group have organised a public meeting for Monday 19th January in Dorrian’s Hotel in Ballyshannon. Speakers at the event will be outlining what we can do here to support the Palestinian people. The event starts at 8pm.

For further information the group can be contacted at nwsolidarity@yahoo.com