Hello comrades,
Sorry about the lateness of this week’s email – some of us (me) have been hit by our end-of-term vibes a little too early.
This evening our final Care and Community meeting of the summer will be taking place in Marrowbone, but don’t worry, a chairde, all three groups will be back in October! We will be doing some plotting during our time off, and will announce our plans for the autumn in a few weeks’ time!
Next week our very very final summer session, our film club, will be taking place in Ballybough, and we will be discussing Alcàrras. Newcomers are always welcome! We truly love to see your beautiful faces appearing!
This week
TUE 7PM –> Active Neutrality // Connolly Books
THU 7PM –> Healthcare // Marrowbone Books
Next week
WED 7PM -> Alcàrras @ Film Club // Ballybough CC
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THIS WEEK!
Militarism and Neutrality #5
Tuesday 18 August 2025 / 7pm-8.30pm //
Connolly Books, 43 Essex Street East, Dublin 2
(Our meeting is going to run a little bit longer this week, to facilitate some conversation about the autumn!)
Active Neutrality
Core Reading
- Karen Devine, Struggling for Active Neutrality, the Triple Lock and Peace, available at: https://www.rundale.org/2025/07/31/the-struggle-for-active-neutrality-the-triple-lock-and-peace/
- Edward Horgan, Ireland must use active neutrality to promote peace in Ukraine, available at:https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/f/ireland-must-use-active-neutrality-promote-peace-ukraine
- International Peace Bureau, Military & Environment: The Carbon Boot-Print, available at: https://www.ipb.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IPB-Information-Paper-the-carbon-boot-print-1.pdf
Further Reading
- Centre Delàs d’Estudis per la Pau, Climate Crisis, Armed Forces and Environmental Peace, available at: https://centredelas.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/informe49_ClimateCrisisArmedForcesEnvironmentalPeace_ENG.pdf
- International Peace Bureau, Move the money from military to social purposes, available at: https://demilitarize.org/resources/ipb-brochure-move-the-money-from-military-to-social-purposes/
- Karen Devine, The Resilience of Irish Neutrality, available at: https://www.e-ir.info/2024/07/09/the-resilience-of-irish-neutrality/#google_vignette
- Win Without War, Re-imagining US Military Spending for the 21st Century and Beyond, available at: https://winwithoutwar.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Reimagining-Security-Spending_Final.pdf
Care and Community #5
Thursday 20 August 2025 / 7pm-8pm //
Marrowbone Books, 78 The Coombe, Dublin 8
Healthcare
- S. Connolly, Improving access to healthcare in Ireland: an implementation failure. Accessible at: https://saintsandscholars.club/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/im…
- B. Alder-Bolton & A. Vierkant, Surplus. Accessible at: https://thenewinquiry.com/surplus/
- R. L. Quarterman, Healthcare in Cuba: How a tiny island defies US sanctions to lead in healthcare. Accessible at: https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/03/18/healthcare-in-cuba-ho…
Further Reading
- S. Lamrani, The Health System in Cuba: Origin, Doctrine and Results. Accessible at: https://journals.openedition.org/etudescaribeennes/24110
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NEXT WEEK!
Film Club #5
Wednesday 27 August 2025 / 7pm-8pm //
Ballybough Community Centre, 49 Ballybough Rd, Dublin 3
[FYI this is not a screening! Just a chat!]
Alcàrras (dir. Carla Simon, 2022) [LINK TO WATCH]
The life of a family of peach farmers in a small village in Catalonia changes when the owner of their large estate dies and his lifetime heir decides to sell the land, suddenly threatening their livelihood.
Suggested reading:
“‘Alcarras’ Is a Powerful Movie About a Divided Family Fighting for Its Future”, Rolling Stone website, K. Austin Collins: https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/alcarras-review-spain-powerful-movie-divided-family-solar-panels-farming-future-1234657180/
Carla Simón on Alcarràs: “filming is an act of love”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaXwrzaMEhs
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Love and solidarity,
SAINTS AND SCHOLARS ☘️ 🩷