Marg bar Ahmadinejad!
Hopi recently organised a picket outside the Iranian regime’s Dublin embassy. Anne Mc Shane reports
Hands Off the People of Iran organised a very successful picket outside the Iranian embassy in Dublin on Saturday June 20.
We gathered at 1pm, the same time as people were taking to the streets of Tehran in defiance of the oppressive state forces. A number of Iranian activists joined us, as well as members of Irish leftwing groups and campaigns.
We chanted slogans in support of the struggle and called for the overthrow of the Islamic republic. We also made clear in our speeches and slogans that we are against any imperialist intervention in Iran - any US attempt at regime change from above must be opposed. The hell holes created by imperialism in Afghanistan and Iraq are examples of the terrible devastation wrought by imperialism.
An Iranian comrade did a fantastic job on the megaphone, shouting, “Marg bar Ahmadinejad! Marg bar Khamenei!” (‘Death to Ahmadinejad!, Death to Khamenei!’). He and most other Iranians there were fully supportive of our principled position on imperialism. However, a leading member of a group called Free Iran opposed our stance and said he supported sanctions. We made it clear that we will not countenance any compromise on this vital question. The US, under Bush or Obama, is not a friend, but a dangerous enemy of the Iranian people.
We continued our discussions later at a meeting in Seomra Spraoi, where the debate centred on the prospects for the left in Iran and whether the protests are simply about rigged elections. It was a passionate and lively debate and we finished by agreeing to organise another picket this coming Saturday at 2pm at the Central Bank, Dame Street, Dublin. We will also be holding meetings in other cities, starting in Cork on July 2 (Victoria Hotel, Patrick Street, 8pm).
Join us in showing your solidarity. Let’s send a message to the protestors in Iran that we are on their side!
Contact Hopi Ireland here:
08623 43238
Anne@hopoi.info;
www.hopi-Ireland.org
