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national / politics / elections / opinion/analysis Wednesday October 25, 2006 17:20 by sophia
Bertie Ahern wants to throw out the 'stupid ol' pencils,' and bring in electronic voting. But we would be stupider than the pencils if we fall for this. Decisions by many US states to convert to electronic voting machines have yielded new concerns about whether they are secure and accurate, about paper records as backup proof and -- this year -- about whether the electronic or paper record should be considered the official tally if a candidate demands a recount. And on a Utube video, a computer software expert and whistleblower reveals to a congressional committee how he was asked to design a simple system to rig electronic votiing in Florida. And it wasn't hard to flip a 51/49 vote either way, with no one the wiser. when electronic voting is brought in the door, democracy goes out the window. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Wednesday October 25, 2006 17:09 by Dan
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As coalition policy reaches a crisis, may I resurrect an idea? It offers a way out of the current debate whether to "stay the course" (as President George W. Bush has long advocated) or to withdraw troops on a short timetable (as his critics demand). My solution splits the difference, "Stay the course – but change the course." I suggest pulling coalition forces out of the inhabited areas of Iraq and redeploying them to the desert. read full story / add a comment
international / environment / other press Wednesday October 25, 2006 15:11 by Terence
This conference took place from Oct 20-23 and attracted over 3000 people and connected to another 10,000 by satellite. The aim of the bioneers according to founder Kenny Ausubel, Bioneers seeks “to bring biological pioneers together to restore the Earth.” Co-producer Nina Simons described its intention to “co-create a living social system. read full story / add a comment
dublin / environment / event notice Wednesday October 25, 2006 13:48 by Martin Giannini
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Thurs 30th Nov | 7.30 - 9.30pm | €12 | Cultivate Centre | 15-19 Essex St. West | Temple Bar | Dublin 8 read full story / add a comment
dublin / environment / event notice Wednesday October 25, 2006 13:43 by Martin
Sat 2nd Dec | 7.30 - 9.30pm | €8 | Cultivate Centre | 15 - 19 Essex St West | Temple Bar | Dublin 8 The new Peak Oil film by James Jandak Wood (97 min.). A powerful and timely exploration of the interconnection between human domination of the planet and the discovery and use of oil, CRUDE IMPACT exposes our deep-rooted dependency on the availability of fossil fuel energy and examines the dire implications of the pending threat of global peak oil. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Wednesday October 25, 2006 12:02 by C Murray
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The Cabinet decided to disallow Romanian and Bulgarian workers to work in this economy for seven years after the accession of these two states to the EU on January first 2007. At the same time John Reid in Britain has severely restricted the influx of workers from those states to: A small grpoup of skilled people, 20,000 agricultural workers and the self-employed. http://www.guardian.co.uk/cartoons/0,,337484,00.html read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Wednesday October 25, 2006 11:05 by Antje
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hi all, Invitation to... THE FRIGHT FEST with DJ Jackson Pollock and acoustic set by Mesa Street Exit Thurs, 2nd Nov, 7 pm NEALONS, Capel Street, D 1 Admission €10 (in aid of www.infonepal.org) Prizes for Fancy Dress!! read full story / add a comment
dublin / environment / event notice Wednesday October 25, 2006 00:18 by Arise
There will be a blockade of the Shell Station this Wednesday at 6pm to continue the pressure on Shell and in solidarity with the people of rossport. read full story / add a comment
international / gender and sexuality / other press Tuesday October 24, 2006 21:53 by C Murray
2-4 May 2007 . Conference at the University of Albaerta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. In 1929 Virginia Woolf predicted that women in another century or so if given the opportunity and rooms of their own, will have the habit of freedom and the courage to write exactly what we think, seeing human beings in relation to each other and in relation to reality. Our knowledge based economy and society have made such an opportunity more tangible for some and more elusive for others. Rooms of their own Considers the situation of women in and beyond the academy. By heightening awareness , extending the knowledge base and forming practical recommendations, the conference assesses the challenges and conditions for women to participate in this new reality. read full story / add a comment
