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dublin / miscellaneous Tuesday December 29, 2009 - 17:17 by B_Hamilton   image 1 image
Dublin Bike Scheme is being further expanded which is indeed good news for Dublin’s marginalized cyclists. It further opens up cycling as an alternative mode of transport for Dublin’s commuters, by helping to normalize cycling culture, as opposed to cycling being perceived as a dangerous fringe form of transport to get from a to z. ... read full story / add a comment
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international / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday December 29, 2009 - 15:08 by TD   text 3 comments (last - wednesday december 30, 2009 - 12:39)   image 13 images   video 4 video files
In their creative, nonviolent resistance against the Apartheid Wall, for the Xmas Day protest, Bil'in's villagers decided on gifting the Israeli Occupation Forces manning the checkpoint at that obscenity a box of luxury sweets, the intention was for five Santas positioned well back from the Wall - so as to allay any IOF fears that they may be rocks to slingshot them, however, before it could transpire, the well humoured protestors were malevolently doused in a blizzard of tear gas and this continued and continued. ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday December 29, 2009 - 14:52 by Caitlin Ni Chonaill   text 2 comments (last - wednesday december 30, 2009 - 14:40)   image 2 images
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
international / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday December 29, 2009 - 12:48 by Republican Sinn Féin Europe
We came together, people from many countries all over the world, to inform us, share experiences, discuss and decide upon common activities and projects against isolation. The discussion was divided into three different subjects: ... read full story / add a comment
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international / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday December 29, 2009 - 12:00 by Fintan Lane   image 1 image
Roger Waters of Pink Floyd has sent a message of solidarity to the organisers of the Gaza Freedom March, which is planned to take place on 31 December... ... read full story / add a comment
DAWC Rally, at Derry's war memorial in The Diamond,  marking the anniversary of Israel's assault on Gaza.
derry / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday December 29, 2009 - 12:00 by George Row   text 3 comments (last - wednesday december 30, 2009 - 14:50)   image 5 images
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.
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international / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday December 29, 2009 - 01:48 by paradigm shift environmental alliance   text 1 comment (last - friday april 02, 2010 - 15:57)   image 2 images
President Obama Give Liu Xiaobo Nobel Peace Prize:China and Copenhagen ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday December 29, 2009 - 01:35 by IPSC media officer
The Ireland-Palestine Campaign (IPSC) has learned that the 'Viva Palestina' convoy bringing humanitarian aid to Gaza is back on the road.

The convoy - which includes a number of vehicles and 10 people from Ireland - had been stranded on the Jordan/Egypt border because of the refusal of the Egyptian government to allow it to enter the country to complete the final leg of its 4,000 mile journey to Gaza. It was originally planned that the convoy would bring its aid via the Rafah crossing on 27 December.
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international / rights, freedoms and repression Monday December 28, 2009 - 19:42 by Fintan Lane   text 1 comment (last - monday december 28, 2009 - 20:17)
This is the latest update from Tyrone man John Hurson on the Viva Palestina aid convoy, which is trying to reach Gaza. It was posted on the open Facebook page 'Ireland to Gaza' earlier today. The convoy has been stranded on the Jordan/Egypt border because of a refusal by the Egyptian government to allow them cross the country to Rafah and then into Gaza: ... read full story / add a comment
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limerick / rights, freedoms and repression Monday December 28, 2009 - 14:35 by Sean Clinton   text 2 comments (last - tuesday december 29, 2009 - 16:51)   image 5 images
On Sunday 27th December the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign erected a memorial tree in Limerick city centre to mark the first anniversary of Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza last winter, The names of the 1415 people who were killed during the 22 day assault were printed on colour-coded cards for the public to attach to the tree - blue for men, pink for women and white cards for the over 300 children killed. A detailed list of the names, addresses, gender, ages, and occupation of those murdered was displayed on large laminated sheets for the public to study and see for themselves the fact that the overwhelming majority of the victims were innocent civilians.

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national / arts and media Monday December 28, 2009 - 13:08 by Paula Geraghty   video 1 video file
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international / rights, freedoms and repression Monday December 28, 2009 - 12:31 by Fintan Lane   text 3 comments (last - monday december 28, 2009 - 19:03)
The Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) has just heard that Zoe Lawlor from Limerick and Hilary Minch from Dublin, both IPSC members, were among 23 Gaza solidarity activists taken off a bus to al Areish today by Egyptian police. Those detained are currently being brought back to Cairo under police escort. The police are holding their passports.

