Hey,
any more info on the Dublin Critical Mass / European Car Free Day arrestees? I got a slightly different report on this event from
 http://struggle.ws/wsm/news/2001/beachball_22sept.html
which reports no arrests.
I find an article confirming yours on the Irish Times website at:
 http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/ireland/2001/0924/car1.htm
Is there any campaign to support the arrestees? It is appaling that they are being arrested and charged for this.
Kudos to them.
A.Person

I took part in a critical mass and was wondering how long it
has been in Dublin and Ireland.A network should be forged between activists in your country.How could this be possible without losing security?

"Minnie",
there's no need for a "network of activists" its not an international conspiracy for fucks sake. Critical Mass is a chance meeting of like minded people. No structure, no network, nothing for police agents to infiltrate and use as evidince of conspiracy. So fuck off.

cheers dublin, it's been a while since i a stubborn cork native has heard some good news(ie not the arrests bit) from the big smoke, lets keep the show on the road though cos its well dangerous cycling today. there was a fun critical cycle in cork in july and one in galway as well last sat, maybe if there was a simultaneous nationwide gala, some sat before too long...

cheers dublin ,nice to hear of something positive from the proxy capital. there was a great critical mass cycle in cork(The Capital) back in july, and i know there was one also on sat in galway whilst im unsure about cork last week. some kind of concerted day of cycling gala thing before too long would be great, the nights are drawing in and its getting even more dangerous for cyclists, so keep safe everyone, and maybe if we all kept a record of nasty incidents or dodgy roads/junctions etc which could be documented on the web it would be handy when campaigning?

the Dublin cycling campaign website
 http://www.connect.ie/dcc/jc/carfreedayvids.html

OR:
 http://thumped.com/thepath/
(links at bottom right of page)
OR:
 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dublin-cycling/files/CarFreeDayVids/

Hi All,
I'am the Irish Indymedia cameraman who was arrested on Europen Car Free Day. To cut a long story short I was arrested while filming Reclaim The Street / Critical Mass Demo on Saturday last Dublin City. I was charged under sections 6,9 and 19 of the Irish Criminal Justice Act. I charge I am innocent of will fight and win.
see full report on Indymedia Ireland website to be launched in the next couple of weeks after the trial.
The Police clearly didnt want anyone filming there tactice in the very peaceful and good humoured demonstraters. I was the first person arrested 5 others was also arrested and put in the same Riot Police van Where I attemptewd a get interviews in the back of the Paddywagon before my 2nd camera was also taken.
We got some excellent footage and are looking in to putting a documentary together.

below is a copy of statment given to my solicitor

Statemente of events


On Saturday 22 September I had cause to video the Europeen Car Free

demonstration. I am a Community videographer working for Indymedia an

International Media distributers (like a non commercial Rauters) and possibily to give on to the

Irish Media. During the days good natured demonstration the North bound

lane of O`Connell St was blocked off and a game of street football ensued.

After a short time the police moved in to clear the street, I was told to move

on to the pavement outside Supermacs, by GARDA *** which I did with out delay.

Two police riot vans arrived, having been told to move back I moved down the street and

behine the police lines, so as not to get between them and the protesters. While 'behind police

lines' and I presumed out of the way I was bundled in to the back of a police van. The Time of

detention was Approx 4pm.

We arrived at Store St Garda Station at around 4:30pm where my details were taken. I was

searched they took my video equipment (exept 1 tape) and locked me in a cell.

At about 5:30pm I was searched again by GARDA *** and my tape was taken

At 6:00pm GARDA *** returned my Tape

At Approx 6:15 Garda *** returns to verbaly warn me not to broadcast the video footage. At

no point had anybody explained to me what I had been detained for.

At around 8pm I was Arrested and charged with Sections 6, 9 and 19 of the Criminal Justice

act. I was releaced on £200 bail to appear on 3rd Oct. 2001 at 10:30 the fourcourts.

When detained I belived I was acting in good faith and just trying to do my job.

I am a law abiding citizen, have never broken the law, been arrested and am not a criminal. I am

a Teacher and have a good reputation to uphold and do not wish to be branded a criminal.

more soon I have very Little time to prepair Video Evidence