DAY OF ACTION FOR IRISH POW NOEL MAGUIRE

Irish Freedom Committee Action Request
SATURDAY MARCH 30,2007
DAY OF ACTION FOR IRISH POW NOEL MAGUIRE

	*PLEASE READ - from TJ O Conchúir, Irish Republican Socialist Movement*
FRIDAY MARCH 30, 2007 CHICAGO SUPPORT FOR NOEL MAGUIRE DAY OF ACTION IFC members picket Free State/Brit Consulate, Chicago We passed out fliers with contact info for the Consulate requesting phone calls and action. The fliers had extensive background information on Noel's sitation. Response was phenominal with many people making commitments to call the consulate including several who opened up cell phones on the spot! PLEASE KEEP CALLING - NOEL NEEDS OUR SUPPORT BRING THIS IRISH CITIZEN HOME TO IRELAND NOW! Download IFC Action Flier for Noel Maguire's Repatriation	Things to do on the 30th of March in Support of Noel Maguire On the 30th of March if there are no protests near your location and you wish to participate you can do the following: Use the sample letter below or alter it as you wish but on the 30th send it to any Irish Embassy near you a full list can be found at : http://www.geocities.com/starry.plough/noelgetinvolved.htm (SAMPLE LETTER) Dear Sir/Madam I write to you asking that you reconsider your decision to refuse Noel Maguire's repatriation request from Full Sutton Prison in England to Portlaoise to be closer to his loved ones. The premise from the Dept of Justice that Noel cannot apply again for Repatriation until January 2008 is not correct. This is contrary to the legislation agreed in all EU member states - that a prisoner can at any time apply for repatriation to country of origin. The claim that he has no close relatives living in the 26 counties is untrue as Noel's family live a few hours away from Portlaoise. Noel Maguire is from Co Fermanagh and holds a valid 26 County passport, thus more than qualifies for repatriation on the grounds of the European Directive as an Irish Citizen. We strongly believe that the Irish Ministry of Justice may well be in breach of the Irish Constitution - which states it 'treats all the children of the nation equally.' Clearly in Noel's case this is not at all true. Noel's six co-defendants, all Irish like he is, have already been repatriated to Portlaoise Prison. On humanitarian grounds we ask that the decision to refuse repatriation be reconsidered, as a knife attack on Noel last year by 2 inmates who have since been charged with attempted murder is an indication of the seriousness of the situation. Should he not be repatriated his physical and mental well being are at serious risk. Noel Maguire's mental and physical well being is at risk and he is the true example of why the European Directive was designed to allow prisoners to complete their sentence in the country of their Citizenship is mise le meas, TJ O Conchúir Irish Republican Socialist Movement North American Coordinating Committee Member Prison Welfare Officer ACTION REQUEST We will be targeting the Irish Embassies in the US as follows If you live on the West Coast in the following states Contact: Washington, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Hawaii, Alaska, California, Texas. CONSULATE GENERAL, SAN FRANCISCO ADDRESS: Consulate General of Ireland 100 Pine St., 33rd Floor San Francisco, CA 94111 TELEPHONE: (415) 392 4214 FAX: (415) 392 0885 E- MAIL: irishcgsf@earthlink.net If you live on the Central Region in the following states Contact: North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois. CONSULATE GENERAL, CHICAGO ADDRESS: Consulate General of Ireland 400 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 911 Chicago, IL 60611 TELEPHONE: (312) 337.1868 FAX: (312) 337 1954 E- MAIL: irishconsulate@sbcglobal.net If you live on the West Coast in the following states Contact: Florida, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, Rhode island, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine. CONSULATE GENERAL, NEW YORK ADDRESS: Consulate General of Ireland Ireland House 345 Park Avenue 17th Floor New York NY 10154-0037 TELEPHONE: General Information - (212) 319 2555 Passport Office - (212) 319 2556 FAX: Consulate : - (212) 980 9475 Passport Office: - (212) 750 6487 E- MAIL: congenny@AOL.com MORE IRISH EMBASSY CONTACT INFO HERE
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