Cork Speakers Corner

Jim Comic

Cork's Speakers Corner/ Cúinne na gCainteoirí is to commence for the first
time on Sunday the 16th of January. It will be taking place by the Crawford
Gallery railings in Emmet Place every Sunday from 2pm till 6pm. This is the initiative of Rossa Ó Snodaigh (Kíla) who has set up similar free speech
forums in Dublin and Galway.

Orators, Debaters, Ranters, Ravers, Poets and Agitators* are all welcome to have their say and practice their right to free speech.

Veteran speakers from Dublin's Speakers Square are making the trip down to help get things get up and running. But they don't think that Corkonians will need much encouragement. They're hoping the slogan 'You'll never find a Cork man short for words' will ring true on Sunday.

invincibleirish

excellant,do you have to sign up before hand or what?also you might want to announce the news on the indymedia newswire.

Jim Comic

invincibleirish wrote:

excellant,do you have to sign up before hand or what?also you might want to announce the news on the indymedia newswire.

i'm assuming anyone who turns up can speak

DamienH

eheheh this should be good.

daveirl

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iceman_2001_ie

Is this something like the speakers at Hyde park in London?

It was during some bus-top tour that it was mentioned -
You have to stand on a box, at least 6 inches high, so that you are no longer on British soil - you can say what you like as long as it doesn't insult the crown or doesn't undermine anybody's character.

dahamsta

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Bunreacht na hÉireann, Article 40, Section 6. (Odd that it's in the "Youth Zone" on the Taoiseach's site. Perhaps Bertie's trying to foment a revolution? )

The right of the citizens to express freely their convictions and opinions.

Unfortunately Cork people are woeful on the next point:

The right of the citizens to assemble [peaceably and without arms.]

Trying to organise Cork people to assemble for anything is like trying to herd cats.

However, might toddle along and stand a bit away looking menacing.

(While I think of it, anyone know where I can buy a bound copy of the constitution? I know there's a government publisher, but I can't find it offhand.)

adam

Jim Comic

i think 'the stationery office' are the govt pubklisher.

dudara

(While I think of it, anyone know where I can buy a bound copy of the constitution? I know there's a government publisher, but I can't find it offhand.)

I bought one in Eason's a while back. It's a small blue paperback book and only costs a few yoyo. Go to the back of Easons, and turn right into that L-section and it's somewhere on the right handside.

dahamsta

Nice one dudara.

parsi

iceman_2001_ie wrote:

Is this something like the speakers at Hyde park in London?

It was during some bus-top tour that it was mentioned -
You have to stand on a box, at least 6 inches high, so that you are no longer on British soil - you can say what you like as long as it doesn't insult the crown or doesn't undermine anybody's character.

Somehow I'd say the standing on a box is to get you a bit up above the crowd and not to be no longer on british soil - otherwise people in 2 (and above) storey houses would be no longer on british soil..

DamienH

saw this last sunday and it was brilliant. Good if you've got a bit of time on your hands.