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international / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Saturday December 17, 2011 01:14 by Jolly Red Giant
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Today, at Kazakhstan’s independence day, more than 3000 people assembled peacefully in Zhanaozen, to promote the demands of the oil workers who have been on strike since May. Police and special forces attacked the meeting and opened fire on the strikers and their families. By around 10 a.m., London time, 50 had already been killed, with at least 500 more wounded. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Friday December 16, 2011 17:41 by pat c
Eveyrday life is a struggle in Occupied Palestine, but not just for adults. Even getting to school is a dangerous activity for children,
.The Qurduba School in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron is once again a target for harassment by Israeli occupation forces, as new restrictions on freedom of movement bring a wave of settler attacks and soldier violenceEstablished in 1984, the Qurduba School sits surrounded by five Israeli settlements on a hilltop in central Hebron. To get to school every morning, pupils between the ages of 6 and 13 — and their women teachers — must navigate a maze of checkpoints and dangerous settler-inhabited streets. . read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Friday December 16, 2011 17:14 by David Douglas
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David Douglass reports on how some English Anarchists slid down a slippery slope with their support for Islamic rebels in Libya. Full text at link.
On Sunday November 6 I was confronted out of the blue by a political development in anarchism which knocked me off my feet. Surrounded by comrades in a fairly well attended meeting of the Northern Anarchist Network and the North East Anarchists at the Bridge Hotel in Newcastle, I listened with jaw dropping to the item on the agenda marked ‘Libyan Solidarity Campaign’. The ‘Support Nato bombing tendency’ is how I would roughly designate it. I subsequently traced back this disturbing development to Ian Bone’s blog. Ian, a long standing comrade of mine, founder of Class War and many great initiatives, surely could not be the origin of this absurd and reactionary viewpoint? read full story / add a comment
national / education / news report Thursday December 15, 2011 11:15 by Pól Ó Cionsalígh
One of the most disgusting and sick cuts in the Budget is the cuts to disadvantaged schools :-(
Minister for Education Ruairi Quinn has told the principals of disadvantaged Primary schools that the government will press ahead with plans to cut hundreds of teaching posts in their schools. Absolutely appalling! read full story / add a comment
national / bin tax / household tax / water tax / opinion/analysis Thursday December 15, 2011 10:09 by Pól Ó Cionsalígh
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I fully support Independent TD Thomas Pringle's call on people to support a campaign not to pay this hideous Household Charge (Poll Tax!!!). Mr Pringle says he will not register for the tax, nor will he pay it. Well done Thomas Pringle :-) At last we have we have some principled TDs in An Dáil Éireann who are prepared to suffer personally for their beliefs they know are in Our Country's And People's best interests. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Thursday December 15, 2011 07:46 by An Draighneán Donn
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On Sunday, the 18th of December, 2011, at 2pm in the Garden of Remembrance, Dublin, The People of Ireland will have the opportunity to pay their respects to the memory of their friend, comrade and great support, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, and to the memory of all the Noble Patriots of Libya and Ireland, who have made the ultimate sacrifice to defend their countries from imperialist attack and domination.
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national / miscellaneous / event notice Wednesday December 14, 2011 16:13 by Gadaffi solidarity
Independent commemoration for Col Gaddafi. read full story / add a comment
VID & REPORT - British Veterans Vigil for Bradley Manning –CALLOUT–for Solidarity Actions on Dec17th
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Wednesday December 14, 2011 12:17 by Veterans for Peace
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Tuesday Dec 14th. Veterans for Peace UK and supporters held a vigil for Bradley Manning at the U.S. Embassy in London. Bradley begins a pre-trial hearing on Friday at Fort Meade, Maryland/USA. Bradley faces charges that could lead to a lifetime in prison.
We call for you to join us and others in solidarity with Bradley- Saturday 17th of December, 1400hrs at the U.S. Embassy. Please join us or initiate solidarity actions in your locale.
