Tues 29 Nov 4:00 William Hederman on the oil & gas giveaway

Tues 29 Nov 5:00 Andy Storey on accumulation & dispossession at Corrib

Wed 30 Nov 4:00 Harry Browne on Crisisjam & the real state of the nation

Wed 30 Nov 5:00 Abie Philbin Bowman on ‘how many comedians does it take to change a government?’

Conor McCabe, author of Sins of the Father will give a talk on the IFSC tax haven at approximately 5pm on Saturday at #occupydamestreet after the Real Democracy Now! Ireland / #occupydamestreet March.

On the 15th of October people from all over the World will take to the streets to express our outrage at the loss of our rights at the hands of big corporations, financial institutions and the political class. #occupydamestreet and Real Democracy Now! Ireland invite you to participate in this international protest. Join us at the Garden of Remembrance on Saturday the 15th at 2pm. We intend marching to the site of the ongoing Dame Street occupation. There we will hold an open forum in which you can share your opinions and proposals for regarding the state of our ‘democracy’, the financial system and the ongoing attacks on social welfare and public services in Ireland.

We intend to celebrate and build on the (what will be by then) week long occupation of the environs of the Central Bank. Come share food and music with us and think about joining the occupation. YES WE CAMP!

No Political Party Literature / No Violence / No Drugs / No Alcohol On Site of #occupydamestreet

Some of Ireland’s premiere performance poets will be providing some words of wisdom for troubled times at the #occupydamestreet camp on Friday 14th October at 8pm. Dave Lordan is curating the event.

Line up so far for this counter-literature event includes Karl Parkinson, Colm Keegan, Stephen James Smith, Kerrie OBrien, Erin Fornoff and Sarah Clancy, .  A late addition Lisa Marie Johnson.

These folks are the  most politicized names in the performance poetry scene  and it will be great hardcore entertainment for sure.

Tues 2:30 James R on rebellious media conference
Tues 3:30 Harry Browne on Shannon Peace Camp
Tues 5:00 Conor McCabe on history of IFSC as tax haven
Tues 6:00 Michael Albert on US occupy movements
Wed 2:30 Mick O’Reilly on progressive solutions to the crisis
Wed 3:30 Gavan Titley on racism, neoliberalism & the EU financial crisis
Wed 8:00 The Mighty Stef
Thurs 3:30 Helena Sheehan on the new left: remembering & reflecting
Thurs 5:00 Michael Taft on how finance eats the real economy
Thurs 9:00 Gramaphone disco
Fri 4:00 Richard M on a brief history of the 15-M movement
Fri 5:00 Eamonn C on a brief history of Indymedia

The ‘Statement’ below was posted on WE ARE CHANGE, IRELAND Facebook page at around 8 on Tuesday 11th of October. It is complete disinformation meant to delegitimize the occupation and is NOT a statement from #occupydamestreet / Please be proactive in zapping this trolling.


We are Change, Ireland Statement from #OccupyDameStreet: We the people of Eire, demand a sovereign republic, free of corporpate control. We demand control of all natural resources within our land and sea borders. We demand a setting up of a non-usurious national bank, printing debt-free money and acting as a utility for the people only. We demand a court system acting under a natural system of law which …mirrors the Brehon system of our ancestors. We demand all corporations be held accountable for all serious breach of the law. We demand all men/women on this Island have access to the freedoms that were the original intention of the creation of the Republic.

Tues 11 Oct 2:30 James R on rebellious media conference
Tues 12 Oct 3:30 Harry Browne on Shannon Peace Camp
Tues 12 Oct 5:00 Conor McCabe on history of IFSC as tax haven
Wed 13 Oct 2:30 Mick O’Reilly on progressive solutions to the crisis
Wed 13 Oct 3:30 Gavan Titley on racism, neoliberalism & the EU financial crisis
Wed 13 Oct 8:00 The Mighty Stef
Wed 13 Oct 9:00 Gramaphone disco with DJ Homoludo
Thurs 14 Oct 3:30 Helena Sheehan on the new left: remembering & reflecting
Thurs 15 Oct 5:00 Michael Taft on how finance eats the real economy
Fri 16 Oct 5:00 Eamonn C on a brief history of Indymedia in Ireland

This is the scene about an hour ago.

Brilliant all day.Couldn’t believe that the local restaurants were donating food - would love to find out who they were. Lots of food and really great food at that. I was amazed to meet people from as far away as Cape Clear, and Ballyhea (north Cork). Not only have they travelled across the country but are sleeping in tents outside the bank. I am so heartened!