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national / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Friday December 22, 2006 15:29 by Stuart
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The Health and Safety Authority (http://www.hsa.ie) published new draft guidelines on the prevention and resolution of workplace bullying. Interested parties are invited to submit comments and observations to the Public Consultation Phase on the draft by the 16th of January 2007 before the guidelines become a Code of Practice with legal force. The new Code does not compel the assessment of bullying within Safety Statements, the production of monitoring information about workplace bullying episodes, transparent procedures or objective investigation of bullying complaints. No State authority is nominated with responsibility to enforce effective measures to reduce workplace bullying behaviour. As such it is a cosmetic measure that can be misused as a charter to bully. read full story / add a comment
antrim / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Friday December 22, 2006 14:05 by BELFAST BASQUE COMMITTEE
SOLIDARITY WITH BASQUE POLITICAL PRISONER ON HUNGER STRIKE read full story / add a comment
waterford / animal rights / event notice Friday December 22, 2006 12:52 by John Tierney
Anti-hunt protest planned for the 26th December 2006 in Tramore Co. Waterford. The Association of Hunt Saboteurs and BadgerWatch Ireland are holding its annual anti-hunt protest at the St. Stephen’s Day meet of the Waterford Foxhounds in Tramore Co. Waterford. John Tierney, Campaigns Director AOHS says: “Animal rights organisations intend making animal rights an election issue in the 2007 general election.” “It is time for our legislators to deal with the issue of bloodsports for once and for all. They must carry out the wishes of their electors who do not wish to have our wildlife abused and killed for entertainment.” read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Friday December 22, 2006 08:45 by peptide
As America faces the most calamitous military misadventure in its history, the administration offers unqualified slogans rather than detailed plans to remedy the horror it created in Iraq. The American mass media is now buzzing with the sound of nothing meaningful. The Bush administration has resorted to contextually meaningless slogans in its efforts to dupe an increasingly sceptical public. The latest inane slogans saturating the airwaves are “win” and “way forward”. Only adolescents and the daft invest meaning in unqualified slogans – shall we test the latest two slogans and attempt to determine the ruse behind the deception? read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Friday December 22, 2006 08:17 by sophia
A broad-based network of U.S.-based activists, grassroots organizations, and their allies are betting that this is a time when a U.S. Social Forum could be a vehicle for moving a social, environmental and economic justice agenda to center stage. The U.S. Social Forum planning effort grew out of a series of consultations held in 2003 between activists in the United States and members of the World Social Forum International Council. Grassroots Global Justice (GGJ), a national alliance of U.S.-based grassroots organizations, facilitated the process, including a 2004 meeting of 50 grassroots organizations in Washington, D.C. The 22 organizations spearheading the planning came of age in response to varying forms of community displacement resulting from the last 20-plus years of neoliberal economic policies. read full story / add a comment
galway / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Friday December 22, 2006 03:00 by TJ
The New York Times is reporting that : Gazprom, the Russian energy monopoly, bought control of the world’s largest combined oil and natural gas development yesterday after a highly publicized campaign of pressure on its foreign operator, Royal Dutch Shell. read full story / add a comment
leitrim / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Thursday December 21, 2006 22:58 by Sylvia
The Al Jazeera website is reporting that Royal Dutch Shell is evacuating about 400 of the dependants of its expatriate staff from the Niger Delta to Lagos after fighters planted a car bomb in a residential compound earlier in the week. The stimulus to evacuate was engendered by another attack today when armed men stormed Total's Rivers state oil facility killing three police officers. read full story / add a comment
As US/UK military build up for attack on Iran continues, Scott Ritter and Seymour Hersch discuss ...
