Connolly Festival 2008 Liberty Hall



Friday 22nd February


7 – 9 pm Will a Democrat in the White House bring peace?

- Kate Fitzgerald Chair of Democrats Abroad Ireland
- Mary Van Lieshout US Citizens Against the War
- Ruairi Quinn T.D.

Saturday 23rd February


11 – 1 “The Shock Doctrine - What's the alternative to privatisation and disaster capitalism?”

- Mary Murphy Labour National Executive Member
- Kieran Allen (Author of the Corporate Takeover of Ireland)
- Mick O Reilly UNITE

2- 4 pm Is Venezuela a model for change?

- Maggie Ronayne Global Women’s Strike
- Darrell Cozens Hands Off Venezuela
- Patrick Nulty Labour Youth

4 – 6 pm Which way forward for the Student Movement?

Barry McColgan National Organiser Ógra Shinn Féin,
Representative from the Young Greens
Enda Duffy Labour Youth Chair
Barry Colfer, UCD Student Union President
Hamidreza Khodabakhshi, USI President
Síobhra Aiken President Union of Secondary Students

All welcome