The 23 activists include two Irish, 15 Germans, two Palestinians, two Turks and three Americans. All were intending to participate in the 'Gaza Freedom March' on 31 December. The Egyptian government has systemically harassed the international delegates to the march since their arrival in Egypt and is refusing to allow them to cross into Gaza.

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international / rights, freedoms and repression Monday December 28, 2009 - 12:11 by IPSC media officer
A contingent of several hundred French activists took over the boulevard in front of the French embassy in Cairo, Egypt, demanding buses to go to the Rafah crossing to Gaza on Sunday, December 28, in the late evening.

A group of French activists from the solidarity group EuroPalestine take over Mourad Street, the boulevard in front of the French Embassy in Cairo, next to the Four Seasons Hotel. They occupied the street with tents for 4 hours, stopping traffic, demanding buses to take them to the Gaza strip, forcing the French Ambassador to come and negotiate on their behalf.
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international / rights, freedoms and repression Monday December 28, 2009 - 12:03 by IPSC media officer
Hedy Epstein, the 85 year old Holocaust survivor and peace activist, announced that she will begin a hunger strike today as a response to the Egyptian government’s refusal to allow the Gaza Freedom March participants into Gaza.

Ms. Epstein was part of a delegation with participants from 43 countries that were to join Palestinians in a non-violent march from Northern Gaza towards the Erez border with Israel calling for the end of the illegal siege. Egypt is preventing the marchers from leaving Cairo, forcing them to search for alternative ways to make their voices heard. ... read full story / add a comment
Cllr Mick Barry (left), Cllr Ted Tynan (centre) and Cllr Chris O'Leary (right) on Cork's vigil for Gaza today
cork / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday December 27, 2009 - 21:11 by Fintan Lane   text 5 comments (last - saturday january 09, 2010 - 18:32)   image 15 images
A vigil was held on Patrick's Bridge in Cork city this afternoon to mark the beginning of the Gaza massacre last year. More than 1,400 people - including over 300 children - were killed by Israeli forces during the onslaught.

Today's vigil was intended as a mark of respect for the dead but also as an act of solidarity with the living. ... read full story / add a comment
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international / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday December 27, 2009 - 02:11 by Fintan Lane   image 1 image
THE IRELAND-PALESTINE SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN (IPSC) HAS JUST RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT FROM JORDAN INFORMING US THAT CAOIMHE BUTTERLY AND JOHN HURSON ARE TO JOIN A HUNGER STRIKE IN AN ATTEMPT TO FORCE EGYPT TO ALLOW THE CONVOY TO REACH GAZA

Sunday December 27th marks the anniversary of the attack on Gaza by Israel, which left over 1,400 people dead, and over 5,000 injured in 22 days.

At 11 35 am, the time of the first attack, a group of humanitarians on the “Viva Palestina Convoy” will embark on an International Hunger Strike in the main square in Aqaba, Jordan. ... read full story / add a comment
cork / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday December 26, 2009 - 17:08 by Fintan Lane
A protest vigil will be held on Patrick's Bridge in Cork at 2pm on Sunday, 27 December, to mark the beginning of last year's Gaza massacre and in solidarity with the 'Viva Palestina' aid convoy which is currently stranded on the Jordan/Egyptian border.

Bring Palestine solidarity placards and Palestinian flags.
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international / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday December 26, 2009 - 10:25 by Fintan Lane   text 2 comments (last - saturday december 26, 2009 - 17:27)   image 3 images
The following update on the Viva Palestina aid convoy to Gaza was received within the past hour. The report is by Tyrone man John Hurson. ... read full story / add a comment
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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Friday December 25, 2009 - 19:38 by Paula Geraghty   text 7 comments (last - tuesday january 05, 2010 - 20:42)   image 11 images
Many gathered for the annual Cabhair canal swim at the Inchicore third lock. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax Tuesday December 22, 2009 - 10:15 by Paula Geraghty   text 79 comments (last - friday june 18, 2010 - 18:47)   video 1 video file
Video report from Bin Tax protest at Dublin City Council's Estimates meeting. The estimates copper fasten the drive to make the poorest in society pay for the running of Dublin City. ... read full story / add a comment
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