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international / miscellaneous Saturday December 10, 2005 - 15:03 by maria golpe
Thirty thousand colombian asylum seekers wait to be accepted into Ecuador. Some of them come from the region of Putumayo, south of Colombia. This is the most affected area by the indiscriminate spraying of crops from the air that US companies, in association with the Uribe Administration, have been carrying out since december 1999 in order to eliminate coca plantations. Or so they say. Since the beginning of this “War on drugs” instigated by the Plan Colombia, food crops have been totally devastated, animals are killed by the millions in the area, people suffer from skin and gastric disorders, and some doctors talk of the high risk of getting cancer, suffering miscarriages, genetic mutations…these people from south Colombia are exposed to, due to the spraying of their lands that breaks all sorts of environmental and human rights laws. But, what’s happening in Putumayo? And why? ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Saturday December 10, 2005 - 13:53 by Sean Crudden
 2 comments (last - monday december 12, 2005 - 20:04)
Arthur Morgan TD as well as Shane McEntee TD passionately expressed during the week in Drogheda, at a meeting organised by Meath Community Forum, their oppostition to incineration. But what if the incinerator at Carranstown (or the one in Cork) goes ahead? ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Saturday December 10, 2005 - 02:21 by seedot
Thoughts on watching a large number of working people gather together and walk through my city during working hours. ... read full story / add a comment
meath / environment Friday December 09, 2005 - 11:56 by Meath on Track
11 comments (last - saturday may 10, 2008 - 23:46)
The 2005 'Transport 21' plan and the 2000 'A Platform for Change' plan - Compare & Contrast the promises made for reopening the Navan rail link under both plans. ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / worker & community struggles and protests Friday December 09, 2005 - 10:44 by John McAnulty
1 comment (last - saturday december 10, 2005 - 18:08)
Say No to starvation wages Organise rank and File Solidarity If one common message is being presented from Government, employers and union leaderships it is that the Irish Ferries dispute is an exceptional case, well outside the safe reliable boundaries of social partnership and with no effect on the lives of the average worker. Nothing could be further from the truth. ... read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media Thursday December 08, 2005 - 16:54 by Davros
1 comment (last - thursday december 08, 2005 - 18:07)
From the Emergency to the emergency landing... ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Wednesday December 07, 2005 - 21:24 by Paul Kinsella
1 comment (last - thursday december 08, 2005 - 13:01)
I’m appealing to everyone whether living in Ireland, or abroad to support the 'National Day Of Action', organised by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU), the umbrella group for most Trade Unions in Ireland, this Friday, December 9th against the exploitation of workers, especially migrant workers, and the general race to the bottom associated with capitalism! ... read full story / add a comment 
national / worker & community struggles and protests Wednesday December 07, 2005 - 12:00 by DC
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Friday’s demonstration is an opportunity for all Irish workers to show our support for and solidarity with Irish Ferries workers in their battle against job displacement and exploitation. Their fight is our fight because if the company is successful in defeating the workers’ resistance it will open the floodgates for employers throughout the economy to slash wages and attack working conditions – a process which is already well under way. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday December 06, 2005 - 20:54 by Pinhead
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The social welfare office is a bleak place to find yourself on a summer’s afternoon. It's decrepit decor of ruddy orange plastic chairs and ratty gray carpets, scarred with cigarette burns from anxious claimants testify to a lack of state investment and care . With every text and fag leaving another dent in a miserly bank balance, attempting to navigate signing on for the first time is more obstacle course than a walk in the park. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday December 06, 2005 - 19:28 by Paddy Savage
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Weds 5thOct: Protesters called on the British governement to take action against Irans treatment of gay and lesbian people,the protest took place outside the Iranian embassy after the brutal execution of two young men accused of being lovers.Celebrities such as Matt lucas,Simon Callow,Boy george,Scott capuro and gay rapper Qboy sent their messages of support to the event,Cappuro said"i just think its horrible,im sick of this shit."The boys were tortured,given lashes and then hung!! ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday December 06, 2005 - 13:00 by Fred
10 comments (last - monday january 01, 2007 - 12:08)
A group calling itself the Swords of Truth Brigades has kidnapped four members of the pacifist group Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT), accusing them of being "spies working for the occupying forces.” They have threatened to kill the four hostages unless all detainees held by the Coalition and the Iraqi government are released by December 8. ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Tuesday December 06, 2005 - 09:34 by Kevin Mannerings
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How much did Otto Schilly and Gerhardt Schroeder know about the CIA kidnapping of Khaled al-Masri, the man who was grabbed by mistake? ... read full story / add a comment
international / politics / elections Monday December 05, 2005 - 13:33 by %
10 comments (last - friday january 06, 2006 - 02:11)
We have come a long way with Chavez. But no-one ever suggested we were going to go all the way with him. Years ago, he went from military officer, to charismatic left wing popularist, to television master, to dauphin of Castro, to the "most left wing and popular champion of the poor" in the Americas. A man who could taunt with impunity the Americans under Bush, the Mexicans under Fox. A man who could send fuel and food aid to the poor of Boston, a man who chose not to side with the striking miners of Ecuador. ... read full story / add a comment |
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