03/09/2010 - 19:00
Friday 3rd & Saturday 4th September 2010
The Teachers Club, 36 Parnell Square, Dublin 1, Ireland
Admission €10 for conference or €5 per session.
To register send a mail to: conference@irishantiwar.org
Session 1:- Friday 3rd September 7.30pm
Registration: 7.00 - 7.30pm
Opening Address: Jimmy Kelly, Irish Regional Secretary, Unite the Union
IRELAND AND THE UNITED NATIONS
Speakers:
- Senator Mark Deary, Green Party Foreign Affairs Spokesperson
- Dr. Ed Horgan, International Secretary of PANA
- Padraig Mannion, Research Officer of the Workers Party
- Dick Roche TD, Minister for European Affairs
Chair: Noel Dorr, former Secretary-General of the Dept. of Foreign Affairs, author of ‘Ireland at the United Nations’
Attend On-Line: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/142929312
Session 2:- Saturday 4th September 10.00am - 1.15pm
Registration 9.30 - 10.00am
IRISH FOREIGN POLICY 10.00am - 1.15pm
Speakers:
- Seán Barrett TD, Fine Gael Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs
- Cllr. Richard Boyd Barrett, People Before Profit
- Joe Costello TD, Labour Party
- Joe Higgins MEP, The Socialist Party
- Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD, Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs
Chair: Michael Youlton, Co-Chair of the IAWM & Executive member of PANA
Attend On-Line: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/178725216
Workshops 11.45am - 1.15pm
THE IRAQ AND AFGHAN WARS
Facilitator: Marnie Hollborow, IAWM
BURMA
Facilitator Gary Kilgallen, Burma Action Group
THE NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY
Facilitators: Seamas Ratigan, PANA, David Hutchinson Edgar, Irish CND
IRELAND, THE EU AND THE FOREIGN, SECURITY & DEFENCE POLICY
Facilitators: Patricia McKenna, The People’s Movement and Patrick Jackman, PANA
LATIN AMERICA
Facilitators: Simon McGuinness, the Cuba Support Group Ireland and Jose Antonio Guttierrez, LASC
Lunch: 1.15 - 2.00pm - Soup & Sandwiches for sale at the bar.
Session 3:-Saturday 4th September 2.00pm - 6:00pm
HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION - THE NEW IMPERIALISM? 2.00 - 3.30pm
Speakers:
- Maurice McQuillan, Humanitarian Programme Manager of Trócaire
- Prof. John Maguire, Afri
- Paul O’Brien, Overseas Director of Concern
Chair: Gary Honer, The Labour Party
Attend On-Line: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/782329217
Workshops 3.45 - 5.00pm
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS
Facilitator: Jim Loughran, Frontline Defenders
PALESTINE
Facilitators: David Landy, National Organiser of Irish Palestine Solidarity Campaign
Dr. Azam Tamini, Palestine Rights Institute
CLUSTER BOMBS
Facilitator: Tony D’Costa, Chair of Pax Christi
EXTRAORDINARY RENDITION FLIGHTS, SHANNON AIRPORT & WAR
Facilitator: Noeleen Hartigan, Director of Amnesty International
John Lannon, Shannonwatch
ANGLO-IRISH RELATIONS
Facilitator: Roger Cole, Chair of PANA
Workshop Reports 5.00 - 5.45pm
CLOSING REMARKS
- Roger Cole, Chair of PANA
- Cllr. Richard Boyd Barrett, Chair of the IAWM
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