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national / environment / feature Thursday November 14, 2013 22:47 by Fracking watch
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The Irish Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is sponsoring an invite only fracking workshop in London this Friday 15th Nov 2013 as part of its long term plan to introduce fracking in Ireland. It has already commissioned research to help 'determine best practice guidelines to regulate the shale gas industry in Ireland' (all their own words). There is no hint here fracking will NOT be allowed whatever the findings. This same body though is immune from prosecution under Irish law (See Box 1 below) making a mockery of it's regulatory role. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Thursday November 14, 2013 18:24 by rebel
Here are some examples how secret service work, it can be useful to those who don’t have experience with them.
Here are some examples how secret service work, it can be useful to those who don’t have experience with them. Of course, it has nothing with national security. In the West, they follow you on the basis of nationality, color of skin and religion. They make paranoia and create fears about immigrants in order to spread racism and justify repression (imprisoning and deportation) against immigrants. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Thursday November 14, 2013 18:22 by rebel
Here is one article about true public enemies, not state enemies than enemies of society. Companies and people and their products that are created to build totalitarianism in the time of global capitalism. read full story / add a comment ![]()
international / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Thursday November 14, 2013 14:46 by libcom.org
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Another trade unionist murdered in Colombia.
Striking Nestle worker and trade union organiser, Oscar lopez, was shot four times by multiple gunmen in a local bar. ‘Sinaltrainal’, his trade union had been locked in a bitter dispute with Nestle over union recognition and report receiving several death threats via text message from a right-wing paramilitary group, ‘Urabenos’- the day before Lopez was murdered. The messages read, “We are going to chop you up” and “Death to all Communists” read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Thursday November 14, 2013 10:12 by Free Asange! Free Manning!
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DONATE to the Pvt Manning Family Fund - and win a Rugby League World cup 2013 football signed by Julian Assange! http://tinyurl.com/nz7sr3q *The above site & bank account has been set up to defray the costs of Pvt. Mannng's Wales based family in their tranatlantic visits to the one they love imprisoned in Ft. Leavenworth http://tinyurl.com/yrw72v read full story / add a comment ![]()
national / miscellaneous / press release Thursday November 14, 2013 10:12 by Future Resolutions
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Peace III funded project launches an Internet radio facility read full story / add a comment ![]()
international / environment / opinion/analysis Thursday November 14, 2013 08:25 by Akbayan, Aksyon Klima, Yeb Sano
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It seems these days that whenever Mother Nature wants to send an urgent message to humankind, it sends it via the Philippines. This year the messenger was Haiyan, known in the Philippines as Yolanda. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Thursday November 14, 2013 00:13 by Tom C
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In a case even a rightwinger would support, Milnes Foods strikers are continuing their work stoppages .While progress has been made in areas, the right to collective bargaining, union representation, pro-rata pay for the cleaners and mechanics are some of the outstanding issues in this bitter dispute between some seventeen or so brave SIPTU strikers and the company of Milne Foods, of Birr in Co. Offaly. A Labour Court hearing is lated for December 12th. They are on one day work stoppages each Friday from now to Christmas, support from all would be appreciated. read full story / add a comment ![]()
dublin / environment / event notice Wednesday November 13, 2013 13:13 by Latin American Solidarity Centre (LASC)
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When: Thursday 21st November, 6.30pm Where: LASC, 5 Merrion Row, Dublin 2 read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-capitalism / event notice Wednesday November 13, 2013 12:16 by Turing
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Protest Against Racist Attacks & Oppose Racism Saturday 16 November at 2:00 pm. Assemble at the Front of Tallaght Hospital The Anti Austerity Alliance - Dub S.W has initiated a protest this Saturday at 2PM to oppose recent racist attacks in Tallaght, to fight racism, and to mobilise the community to show their opposition to these incidents. Recently, a disgusting attack took place on a Halal shop in Cookstown Industrial estate which saw the shop ransacked and sprayed with racist graffiti. There have been some other attacks and incidents over the recent period. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / press release Wednesday November 13, 2013 12:00 by Turing
