This is how the 1916 Rising should be commemorated

Wolfe Tone first advocated Irish neutrality in 1790. In September 1914, when all the leaders of the 1916 Rising met together they decided to establish the Irish Neutrality League (see www.pana.ie ) to bring together all those opposed to the imperialist war of the British Union & Empire.

Therefore, the Peace and Neutrality Alliance (PANA) is proud to take part in the Reclaim the Vision rally of 1916 rally at 2.00pm on Sunday 24th April starting from Merrion Square. The PANA banner will be at station F in Merrion Square South. We urge all of you to take part not just to remember the Rising against the British Empire, but to continue the struggle against imperialist wars today, especially the use of Shannon Airport by US troops (2.5 million & climbing) and the militarization of an emerging European Empire via its EU Battle Groups and its European Defence Agency. 

There is a strong and deeply rooted imperial tradition in Ireland just as there is an anti-imperial tradition from the United Irishmen to the 1916 Rising and our war of Independence. The conflict between these two traditions has not gone away you know. The Reclaim the Vision rally is to show that the Imperial culture that, as in 1914, now dominates Ireland can and will be challenged. We need to rededicate ourselves to achieving the Republic.

Roger Cole
Chairman
PANA