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Ongoing AFrI Projects
In May 1983 AFrI launched the St. Brigid's Peace Cross Campaign.
This campaign was originally the idea of five young boys from
Derry, Eddie and James Doherty, Maurice and Peter McGowan
and Neil Mahony. When they became aware of the immense problems
facing the World in the shape of famine, war and injustice
they were compelled to do something constructive.
They started making and selling St. Brigid's crosses in their
neighbourhood for £1. The money raised they gave to AFrI who
used the money to promote justice and peace in Ireland. Since
then thousands of young people throughout Ireland have taken
part in the campaign, learning about justice and development
issues whilst making the St. Brigid's Crosses. If you are
interested to learn more about this project please contact
AFrI.
"Just a Second!"
"You
cannot build or evolve or develop through armaments. You can
only stockpile them. Or you can use them. Once only, in most
cases. And only to destroy".
(J. Ralston Saul)
AFrI has recently
launched the 'Just a Second!' Campaign, the aim of which
is to make people stop and reflect on the huge amounts of money
being spent globally on weapons, while over 840 million people
are living in absolute poverty.
The global military budget is currently estimated at £13,000
per second. The goal of the 'Just a Second!' Campaign is to
raise the equivalent of one seconds military spending, over
three years, and to use this money to fund projects which will
demonstrate, in a clear and practical way, what could be achieved
if the resources, currently being wasted on weapons of destruction
were, instead, spent on nurturing humanity and our environment.
'Just a Second!' Campaign focus points:
· Ireland and PfP
· The United Nations Security Councils economic sanctions on
Iraq
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IRELAND
& PfP
"The price of entry to NATO is not cheap. A US Congressional
study warned that membership could increase the defence
expenditure of an East European country by as much as
60%. NATO estimates the total cost of expansion as 3
billion while the US Defence Department estimates between
17 - 22 billion"
T. Webb.
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SANCTIONED
MURDER -THE CASE OF IRAQ
"We are in the process of destroying
an entire nation. It is as simple and as terrifying
as that. It is illegal and immoral."
( Dennis Halliday, Former United Nations Humanitarian
Co-ordinator in Iraq.)
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