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Press statement 13 November 2013 ANTI AUSTERITY ALLIANCE, Dublin 15 Campaigners are taking part in a second protest against water metering in housing estates in the Huntstown area of Dublin 15. Residents and members of the Anti Austerity Alliance are delaying work on the installation of meters by Irish Water in the Huntstown Wood estate. Speaking at the protest, local Huntstown resident, Bernadette Rynne, said: " We find it incredible that they are digging up our footpaths to charge us for water when there has been a water shortage and the obvious thing to do is fix the leaks. " ." read full story / add a comment ![]()
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Wednesday November 13, 2013 00:34 by IPSC
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To mark International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, on Friday 29th November the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign is proud to host a unique evening exploring how Palestinians and internationals use art as a method of both cultural and political resistance to Israeli occupation, apartheid and colonialism. The event will begin place at 7pm in The Pearse Centre (aka The Ireland Institute), 27 Pearse Street, Dublin 2 (map here - http://goo.gl/maps/VzLnF). read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Tuesday November 12, 2013 05:37 by VfP supporter
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On Remembrance Sunday 2013, Veterans For Peace UK walked to The Cenotaph under the banner ‘Never Again’. The message on the back of our tops read “War is Organised Murder” which is a quote from Harry Patch, the last survivor of The Western Front who he died in 2009. Among the 18 veterans who attended were men who had served in World War 2, SE Asia, Northern Ireland, Dhofar, Macedonia, Afghanistan and Iraq. We were followed by around 80 supporters. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Tuesday November 12, 2013 05:16 by WISEup
RAFFLE toward defraying costs of PFC Manning's Wales based Family prison U.S. visits PRIZE Rugby League World Cup 2013 football signed by WikiLeaks Julian Assange http://tinyurl.com/nz7sr3q VIDEO (1 min) Catch the ball of Solidarity with Manning & Assange Don't drop it....RUN! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYf3GmxpYlQ read full story / add a comment ![]()
international / crime and justice / opinion/analysis Tuesday November 12, 2013 02:07 by Anti racism and anti animal cruelty
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I am involved with a number of groups that focus on opposing animal cruelty and from time to time I receive details of what people involved in controversial practises are getting up to. In particular I receive occasional information concerning what appears on a website called "Greyhound Nuts", a site that deals with aspects of Ireland's greyhound industry but specialises in promoting hare coursing. read full story / add a comment
international / housing / news report Monday November 11, 2013 20:03 by nn
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Today during the March of Independence in Warsaw (Poland), nationalist militants broke off from the march and attacked the squat "Przychodnia" social centre. They were trying to "get" the centre. The police stood by and did not intervene for at least 20 minutes read full story / add a comment
galway / history and heritage / event notice Monday November 11, 2013 16:36 by John Cunningham
Irish Centre for the Histories of Labour & Class Inaugural conference At James Hardiman library (new extension) NUI Galway 21-22 November 2013 I'm posting the full programme below. It's rather long, I'm afraid read full story / add a comment ![]()
international / environment / press release Monday November 11, 2013 12:18 by Akbayan (Citizens Action Party)
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Akbayan Partylist, through its #Akbayanihan Relief Drive, is again calling on the public for donations and volunteers to help the victims of super typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda). read full story / add a comment
international / environment / news report Friday November 08, 2013 17:06 by Transmission
Successes and failures in many areas of environmental action. As a UN environmental report urges vegan diet for the protection of Mother Earth, some countries are doing better than others in this and other areas of environmental concern: read full story / add a comment ![]()
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Friday November 08, 2013 15:01 by IPSC
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On Thursday 5th December there will be a fundraiser pub quiz in aid of the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign. It will start at 7.30pm upstairs in the Merchants Arch Bar, 48/49 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2. Cost for entry is €10 per person, with teams of 4/5 maximum. Great prizes and Raffle. read full story / add a comment |
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