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international / worker & community struggles and protests Monday May 12, 2008 - 14:18 by pat c
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Concern grows over the continued detention of three union activists arrested in connection with this year’s May Day events in Iran. Eleven other detained workers have now been released, some on very considerable bail. Sheis Amani, Javanmir Moradi and Taha Azadi, all founders and leading members of the newly formed Free Union of Workers in Iran are still detained. Sheis Amani, a veteran shop-steward from Sanandaj, was arrested ahead of May Day. Javanmir Moradi and Taha Azadi, member and substitute member, respectively, of the FUWI’s governing board, were arrested on 1st May as they came to take part in the May Day rally called by the union in Asaluye in the south of Iran. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday May 11, 2008 - 20:10 by Ceithearna Coille
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Ag baint úsáid as aon gníomharthaí ab ghá." -Maolcholm X ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / miscellaneous Saturday May 10, 2008 - 19:09 by PBPA
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Over 500 people marched through the streets today calling for the full legalisation of cannabis. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / worker & community struggles and protests Saturday May 10, 2008 - 16:40 by pat c
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The Federation of Workers Councils and Unions in Iraq celebrated May Day in defence of Workers Rights and in opposition to the Occupation.The event toopk place in al-Fardoos Square in Baghdad city centre. The demonstration was attended by workers, union, socialist and progressive organisations. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / environment Friday May 09, 2008 - 18:05 by Mark C
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Yesterday morning, Thusday 08/05/08 PACC - People Against Climate Change - delivered a tonne of coal to the Minister for Finance on his first day in office. Below is a short photo-essay of the event (which I just happened to stumble upon). ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Friday May 09, 2008 - 13:05 by TaraWatch
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The Hill of Tara/ M3 motorway and the Shell refinery were raised at the Seventh Session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues by Margaret Connolly of Retrieve Foundation on April 19 2008. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism Friday May 09, 2008 - 12:03 by CIA Watch Shannon
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The following letter has been published in the Irish Times on 9th May 2008. This is a significant development, because the Gardai and the Irish Government authorities have clearly failed to carry out their duties towards prevention of the crimes of torture at Shannon airport. This however does not relieve the citizens of Ireland of their responsibilty to prevent torture. It is the moral and legal duty of all Irish citizens to take 'all neccessary means' to prevent the possible continuing use of Shannon airport by the CIA and the US military for the purpose of transporting prisoners for torture. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism Thursday May 08, 2008 - 22:00 by Goretti Horgan
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The Derry Anti War Coalition is calling on everyone who can to take the morning off work on Monday 19th May and come to the protest outside the Court in Belfast. ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday May 08, 2008 - 11:10 by Kev
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Pro-Palestinian activists gathered at the Ballsbridge Court Hotel yesterday evening, Wednesday 7th May, to protest the Israeli Embassy-hosted celebrations for the 60th anniversary of foundation of the State of Israel via the ethnic cleansing of over 700,000 Palestinians in 1948. The protest was called by the IPSC and the Nakba Coalition. ... read full story / add a comment
international / environment Thursday May 08, 2008 - 10:38 by TaraTaraTara
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HELP NEEDED NOW ... read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-capitalism Wednesday May 07, 2008 - 23:25 by Andrew
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Interview with IWW members Mark, Kate, Nathan in Eugene, Oregan. issues covered include local industry, gentrification of downtown, decline of radical organising, what remains, anarchism in Eugene today, the decline of primitivism, the IWW, organising hippie businessess, ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday May 07, 2008 - 15:16 by Robbie Sinnott
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Garda says that lots of people find anti-war banners offensive, and is looking for the least excuse to have them removed. Whatever about his illegitemate and unprofessional power-hungry bullying, this garda must have turned off his critical faculties regarding the offensive nature of illegal invasions and one million Iraqi dead. It seems the Irish state police would rather banish factual posters in a temporary vigil, than investigate what's on CIA and US Army flights going through Shannon Airport. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday May 07, 2008 - 10:39 by Marie O'Connor
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Public hospitals around the country scheduled to close under current Government plans have been named in the run up to a major health rally in Monaghan on Saturday, May 10th. These closures will lead to an American-style health system where access to medical treatment, including hospital emergency care, depends on ability to pay, warned Marie O’Connor Health Services Action Group PRO. If Monaghan General closes, HSE will press on to terminate over 40 other public hospitals, said Monaghan Community Alliance Chairperson Peadar McMahon. ‘Many are already marked DNR –– do not resuscitate.’ Speakers at the Monaghan rally include Joe Higgins of the Campaign for a Real Public Health Service, former MEP Patricia McKenna, Dr Illona Duffy, Sinn Féin Health Spokesperson and local TD, Caoimhghín O'Caoláin and Peadar McMahon, Chairperson of the Monaghan Community Alliance. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Tuesday May 06, 2008 - 12:47 by The Wheel
Ireland’s charities will require additional financial and infrastructural support from Government to help them prepare for new regulatory requirements set out in the Charities Bill 2007, a conference was told on Thursday. Delegates from a cross-section of charities put their position in relation to the bill, which is currently being passed through the Dáil, to the Minister of State in the Department of Community, Rural, and Gaeltacht Affairs, Pat Carey TD, at a national conference organised by The Wheel, a leading support and representative network for the community and voluntary sector in Ireland. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday May 06, 2008 - 12:05 by Justin Morahan
Summary: Japan's No War stance is in danger from both inside and outside Japan. Speaking In Tokyo Nobel Peace Laureate Mairead Corrigan Maguirehas called on the Japanese Government to retain Article9 of their Constitution ... read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-capitalism Monday May 05, 2008 - 22:37 by Andrew
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Interview with Class Action Alliance member and sex worker activist Christa. She talks about work in Olympia, homelessness, the port blockades of war equioment, ICE raids/ sanctuary city, local anarchist activity, the Utopian Design Collective and primitivism, sex workers in Seattle, going to the DNC and RNC mobilizations ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday May 03, 2008 - 23:31 by Indymedia Antwerper
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Indymedia Antwerp and one of its contributors are being sued by a local business man for damages of 10,000 euro each hour an article is online. The article is a translation of a petition to stop big game elephant hunting. Indymedia Antwerp has been calling for solidarity to other groups on the global network. ndymedia Antwerpen is an undepended newssite which is supported by only volunteer work. On our newsite there is no censure without strong motivation. Within the theme of the site everyone can write what he or she likes. Except when readers ask articles become hidden or slightly modified. This is our conviction and we will change it for no reason, especially not because of a bad past post-colonial hunting adventure. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday May 03, 2008 - 11:12 by éirígí flag
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RUC-PSNI nail their colours to the mast 03/05/08 An éirígí initiative to mark the 92nd anniversary of the Easter Rising has come under both verbal and physical attack in an area of the Six Counties notorious for sectarian discrimination against the nationalist community. While the distribution of thousands of copies of the Proclamation of the Irish Republic and other éirígí commemorative events were well received in Belfast, Dublin, the Donegal Gaeltacht and north Munster, the response from some in the south Derry area has been nothing short of vitriolic. ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / anti-capitalism Friday May 02, 2008 - 12:16 by Michael Gallagher
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(c) Michael Gallagher all images. ... read full story / add a comment 
cork / worker & community struggles and protests Thursday May 01, 2008 - 22:52 by Ray
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This year’s march organised under the auspices of the Independent Workers’ Union paraded proudly and successfully through the streets of our city, both commemorating workers’ stuggles of the past and looking to the future – a future hopefully starred with victories for the working class over the tyranny of rapacious heartless Capital. ... read full story / add a comment |
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