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international / gender and sexuality / other press Tuesday October 24, 2006 21:53 by C Murray
2-4 May 2007 . Conference at the University of Albaerta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. In 1929 Virginia Woolf predicted that women in another century or so if given the opportunity and rooms of their own, will have the habit of freedom and the courage to write exactly what we think, seeing human beings in relation to each other and in relation to reality. Our knowledge based economy and society have made such an opportunity more tangible for some and more elusive for others. Rooms of their own Considers the situation of women in and beyond the academy. By heightening awareness , extending the knowledge base and forming practical recommendations, the conference assesses the challenges and conditions for women to participate in this new reality. read full story / add a comment
galway / arts and media / event notice Tuesday October 24, 2006 18:36 by Manager
As part of their programme in the County of Galway, the Western Writers' Centre is bringing playwright and novelist Billy Roche to read in Loughrea in December. read full story / add a comment
galway / miscellaneous / event notice Tuesday October 24, 2006 18:24 by Shaolin
There will be a Critical Mass bike ride to promote green transport and cyclists' rights this Friday (October 27th), gathering in Eyre Square around 6pm. Everyone is invited to participate using any type of non-motorised transport. read full story / add a comment
derry / anti-war / imperialism / news report Tuesday October 24, 2006 18:08 by Derry Anti War Coalition
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This morning, Tues 24th Oct, a tenth person was arrested in connection with the occupation and decommissioning of Derry's Raytheon facility read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Tuesday October 24, 2006 16:30 by Women
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"Golshan Al Bayati, Iraqi woman writer/Journalist and AL Hayat newspaper Correspondent (Arabic London Newspaper) In Iraq, was First arrested on 11/09/06 by Iraqi forces in the city of Tikrit. She was released after signing an undertaking on 15th Sept 06, only to be arrested again. The news from Iraq , this morning(8/10/06): it is very likely that she is currently being mistreated in detention. Golshan was re-arrested after attempting to retrieve her computer that was consfiscated during the first raid on her house by the local Iraqi security services. Golshan had written an article criticising the security forces in Tikrit. This is believed to be the reason behind her arrest. read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Tuesday October 24, 2006 14:13 by FF
Here are the details of a once off performance piece by acclaimed actor Dylan Tighe read full story / add a comment
kildare / arts and media / event notice Tuesday October 24, 2006 12:26 by Global Awareness NUIM
On Thursday October 26th, the NUI Maynooth Global Awareness Society will host an evening of readings and conversation marking the release of expatriate Irish author Ramor Ryan’s debut publication, Clandestines: The Pirate Journals of an Irish Exile. read full story / add a comment
sligo / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Tuesday October 24, 2006 10:39 by J. Dunne
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Two former U.S. Central Intelligence Agency operatives, Kathleen Christison and Bill Christison will address a public meeting in the City Hotel, Quay Street, Sligo, on this Friday evening (27th October) at 8.30.p.m. The Public Meeting is being held under the auspices of the Connolly Forum and the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign, and Sligo’s former Mayor, Councillor Declan Bree, will preside at the event. read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / other press Tuesday October 24, 2006 06:32 by peptide
The Australian Minister for Communications, Helen Coonan, buoyed by her recent success in eliminating media diversity in Oz is now targeting the most diverse (content) medium on the planet – the internet. Her latest comments (news radio) veil her real intentions (information control!) The only effective means of controlling the flow of information on the internet is filtering at backbone or provider level. Conservatives are entirely predictable and Coonan is no exception, her intentions to target the internet were anticipated, a quote from an article dated July 5, follows: read full story / add a comment |
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