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international / gender and sexuality Saturday April 23, 2011 - 19:43 by Maryam Namazie
Full story with vids at url. To mark and celebrate 100 years of International Women’s Day, a one day conference was held on 12 March 2011 to discuss the impact of religion on the lives of women. The conference was organised by One Law for All and the International Committee against Stoning, Iran Solidarity, and Equal Rights Now. The day started with an opening address by renowned philosopher A C Grayling which was followed by a hugely successful conference with speakers from across the world creating a vibrant and very important debate. ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Thursday April 14, 2011 - 19:27 by Peter Manson
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Yet another split from the British SWP. About 40 have left. But how honest are they in their convictions? The resignation of Socialist Workers Party central committee member Chris Bambery on April 10 was rapidly followed by the departure of at least 38 comrades in Scotland two days later. These defectors are expected to formally announce their adherence to the Counterfire grouping of John Rees and Lindsey German sooner rather than later ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday April 13, 2011 - 11:25 by Celia S
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In the article below Michael Parenti deconstructs the body myths surrounding the question of the Dalai Lama/Tibet. Very relevant given the love-in going on today. What say you Andy Storey/Afri? ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Sunday April 03, 2011 - 08:28 by Ciaron
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As was the case with Gulf War 1, more serious resistance to the present wars on Afghanistan and Iraq has come from within the military in the United States & Britain than from the anti-war movements in civil society. A culture of solidarity is not evident in either countries anti-war movements. Military resisters often end up isolated and demoralised by anti-war movements that incite them to resist and then abandons them! Support those who are offerig solidarity to military resisters "Courage to Resist" www.couragetoresist.org "Bradley Manning Support Group" www.bradleymanning.org ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Saturday April 02, 2011 - 15:52 by Gerry Downing
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Gerry Downing of 'Socialist Fight' believes the anti-Gaddafi rebellion is totally reactionary. This article is published in the Weekly Worker but does not reflect the views of the CPGB. Eddie Ford’s article ‘Imperialism out, down with the Gaddafi regime’, makes a number of serious political errors and omissions (Weekly Worker March 24). The most important ones are to fail to take into account: (1) Libya’s history of struggle against colonialism and imperialism; (2) the tribal nature of its society; (3) the nature of the leadership of the Libyan rebels; (4) the role of the working class in the struggle; (5) the role of al-Qa’eda in Libya; and (6) to light-mindedly assume that this was just a continuation of the ‘Arab revolution’ or ‘Arab spring’ begun in Tunisia and then developed in Egypt and throughout the region. I will take these points in order. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Friday April 01, 2011 - 18:44 by John Cornford
The Revolutionary Socialists in Egypt are a group that adheres to the same tradition as the Irish Socialist Workers Party. Peter Manson asked Mohammad Hamama, a prominent RS member, about the prospects for the working class movement in Egypt and beyond. Full text at url below. How would you describe the current situation in Egypt? This is an era of revolution. The toppling of Mubarak was just the start. We need to overthrow the regime, but Mubarak was just its head. There are a lot of mini-Mubaraks all over Egypt: in every sector, every apparatus and every institution. Government ministers and private sector bosses - they are all corrupt and they all make up the regime, the regime we want to topple. But things are getting very tough. The idea that the revolution ended when Mubarak fell is really wrong. The revolution is only just starting. The army generals are serving their own interests and they will try to save whatever they can of the old order. The workers must take the lead now - this is their moment. The movement must spread all over Egypt. We need to turn every corner of the country into Tahrir Square. We need to topple every single Mubarak. We need far more than political reforms. We need very radical social reforms relating to how wealth is distributed. The companies privatised over the last 30 years need to be nationalised again in order to undermine the generals. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / racism & migration related issues Wednesday March 30, 2011 - 16:20 by Grace
The Near Media Co-op is seeking 8 participants (4 Irish and 4 non-EU nationals) to take part in a new project, “Intercultural Dialogue through Community Media.” ... read full story / add a comment
international / environment Tuesday March 29, 2011 - 18:24 by Ritt Goldstein