galway / anti-war / imperialism / other press Thursday December 21, 2006 22:26 by Dunlo
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The New York Times is currently reporting that the United States and Britain will soon move additional warships and strike aircraft into the Persian Gulf region to be within striking range of Iran. Senior U.S. officers told the paper that the increase in naval power should not be viewed as preparations for any offensive strike against Iran. But they acknowledged that the ability to hit Iran would be increased. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Thursday December 21, 2006 16:20 by OZ
The killing of local aboriginal man Mulruniji by Snr. Sgt. Chris Hurley on Palm Island, Queensland, that resulted in a spontaneous riot and deployment of paramilitary police will not lead to the charging of the police officer concerned. In the history of the state of Queensland that has seen many aboriginal deaths in custody not one police officer has ever faced charges. This killing was captured in the watchhouse CCTV, the coroner put the cause of death squarely on Snr. Sgt. Hurley. The Queenlsland Labor Govt. has decided not to pursue charges. see link for more info http://melbourne.indymedia.org/news/2006/12/134272.php read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Thursday December 21, 2006 04:29 by barra
It’s Official, marijuana represents the USA’s most lucrative locally grown product – at $200 billion/annum, corn, wheat and potatoes are chicken feed. While U.S. borders seep various powdered imports it’s good ol’ home grown pot that makes the bankers smile. The USA is drowning in contraband and the negative social ramifications of the neo-PROHIBITION of unenlightened conservative beliefs – when will they ever learn? read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Wednesday December 20, 2006 22:05 by Residents Against Racism
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No Room at the Inn demo/vigil Residents Against Racism will be holding a vigil at the christmas tree near the spire to demonstrate against the recent deportation last to Tuesday to Nigeria where mother was deported without children read full story / add a comment
armagh / politics / elections / other press Wednesday December 20, 2006 20:48 by Charlie Kerins
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Davy Hyland and Pat O'Rawe have both been de-selected from contesting the forthcoming assembly elections. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/6194757.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/619...9.stm read full story / add a comment
galway / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Wednesday December 20, 2006 20:48 by TJ
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Today's Guardian is reporting that : The state-owned Russian group,Gazprom, is close to taking control of Shell's Sakhalin-2 project with Shell chief executive Jeroen van der Veer making a third trip to Moscow in as many weeks to tie up the final details of the agreement. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / news report Wednesday December 20, 2006 17:45 by Media monitor
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The Government is seeking to delete key parts of a European Parliament report that criticises Ireland for allowing its airports to be used by CIA aircraft linked to rendition. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Wednesday December 20, 2006 15:20 by Terence
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One of the high ranking nut-cases in the Pentagon, Brig. Gen. Mark O. Schissler, an Air Force commander and the Defense Department’s deputy director for the “war on terrorism" has warned last week that the “global war on terror” will go on for another 50 to 100 years and voiced concern that “politics” not be allowed to interfere with the protracted struggle Who are these people? Such argument if it can be even called that, shows how depraved those in power are. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Wednesday December 20, 2006 14:23 by jim travers
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The Moriarity Tribunal has given us a clear indication of the past state of Irish politics. if we are to learn anything, it should be that political life must be more carefully scrutinised and that initatives proposed by politicians must be more openly debated before taxpayers are asked to pay for such proposals. Charlie was not a bad man, he was just give toys to play with and his friends made the game more real. read full story / add a comment
galway / arts and media / event notice Wednesday December 20, 2006 07:27 by Over The Edge
In January Galway Arts Centre is offering aspiring poets a choice of three poetry workshops, all facilitated by poet Kevin Higgins, whose best-selling first collection, ‘The Boy With No Face’, published by Salmon Poetry, was short-listed for the 2006 Strong Award for Best First Collection by an Irish poet. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Wednesday December 20, 2006 06:07 by Cleaves Editorial Team
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The world today is in no doubt as to the criminal status of the illegal detention centre of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The past three years have not only witnessed unprecedented assaults on the founding principles of the USA by the Bush regime, but also on international law and convention. The government of the USA is clearly rogue, a fact in which its officials delight. The contempt the neo-cons display for their own citizens is only exceeded by the extreme disdain they exhibit toward the international community. Each day that Guantanamo Bay remains operational is a day of unspeakable psychological horror, torture and injustice. read full story / add a comment
antrim / environment / news report Wednesday December 20, 2006 00:06 by Terry
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‘The Wildlife Photographer of the Year’ is an annual award and exhibition organised by the Natural History Museum in London, and the BBC Wildlife Magazine. The exhibition goes on an extensive tour of the U.K., as well as touring Spain, Portugal, Poland, Australia, the U.S., the Netherlands, and Abu Dhabi. Shell have a two year sponsorship deal with the Natural History Museum, which means that ’The Wildlife Photographer of the Year’ is the ’Shell Wildlife Photographer of the Year’ until at least late 2008. There has been some campaigning in London to put pressure on the Natural History Museum not to take sponsorship from Shell. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Tuesday December 19, 2006 20:31 by Dublin Catholic Worker
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Consider joining the Catholic Workers as they vigil and leaflet outside the Aviation Authority. The Aviation Authority authorises the refueling of CIA torture flights and the 3,000 (presently) U.S. troops passing through Shannon Airport weekly to an illegal invasion and occupation of Iraq. If you are opposed to the war, consider making your opposition visible one hour a week in your community, on your campus or outside a site of significance. read full story / add a comment |
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