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Breaking the Barcodes
Nov. 5th sees the world's first attempted co-ordinated action against commercialisation in education (including against fees for education). So far, activists in 22 countries have signed up to have mass co-ordinated events. This essay seeks to look at some of the issues involved in commercialism in education. Since we have not reached the level of commercialism in our schools that pervade an education system such as the American one, perhaps now is the time to begin the fight against the commercialism that is present, before it becomes too much to be countered. Related Links: Protest Against Education Cuts | Green Party Sponsor Garden for Private School in Cork | It'll Be a Winter of Discontent - The Old and the Young Arrived at the Dáil | Int. Day of Action (Nov. 5th) Against Commercialisation of Education | Opposing Tesco's "Computers for Schools" Voucher Scheme
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national / education Thursday October 30, 2008 08:53 by Paula Geraghty, Andrew WSM, Richard Whelan and 1 of imc.ie
Observe the Children of Ireland, Marching Towards the Dáil
Thousands protested outside the Dáil against the government's education cutbacks. Related Links: Protest Against Education Cuts | Green Party Sponsor Garden for Private School in Cork | It'll Be a Winter of Discontent - The Old and the Young Arrived at the Dáil | Int. Day of Action (Nov. 5th) Against Commercialisation of Education
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national / rights, freedoms and repression Monday October 27, 2008 11:53 by Seán Ryan
Ah there's the minister now ...
Today thousand of protesters, young and old, marched on the Dáil to tell our government to shove their plans, regarding fees and medical cards for the over 70's, where the sun don't shine. Related Links: Medical Card Protest in Dublin - Photo Story | Students take to the street of Dublin to protest budget cutbacks | Students Respond to Batt Signal | Protest at Dail to maintain universal Medical Card for over 70s | Protest on Weds 29th Oct Against Education Cuts
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national / rights, freedoms and repression Friday October 24, 2008 20:59 by Jason Brannigan
Organise! at the UUP Office
The Alliance for Choice in Northern Ireland is heading up a campaign for the extension of the 1967 Abortion Act to Northern Ireland. On Wednesday 22nd there will be a vote on an amendment to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill in Westminster to extend the Act to NI - 41 years after its introduction in the rest of the UK. Related Links: Organise! Blog Abortion on Indy.ie Choice Ireland Aliance for Choice Alliance for Choice N.I.
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international / history and heritage Friday October 17, 2008 19:54 by George Stapleton
This is the second of a series of articles covering the financial and money markets from a critical perspective.
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