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international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Tuesday December 13, 2011 21:37 by Pól Ó Cionsalígh
As an Activist Campaigning And Protesting Against Injustice Everywhere I'm thrilled to find myself joined by people all over the country and the world in a new movement--the Occupy Movement -- with a common message that we must focus our resources on jobs, health care, education and other vital human needs rather than war and corporate greed. read full story / add a comment
kildare / education / opinion/analysis Tuesday December 13, 2011 20:19 by skippy
Offered a place on a postgrad course unable to continue due to budget 2012. no job no hope and no independant money to do the masters. Also I have family dependants, so it really feels like a sentence in regards to my future or rather the undermining of career to be financially independent, alas its not going to happen. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Tuesday December 13, 2011 18:25 by Pól Ó Cionsalígh
I stand in full solidarity with the brave participants of Occupy Los Angeles and I support the immediate release of all protesters.
As of this writing, close to 300 people have been held on up to $5000 bail for simply practicing their first amendment rights of assembly and freedom of speech. This is unacceptable. All protestors should be freed. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / press release Tuesday December 13, 2011 16:08 by John Dennehy
Zartis, the new social recruitment software service, today announced that Bill Liao, previously co-founder of German social network, Xing, will join its Board of Directors. Liao will be joined on the Board by Irish entrepreneur, Jonathan Grey. SOS Ventures, the venture capital and investment firm managed by new Dragon, Sean O’Sullivan, AIB Seed Capital Fund and Jonathan Grey have also invested in AssemblyPoint Limited, the holding company which owns Zartis. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Tuesday December 13, 2011 15:49 by Pól Ó Cionsalígh
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The rate of job destruction has accelerated in the quarter July to September
2011. On a seasonally adjusted basis, employment fell by 20,500 (-1.1%) in
the quarter. This follows on from a seasonally adjusted fall in employment
of 4,100 (-0.2%) in Q2 2011. This means that 20,500 more jobs were destroyed
than were created in the quarter. Minister Bruton's "Job Creation" measures
had already been introduced in June. The continuation of the FF/Green
austerity programme by Lab/FG destroyed far more jobs than were created(if
any) by the Bruton measures. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Monday December 12, 2011 20:50 by Diarmuid Breatnach
Protest was rescheduled at short notice from last Saturday, partly so as not to clash with the ODS march on Human Rights Day. read full story / add a comment
national / education / press release Monday December 12, 2011 19:33 by Kevin O'Brien
EduBills offers parents an online solution to paying school bills, buying school books and other one-off costs in a safe and convenient way. It aims to make life easier for parents, reduce administration time for schools and increase school and pupil safety by removing cash from the equation. read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Monday December 12, 2011 17:38 by Dublin Film Qlub
A quirky story about the search for real beauty, and about coming out.... as an artist! read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Monday December 12, 2011 15:50 by Pól Ó Cionsalígh
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Supporters of Focus Ireland sent almost 3,000 e-mails to TDs and Senators calling for the appointment of a new Minister for Housing and Homelessness to have a voice in deciding the contents of the budget. Unfortunately, the Government decided not to make that appointment before budget day, but the high level of public scrutiny on the issue ensured that the homeless budget was largely protected. While so many areas of expenditure were being cut, the cuts to services to end homelessness were relatively small. So thank you for that support. It shows we can make a difference. read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Sunday December 11, 2011 23:02 by Pól Ó Cionsalígh
It's outrageous. The average tax break from the Bush tax cuts enjoyed by the top 1 percent of Americans is larger than the average income of the rest of the 99 percent. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Sunday December 11, 2011 15:00 by Kieran O'Sullivan
Sat 28th Jan 2012 4-6pm - Public Forum The Arab Spring One Year On - Liberty Hall Dublin
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international / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Saturday December 10, 2011 16:40 by john throne
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Is is justifiable to be a member of the catholic church with its history of child abuse cover up, anti women ideology, pro capitalist policies? All those who supported McQuaid and opposed the mother and child scheme have to condemned. They slunk away before the catholic church with their tails between their legs. They "proved" that Paisley and his ilk were correct that the South was a catholic state. they have blood on their hands. read full story / add a comment |
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