Right2Water is to hold a national demonstration on Saturday March 21st.
The demonstration is scheduled to coincide with UN Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
Announcing its decision to hold a National protest the group expressed concern at what it called the 'unwarranted and provocative' arrests of numerous anti water charges protesters over the past number of days, which the group say “form part of a heavy-handed police operation which seems designed to create an environment of fear and intimidation, especially in working class areas,” a statement from the group said.
“A large turnout on March 21st will not only restate our core assertion that water is a human right and underline our continuing demand for the total abolition of water user charges. It will also send a clear message that we refuse to be bullied and intimidated into acquiescence,” it added.
Gardai have arrested 17 people in the last week as part of their investigation into an anti water charges protest in Jobstown in Dublin last November in which the Táiniste was trapped in her car for more than two hours.
