Week 43 - Activism - 32csm Scotland

On Tuesday the Vol.Charles Carrigan Cumann of the 32csm held the now regular POW picket at Celtic park, the focus of the picket was the unconditional release of Irish men and women who are currently behind British and Irish Freestate bars.

The conditions these men and women are in and the reasons why they are currently being held was conveyed to the football fans, the cumann has noted that a large portion of the support use the regular picket to find out up-to-date information on Republicans, many keen to know when upcoming trials are due to take place or how recent trips to court went.
The brutality of the court trips, lack of speedy and fair trials in both the 6 and 26 counties and the prison conditions are always in the minds of the sympathetic and are the most common questions posed.

The cumann are very happy to answer these questions as we know due to blanket media bans and agenda based censorship the information is not freely available.

Also this week a number of unidentified Irish Republican Supporters have been arrested and detained with the police using draconian terrorism legislation to hold, this unjust act of victimization was another focus point / picket venue for the 32csm Scotland. We have attended the holding police station in Govan on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and earlier today, standing along side us were our comrades in IRSP ALBA, Cumann na saoirse Alba and Independent republicans, All concerned for the people who have been under lock and key for days for being "sympathetic"

 "IF IT CAN HAPPEN TO THEM, IT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU!!!"

We used this situation of arrest to highlight POWs throughout the world as part of the International day of solidarity with Irish Republican pows, leaflets drafted for the day were handed out at the police station and in Glasgow city centre. Our pickets in Glasgow coincided with a picket held by our 32csm comrades in Manchester with further pickets in London, Belfast, Dublin, Drogheda, Wexford, Paris, Rome, Utrecht, Hamburg, Darmstadt, Sydney, Melbourne and two in the USA - New Mexico and New York.


This is the 2nd year the cumann have been involved in this international show of solidarity!

We ask all Republicans and concerned activists to join us at the police station and call for the release of the arrested!

Upcoming POW Pickets, GLASGOW

The Volunteer Charles Carrigan Cumann (32csm Scotland) will be holding a POW picket on Tuesday the 22nd of October. We will be at the familiar venue of Celtic Park (Gallowgate entrance) from 6pm.

Memebers will be there to highlight Irish Republican prisoners who are at this time behind British and Free state bars. As per usual, all individuals and groups welcome.

                                                                  (32csm Scotland outside BBC ALBA, 2012 International POW day)


INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY WITH IRISH POWS!

On Saturday the 26th of October The Cumann will be in Glasgow city centre, We will be there as part of the international effort to highlight Irish prisoners, the initiative is now in  its 3rd year and the cumann are very much behind it this year as we were last year. We will have a picket and information session on current POWs at the top of Buchanan street (Donald Dewar Statue) at 12 noon. This picket will coincide with pickets throught Ireland, england, Europe, Austrailia and America.

The Volunteer Charles Carrigan Cumann would like to invite all groups, Independents, Rights groups and RFB members as possible. For more information please contact the cumann.