Workers Solidarity Movement

The Spectacle of Defiance and Hope is a broadly based alliance of Community Organisations from Dublin and beyond which is organising a pre-budget protest at Castle Street (off Dame street) from 2pm on Saturday.  They say "Please join us as we take to the streets on the 3rd of December @ 2pm to draw attention to the savage economic injustices that are happening in Ireland. Bring your books of Grievances and Hopes which will state clearly the kind of Ireland we all aspire to live in, this is an Ireland of true equality in the conditions of peoples lives."

In 2010 a large number of groups came together to protest and challenge the programme of cuts that were imposed on the youth and community sector and draw attention to the savage economic injustices that were taking place in Ireland. The Spectacle is for an Ireland of true equality in the conditions of people's lives. In December of 2010 we organised the powerful and provocative Spectacle of Defiance and Hope event in which community organisations from all over Dublin participated.

Read an opinion piece on last years Spectacle 'Spectacle Of Defiance And Hope and the marginalistion of the left'