galway / arts and media / event notice Tuesday October 24, 2006 18:36 by Manager
As part of their programme in the County of Galway, the Western Writers' Centre is bringing playwright and novelist Billy Roche to read in Loughrea in December. read full story / add a comment
galway / miscellaneous / event notice Tuesday October 24, 2006 18:24 by Shaolin
There will be a Critical Mass bike ride to promote green transport and cyclists' rights this Friday (October 27th), gathering in Eyre Square around 6pm. Everyone is invited to participate using any type of non-motorised transport. read full story / add a comment
derry / anti-war / imperialism / news report Tuesday October 24, 2006 18:08 by Derry Anti War Coalition
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This morning, Tues 24th Oct, a tenth person was arrested in connection with the occupation and decommissioning of Derry's Raytheon facility read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Tuesday October 24, 2006 16:30 by Women
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"Golshan Al Bayati, Iraqi woman writer/Journalist and AL Hayat newspaper Correspondent (Arabic London Newspaper) In Iraq, was First arrested on 11/09/06 by Iraqi forces in the city of Tikrit. She was released after signing an undertaking on 15th Sept 06, only to be arrested again. The news from Iraq , this morning(8/10/06): it is very likely that she is currently being mistreated in detention. Golshan was re-arrested after attempting to retrieve her computer that was consfiscated during the first raid on her house by the local Iraqi security services. Golshan had written an article criticising the security forces in Tikrit. This is believed to be the reason behind her arrest. read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Tuesday October 24, 2006 14:13 by FF
Here are the details of a once off performance piece by acclaimed actor Dylan Tighe read full story / add a comment
kildare / arts and media / event notice Tuesday October 24, 2006 12:26 by Global Awareness NUIM
On Thursday October 26th, the NUI Maynooth Global Awareness Society will host an evening of readings and conversation marking the release of expatriate Irish author Ramor Ryan’s debut publication, Clandestines: The Pirate Journals of an Irish Exile. read full story / add a comment
sligo / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Tuesday October 24, 2006 10:39 by J. Dunne
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Two former U.S. Central Intelligence Agency operatives, Kathleen Christison and Bill Christison will address a public meeting in the City Hotel, Quay Street, Sligo, on this Friday evening (27th October) at 8.30.p.m. The Public Meeting is being held under the auspices of the Connolly Forum and the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign, and Sligo’s former Mayor, Councillor Declan Bree, will preside at the event. read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / other press Tuesday October 24, 2006 06:32 by peptide
The Australian Minister for Communications, Helen Coonan, buoyed by her recent success in eliminating media diversity in Oz is now targeting the most diverse (content) medium on the planet – the internet. Her latest comments (news radio) veil her real intentions (information control!) The only effective means of controlling the flow of information on the internet is filtering at backbone or provider level. Conservatives are entirely predictable and Coonan is no exception, her intentions to target the internet were anticipated, a quote from an article dated July 5, follows: read full story / add a comment
mayo / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Monday October 23, 2006 23:34 by Graham Ó Maonaigh
Labour Youth have condemned the smear campaign underway in certain sections of the media against the Shell2Sea campaign and demonstrations against the construction of an onshore gas pipeline from the Corrib field. read full story / add a comment
national / animal rights / other press Monday October 23, 2006 22:39 by Elephant Man
The Captive Animals' Protection Society have again exposed the conditions animals in Irish circuses are forced to endure. They have called for a ban on using animals in circuses. CAPS have released a new report and video. See their website http://www.captiveanimals.org/irishcircuses/index.html read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Monday October 23, 2006 19:29 by Waster?
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'Get a job' is always the first criticism labelled at activists- should we go out and join the workforce or not? Are most activists on the dole? If so, why? read full story / add a comment |
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