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offsite link McDonald?s Defies Trump to Keep DEI in Britain Mon Feb 24, 2025 17:30 | Will Jones
The British arm of McDonald's is clinging to its corporate DEI policies,?breaking with its US parent?in apparent defiance of Donald Trump. It remains committed to a senior leadership diversity quota of 40% by 2030.
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offsite link Meltdown in the Scholarly Kitchen Mon Feb 24, 2025 13:00 | Dr Roger Watson
"Censorship!" cry the censorious Left as the Trump administration clamps down on wokery in publicly-funded research. Dr Roger Watson fact-checks the latest dubious claims from the DEI industry about book and word "bans".
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Trump's freeze on foreign aid has left Stonewall in the lurch, with US funding for its LGBTQ+ projects drying up, and up to half of its "shell-shocked" staff facing the chop.
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international / anti-war / imperialism Sunday November 02, 2003 - 08:42 by Aron Baker   text 6 comments (last - monday november 03, 2003 - 20:28)
The Israeli Occupation Force invaded Balata refugee camp during the night, leaving after a few hours, they returned at 6:30 am, approx, and are still in the camp. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday November 01, 2003 - 11:26 by Davy Carlin   text 4 comments (last - saturday november 01, 2003 - 14:50)
Anti Racist Network, third meeting. ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Saturday November 01, 2003 - 11:14 by ipsiphi   text 3 comments (last - sunday november 02, 2003 - 16:46)
{"for being in the main women,
{"for demonstrating how to stop redundancy"
{"for leaping from the most brutal of oppression and being an example of dignity, The Workers of Brukman were converted into a symbol and pendant of Argentina in the world"}

Many readers will remember the events in Argentina two years ago, and with good reason, the failure of the banking system could not easily be kept from the Television screens.
But for those who don't, on two keys night of 2001 Argentina went into a popular revolt and assemblies and collectives throughout the country inspired the world yet again. ... read full story / add a comment
limerick / anti-war / imperialism Saturday November 01, 2003 - 01:33 by Eoin Dubsky   text 33 comments (last - wednesday november 05, 2003 - 07:19)
The Limerick 95fm website reports that Eamonn Murphy tragically died yesterday: " It`s believed Eamonn Murphy from O` Malley Park died after falling while crossing a railway line.

It`s believed the anti-war protestor suffered head injuries.

His removal takes place tonight at half past seven from Thompson`s Funeral Home.

Mr Murphy will be buried tomorrow in Mount St. Oliver Cemetery after half past ten requiem mass in St. Munchin`s Church." ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax Friday October 31, 2003 - 00:27 by Brian   text 42 comments (last - tuesday november 04, 2003 - 15:38)
On Wednesday night, the SWP held a rally against the bin tax in Wynne's Hotel, Dublin. Between 55 and 60 people were in attendance. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism Thursday October 30, 2003 - 19:55 by IAWM   text 6 comments (last - friday october 31, 2003 - 20:04)
It was resolved at the recent AGM of the IAWM

"to establish an expert legal committee (either independently organised or in affiliation) to advise the movement on legal strategies to advance its aims"

these broadly being to hold the Irish Government accountable to Law, to end Irish participation in wars abroad and reverse the increasing militarisation and repression at home.

We therefore invite all interested legal professionals to attend a meeting at The Teachers Club, 36 Parnell Sq. Dublin 1, at 2pm on Saturday 8th November 2003, to discuss and launch this initiative.

See below for full details of event.

