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galway / miscellaneous / event notice Monday April 19, 2010 08:10 by Martha
Latin American Week Festival once more in Gort with the theme Food Sovereignty. read full story / add a comment
galway / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Sunday April 18, 2010 21:05 by donkylemore
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The Curia has protected the Pope with a venal beguile The defence of their errant priests and bishops is to launch an attack of a tripartite nature ; the church as victim; the blame lies with the victims; the problem was one of incipient homosexuality . The three factors were advanced separately over the past 10 days by the pope and 2 different theologians . Not just ordinary Curia sycophants , but doctrinaire heavy hitters. read full story / add a comment
cork / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Sunday April 18, 2010 14:17 by pat c
In a change to the previously advertised event Hopi is presenting a screening presents a screening of 'Offside', Jafar Panahi's acclaimed film this coming Thursday, 22 April at 8pm Solidarity Books, Douglas Street Cork. The film tells the story of soccer mad Iranian girls who dress up as boys so that they can go to the world cup qualifying match in Tehran. Women are banned from attending all sporting events in Iran and face arrest and imprisonment if caught. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Sunday April 18, 2010 13:59 by pat c
Hands Off the People of Iran has been campaigning for the release of the internationally know Iranian filmmaker, Jafar Panahi, arrested by the Islamic regime on March 1 Over a month since his arrest, Panahi, whose most famous films are the widely acclaimed The circle (winner of the Golden Lion prize at the Vienna film festival in 2000) and Offside, has still not been charged with any crime. Twice offered bail during that time, he has refused out of solidarity with all those incarcerated for their participation in the mass demonstrations against the regime that have shaken Iran since June 2009. read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections / opinion/analysis Sunday April 18, 2010 00:19 by Michael Gallagher
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Having chatted recently to many other people on the left so as to try and gauge the possibility of the broadest ever coming together of a revolutionary left alliance on this island, it appears that we are going to miss the best opportunity in making the biggest electoral impact by the genuine left in years. Too many parties/groups seem to be carrying too much historical baggage about each other. This party won't work with that party for this reason....that party won't work with anyone for some other reason....that party can't be trusted because of past mistakes....sniping.....backbiting.....nitpicking........petty grudges.....personalities.....sectarianism......our view is the right one......we have more experience.... blah blah blah blah blah. Below is an open letter to all the genuine Socialist organisations in Ireland read full story / add a comment |
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