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derry / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday March 15, 2016 - 05:16 by Michael Donahue Steinberg
Ireland is celebrating the 100 year anniversary of its Revolution that partially freed it from British rule. But the nation is still one of many around the globe that has yet to complete its “Unfinished Revolution,” because that phase of the struggle ended with its northeastern region partitioned in the 1920s into a new entity, “Northern Ireland,” so that places like Strabane still remain under British domination and occupation to this day. ... read full story / add a comment
derry / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday December 20, 2015 - 00:51 by Michael Steinberg
The author's account of his visit to the North of Ireland in 1985, on the occasion of its 3oth anniversary; ... read full story / add a comment
Young Derry students make a stand for education. ... read full story / add a comment 
derry / anti-capitalism Wednesday July 28, 2010 - 20:17 by Eleanor
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On Monday 26th July 2010, an event organised by the Free Derry Collective was held to mark the centenary of James Connolly's return to Ireland. ... read full story / add a comment 
derry / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday July 22, 2010 - 00:51 by Eleanor
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Last Thursday evening news arrived that Derry City was victorious in its bid to be the UK's first City of Culture. The great and the good of the city lined up in front of the worlds media and to join in with the celebrations. ... read full story / add a comment 
derry / anti-war / imperialism Thursday June 10, 2010 - 17:18 by George Row
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Saturday 5th June saw a march in Derry to protest at the Israel's Massacre of Flotilla Aid Workers, and its continuing "Collective Punishment" of the people of Gaza illegal blockade. It ended with a rally The March was addressed by Roisin Barton (Raytheon-9 women), Marty Crockett (Derry Friends of Palestine) who drove an ambulance to Gaza last year and Eamon McCann (DAWC). ... read full story / add a comment 
derry / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday May 04, 2010 - 22:09 by Solidarity With Raytheon 14
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Much publicity has been made out of the recent adds by Hunky Dorys in 'support' of Ruby ... ... read full story / add a comment 
derry / worker & community struggles and protests Saturday May 01, 2010 - 21:32 by Shane
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derry / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday April 27, 2010 - 11:43 by Solidarity with the 14 Raytheon accused
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The trial of 14 people in connection with a protest at the defence company Raytheon in Derry is to begin at Belfast Crown Court on Tuesday May 4th. Solidarity pickets are being planned to coincide with the court hearings outside of the Laganside Court complex. ... read full story / add a comment 
derry / rights, freedoms and repression Friday March 12, 2010 - 19:34 by Eleanor
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This year women activists in Derry took to the streets again to highlight International Womens Day. ... read full story / add a comment 
derry / gender and sexuality Sunday February 21, 2010 - 21:33 by Eleanor
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This is the latest action taken by the Derry Womens Collective. The women decided to take another angle on the usual St. Valentines Day stuff by creating a mural for the back of Free Derry Corner. ... read full story / add a comment
derry / rights, freedoms and repression Monday January 25, 2010 - 17:26 by Mary Pearson
The Troops Out Movement, which campaigns for British withdrawal from Ireland, held its annual Bloody Sunday Remembered meetings in the Midlands last week. The 1992 BBC film by Peter Taylor was shown and the main speaker was Cahil McElhinny whose brother Kevin was shot dead by British Soldiers on Bloody Sunday, 30th January 1972. The families have suffered 38 years of loss with no government acknowledgement of the truth of that day ... read full story / add a comment 
derry / anti-war / imperialism Saturday January 09, 2010 - 15:22 by shane ocurry
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14 Derry people are being arraigned at Derry Crown Court, this Monday, 11 January. The proceedings are to take place one day short of the anniversary of the action on 12 January 2009 during which 9 women barricaded themselves into Raytheon’s Derry plant in protest at the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza strip, during which over 1400 Palestinians, including 320 children, were killed. ... read full story / add a comment 
derry / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday December 29, 2009 - 12:00 by George Row
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A rally, organised by Derry Anti-War Coalition (DAWC), was held in the centre of Derry's walled city on Sunday 27th December 09. It marked the anniversary of Israel's assault on Gaza and expressed solidarity with those trying to break the ongoing siege of the Palestinian population of Gaza. ... read full story / add a comment 
derry / anti-capitalism Friday December 11, 2009 - 22:45 by freederry
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Activists in Derry carried out a solidarity action in support of the beleaguered Rossport community in their ongoing battle against the Multinational Oil Corporation Shell. ... read full story / add a comment 
derry / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday September 22, 2009 - 22:24 by Slán Abhaile Raytheon
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Yesterday at the Court House in Derry city centre, five men and nine women elected to stand trial over an incident which followed an anti-war protest and occupation at the city's Raytheon plant that occurred on January 12 earlier this year. ... read full story / add a comment 
derry / rights, freedoms and repression Monday July 13, 2009 - 19:54 by Free Derry Activists
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A make shift camp was created at Free Derry Corner earlier today in Derry's Bogside as a gesture of international solidarity with the continued Israeli Policy of wide spread house evictions. Activists also held a street collection in an effort to raise money for Derry - Gaza Medical Aid Convoy currently being organised by the Derry Anti War Coalition who will be taking part in an international convoy to Palestine this coming October. Several hundred information leaflets were also distributed to passers by on today's world wide event of which Derry played an important role. ... read full story / add a comment 
derry / crime and justice Thursday May 28, 2009 - 00:21 by Shell to Hell
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Since 2006, MAOR have been actively engaged in a surprising range of activities that push the boundaries of political discussion and bring the issues to the streets, the airwaves and back to communities. This week MAOR Street Theatre Group took to the streets of Derry in an exciting street theatre event, highlighting the human rights abuses perpetrated by Multinational giants that the Irish government is happy to do business with. Earlier this week Royal Dutch Shell went on trial for complicity in the torture and killing of Nigerian protestors in 1995. ... read full story / add a comment 
derry / rights, freedoms and repression Monday March 30, 2009 - 11:38 by MAOR Derry
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Activists from the north west group, MAOR, held a solidarity vigil in Derry city center, Saturday March 28th, with the SHELL TO SEA campaigner Maura Harrington highlighting her continued imprisonment. ... read full story / add a comment
derry / anti-war / imperialism Monday March 16, 2009 - 10:33 by Shane O'Curry
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There was the whiff of something in the Derry air. The constantly rising civilian death toll in Gaza had already produced the same outpourings of rage on the streets of Derry as it had around the world. Thousands of signatures had been gathered calling on Raytheon to be given the boot, while ever larger crowds had gathered for vigils at the cenotaph, marches through the city, rallies at the Guildhall and at a nonviolent blockade of Raytheon itself. Now more and more of us were becoming determined that we do not have to resign to feelings of helplessness in the face of Israel’s war atrocities. Our burning rage was igniting something positive. ... read full story / add a comment |
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