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national / miscellaneous / press release Wednesday March 01, 2006 16:29 by Publicity Officer.   text 2 comments (last - wednesday march 01, 2006 18:59)
A police report of a planned sit-down protest by Republican Sinn Féin on the occasion of last Saturday's (February 25) loyalist march which has been quoted in Leinster House is without foundation. It is mere speculation and is not true.
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limerick / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Wednesday March 01, 2006 15:42 by Joe Lynch
Any secondary school student of Irish politics could have forecast trouble because of the Union Jacks at the GPO read full story / add a comment
national / racism & migration related issues / press release Wednesday March 01, 2006 14:50 by Garrett Mullan
Show Racism the Red Card launched its' website, dvd and poster on Monday read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Wednesday March 01, 2006 13:56 by Basque Observatory of Human Rights
The latest Behatokia Bulletin, Nº 23, is available on our web page, http://www.behatokia.info/bulletin.php, where, as well as downloading it in pdf format:
http://www.behatokia.info/docs/boletinak/Islada230206en...g.zip, you can download each article in word format, if you find these easier to work with. read full story / add a comment
national / housing / press release Tuesday February 28, 2006 19:20 by Cian   text 4 comments (last - wednesday may 30, 2007 17:58)
Developers masquerading as Management Companies drag Tyrrelstown householders to Court this Friday, March 3rd. This will be a potent political issue in the run up to the next General Election if the political parties do not deal with it forthwith. - Joe Higgins, TD read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / press release Tuesday February 28, 2006 18:08 by Dave   text 10 comments (last - friday november 16, 2007 17:40)
SWP statement on Dublin Riots read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Tuesday February 28, 2006 15:53 by Shane Mac Giollabhui   text 3 comments (last - wednesday march 01, 2006 12:10)
Minister of State Conor Lenihan will visit TCD on March 1 to lecture on the role of the private sector in eradicating poverty read full story / add a comment
international / environment / press release Monday February 27, 2006 00:15 by Radoslaw Sawicki
On March 3 BISON, the Bialowieza International Solidarity Network, is organising international visits to Polish Embassies around the world as part of the campaign to save the Bialowieza Forest, Europe’s last, low-land, old-growth forest as a national park. This issue is of great importance, without a doubt the most important forest in Europe and the last wild european bison. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / press release Sunday February 26, 2006 19:08 by Irish Anti War Movement
The Irish Anti-War Movement is pleased to announce a national speaking tour of 18 meetings by two US soldiers - Frank Corcoran (Vietnam Veterans Against War) and Benjamin Hart Viges (Iraq Veterans Against the War). They will address meetings in most major cities and towns as well as every major university in Ireland. read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / press release Saturday February 25, 2006 20:50 by Sean Dunne
Copyright Criminals Remix Contest extended; New Chuck D and George
Clinton samples added

Great news for all you producers, DJs, and remixers: the Copyright
Criminals Remix Contest over at ccMixter has been extended by two
weeks, ending on March 14. Additionally, new vocal samples from
influential rapper Chuck D (of Public Enemy) and pioneering funk
musician George Clinton (of Parliament-Funkadelic) have been made
available for use in the competition.

More details below:

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national / miscellaneous / press release Saturday February 25, 2006 18:11 by Des Dalton. - Vice President.   text 14 comments (last - tuesday february 28, 2006 16:59)
Statement by Republican Sinn Féin Vice-President Des Dalton – February 25th on riots in Dublin read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / press release Saturday February 25, 2006 12:55 by Nicholas O'Hagan
Starting Thursday 16 March at 7 p.m. in Connolly Books, 7 Bloom Lane, Ormond Quay, Dublin 1. Phone: 087 7540547 Email: [email protected].
Politics, philosophy, Irish history, James Connolly, Jim Larkin read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Friday February 24, 2006 17:59 by Colleen   text 4 comments (last - friday february 24, 2006 23:24)
Saturday 25th February marks a Sinn Féin National Day of Action calling in support of sacked Dunnes Stores Employee, Joanne Delaney.

Protests, vigils, information stalls, poster and leaflet distribution will be happening the length and breadth of the country.

Get Behind Joanne - and support your local event!

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international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Friday February 24, 2006 11:34 by Houzan   text 3 comments (last - friday february 24, 2006 18:15)
Make it a day to say No! To Islamic Sharia law in Iraq!