N.B. this is an extraordinary meeting intended only for qualified legal professionals - following the discussion a full account of the proceedings will be published here. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax Thursday October 30, 2003 - 16:03 by Chekov   text 37 comments (last - sunday november 02, 2003 - 16:11)
There were blockades this morning on depots across the city. Most of them were called off when police arrived but the Collins avenue blockade is continuing now. In other news SIPTU bin-workers have voted "overwhelmingly" in support of industrial action over an unrelated matter. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday October 30, 2003 - 14:31 by Maubere   text 15 comments (last - monday november 03, 2003 - 03:12)   image 1 image
international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday October 30, 2003 - 14:17 by Tim   text 1 comment (last - thursday october 30, 2003 - 23:20)
Saw this on SKY digital text, but not on the main news. only other place seems to be the Guardian.
This story needs more publicity and the family should get more support in this.
I have linked to the story, but here's the gist of it. ... read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media Thursday October 30, 2003 - 13:49 by Aidan   text 16 comments (last - tuesday december 07, 2004 - 14:09)
Donnacha O Brín and Kim Bartlet, the makers of "Chavez Inside the Coup" yesterday dedicated their award for best documentary film at the ESB Irish Media awards, to media activists everywhere and Indymedia Ireland in particular. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday October 29, 2003 - 22:29 by Aron Baker   text 2 comments (last - saturday november 01, 2003 - 05:15)
Army incursion into Balatta refugee camp tonight and 500 people queueing for hours at Huwarra checkpoint. ... read full story / add a comment
national / bin tax / household tax / water tax Wednesday October 29, 2003 - 20:41 by SIPTU hack   text 12 comments (last - thursday october 30, 2003 - 20:23)
There is an SWP rally organised tonight on the bin tax issue. Given that they are claiming that their man in SIPTU, Derek Delaney, is "the anti-bin tax candidate" this would seem to be the perfect opportunity to ask them what they think they are playing at. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax Wednesday October 29, 2003 - 13:01 by f   text 35 comments (last - wednesday november 05, 2003 - 21:22)
The Fianna Fáil Bin Tax minister, Martin Cullen, will be attending a public meeting in UCD tonight on the environment. ... read full story / add a comment
international / sci-tech Wednesday October 29, 2003 - 11:54 by Raymond McInerney   text 21 comments (last - friday september 15, 2006 - 19:55)
At a press conference in New York's plush Plaza hotel, David Lynch launched a $1 billion fundraising campaign to build 100 'peace palaces' across America, part of a plan for 3,000 buildings across the globe, one in each major city. Inside the palaces up to 300 devotees will spend their time meditating and 'yogic flying', which practitioners say is a form of levitation. Once the peace palaces are up and running - the theory goes - war, violence and crime will come to an end. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday October 29, 2003 - 11:28 by Aron Baker   text 5 comments (last - friday october 31, 2003 - 00:50)
Soldier threatens to shoot 5 year old at checkpoint. ... read full story / add a comment
sligo / miscellaneous Wednesday October 29, 2003 - 09:37 by Allen   text 29 comments (last - friday november 07, 2003 - 14:09)
The transfer saga of former Fine Gael Alderman Jim McGarry to Labour could take a fresh twist this week. A crunch meeting of the party’s constituency council on Thursday evening in the Trades club is due to consider the decision of the West Ward’s branch to accept him into the party. ... read full story / add a comment
galway / miscellaneous Tuesday October 28, 2003 - 21:56 by Sylvia Pankhurst   text 14 comments (last - thursday november 06, 2003 - 11:12)
First details of the Grassroots Gathering Six, which is happening in Galway on November the Eight and Ninth. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday October 28, 2003 - 15:50 by techwatcher   text 1 comment (last - tuesday october 28, 2003 - 16:55)
The whitehouse utilizing a method for preventing indexing of certain files, has excluded all files on it own site with reference to Iraq from bing included in any of the well known search engines sucha s google. The motive is unclear but it points to a possible plan to prevent people from finding changes to past statements and information when archived elsewhere. ... read full story / add a comment
galway / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday October 28, 2003 - 13:39 by Sylvia Pankhurst   text 7 comments (last - sunday november 02, 2003 - 12:42)
In solidarity wth the Pitstop Ploughshares Five, who have a pre-trial hearing on November 3rd for the "crime" of disarming a military plane, the NUI Galway Ecology Society is holding a protest at the Galway Oil Company offices on Forster Street (the local wing of Top Oil). ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Monday October 27, 2003 - 01:13 by Fintan Lane   text 5 comments (last - monday october 27, 2003 - 23:01)
Tens of thousands of anti-war protesters converged on Washington on Saturday evening to demonstrate their opposition to the U.S. occupation of Iraq. ... read full story / add a comment
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