STRATEGISING FOR CHANGE

The Land League has established branches all over Ireland from Armagh and South Down, to Mayo, Meath, Louth and Monaghan, to name but a few. Although the branches are autonomous and independent, they share core objectives and agree on a general strategy to implement change.

An Eviction in 1800s Ireland

The objectives of the land League are primarily to keep families in their homes and safe from home "repossession" by banks, We also assist small farmers and business people to protect their life-times work. As a national league, we also recognise the other great injustices put upon the people of Ireland over the last number of years. Injustices such as the bailing out of banks, the give-away of our natural resources, and the privatisation of vital services. We stand together with and pro-actively support other campaigns against injustice and for change in Ireland.

In terms of our strategy, we engage in a two pronged approach. We make every effort to assist people in correspondence with lending institutions, and court cases where banks seek Orders for Possession of the family home/farm. To this end we are rolling out across the country drop-in clinics, workshops, and regular support meetings.

We understand addressing people's immediate administrative needs alone will not solve the emergency that is mass mortgage arrears. We understand that this will only help by neutralising the courts system whilst we build a nation wide campaign strong enough to influence legislative changes and an across the board, personal write down of debt for every homeowner in the country. This is the only fix to what is a major, but unspoken, crisis. If homeowners, farmers and small business people are to be freed of the anxiety and stresses of unmeetable debt, if the tills of our small and medium enterprises are to ring once again, across the board write down must occur.

The Land League asks that you assist in whatever way you can to make our national strategy work. For more information on how you can help, please email this blog at landleaguenationalblogspot@gmail.com.    or call the dedicated national number on 0894740811 (between 10am and 8pm)