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antrim / crime and justice Wednesday December 13, 2017 - 00:26 by Michael Steinbertg
Last August (1990) I was among a delegation from Irish Northern Aid (Noraid), which visited current prisoners in Long Kesh. ... read full story / add a comment 
antrim / environment Tuesday March 15, 2016 - 23:21 by shale
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Work is proceeding in Woodburn Forest, near Carrickfergus (NI), to construct a drill site for an exploratory well. The Stop the Drill campaign opposes the drilling, which will take place 380 m uphill from a major drinking water reservoir serving 130,000 people, arguing that it places drinking water at risk of contamination. The site is owned by NI Water, Northern Ireland’s only water utility, which has given permission for the drilling by Infrastrata to go ahead, on the condition that hydraulic fracturing is not used. ... read full story / add a comment 
antrim / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday July 17, 2014 - 14:09 by Evan McCaffrey
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I am an American currently living in Ireland. I recently attended the Twelfth of July events in Belfast. This particularly piece is on my experiences at the bonfires. ... read full story / add a comment 
antrim / rights, freedoms and repression Friday November 16, 2012 - 18:12 by RNU PRO
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Republican Network for Unity today (Friday 16th November) in response to the on-going Israeli slaughter of Palestinian citizens carried out a direct action against the Dead Sea Salt Company trading stations based in Castle Court shopping complex in Belfast. ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday November 14, 2012 - 10:15 by RNU PRO
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On Monday 12th of November, activists from the 32CSM, 1916 Societies and RNU stood together in a spontaneous protest against the latest PSNI charm offensive in republican west Belfast. ... read full story / add a comment 
antrim / miscellaneous Friday October 05, 2012 - 15:28 by Jason Brannigan
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On the 3rd and 4th of October the Co-operative Enterprise Hub was launched in Northern Ireland at two events in Derry and Belfast. Jason Brannigan of Just Books presented that organisation as a case study as part of the Belfast launch. ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / worker & community struggles and protests Tuesday April 03, 2012 - 11:11 by Martin O'Rourke
SIPTU is seeking the inclusion of a social clause into every funding contract. This clause would set a threshold of decency of employment conditions for every worker employed by community sector organisations funded by the public purse. ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / environment Sunday February 19, 2012 - 23:59 by No To Fracking
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The prospect of Fracking moves one ominous step closer in the North Coast. Join the No To Fracking campaign! ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / miscellaneous Monday July 11, 2011 - 22:55 by Jack White
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It is this time of year again when the spectre of sectarianism and division comes to the fore in the north of Ireland. It is a time when communities, kerbstones and poles are marked and carved into territory. There are those who will be living in fear and silenced from speaking out while the rest of us are told to turn the other check in the interests of peace and stability. It is unfortunate, if perhaps somewhat inevitable, that the now annual battles around the ‘marching season’ fall along religious lines. The Orange parades are being used to test the supposed 'neutrality' of the northern regime and the PSNI in particular. The losing side in this dangerous game however is likely to be the working class, as the confrontations and the sectarian attacks that occur around the Orange marches drive people further into ‘their own’ communities. ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / sci-tech Thursday April 28, 2011 - 20:11 by Jenna Tailya
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Tesco Metro, on Belfast’s Royal Avenue, had its labelling improved by anti-GM protestors on Saturday morning (23rd April). The additional labels warned consumers about the potential Genetically Modified content of meat and dairy products in store. ... read full story / add a comment 
Approximately 1500-2000 people took the streets in Belfast today, marching from schools and universities to congregate at the City Hall, Belfast to protest the proposed increase in fees, which could see people being charged up to £9,000 a year for tuition. The protest was also against the cuts in EMA, a small fee paid to secondary school students from lower-income families to help pay for their final two years of higher education. ... read full story / add a comment 
antrim / worker & community struggles and protests Friday September 03, 2010 - 15:02 by SIPTU PRO
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Ireland's largest trade union, SIPTU held a 'dignity and respect in the workplace' day of action on Tuesday 31st August at the Boots flagship store, in Donegall Square, Belfast. The day of action which included the distribution of SIPTU badges to workers in the store, was aimed at raising awareness on workers rights and promoting dignity and respect in the workplace. ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / worker & community struggles and protests Monday August 16, 2010 - 22:00 by Patrick
At a meeting in Belfast on 16 August, socialist and trade union activists agreed to form the Stop the Cuts Alliance in order to build opposition to the cuts from Westminster and Stormont. It's first decision was to call a protest against cuts at 1pm outside Belfast City Hall on 29 September - as part of the day of action called by the European Trade Union Confederation. Protest - Belfast City Hall 1pm 29 September ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / worker & community struggles and protests Monday August 16, 2010 - 00:05 by Trade Union TV
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On Thursday 12th August 2010, Nipsa launched its campaign to raise awareness about the impact of the draconian cuts the Tories are proposing on public services across the North of Ireland. ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday August 04, 2010 - 23:47 by Trade Union TV
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Thousands marched through the streets of Belfast in support of LGBTQ rights. The Trade Union movement along with many other workplaces solidly turned out to demonstrate their commitment to fight for equality in the workplace. ... read full story / add a comment 
antrim / environment Sunday March 28, 2010 - 17:45 by M.R.
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Solidarity action in Belfast (as well as London) shows continuing support of the Shell to Sea Campaign against the exploitation of public fossil fuel resources and the arrests of citizens in Rossport, West Ireland. ... read full story / add a comment 
antrim / anti-war / imperialism Saturday January 30, 2010 - 12:04 by Oliver Zwartong
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Auschwitz survivor, Hajo Meyer, used a speech to encourage support for the international campaign for boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel. Approximately 100 people attended the meeting in The Grosvenor Hall, Belfast on Friday 29 January 2009. During his speech, Meyer condemned the misuse of the holocaust for political purposes and compared Israel's treatment of Palestinians today to Nazi treatment of Jews before and during the second world war. The meeting, to be repeated in Dublin on Saturday 30 January, concludes a month-long series of events organised by the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign to mark the first anniversary of Israel's invasion of Gaza in December 2008. Prior to arriving in Ireland, Meyer had spent the previous week on a speaking tour in Scotland and England organised by the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network. In February, Meyer is to continue his speaking tour in France, Austria and Germany. ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday December 29, 2009 - 14:52 by Caitlin Ni Chonaill
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On Monday evening 28th December, first anniversary of the ferocious Israeli assault on Gaza, approximately 80 people attended a candlelit vigil outside Belfast City Hall to draw attention to the continuing illegal Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip. The vigil, which was part of the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign project 'Gaza: A Month of Remembrance', included participants from various organisations and individuals in the city. ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday November 19, 2009 - 18:53 by Emma Clancy
A report from Iñaki de Juana's extradition hearing which was held in Belfast last week, during which the defence argued that the extradition attempt was an abuse of process and would be 'grossly inhumane'. ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday November 19, 2009 - 18:37 by Emma Clancy
The Don't Extradite the Basques Campaign has welcomed the ruling by a Belfast judge that the Spanish extradition warrant against Belfast-based Basque activist Artruro Benat Villanueva was “invalid” and calls for the dropping of charges against Iñaki de Juana ... read full story / add a comment |
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