Direct Action: Dublin Mayday 2004

April 30th - May 3rd: Days of Action against the bosses' EU

Over 3,000 people marched 10 miles to Farmliegh House after the original gathering point was declared by the Garda on Friday to be within the Red Zone, in effect banning the intended march. A block then continued forward...

Read Why we pushed through police lines >>>
See Ireland-IMC >>>

More Indymedia Ireland reports >>>

For UK Mayday reports see the UK Indymedia Mayday 2004 section >>>

Here are some texts written by Workers Solidarity Movement reflecting on the Mayday 2004 Dublin EU summit... Main page here >>>

Looking back on the Dublin EU summit protests - Mayday 2004
Learning from Dublin Mayday - some organisational problems
Learning from Dublin Mayday - anti-capitalism: where to now?
Media Mayhem - Anarchists and the Mass Media
Playing the Media Game - Dublin Mayday 2004

A weekend of direct action, protests and parties against the leaders
of the European Union

The leaders of the European Union will meet in Dublin on May 1st, international workers day, to celebrate the integration of 10 new member states. The policies and decisions over our future in Europe will have been made already by bureaucrats in committee meetings dispersed throughout Ireland and Brussels. Fearing large scale anti-capitalist protests against bi-annual summits, they have resorted to having smaller meetings followed by lavish banquets...

On Mayday, to show resistance is paramount. We are not falling for their glossy PR and trashy pop concerts. We stand with the exploited of no country, all who have fought and continue to fight by any means against the criminality of power: full text here >>>

Meet up times/locations for Dublin actions:

Friday April 30: 5.30pm Garden of Remembrance, Parnell Square (Critical
Mass)

Saturday May 1: 10am Civic Offices, Wood Quay (Reclaim The City/No
Borders Street Theatre)

2pm Grafton Street, St Stephen's Green end (afternoon
meeting point)

6pm Benburb Street/Parkgate St (bring the noise!)

Sunday May 2: 11am Customs House Quay, IFSC intersection (No Borders
Camp) (15 euros return ticket)

Monday May 3: 3pm Ambassador Cinema, O'Connell Street (Reclaim The
Streets)

See this page for up-to-date information about actions.

Accomodation

If you have not contacted the Accommodation group and you require a place to stay, then PLEASE contact them at accommodation@hushmail.com IMMEDIATELY as places will be limited.

A Mayday festival of Independent Media has opened in Dublin: "It brings together actors from the community media world with media activists from the global indymedia network to reveal the best of local and global radical grassroots media. With 15 film screenings, 9 open forums and 11 practical workshops, plus a cafe, photo exhibition and information hall..."

Information on possible accomodation will be available there. More festival of Independent Media information here >>>

Other Mayday 2004 actions

General information:

UK Indymedia Mayday section >>>
Enrager.net Mayday information >>>
Ourmayday.org.uk >>>

UK actions:

London Critical Mass 6pm, Friday April 30th 2004 - 10th anniversary of Critical Mass in London. Starts from the Southbank at Waterloo in front of the National Film Theatre under Waterloo Bridge.

DISARM DSEi: Shut down Spearhead for Mayday! - 30th April. Address: Apex Tower New Malden (opposite New Malden station). 8:30am onwards.

London Beltane - Mayday 2004. Meet midday, Parliament Hill, Hampstead Heath.

Anarchist Mayday Cricket! - The site says "In true Ya Basta style we will be padding up and dressing in
white! Bring your trusty wooden bat, swing for glory and whack capitalism across the boundary! Everyone attending must be dressed in whites (no ghastly logos) and be prepared to wield a bat against the global menace..." Meet 1pm @ the Bat & Ball, Bear Street, off Leicester Square.

Mayday in Bradford, Cambridge, Lancashire Reclaim Mayday Roadshow, Glasgow street festival.

European actions:
Callout for EuroMayday parade 2004 - Milan & Barcelona - There’s a world of rights to fight for: steady income & paid vacation, access to housing, loving, hacking!

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