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national / public consultation / irish social forum Wednesday March 14, 2007 - 23:37 by neptune's eye   text 2 comments (last - wednesday march 28, 2007 - 17:26)
This is thrilling stuff. I could point you in loads of directions at stunning analysis & biting cartoons. But it's best just to look at the nitty gritty of the pieces of paper that go into Hansard - the official record of the Houses of Commons and Lords SW1A Aaakkkmi6mi5. now one of those is a real secret society with hoods on. & I'm not talking about hoodies or asbestos. We do though (get hoodies & asbestos) because we're scum.

Remember that the link in this "other press" article is to a site envisioned for people who aren't like you, that's why it's called "they work for you". Thanks to the foresight of some maligned predecessors & hard bleeding by other predecessors - we either live in the bubble of the Irish diasporia or in the republic of Ireland & a lot of voting households up the wee north.
& it's not wee actually.... It's global. anyway ... read full story / add a comment
Members of Terence Wheelock's family protesting outside the Department of Justice on February 16th.
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday March 14, 2007 - 12:58 by Irish Times reader   text 5 comments (last - tuesday april 24, 2007 - 21:08)   image 1 image
People may have missed this when it was publicised, since the protest coincided with (extensively reported) Shell to Sea protest in Mayo.

The Wheelock family's plight has been highlighted on this site, so readers will be interested in the report on the forensic testing of Terence Wheelock's clothes. Since the Irish Times is subscription I reproduce the article here in full. ... read full story / add a comment
Leafleet dropped on Southern Iraq by British Royal Air Force
international / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday March 14, 2007 - 12:21 by Guardianista   text 2 comments (last - wednesday march 14, 2007 - 18:56)   image 1 image
Sinn Féin have always been prepared to meet with anyone, and discuss anything.

The party has been excluded and silenced for so long in its history that there have been very few occasions when it has seemed correct to refuse to speak to someone, however much the people concerned might be considered unpopular or wrong.

On the issue of the invasion of Iraq, Sinn Féin has often been critiscised for even speaking to Bush and Blair while the war was ongoing.

This article from the Guardian might restore some people's faith that the party's representatives were not giving the British and Americans an easy time of it during these meetings.

Not that it did much good of course.

But better to try and fail, perhaps, than refuse to engage at all... ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Monday March 12, 2007 - 17:36 by Dave
In the following footage California governor Arnold Schwarznegger explains his economic policies ... read full story / add a comment
From L to R : Michelle and Barack Obama, Edward and Mariam Said at a May 1998 Arab community event in Chicago at which Edward Said gave the keynote speech
galway / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday March 11, 2007 - 20:23 by TD   text 13 comments (last - thursday march 29, 2007 - 18:02)   image 1 image
Now that the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac) - one of the main engines for America's support of Israel - is opening its annual policy conference today in Washington with such keynote speakers as Dick Cheney, Nancy Pelosi, the house speaker and Tzipi Livni, Israel's foreign minister, it's clear Palestine needs no further enemies, but, bejaysus, out steps Barack Obaba from his sheeps clothing to renege on his previous near pristine support for Palestine. ... read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media Sunday March 11, 2007 - 18:37 by canal ti zef
Canal ti zef organise a new video activist festival, we need your films ! ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday March 11, 2007 - 13:46 by Felix Quigley   text 5 comments (last - wednesday march 14, 2007 - 08:04)
People in Ireland should get a clearer picture of what is happening in the Middle East and the build-up to war against Israel. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Sunday March 11, 2007 - 12:34 by nano
There is something politically odd about Bush’s tour of various Latin American countries. South American nations were ‘lost’ to the U.S. some time ago – the price paid for America’s fixation in the Middle East. Bush is loathed internationally but is particularly despised in Latin America. The Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez accurately called Bush a “political cadaver” and led 20,000 Argentinian supporters in the chant, “gringo go home”, during his counter-tour of the region. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday March 11, 2007 - 00:52 by hogworts   text 3 comments (last - sunday march 11, 2007 - 22:02)
Saturday saw thousands march in Bilbao the Basque country for civil rights & calling for an end to the so-called "18/98 macro-trial" which has been brought against diverse members of the Basque separatist or independence groups as well as others engaged in cultural activities.

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international / gender and sexuality Saturday March 10, 2007 - 19:51 by Marie Stopes
In keeping with usual prectice, the police of the Islamo-Fascist Iranian state attacked women who were gathering to celebrate International Women's Day. In Dublin we dealt with their Catholic equivalents at the fake clinic. Sadly in Iran Clerical Fascists won the day.

Iranian police clashed on Thursday with scores of rights activists who gathered in front of parliament to celebrate International Women's Day, one of the activists said.

"Police attacked a gathering of some 700 women's rights activists and hit them with batons," the activist, who asked not to be named, told Reuters. Police cars and ranks of police blocked the roads to prevent the demonstrators from marching, the activist said.


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national / rights, freedoms and repression Friday March 09, 2007 - 14:10 by tom eile   text 2 comments (last - friday march 09, 2007 - 15:32)
During the Scooter Libby trial which ended this week , it was revealed that governments like to release bad news on a Friday on the assumption that most stories that appear on a Saturday are not followed up.
We can expect tomorrow's news to be dominated by the north’s local council elections results ,so all around, it would seem like a good day to announce the launch of an inquiry into collusion between the RUC and the IRA’s security department

“It is thought that a number of IRA killers were protected from prosecution because they were working as agents for Special Branch and other agencies.”
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galway / arts and media Thursday March 08, 2007 - 17:27 by Shaolin   text 9 comments (last - friday april 06, 2007 - 04:51)   image 8 images
Some recent instances of culture jamming in Galway City ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax Thursday March 08, 2007 - 15:02 by IMPACT newsreader
During the height of the bin tax battle, Anti-Bin Tax activists argued that the introduction of bin charges would lead to amongst other things, fewer jobs, increase in collection routes for remaining workers, increase in illegal dumping, introduction of private operators and the end of the waiver system. In two articles in the IMPACT news it would seem that the penny has finally dropped there. I post the articles here in full as non-IMPACT members might not get to see these articles. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday March 07, 2007 - 14:44 by R. Isible
Right-wing Sarkozy (Minister of the Interior), famous for provoking and fanning the riots of 2006 (see http://ie.indymedia.org/article/74925 ) has proposed a new law which would make it illegal for anyone except an accredited journalist to take footage of violence. The irony of the timing has not been lost on many as Tuesday was the anniversary of the Rodney King beating in LA which sparked what locals call the "uprising" and others call the "LA Riots". ... read full story / add a comment
mayo / miscellaneous Wednesday March 07, 2007 - 14:06 by corkie   text 1 comment (last - monday august 06, 2007 - 02:04)
Just in case any of you may not be aware the five part documentary. "Those Who Dance" is avaliable on You Tube.

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national / environment Wednesday March 07, 2007 - 10:31 by Jasper   text 23 comments (last - saturday march 24, 2007 - 16:47)
Disagreement on nuclear for Ireland's climate change strategy
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international / miscellaneous Tuesday March 06, 2007 - 16:50 by Jet Set Radio   text 21 comments (last - wednesday march 14, 2007 - 13:48)
Calls to boycott Israel weaken peace efforts ... read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections Tuesday March 06, 2007 - 15:40 by L5I Ireland   text 3 comments (last - wednesday march 07, 2007 - 20:22)
In this article, Workers Power looks at Sinn Féin's capitulations for British imperialism, SWP and SEA in the elections, and how to build a new movement, fighting for a united, socialist Ireland. ... read full story / add a comment
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