The Industrial Workers of the World Environmental Committee extends our love and solidarity with activists taking part in this years Climate Camp Ireland, which takes place in County Tyrone in August.
Climate Camp Ireland will take place at Ardboe, Co Tyrone, on the shore of Ireland’s biggest lake, Loch nEachach (Lough Neagh) from August 7th to 11th 2024, where environmentalists, community campaigners and others from across Ireland will come together to share skills and strategies for building a radical climate movement.
This year’s Camp will focus on the ecological disaster at Loch nEachach and support local campaigns working to protect the Loch, as well as groups resisting gold-mining in the Sperrins. They also aim to highlight other environmental campaigns in Ireland and internationally.
The Camp stands against destruction of community, the exploitation of land, and the politics of hate.
They gather together to say No to a ruthless capitalist model that demands never-ending growth and profit. They stand for communities, not shareholders.
A spokesperson for the IWW Environmental Committee said that, “This event is an important part of the environmental fight back here in Ireland. It will bring together many important grassroots campaigns at a time when we need to make that vital connection between our earth and the labour movement.
“The IWW Environmental Committee recently made a important delegation to the Greencastle Peoples Office within the Sperrin Mountians, to extend our solidarity with the community’s opposition to toxic gold mining by multinationals.
”What we came away with, was the importance of grassroots struggle making links with the labour movement locally, as well as internationally. This can be seen by the work carried out by the Save Our Sperrins campaign, who since 2015, have toured the length of Ireland and beyond to highlight the dangers of toxic gold mining.
“They have giving energy to smaller community campaigns who also see the importance of connecting these environmental struggles with the labour movement. We extend our solidarity with Climate Camp Ireland and encourage others to do the same.”
Environmental Committee
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