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international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Wednesday May 31, 2006 22:34 by ññññññññññññññññ
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Protest against the Michelle Bachelet "capitalist approved socialist regime" in Chile have been underway for weeks now. The focus being the proposed educational system reforms which will effect mostly secondary level students. Those same students have started to take to the streets, where indeed their future leadership will meet. As has been noted and made apparant, we may no longer look to the recruitment human resources of corporations or even the three dismal university faculties of law, economics and journalism for the qualities which are required to bring our planetary inter-connected peoples to a sustainable and just future. And during today's nation wide stoppage of all secondary schools these teenagers found themselves facing tear gas, water cannon and brutal police repression. None of them can remember Pinochet. They're learning... read full story / add a comment
national / racism & migration related issues / press release Wednesday May 31, 2006 21:27 by Saoririseoir for Integrating Ireland
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Statement made by Samander Khan Oriyakhal on behalf of the Afghan asylum seeker hunger strikers. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Wednesday May 31, 2006 12:28 by Chris Murray
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Section 1(1) of the 1935 Criminal Law (Amendment Act), was declared unconstitutional last week in relation to a case wherein a man claimed that at the time of the 'unlawful carnal knowledge' of a minor, of which he was convicted, he believed that she was of age. Yesterday's judgement by Ms justice Mary Laffoy in another case involving a then, 38 year old man and twelve year old girl had no choice but to take this section of the act into account, but to reject the whole section of the act in toto. Coverage of the Judgement is splashed all over the corporate media this morning. The issue of lack of protections for the child herein, scrape the surface of the failure of this administration through consistent legislative failures which encompass not alone the Dept of Justice, but also the Dept of Education. The administration as a whole with regard to Church /State indemnity, the collapse of the Laffoy Commission and this Latest fiasco which leaves our most vulnerable citizens at risk. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / event notice Wednesday May 31, 2006 10:35 by Liz Roche
Get involved in Cross Out Day on Monday 12 June and help to save lives in your local community. read full story / add a comment
dublin / racism & migration related issues / opinion/analysis Wednesday May 31, 2006 10:06 by Sebastian Koch
1 comment (last - wednesday december 06, 2006 20:12)
Radio-feature examining foreign national intergration in Dublins North Inner City. read full story / add a comment
galway / anti-war / imperialism / other press Wednesday May 31, 2006 00:24 by TomTom
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Letter in Galway Advertiser read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / other press Tuesday May 30, 2006 23:19 by David Manning
By any other name Tonight's Channel 4 news lapsed into Newspeak again in a report on the killing of women and children by coalition forces in Iraq. It is over two years now since the full extent of the torture in Abu Ghraib was revealed. And following the recent revelations of US executions of civilians, the reporters could not make this connection more obvious. As if 'scandalous' war crimes have not been committed since then. As if these incidents exist in isolation. read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media / opinion/analysis Tuesday May 30, 2006 22:19 by Chris Murray
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The publication of the Arts act 2003, by ex Minister for justice , Equality and Law reform , Mr John O Donoghue TD only received passing comment by corporate media at the time. The Irish Times referred to the Act in Terms of Dilution of the independence of the Arts Council by the new act which for the first time since the foundation of the State allowed a Minister or the Government to set the agenda for artistic expression in the State. The full act is available at this Link: http://www.oireachtas.ie/documents/bills28/acts/2003/a2...3.pdf or you can google Arts acts 2003. In sections here printed; (functions of the Council). "(Shall) Assist the Minister in the performance of his or her functions under the act and in the implementation of Government policies and objectives in relation to the Arts. When so requested by the Minister" read full story / add a comment
international / summit mobilisations / event notice Tuesday May 30, 2006 21:26 by Coordination de Strasbourg contre la précarité
We invite you to take part in the European Coordination against precariousness on June 9th, 10th and 11th at Strasburg’s universities, to create a resistance network and european-scale common action projects. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Tuesday May 30, 2006 15:14 by John Black
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I have sent the following letter to the various leaders involved with the Peace Process in Northern Ireland. I am asking for an explaination, why the people of Ulster are being forced into allowing known terrorists, to help govern the country that they have tried to destroy for thirty years. As yet I have not received a reply from any of them. Is the question to difficult to answer or maybe there isn't one. read full story / add a comment
galway / arts and media / event notice Tuesday May 30, 2006 14:27 by Kevin Higgins
The next meeting of the Fiction Clinic, led by Susan Millar DuMars, will take place on Saturday, June 10th 2-5pm at 3, Carbry Road, Newcastle, Galway. Parking is available. For further details contact Susan on 087-9428540 or Kevin Higgins on 087-6431748. read full story / add a comment
galway / arts and media / press release Tuesday May 30, 2006 14:06 by Poetry News
Life Lines, a 74-minute poetry CD in aid of Oxfam will be launched in London next week. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday May 30, 2006 13:38 by chris murray
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"East Timor has fallen , Total Chaos" read full story / add a comment
leitrim / history and heritage / opinion/analysis Tuesday May 30, 2006 13:13 by woman
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Historic movies about ireland seem to always make it big on the big screen but at what costs? Whose authorisation is required ? What about the famine? The mass grave where 5000 poor of the district were buried near my house is also a story to tell! Why can't a fim maker make a movie about the great famine? So that Irish Americans can see what their forefathers lived through before emigrating to the USA. This is a story that needs to be told! From the fact that the people were to starve, food supplies they needed withdrawn from them, workhouses, emigration aboard coffun ships etc. The world needs to know!!! read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Tuesday May 30, 2006 13:05 by T
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This is an important but disturbing video from Portland which shows the way the cops film people in the crowd at demonstrations and go out of their way to zoom in on particular features so as to identify people who are just exercising their democratic rights. They also go out of their way to instruct their camera crews to follow and film anyone who is masked up or covering their face in any way. read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Tuesday May 30, 2006 12:02 by Feirsteach
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EVENT CANCELLED
A spokesperson for the organisers says that the Mullingar Summer Camp went ahead, but that the Finglas event is cancelled. The Irish-language youth organisation FEACHTAS is bringing an Irish-language summer camp to Finglas for the first time ever. The week-long pilot summer camp will commence on the 17th of July and end on the Friday, the 21st of July. read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / opinion/analysis Tuesday May 30, 2006 04:05 by Geof Bard
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American fiddle player Geof Bard, a generalist known to appear at an occasional Irish sessions on the US west coast, occasionally attacks a guitar, and has been blasting Blair on the airwaves with his fiddle and this adaptation of WIJ, a tune which is occasionally, erroneously known in the states as "Killkenny Mountain". Wildly popular with Americans, the tune lends itself well to satire. Use at will. First publication worldwide. read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Monday May 29, 2006 20:49 by Conor J.McGowan
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The latest pamphlet from the ISN concerns the socialist movement in Italy between 1943 and 1948. It is available to download as an adobe PDF from the “pamphlets and articles” section of the ISN site. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Monday May 29, 2006 19:08 by Dublin Shell to Sea
Dublin Shell to Sea will hold its regular fortnightly meeting on the evening of Tuesday 30th May at 8 p.m., in the EENGO office on Camden Street, above the Bounty Stores. All welcome! read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Monday May 29, 2006 17:08 by nano
Did I hear that word again (communist)? The comment/accusation was directed at the Timorese Prime Minister Alkatiri during an Oz ‘newscast’ – certainly puts an interesting slant on the Timor situation! I was reminded of the emerging independence of the Congo and the short life of its charismatic leader, Patrice Lumumba. The intervention of the CIA and the subsequent assassination of Patrice were entirely ‘coincidental’ events! read full story / add a comment |
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