The Rossport 5 are scheduled to appear in the Four Courts in Dublin on Monday March 27th at 10:00 a.m. (Remember to set your clocks ahead one hour this weekend!) Supporters will assemble outside: please join us! This issue remains unresolved, with Shell Oil and the Irish government persistent in their efforts to force this dangerous pipeline on the people of north Mayo. read full story / add a comment

Three years after the invasion of Iraq, the mainstream media has consistently failed to report the truth about Iraq. This article looks at some of the most striking failures, and asks why read full story / add a comment

At least 500,000 people marched in downtown LA to protest the Sensenbrenner (senate) bill that would recreate the bracero class of indentured semi-illegal immigrants in the USA. read full story / add a comment

The March For Free Expression took place on Saturday 25 March in Trafalgar Square, London. This is the Statement of Principle of the organidsation:

"The strength and survival of free society and the advance of human knowledge depend on the free exchange of ideas. All ideas are capable of giving offence, and some of the most powerful ideas in human history, such as those of Galileo and Darwin, have given profound religious offence in their time. The free exchange of ideas depends on freedom of expression and this includes the right to criticise and mock. We assert and uphold the right of freedom of expression and call on our elected representatives to do the same. We abhor the fact that people throughout the world live under mortal threat simply for expressing ideas and we call on our elected representatives to protect them from attack and not to give comfort to the forces of intolerance that besiege them. "

The rally was a success with 600 people attending. These included Muslims, Christians and atheists, Britons, Americans, Danes, Iraqis and Iranians, socialists, liberals conservatives and libertarians. The one thing which united them was support for the principle of Free Speech. The extremists kept away: No BNP and just a few Islamofascists.

As the group put it: "It was a victory for tolerance, reason and freedom. If you want to know how badly this hurts the extremists, read some of the comments on this blog. This was just the beginning, but it was a very good beginning. "

Theres another extract from the report below and the full story is at the link.
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After successful meetings in Derry, Limerick and Dun Laoghaire the WSM 'What is anarchism' speaking tour arrives in Waterford this Wednesday. read full story / add a comment

NRA are conferencing at Croker on Thursday 30/03/06.

The Title of the conference is:

BUILDING A BETTER ROAD ENVIRONMENT.

Minister Roche will address. The crony lobby will attend.

We think its time to bring some banners out there. Letters also.
Demanding an audit of the NRA, asking for the instigation of a
statutory body to implement our heritage legislation and intelligent investment in our heritage.

Call me @ 087 7765289., if you are interested in standing outside and protesting. The conference is listed and well publicised. There are links on the event calendar.
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Before we jump do we really need to stand back and see exactly what we are doing. We all have our concerns and arguements about public transport but are we really sure that our political leaders are carrying out their objectives in the interest of the Irish people. When one of your parents is gasping on their last breath and cannot recieve or are refused the tretament they need to survive , just think about it, your hard paid taxes built a Luas or a defunct computer voting system or a,or a, or a, and need I go on.
If you believe the private sector will solve all your woes then I'm afraid you deserve all you get. read full story / add a comment

Public meeting Thursday 30th March, Victoria Hotel, Cork, at 8.00pm. read full story / add a comment