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Date Posted: Mon, Jun 08 2009, 22:36:23 PDT
Author: Danielle Ni Dhighe
Subject: IRSCNA: 2009 Ard Fheis Report

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

8 June 2009
Irish Republican Socialist Committees of North America

2009 Ard Fheis Report

The Irish Republican Socialist Committees of North America are pleased
to report that we held a successful Ard Fheis (national convention) in
Chicago, Illinois on 7 June 2009.

For the first time since a major reorganization of the North American
section of the Irish Republican Socialist Movement in 2005, we held an
Ard Fheis in consecutive years, and we look forward to making it three
in a row next year. Meeting face-to-face as a group was a positive
experience for all present.

The day before the Ard Fheis, members of the IRSCNA participated in a
hunger strike commemoration at the Abbey Pub. The event was sponsored
by the Chicago Hunger Strike Commemoration Committee, a group formed
in 2006 by members of the IRSCNA and the Irish Freedom Committee.
Songs and a rousing speech were provided by Belfast-born singer and
activist Ray Collins, a former member of the Irish Republican
Socialist Party's Ard Chomhairle (National Executive), and we would
like to thank Ray for his inspiring words and songs.

For the Ard Fheis, those in attendance came from various locations in
North America--including Chicago, Kansas City, Minneapolis, New York
City, and Seattle--bringing with them diverse experiences and
contributions. We would like to thank everyone that traveled such a
distance to be in attendance, as well as the Joe McCann Cumann for
hosting the Ard Fheis this year. We would also like to thank Deirdre
Fennessy of the Irish Freedom Committee for attending the Ard Fheis
as our guest.

Motions were debated and passed on matters of ideology, policy,
sending solidarity greetings to our comrades throughout the world,
and other issues of importance to the IRSCNA. Although a
representative from our Saskatchewan (Canada) Cumann could not be in
attendance, the cumann did contribute to the motions put before the
Ard Fheis.

Lastly, a new Coordinating Committee comprised of Colm Misteil, Crios
Ni Anthoin, Danielle Ni Dhighe, T.J. O Conchuir, and Mike Quinn (a
co-founder of the IRSCNA in 1984) was elected by a vote of the members
present.

The slow but steady growth of the IRSCNA's membership and level of
activity will be sustained by the incoming Coordinating Committee's
efforts to continue to work through collective leadership and regular
meetings.

In conclusion, the IRSCNA's latest Ard Fheis was a success, and
members left with a renewed sense of purpose for building support for
the Irish Republican Socialist Movement and a 32 County Socialist
Republic.

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Irish Republican Socialist Committees of North America
PO Box 901479
Kansas City MO 64190-1479
USA
irscna@irsm.org
http://www.irscna.org/
http://www.irsm.org/irsm.html

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