For secularism, equality and freedom!

The Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iraq (OWFI) sends its greetings for this historic day to women activists all over the world. For centuries women have been struggling for their rights and for equality and liberation in all parts of the world. Major changes have been won, but nowhere do we have real equality, and in many parts of the world the oppression and exploitation of women are still striking. Iraq is one of those places.
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limerick / animal rights / press release Thursday February 23, 2006 17:00 by John Carmody   text 1 comment (last - friday february 24, 2006 11:41)
For Immediate Release
March 3, 2006

Contact:
John Carmody 087-6275579

Limerick — Confined to a cage with her nude body painted like a tiger and a banner above her reading, "Wild Animals Don’t Belong Behind Bars," a woman will protest the use of exotic animals by Duffy’s Circus. The protest will highlight the dangers that animal acts pose to humans and animals alike:

Date: Friday, March, 3
Time: 12 noon sharp
Place: Start of Cruises Street (Opposite HMV Music Store)

Recently animal protection group Animal Defenders International revealed for the first time ever their findings of an undercover investigation into several Irish circuses in Ireland including Duffy’s Circus. The campaign report on Ireland's circuses is based on undercover investigations by ADI Field Officers into seven circuses touring Ireland in 2000 and 2003. ADI Field Officers obtained employment with two Irish circuses, and observed many more. Examples of the violence used to control the animals were captured in the Irish launch video:

* a camel slapped in the face and then hit in the face with a
broom and finally jabbed with a broom handle
* an elephant kicked in the leg and then punched in the face
* a hippo whipped to hurry it along when it was already
walking in the desired direction
* a keeper whipping an elephant in order to get her to move
* a baby camel being roughly handled to force him to move
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international / anti-war / imperialism / press release Wednesday February 22, 2006 20:48 by michael t
the Government gave the impression that the Gardai are free to enter, search, and effect arrests on civilian aircraft landing in Ireland where allegations are received of involvement in ‘extraordinary rendition.’ read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Wednesday February 22, 2006 11:20 by Dun Laoghaire People Before Profit   text 6 comments (last - friday march 03, 2006 01:34)


Ballybrack Three Campaign condemns heavy use of Gardai to protect wealthy developer read full story / add a comment
1. Women's under 14 gaelic Football, Knock More County Mayo Ireland © Corinne Silva, 2005
international / arts and media / press release Wednesday February 22, 2006 11:03 by Róisín Bán   image 1 image
Róisín Bán consists of a book and exhibition documenting the Irish in Leeds – about 80% of whom came from the same area around Ballina in County Mayo during the second and third waves of Irish emigration between the 1930s and 1980s. It was commissioned by Leeds Irish Health & Homes and produced by Yorkshire photographer, Corinne Silva. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / press release Monday February 20, 2006 18:27 by Michael O'Callaghan
Politicians, farmers, food producers and consumers representing 80 businesses and organisations and over 32,000 people from around the country will hold a national protest at the entrance to the Dáil at 1.15pm on Wednesday 22 February to call for the Government to ban genetically modified (GM) crops in Ireland, and to request the Environmental Protection Agency from authorising the release of GMO potatoes in Co. Meath. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Monday February 20, 2006 17:02 by Houzan Mahmoud   text 15 comments (last - thursday february 23, 2006 16:32)   image 1 image
The recent controversy over some caricatures of Mohammed gave the Islamists an opportunity to wage a hysterical protest internationally. In many cases, this took a violent form and was clearly aimed at silencing those who dared to even portray Mohammed.

In these demonstrations - across the world and in London, the very heart of Europe - many of the banners on show were emblazoned with shameful slogans. These included - “Those who insult Islam must be beheaded” and “Freedom go to hell” plus various other fatwa’s and threats against cartoonists and others who have the temerity to “insult” Islam.

This is not the first time these forces have attacked people’s rights in the Middle East and Europe. Many writers, singers, even barbers and doctors have been targeted in the last 30 years let alone the enslavement of women in the Middle East under the pretext of the defence of the ‘honour’ of Islam. The furore over these caricatures is simply an excuse to stage another worldwide campaign to attack the right of freedom of expression. They want to turn Europe into yet another battlefield for their foul ideas.

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