The ongoing Fukushima nuclear crisis has raised numerous concerns, the candor of pronouncements regarding the reality of circumstances being one of them. As many wonder what the future will hold, the events reported in this article suggest some possible conclusions, the facts being less than reassuring. Full text and links to article's source documents only available on Common Dreams at url below. As radiation counts elevate in Japan, news of nuclear contamination spreading across a widening spectrum of life and its necessities, official pronouncements continue to play down events’ gravity. While some have questioned whether this is being pursued to promote calm, or perhaps the nuclear industry, the result has left many either skeptical of official claims or simply reassured by them. It seems time for some difficult facts. ... read full story / add a comment
international / environment Monday March 28, 2011 - 20:30 by Benitron
Collaborative peer to peer donation website under Free Licence ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Friday March 25, 2011 - 23:55 by Atlantis
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Shatter condemns criticisms of judiciary in wake of tribunal The Justice Minister Alan Shatter has hit out at what he has called "intemperate attacks" on the judiciary. Alan Shatter's released a statement this evening, condemning a number of comments made in the wake of the Moriarty report published earlier this week, which he said were "intended to bring the judiciary into disrepute and to undermine public confidence in the administration of justice." Minister Shatter said the statements which he claimed " endanger public confidence" in the judiciary and the courts, are "entirely unacceptable and are to be deplored". Both former Minister Michael Lowry and Businessman Denis O'Brien have been critical of Mr. Justice Michael Moriarty in the wake of the report. Read more: http://www.examiner.ie/breakingnews/ireland/shatter-con...15dby ... read full story / add a comment
international / eu Wednesday March 23, 2011 - 21:14 by Jolly Red Giant
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Following his recent election to the Irish Parliament Joe Higgins the Socialist Party / CWI MEP for Dublin was obliged to announce his replacement as MEP from the election substitute list. Today the Socialist Party announced that Paul Murphy will be the new Socialist Party / CWI MEP to take over from Joe Higgins. Paul Murphy has been a Parliamentary Assistant to Joe Higgins since the 2009 Euro elections. ... read full story / add a comment
Any agreement signed between El Salvador and the U.S government has to guarantee El Salvador´s democ
international / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday March 20, 2011 - 21:23 by Leftblogger
As US President Barack Obama embarks on his latest tour, an El Salvadoran actists reports over on http://leftblogger.com/. For background on the Obama trip to Chile, Brazil and El Salvador, see http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/0319/....html ... read full story / add a comment
Parents died leaving Family home intestate. Mick, one of the sons took out a High Court administration form and sold the family without consulting with his brother and four sisters. The other son John took him to court and won the case. It was discovered in court that Mick had defrauded the form in order to sell the home. The case ended up in the Circuit Court and the High Court but both courts decided that John was right to bring the case and he was awarded his share of the family home proceeds plus costs. ... read full story / add a comment
international / environment Thursday March 10, 2011 - 09:49 by Prison Solidarity
On Thursday, a jury in Salt Lake City declared climate activist Tim DeChristopher guilty for his interference with an oil and gas auction held at the end of the Bush administration. He faces a sentence of up to 10 years, to be determined by a judge: YOUTUBE (3 mins) Speech by Tim DeChristopher after guilty verdit delivered..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cae5Pr7CHgk&feature=play...at=10 ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism Saturday March 05, 2011 - 17:49 by Red Banner
Issue 43 of Red Banner: a magazine of socialist ideas Out now from bookshops or the address above for €2 / £1.50 ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Friday March 04, 2011 - 05:42 by Ciarn
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Full View 12-min TV program on Bradley Manning EXCELLENT! ... and usable (thanx Ray!) http://daserste.ndr.de/panorama/media/panor165.html ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Monday February 28, 2011 - 15:04 by JC Skinner
international / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday February 27, 2011 - 10:29 by AC
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Irish Times article by ARTHUR BEESLEY in Brussels ... read full story / add a comment
international / environment Sunday February 27, 2011 - 00:39 by Ragerman
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An open letter appeared on the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance founded and run by Judith McGeary to save family farms in the US. The letter, written by Don Huber, professor emeritus at Purdue University, to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, warns of a pathogen “new to science” discovered by “a team of senior plant and animal scientists”. Huber says it should be treated as an “emergency’’, as it could result in “a collapse of US soy and corn export markets and significant disruption of domestic food and feed supplies.” This could be the worst nightmare of genetic engineering that some scientists have been warning for years: the unintended creation of new pathogens through assisted horizontal gene transfer and recombination. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday February 26, 2011 - 02:36 by J. C. Phelan
Something funky is going on with our water. ... read full story / add a comment |
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