Disarm the Markets: Launch of Attac Ireland with a public talk by Esther
Jeffers (University
of Paris VIII and European Attac Network) and IFSC walking tour with Conor McCabe.
Where: Room 4-027, Dublin Institute of
Technology, Aungier Street, Dublin 2
When: Saturday 5th April, 2pm.
Attac is an international movement working towards social, environmental
and democratic alternatives to neoliberal globalisation. Founded in France in
1998, it fights for the
regulation of financial markets, the closure of tax havens, the introduction of
global taxes to finance global public goods, the cancellation of debt, fair
trade, and the implementation of limits to free trade and capital flows (see www.attac.org).
5th
April marks the launch of the Irish chapter of Attac. Attac Ireland is
delighted to welcome Esther Jeffers who will speak at the
event. Esther is a
lecturer at the University of Paris VIII and a specialist on shadow banking and
finance in the Euro area.
Esther’s talk will be followed by an open meeting for anyone
interested in becoming involved with Attac Ireland. This meeting will provide
an opportunity for people to learn more about Attac, and to discuss how Attac
Ireland could be developed to challenge financial power and injustice through
education and activism.
These events will be followed on Sunday morning 6th
April, with a walking tour of the Irish Financial Services Centre (IFSC) by Dr
Conor McCabe (UCD School of Social Justice). Time tbc.
