Fórsa is looking for a team of volunteers to help organise and take part in Fórsa's next presence at the national demonstration for Palestine on Saturday 17th May. We will be hosting a coffee morning in Nerney’s court from 12pm before the march, so come along and meet like-minded union members before the demo. 

The march will begin at the Garden of Remembrance at 1pm and finish outside the Dáil on Molesworth Street/Kildare Street, to bring our demands to the Irish government’s doorstep. 

As usual, the Fórsa delegation will be departing Nerney’s Court, Dublin, at 12.30pm to join the trade union bloc at the IPSC march. You are welcome to come to head office beforehand to collect a Fórsa flag and enjoy some coffee before joining the trade union bloc or meet us outside Mandate’s office at 1pm directly.  

At the demo we will be calling for immediate sanctions and for the enactment of the Occupied Territories Bill. 

This month’s march is of particular significance, as it also marks the 77th year of the ongoing Palestinian Nakba (‘catasrophe’ in Arabic), which began with the forcible depopulation of Palestine in 1948 and continues to this day with the ongoing genocide in Gaza. 

In advance of the demo the IPSC criticised the Irish Government for not taking more action, stating “It won’t enact the Occupied Territories Bill, it won’t act to stop the Central Bank processing Israel’s genocide bonds, it won’t stop the use of Shannon Airport and Irish airspace for transiting weapons to Israel, it won’t stop dual-use exports to Israel. It won’t even ban the state investment fund — that invests our taxes — from investing in companies that profit from genocide.” 

If you would like to become more involved with Fórsa’s Palestine demonstrations or would like to receive regular updates on the union’s activities in this area, contact campaigns@forsa.ie. 

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