Moral fibre Women knit for peace
Wednesday January 07 2009
A GROUP of anti-war activists kept away the winter chill with a small wood-burning stove yesterday as they held a Knit-For-Peace vigil at Shannon Airport in protest at the invasion of Gaza.
Armed with knitting needles and wool on Nollaig na mBan (Women's Christmas), the mood was upbeat despite the cold.
Organiser Margaretta D'Arcy was hopeful that the women's message of solidarity with the victims of war around the world would catch the attention of the Irish public -- and draw attention to Ireland's foreign policy responses.
"We hope that knitting, as a communal activity, will serve as a symbol to unite us in solidarity and mourning against the invasion of Gaza, and the complicity of the Irish Government in the Afghanistan war," she said.
The vigil, organised by the Galway Alliance Against War, took place outside the entrance to Shannon Airport from 11am until 9pm last night.
Our picture by Eamon Ward shows Roisin Ni Fhaolain from Galway, who was among among the women taking part.
- Caitrina Cody
