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national / anti-war / imperialism / other press Monday November 07, 2005 19:12 by indie-soc
Shannon war protesters trial collapses again

The trial of five antiwar protesters accused of criminal damage of a United States Navy plane at Shannon Airport has collapsed following a suggestion by the defence that the trial judge had attended the inauguration of George W Bush as US president. read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Monday November 07, 2005 18:23 by Olivia O' Reilly   text 4 comments (last - thursday december 01, 2005 19:33)
One event you just can’t miss!
INAUGURAL APA GALA CHARITY BALL
1st December 2005 – World AIDS Day
Alexander Hotel, Dublin

Event has been cancelled - ed
Thanks, Saoiriseoir.

read full story / add a comment
cork / miscellaneous / event notice Monday November 07, 2005 16:16 by Wendy Knott
What are the main concerns of Southern producers and campaigners in the area of trade justice? How can European campaigners ensure that their work is rooted in Southern priorities?
Comhlamh invites you to a public meeting with Yao Graham to look at these important issues.
Thursday 10th November at 8pm in the Imperial Hotel, Cork.
Admission is free and all are welcome. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Monday November 07, 2005 11:17 by Andrew   text 12 comments (last - wednesday november 09, 2005 15:58)
At its' October 2005 conference the Workers Solidarity Movement made a large number of changes to our position paper on 'The Partition of Ireland'. The first draft of this paper was posted to indymedia back in August 2004 leading to a debate over some 68 comments ( see http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=66227 ). In November 2004 Organise! published a major response to our position paper called 'Crossing the border' (see http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=67598 ) leading to another 30 or so comments. Below we present the new version of the position paper for further debate and discussion. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / news report Monday November 07, 2005 10:33 by Aron Baker   text 1 comment (last - monday november 07, 2005 10:52)
Brief overview of the skillshare weekend held at the Rossport Solidarity House in Mayo over the Halloween weekend, which had workshops on many issues as well as a tour of the area and a party Sunday night. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Monday November 07, 2005 09:18 by Tom Lonergan
The IPSC are organising a protest against the Apartheid Wall this Friday 11th Nov at 5pm at The Spire, O'Connell Street. All are welcome to attend, Please bring banners etc.

CRH are also linked closely with the construction of the wall.

The protest coincides with the 3rd National and International Week against the Apartheid Wall Campaign Call, ie from 9th – 16th of November 2005: read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Sunday November 06, 2005 19:32 by Righteous Pragmatist   text 12 comments (last - thursday november 10, 2005 15:14)
Ever since 9/11, I've been gloomily predicting the European powder keg's about to go up. By believed by 2010 we would be watching burning buildings, street riots and assassinations on the news every night. read full story / add a comment
kildare / environment / event notice Sunday November 06, 2005 17:49 by Donagh Davis
Speaking tour of Dublin area colleges this week: IT Tallaght; TCD; NUI Maynooth; UCD read full story / add a comment
dublin / environment / event notice Sunday November 06, 2005 17:39 by Donagh Davis   text 2 comments (last - monday november 07, 2005 21:02)
Speaking tour of Dublin area colleges this week: IT Tallaght; TCD; NUI Maynooth; UCD read full story / add a comment
antrim / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Sunday November 06, 2005 12:16 by Davy Carlin
Loads of benefits to flow from this read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Sunday November 06, 2005 03:36 by Kingfisher
Real democracies are populated with active not passive citizens; passivity is characteristic of totalitarian and other oppressive regimes. Prior to any government or ruling body eliminating hard-won liberties and circumventing constitutional rights, the population must necessarily become timid, fearful, apathetic and passive. How simple it becomes to harness and manipulate such a population! read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Saturday November 05, 2005 22:50 by Ploughshares Defence Group   text 4 comments (last - monday november 07, 2005 16:41)
Monday will be the climax of the 2 week trial of the Pit Stop Ploughshares. The five are charged with $U.S. 2.5 million criminal damage. Charges arise out of their nonviolent disarmament of a U.S. Navy War Plane at Shannon Airport 3/2/03

*8.30am Anti-War Vigil at the Spire
*9.45am Peace Walk to the Four Courts
*Buddhist monks will maintain an anti-war vigil outside the court
*10.30 am -Judge rules on Fridays legal arguments
-Closing speeches by Prosecutor & Defence Barristers
-Jury sent out to consider verdict
-Judge advised jury to bring overnight bags, verdict could come down Monday or Tuesday. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Saturday November 05, 2005 21:12 by Paul Kinsella   text 7 comments (last - sunday november 20, 2005 22:57)
The strike by members of the Communications Workers Union (CWU) in An Post is to go ahead from Monday after last-ditch talks facilitated through the National Implementation Body (NIB) to avert planned strike action ended without a breakthrough. Pickets will be placed on the GPO in Dublin from Midnight Sunday, meaning the GPO will be closed, and a nationwide overtime ban will also come into effect.

