On Saturday 7th January, at 2 pm, Afri will lay a bouquet of flowers at the bench in St Stephen’s Green commemorating Louie Bennett (1870-1956) Continue reading “CAIDREAMH LOUIE BENNETT”
Connaught Launch of Direct Provision Report
The Connaught Launch of our Direct Provision Report ‘Message to the Government: End Direct Provision & Tackle the International Protection System’ will take place on Wednesday, December 7th at 5pm in Fulacht Fiadh Cafe in Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim. Continue reading “Connaught Launch of Direct Provision Report”
Israel and the Palestinian people
An institutionalised regime of domination and discrimination amounting to the crime of apartheid Continue reading “Israel and the Palestinian people”
Book Launch: A Force for Good?
A Force for Good? Reflections on Neutrality and the Future of Irish Defence will be launched in Dáil Éireann on Wednesday, November 30th at 6.30pm. Continue reading “Book Launch: A Force for Good?”
Afri at Shannon Peace Vigil
On November 13 2022 Afri joined other activists and peace groups to protest the US military presence at Shannon airport.
Peace Groups to protest at Government Arms Fair at Aviva Stadium
Peace groups will protest at the Irish Government’s Arms Fair to be held at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, on Thursday, October 6th Continue reading “Peace Groups to protest at Government Arms Fair at Aviva Stadium”
‘TRANSFORMING OUR WORLD’? – Afri submission for White Paper on Enterprise
Thank you for the invitation to make a submission for the White Paper on Enterprise. We look forward to positive engagement with the process.
The White Paper can draw on our resilient history, and the wealth of culture and ingenuity within our shared island’s diverse communities. Continue reading “‘TRANSFORMING OUR WORLD’? – Afri submission for White Paper on Enterprise”
Afri Statement on PESCO and the Commission on the Defence Forces
The debate on PESCO in Dáil Éireann on 5th July has revealed the undemocratic and damaging approach of the Government to the role and future of our Defence Forces.
For decades now, governments have been entering into ever deeper military engagement with an increasingly NATO-directed EU ‘defence’ structure, while claiming that something they call ‘military neutrality’ allegedly hovers unharmed above the fray. Continue reading “Afri Statement on PESCO and the Commission on the Defence Forces”
“Who are we afraid will invade us?”
The war in Ukraine has continued for nearly half a year with the shocking consequences clear for all to see: the deaths of innocent civilians; the destruction of homes and cities; the hundreds of thousands driven from their homes as refugees. And of course this is just one of the wars currently waging as more than a dozen other horrific wars rage around the planet with the same suffering, the same upheaval and the same destruction of lives and livelihoods.
Ulster Launch of Direct Provision Report
All are welcome to join us for the Ulster Launch of our Direct Provision Report ‘Message to the Government: End Direct Provision & Tackle the International Protection System’ on Wednesday, July 27th at 3pm in the Carrickmacross Workhouse, Co. Monaghan. Continue reading “Ulster Launch of Direct Provision Report”