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international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday September 02, 2004 01:37 by Donal
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According to the Israeli Prison Service, more than 2,900 Palestinian prisoners have joined the open-ended hunger strike that began on 15 August. The Palestinian Authority quotes a slightly higher figure. read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections / news report Thursday September 02, 2004 00:54 by john mcdermott
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The building frenzy countrywide is bringing huge profits to well connected farmers and speculators.The ordinary people are now organizing to fight back, read full story / add a comment
galway / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Wednesday September 01, 2004 19:41 by John Cunningham
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Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli gaols have been on hunger strike for several weeks. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040822/wl_nm/mideast_hunger_dc The Galway branch of the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign is running a public information meeting on the hunger strike (and on non-violent resistance generally) on Friday night, 3 Sept, at 8 pm in the Ardilaun Hotel, Taylor's Hill. There will be two speakers: Dr Kathleen Cavanaugh of the Centre for Human Rights, NUI, Galway (recently returned from Palestine) will speak on the Israeli penal system, about the status of the hunger strike, and about the condition of the hunger strikers. Eoghan MacCormac, Sinn Fein member and former hunger striker, will discuss the use of fasting as a form of non-violent protest. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Wednesday September 01, 2004 17:50 by Mary La Rosa
Ambiguity: Mordechai Vanunu; a lawyer in Israel representing Dimona employees; two solutions for nuclear waste that give us alternative viable energy; a portable nuclear weapons detection system since 1999; blackmail and extortion; another dead scientist and the closing of the National Lab in Los Alamos read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Wednesday September 01, 2004 17:21 by iosaf
4 comments (last - monday june 27, 2005 19:04)
yet they went and like many other workers took up legal arms to guard Westerners. read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Wednesday September 01, 2004 12:53 by Lasc
A chance to spend two days familiarising yourself with current issues facing Latin America and ways of acting in solidarity with Latin American grassroot movements. read full story / add a comment
cork / bin tax / household tax / water tax / news report Wednesday September 01, 2004 12:52 by Kevin
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Non-payment of bin charges remains very high despite the Council’s bullying tactics and the introduction of a ‘pay or we won’t collect’ policy read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / other press Wednesday September 01, 2004 12:34 by pat c
A report on how an art find of 90,000 works saved from Stalin are now in danger of perishing. read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / news report Wednesday September 01, 2004 02:46 by Rasta4i's
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national / arts and media / other press Wednesday September 01, 2004 02:40 by Rasta4i's
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Wednesday September 01, 2004 01:19 by Michael Hennigan
On Tuesday, August 30th a scathing report detailing allegations of 'self-righteous, and aggressive looting' by Lord Conrad Black and his associates who controlled Hollinger International, the former owner of the UK's Daily Telegraph newspaper was presented to the US Securities and Exchange Commission. read full story / add a comment
antrim / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Wednesday September 01, 2004 00:06 by sharp
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As a protestant who used Maysfield leisure centre, the decision to close Maysfield leisure centre appears blatantly sectarian against the nearby catholic community close to the centre and protestants who chose to use the centre because of its convenience. read full story / add a comment
cork / environment / event notice Tuesday August 31, 2004 19:48 by GG Cork
A Night of WILD Music and Dance Fundraiser for CHASE anti-incinerator campaign read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / other press Tuesday August 31, 2004 15:16 by Michael Hennigan
Burglaries have fallen internationally because with the significant fall in the prices of goods such as televisions and VCRs, the returns from a fence simply doesn't merit the risk. By getting an education, an individual both increases the returns from legitimate and illicit activity. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Tuesday August 31, 2004 15:01 by eekkkk
international / miscellaneous / press release Tuesday August 31, 2004 14:50 by Adam
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A group of four peace protesters were arrested shortly before midnight on Monday, after spray painting anti-nuclear slogans on the walls of the Faslane Naval Base “Media Reception Centre”. The slogans refer to the presence of British nuclear weapons of mass destruction on board Trident nuclear submarines based at Faslane. All four are members of the Trident Ploughshares disarmament campaign, which is currently holding its annual disarmament camp outside the nearby Coulport nuclear weapons depot. read full story / add a comment
antrim / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Tuesday August 31, 2004 13:32 by Rambler
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The Largest Branch of the Northern Ireland civil service, today met to vote on 'all out' strike action without pay read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-capitalism / event notice Tuesday August 31, 2004 12:46 by DGN announcer
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The next open meeting of the Dublin Grassroots Network meeting happens this Sunday (5th August) at 2pm in the Teachers Club, 36 Parnell Square. Come along to this meeting if you want to get involved in DGN's Autumn activities. read full story / add a comment
cork / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Tuesday August 31, 2004 01:06 by Grainne O'Driscoll
1.2 Billion people don;t have access to fresh water. Gemma Bulos has founded a non-profit organisation called " A Single drop "which is helping other organisations with ensuring we all have access to fresh water. She travelled the globe gathering A MILLION VOICE CHOIR for Peace with a song she wrote " WE RISE" which is a great song full of positive lyrics with the culmination being a synchronised sing on Tuesday 21st September 2004 (International Day of Peace and Ceasefire). Keep the 21st Sept free for a big fun day in CORK!! It takes a single drop to start a wave" We had a beautiful day in Christ the King Church (non-denominational) and Gemma came and sang with us on Saturday March 27th. 21st Sept 2004 MILLION voice choir for PEACE! www.asingledrop.org. For more details email: [email protected] or Tel: Grainne 087-9008654 or Sarah 087-4108165 read full story / add a comment
international / consumer issues / event notice Monday August 30, 2004 23:26 by Ali R.
The global clothing industry involves several important social, political, economic, and environmental issues. This survey is part of the research for my senior thesis on how the clothing choices of socially conscious, politically active, and/or radically thinking people can be agents of change for the global clothing industry. read full story / add a comment |
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