David Rovics on his Irish visit


It was great to get an email from co-acquittee Deirdre recently about a blog posted by that great U.S. singer/songwriter David Rovics, who was generous enough to donate his talent at a fundrasing gig for us in Dublin the Saturday before our 'Not Guilty' verdict.

I love listening to his albums, full of poetic lines keeping alive the spirit of Judi Barri, David Chain, the Irish brigade who turned against their U.S. warmongering overlords during the US-Mexican war (at the same time as their brothers and sisters were being starved to death under Imperialist Britain) - sorry to those of you who didn't manage to buy any of these treasures at the gig; I confess that I bought all five on sale.


The Plowshares 5 and the Raytheon 9


www.songwritersnotebook.blogspot.com

I drive off the ferry into the new Dublin. Much of it still looks like the old Dublin, before the EU and Celtic Tigerhood. The Liffey is still there, the foot bridges over it, the majestic buildings, the Winding Stair bookstore. I can still smell the sweat of the men marching to their deaths on the Easter Rising........

It's enough to give one a momentary sense of optimism. With heroic people like the Pitstop Plowshares and the Raytheon 9, and sensible judges and juries like those that acquitted these sledgehammer-wielding women and men, who knows what could happen.

Thanks for your continued witness David. We were all very saddened to hear about your friend and our comrade, NYC Indymedia activist Brad Will - the people of Oaxaca are keeping his fighting spirit alive despite the oppression and violence of the paramilitaries and Mexican State.

No Pasaran

Comments

Anonymous said…
Hi Damien,
Good to see you back online and to hear things are going well in Warsaw.
I'm sure David Rovics has gained many new fans since the Ploughshares gig so people might be interested to know he's on his way back to Ireland in February and is open to suggestions for gigs around the country.

Regards,
Margaret (Limerick)

Website: www.davidrovics.com
Free music site: www.soundclick.com/davidrovics
Soungbook: ttp://davidrovics.prognet.dk/

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Hey folks in Ireland,

I just wanted to give people a heads-up, whichever good people among you might be inclined to organize a concert of some sort in your neck of the woods, that I'm going to be visiting Ireland in February. On February 24th I'll be doing a show in Belfast, being billed by the organizers as Palestine Awareness Night. I'd love to do shows elsewhere in the week leading up to that one in all the lovely cities I've visited before -- Derry, Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway, Buncrana, and wherever else... But that depends on hearing from folks who might want to put something together, so if that's you, please feel free to drop me a line! Hope to see you on the road and in the streets!

--David
Anonymous said…
Hi Damien

Great to hear, all is going well, I'm heavily involved in various campaigns especialy, The 'Shell To Sea' which is taking up most of my time. Saw you on 'Would You Believe' Great that you got the airtime. As your a seasoned campaigner any advice would be welcome on how to defeat Shell and their dreadfull plans to pollute the irish coast.

take care and the best of luck

Etain

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