Athlone Palestine Solidarity Campaign to host Gaza demonstration

The Athlone Palestine Solidarity Campaign is calling on the public to join them at an event under the Canopy on Church Street Athlone on Friday, June 13, at 6.30pm.

The event will start with a performance entitled 'Songs of Hope and Resistance' by the Athlone Multicultural Choir after which the group will show their support for Palestine with a demonstration at the Canopy.

"As the situation in Gaza continues to deteriorate through weaponised hunger, it is important for the people of Athlone to stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people, as Athlone lost many a soul to hunger and starvation during our very own genocidal ‘An Gorta Mór’," the Athlone Palestine Solidarity Campaign group said.

The Athlone Palestine Solidarity Campaign group are calling on the Government to enact Occupied Territories Bill and end the use of Shannon airport by the US military for transporting weapons to the genocidal Israeli regime.

"Finally, we call on our supporters to bring flags and banners in support of Palestine," the Campaign group concluded.