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category national | anti-war / imperialism | feature author Sunday October 31, 2004 13:35author by Dublin Catholic Workerauthor phone 087 9184552 Report this post to the editors

Spent Up To Four Hours Undetected Beside Runway Reciting Names of US and Iraqi Dead

From The Newswire: In the early hours of Halloween, October 31st, two peace activists dressed as banshees were arrested in the confines of Shannon Airport. Zelda Jeffers and Elaine O’Sullivan, of the pacifist Catholic Worker Movement, were discovered by airport security after constructing a shrine to the war dead near the runway. The two women, wearing Iraqi mourning dress, were discovered reading out the names of U.S. military and Iraqi dead.

Elaine O’Sullivan stated: “Many of the over one thousand U.S. military dead personnel killed in Iraq would have passed through Shannon Airport on the way to their deaths. We remember them and the Iraqi people they have killed. We name Shannon Airport as a place of death – a cog in the U.S. war machine carrying out an illegal invasion and occupation of Iraq. We have come to Shannon on Halloween, the eve of ‘All Souls Day’ and the U.S. elections, to remember the dead and non-violently defend the living”.


UPDATE: VoiceMail & PhotoPhone Reports from a Runway Shrine for the Dead




Elaine & Zelda set up a Halloween shrine near the Shannon runway in a sometimes tearful reading of the names US/Coalition and Iraqi war dead....
Reading the Names of the Dead {MP3: 14mins/13megs}

Elaine & Zelda stumbling around in the dark bogs of Shannon Airport looking for 'Airport Security' desperately seeking arrest....
Trying to get arrested {MP3: 13mins/12megs}
- (photos and audio by Elaine and Zelda)

MP3: Full Audio Report {MP3: 28mins/26megs}

Also: Dublin's NewsTalk 106 Interviews Elaine {MP3: 8mins/7.5megs}

More comments and info....


Twenty-three march silently to Shannon Airport, October 31st, while listening to American Catholic Worker activist Carmen Trotta read names of US/Coalition and Iraqi dead...

Photo Series:
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Anti War Banshees Arrested at Shannon Airport

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Press Release
October 31st, 2004
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Anti War Banshees Arrested at Shannon Airport


For more information and photos of action
Contact 087 9184552

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 #   Title   Author   Date 
   Anti-War Banshees: Zelda Jeffers & Elaine O'Sullivan of the Catholic Worker Movement     Dublin Catholic Worker    Sun Oct 31, 2004 03:53 
   Just when they thought it was safe....     lurkalot    Sun Oct 31, 2004 04:07 
   Update     Dublin Catholic Worker    Sun Oct 31, 2004 04:22 
   Update - Make me an instrument of Thy peace     Dublin Catholic Worker    Sun Oct 31, 2004 04:57 
   Text from Banshees at 4.35 am     Shannon Banshees    Sun Oct 31, 2004 07:12 
   Text from Shannon Banshees 5.09 am     Shannon Banshees    Sun Oct 31, 2004 07:15 
   6.08 am Update     Anti War Banshees    Sun Oct 31, 2004 07:28 
   High Resolution Photos for Media     Anti-War Banshees    Sun Oct 31, 2004 07:39 
   Marines Mass to Level Fallujah, Iraqi Resistance Strikes, Bertie Plays the Ferry Man!     Statin' the Obvious    Sun Oct 31, 2004 08:02 
 10   Banshees Arrested charged with "Suspicion of Criminal Damage"     Dublin Catholic Worker    Sun Oct 31, 2004 08:56 
 11   SUGGESTED ACTS OF SOLIDARITY     DCW    Sun Oct 31, 2004 09:55 
 12   catholic worker blaze a trail yet again     conor (wsm personal capacity)    Sun Oct 31, 2004 13:51 
 13   'Forgive Us Our Trespasses'     Linda    Sun Oct 31, 2004 15:29 
 14   Class action!     Eoin Dubsky    Sun Oct 31, 2004 15:47 
 15   Thank you from Canada     Sean O'Seasnain    Sun Oct 31, 2004 17:03 
 16   Reaction times     lurkalot    Sun Oct 31, 2004 17:18 
 17   That's what happens when Dillin O Dahhas O Dea is in charge of 'Homeland Security'     rethugs    Sun Oct 31, 2004 17:28 
 18   Do-it-yourself     Johnny X    Sun Oct 31, 2004 17:47 
 19   Defendants Appear in Ennis District Court Tonight (Sunday)     Dublin Catholic Worker    Sun Oct 31, 2004 18:15 
 20   Sitting by the runway     Hubble    Sun Oct 31, 2004 21:35 
 21   Bail hearing is over now     Anthony    Sun Oct 31, 2004 23:52 
 22   braver then many     pc    Sun Oct 31, 2004 23:55 
 23   Sitting by the runway     Hubble    Mon Nov 01, 2004 00:53 
 24   London Arrest of CW, Les Gibbons.     Received from Liz Masebo    Mon Nov 01, 2004 09:44 
 25   Last night's District Court sitting     court reporter    Mon Nov 01, 2004 11:15 
 26   Response to Hubble on Self Censorship, Cowardice etc     Ciaron    Mon Nov 01, 2004 11:40 
 27   Publicity     Hubble    Mon Nov 01, 2004 14:02 
 28   Missing the point     Francis .    Mon Nov 01, 2004 16:52 
 29   Shannon     Hubble    Mon Nov 01, 2004 17:33 
 30   Shannon Anti-War Banshees released on bail     Dublin Catholic Worker    Mon Nov 01, 2004 18:25 
 31   TO HUBBLE     TO HUBBLE    Mon Nov 01, 2004 23:49 
 32   On Media self censoring, and the value of actions     Keith    Tue Nov 02, 2004 12:39 
 33   Direct action     Hubble    Tue Nov 02, 2004 14:26 
 34   Challenge     Jon    Tue Nov 02, 2004 15:50 
 35   hubble     pc    Tue Nov 02, 2004 15:54 
 36   Response to Contrary Jon-Don't Pay the Ferryman, Don't Even Name A Price!     Ciaron    Tue Nov 02, 2004 16:38 
 37   Reality!     Not a ferryman    Tue Nov 02, 2004 17:35 
 38   Jon     Francis    Thu Nov 04, 2004 01:41 
 39   look up newstalk interview     pc    Thu Nov 04, 2004 01:49 
 40   Etc     BoomBoom    Thu Nov 04, 2004 15:07 
 41   boom...damp squib....     Francis    Thu Nov 04, 2004 16:26 
 42   100,000 Reasons     Elaine O'Sullivan    Fri Nov 05, 2004 05:18 
 43   well said elaine - thank you for following a higher law (and calling)     a thank you    Fri Nov 05, 2004 17:45 
 44   respect     Brenda Malloy    Sat Nov 06, 2004 11:42 
 45   Catholic Workers Arrested at Iowa National Guard on Election Day     Frank Cordaro    Sat Nov 06, 2004 18:30 
 46   Australian Catholic Worker Goes to Court for Citizens Arrest on Member of Parliament.     Jim Dowling    Mon Nov 08, 2004 14:23 


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