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Solidarity action for the Irish No campaign by CEO, CNE, CAE and Ander Europa on Wednesday 23 May at 18.00

ATTENTION - Because of police prohibition to demonstrate in Rue la Loi, we have to change the meeting place to:Entrance of Park Cinquantenaire on Avenue de la Joyeuse Entrée 1000 BRUSSELS

The 31st of May, there is a referendum in Ireland on the
AUSTERITY TREATY

The 31st of May, the Irish may say what other Europeans think too:

The European leaders want us to pay for the failure of their disastrous policy

They want to scrap democracy on budgetary and economic policies, and establish a dictatorship of ''experts"

We say NO
We hope the Irish people speak out in our name too on the 31st of May!

We have to stop these unjust and antidemocratic policies now!

RALLY
Wednesday 23/5/2012, 18h
ATTENTION: Because of police prohibition to demonstrate in Rue la Loi,we have to change the meeting place to:

Entrance of Park Cinquantenaire on Avenue de la Joyeuse Entrée 1000 BRUSSELS

Access via Metro Merode and walk through the park

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The 31st of May, there is a referendum in Ireland on theAUSTERITY TREATYThe 31st of May, the Irish may say what other Europeans think too:The European leaders want us to pay for the failure of their disastrous policyThey want to scrap democracy on budgetary and economic policies, and establish a dictatorship of ''experts"We say NOWe hope the Irish people speak out in our name too on the 31st of May!We have to stop these unjust and antidemocratic policies now!RALLYWednesday 23/5/2012, 18hATTENTION: Because of police prohibition to demonstrate in Rue la Loi,we have to change the meeting place to:Entrance of Park Cinquantenaire on Avenue de la Joyeuse Entrée 1000 BRUSSELSAccess via Metro Merode and walk through the park
 

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