Things are slightly complicated by the fact, that, at the moment, only the CWU will be on strike from Monday. However many members of the other 3 unions representing An Post workers, the CPSU, PSEU and AHCPS have said that they will refuse to cross any picket lines, thus raising the prospect of suspensions, and a very rapid escalation of the dispute. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Saturday November 05, 2005 18:54 by Coilín ÓhAiseadha
Five Danish peace activists were this week sentenced to pay a fine of DKK 3,000 each as a penalty for protesting from the public gallery against the Danish parliament's decision of November last year to extend the duration of Danish troops' participation in the war in Iraq.

The text below is a translation of a press release issued by one of the activists.

Coverage on a Danish anti-war website includes photos of the action and four of the protesters:
http://tinyurl.com/955mx read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Saturday November 05, 2005 17:18 by Residents Against Racism   text 2 comments (last - sunday november 20, 2005 21:11)
Residents Against Racism are organising a Table Quiz for the November 18th at the teachers club to raise funds so we can continue to operate as an organisation.

If you would like more info our contact details are posted above or we meet every Friday at 7pm in the Teachers Club or come along to our stall every Saturday from 12-2pm at College Green.

November 18th
8pm
Teachers Club 36 Parnell Square

Donations for prizes are welcomed and appreciated! read full story / add a comment
mayo / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Saturday November 05, 2005 17:14 by Éamonn Ó Flanngagáin   text 4 comments (last - sunday november 06, 2005 15:56)
We have it from Noel Dempsey that thre is no foundation to unsubstantiated rumours that SHELL and its asscociates in The Corrib Gas Field may have been generous with corporate hospitality to public servants.

In answer to a Parliamentary Question from Treveor Sargent, the Minister replied :

"There has never been sufficient corporate hospitality by any licensee involved in offshore exploration to warrant the necessity for a declaration under the [Ethics in Public ]Acts." read full story / add a comment
international / housing / other press Saturday November 05, 2005 15:28 by iosaf
This week sees 2 of Europe's very historic squat communities step up their latest campaigns to fight eviction.

(1) St Agnes' Place in Kennington. London has been squated for 30 years, and though attempts have beenmade to evict some resident before the latest attempts by Lambeth borough to evict the community seem the most concerted yet.

(2) The Rhino squat in Geneva called a demonstration which began at 14h00 today, and sees the wider housing movement in Switzerland support the 80 residents against the Geneva's canton's attempts to evict them by 22 november they have been in continuous occupation of the site for 17 years. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / news report Saturday November 05, 2005 14:33 by Court Reporter   text 12 comments (last - monday november 07, 2005 12:06)
Deirdre Clancy gave the rest of her testimony, followed by Nuin Dunlop. The junior prosecutor bored the jury while he made insinuations about Ms. Clancy's religious beliefs, the existence of a ringleader in the group, and hidden desires to get arrested. The senior prosecutor tried to portray Ms. Dunlop as not having thought the action through very well. Both ladies explained quite well the real context and motives of their action, from what they knew of the impending shock and awe, and the concerns for the people in Iraq.
After lunch Cathy Kelly of Voices in the Wilderness and former UN Asst Secretary-General Denis Halliday testified as to what they had told the defendants about the situation in Iraq when they attended a peace conference in Kildare shortly before the action. Both of them related the first hand experience of the hard realities of Iraqi life to the jury as they had done to the defendants. This report is not verbatim, and is based on notes taken in court. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Saturday November 05, 2005 13:11 by Roger Eldridge   text 7 comments (last - tuesday november 08, 2005 21:35)
The recent outburst that penalties would be imposed on Poland by the EU if they did not protect the rights of homosexuals shows just how crazy the world has become. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Saturday November 05, 2005 10:29 by Ploughshares Defence Group
2pm-4pm

Bank of Ireland, opposite Trinity

They're will be an anti-war presence in solidarity with the ploughshares 5 on trial. If you'd like to catch up with what has been happening with the trial drop by. read full story / add a comment
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