The Irish Anti-War Movement (IAWM) has called a protest at 5pm on Thursday 27 August at the EU Commission Offices on Dawson Street, Dublin to highlight what is says is the inadequate response of the EU to the humanitarian refugee crisis.

By David Swanson
War, our leaders tell us, is needed to make the world a better place. Well, maybe not so much for the 43 million people who’ve been driven out of their homes and remain in a precarious state as internally displaced persons (24 million), refugees (12 million), and those struggling to return to their homes.