End Direct Provision Campaign: Letter issued to TDs calling for support

3rd September 2016 webmaster Asylum Seekers, Campaigns, Events, Headline

United Against Racism is organizing a public rally on Saturday, 12 November, 13:30, as part of our campaign “End Direct Provision System” (Visit our event page on Facebook for updates)

This rally will be an important event in the ongoing campaign and we welcome all groups, individuals and organisations supporting this call.

As part of our campaign we have written to all TDs in Dáil Éireann (Irish Parliament) and asked for their support. We will publish list of supporting TDs in the coming days.

Our letter to the TDs can be found here >>>

Further details on the public rally and other campaign activities will be published on our website and Facebook Page

Support is growing to UNITED AGAINST RACISM End Direct Provision campaign. The following list of supporters will be updated with more names and organisations as more responses are received.

Unite the Union
Irish Anti-War Movement
Bernadette McAliskey
Robert Ballagh, Artist,
Harry Browne, Author, activist and lecturer
Raymond Deane, Composer
Andy Irvine, Musician
Dónal Lunny, Musician
Fergus Johnston, Composer
Pat Boran, Poet
Anthony Glavin, Writer
Derek Ball, Composer
Donal O’Kelly, Playwright & actor
Trevor Joyce, Poet
John F. Deane, Poet
Ian Wilson, Composer
Philip Casey, Writer
Alice Maher, Visual artist
Stephen Gardner, Composer
Rita Ann Higgins, Poet
Bernadette Kiely, Visual Artist
Christine Clear, Writer
Felim Egan, Visual Artist
Kate Thompson, Author
Brid Smith TD
Catherine Connolly TD
David Cullinane TD
Ruth Coppinger TD
Clare Daly TD
Gerry Adams TD
Gino Kenny TD
Sean Crowe TD
Mick Barry TD
Paul Murphy TD
Richard Boyd Barrett TD
Eamon Scanlon TD
John McGuinness TD
John Brady TD
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD
Dessie Ellis TD
Carol Nolan TD
Maureen O’Sullivan TD
Liadh Ní Riada MEP
Lynn Boylan MEP
Matt Carthy MEP
Cllr Andrew Keegan
Cllr Sarah Holland
Cllr John Lyons
Cllr Fiona Ryan
Cllr Ciarán Cuffe
Cllr Roderic O’Gorman
Cllr Michael O’Brien
Cllr Hazel De Nortúin
Cllr Madeleine Johansson
Cllr Deirdre Wadding
Cllr Melisa Halpin
Cllr Tina MacVeigh
Cllr Cian Prendiville
Cllr Steven Matthews
Cllr. Francis Noel Duffy
Cllr. Éilis Ryan
Sen. Colette Kelleher
Sen. David Norris
Sen. Gerard P Craughwell
Sen. Joan Freeman
Sen. John Dolan
Sen. Paul Gavan