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national / worker & community struggles and protests / feature Wednesday November 14, 2007 23:41 by D. Freeman
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As the grey misty rain fell throughout the day – you truly knew it was winter. The fact that over 300 bus workers were gathered in this dog of an afternoon outside Dublin Bus HQ would indicate that we all have entered the season of discontent. read full story / add a comment 
mayo / crime and justice / news report Wednesday November 14, 2007 22:22 by Rudiger
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An account of the Shell to Sea cases in belmullet today, where 13 people appeared before the court relating to Shell to Sea protests. read full story / add a comment 
mayo / crime and justice / opinion/analysis Wednesday November 14, 2007 20:26 by Sopranos Fan
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People in Erris and around the world are puzzled by the resemblance of the new Garda Superintendent in Belmullet with "Johnny Sack" Sacramoni from the Sopranos Television programme. http://www.hbo.com/sopranos/cast/character/johnny_sack....shtml http://www.mayonews.ie/index.php?option=com_content&tas...id=38 Locals have speculated that the two may be related, or even whether the actor Vince Curatola has been hired by Mayo Gardaí to portray a heavy-handed police officer. Recent gangster tactics seen in Erris may indicate that the actor has taken his role too far. read full story / add a comment 
dublin / anti-capitalism / news report Wednesday November 14, 2007 17:32 by Grassroots Dissent
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On Monday 12th November the World Bank met in the Grand Hotel Malahide. As happens all across the globe wherever the World Bank meet activists came together to send the message that the Bank is horrific, directly responsible for death and devastation, and we reject the World Bank as an institution with no legitimacy. Break the World Bank! read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Wednesday November 14, 2007 15:53 by Arise
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Article 26 of the Declaration of Human Rights states that everyone has the right to education yet since 1979, the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran has systematically sought to deprive its largest religious minority, the Bahá'í Faith, of the right to a full education. The situation in Iran represents perhaps the only case where the right to education is being intentionally denied to an entire group of people. This denial of education is based entirely on religious discrimination. read full story / add a comment 
international / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Wednesday November 14, 2007 09:06 by John
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Workers employed by the United Bus Company of Tehran (Sharekat-e Vahed) were arrested and detained in Evin prison in an attempt to prevent a strike. The workers are demanding a pay rise, collective bargaining, recognition of their union and the release of their union’s president. 12 leading members of the Union of Workers of the Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company were arrested following their fight for better pay and working conditions. After their arrest, 3,000 bus workers staged a walkout in protest. Police responded by making further arrests. read full story / add a comment 
galway / arts and media / event notice Wednesday November 14, 2007 00:09 by Over The Edge
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The Friday Lunchtime Reading Series in Galway City Museum Poetry in the Right Place presents Kevin Higgins introduced by Mags Treanor on Friday November 16th at 1 pm. read full story / add a comment |
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