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offsite link Why Do Experts Think That Talking About Racism a Lot is Going to Reduce Rather Than Increase Racism? Wed Feb 05, 2025 07:00 | James Alexander
How are we going to get rid of racism when we have expects and intellectuals paid to find us guilty of racism at all costs? The answer is never, says Prof James Alexander.
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A summary of the most interesting stories in the past 24 hours that challenge the prevailing orthodoxy about the ?climate emergency?, public health ?crises? and the supposed moral defects of Western civilisation.
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offsite link Starmer Hands Prisoners 6.6% Pay Rise at Cost of ?4.4 Million Tue Feb 04, 2025 19:00 | Will Jones
Keir Starmer has handed prisoners a 6.6% pay rise at a cost of ?4.4 million despite depriving 10 million pensioners of their winter fuel allowance because money is so tight.
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offsite link EU Plans to Let States Deport Failed Asylum Seekers and Criminals in Reform to Refugee Convention Tue Feb 04, 2025 17:00 | Will Jones
The EU is drawing up a plan to overhaul its 1951 Refugee Convention that prevents countries from rejecting asylum seekers at their borders in a belated effort to address Europe's exploding migrant crisis.
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offsite link How Afraid Should we be About the Government?s Plan to Come up With a Legal Definition of ?Islamopho... Tue Feb 04, 2025 15:00 | Sam Bidwell
The prosecution of a man for burning the Qur'an shows how Islamic blasphemy codes are becoming embedded in criminal law. Coming up with a legal definition of 'Islamophobia' will accelerate this process, says Sam Bidwell.
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national / rights, freedoms and repression Sunday February 05, 2006 - 15:22 by An Feirsteach   text 2 comments (last - thursday december 07, 2006 - 20:43)
I bhfianaise a fheabhas is a d’éirigh le hiarrachtaí le cumainn Na Gaeil Óga a bhunú i nGaillimh agus i gCorcaigh le gairid agus leis an gComhdháil Óige a eagraíodh i gColáiste na Tríonóide i mBaile Átha Cliath le déanaí, tá Na Gaeil Óga chun díriú ar an Tuaisceart anois. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Saturday February 04, 2006 - 16:14 by CRA - El Libertario, Venezuela   text 1 comment (last - sunday february 05, 2006 - 16:12)
Between January 23 – 29, 2006, anarchist activists gathered in Caracas for the Alternative Social Forum, coming from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Russia, Spain, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay and Venezuela. We consider it important to establish a specifically anarchist position that speaks to our experiences and exchanges. In such a spirit we declare the following: ... read full story / add a comment
national / animal rights Thursday February 02, 2006 - 23:21 by Ciaran Long   text 4 comments (last - monday july 31, 2006 - 19:46)
Animal rights group, the Captive Animals Protection Society (CAPS) has strongly criticised the decision by the Arts Council to allocate120,000 euros to Irish circuses containing animal acts, and described it as “further state funding for animal abuse by this government”. CAPS Irish spokesperson Nuala Donlon is calling on the Arts Council to reconsider its decision in light of the serious concerns about animal welfare and public safety which surround such travelling menageries. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests Thursday February 02, 2006 - 17:41 by Dermot L   text 2 comments (last - friday february 03, 2006 - 00:43)
Labour Youth are to stage a protest outside Dunnes Stores, South Great George’s Street, Dublin 2, at 6pm this evening, Thursday 2nd February, against the sacking of company employee Joanne Delaney for wearing her union pin on her uniform. ... read full story / add a comment
mayo / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday February 01, 2006 - 20:11 by M. Ní Sheighin   text 2 comments (last - saturday february 04, 2006 - 08:58)
We announce with deep regret and immediate effect our suspension from involvement in the mediation process between ourselves and SHELL. This has been brought about by the continued and direct interference in the mediation process by Minister Noel Dempsey T.D. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous Wednesday February 01, 2006 - 16:12 by Joanne Doherty   text 52 comments (last - wednesday october 04, 2006 - 00:06)   image 5 images
There will be a protest outside Stringfellows lapdancing club this evening at 8.00pm.

Local residents, members of Ruhama and students will be among those at protest.

Please come along to help show how this club will contribute to increased sexual violence against women. ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Tuesday January 31, 2006 - 16:47 by Sean   text 3 comments (last - thursday february 02, 2006 - 13:41)
Organise! have called pickets of dunnes stores branches in Derry and Belfast city centre for 1 0'Clock this Friday in support of Joanne Delaney, a shop steward sacked for wearing her union badge. We are calling on comrades and groups to picket other local dunnes stores branches!

... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday January 24, 2006 - 12:09 by cf   text 14 comments (last - thursday february 02, 2006 - 20:01)
The European Court of Human Rights has repeatedly ruled that “diplomatic assurances” do not provide sufficient protection against the risk of torture
The Irish Government has not carried out any inspections of aircraft or flights using Shannon, despite being asked to do so by the Irish Human Rights Commission ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday January 17, 2006 - 11:23 by Seán Ó hAdhmaill   text 4 comments (last - wednesday january 25, 2006 - 12:11)
“Ní neart go cur le chéile” is é téama na Comhdhála Óige atá á heagrú ag Na Gaeil Óga, Dé Luain seo chugainn i gColáiste na Tríonóide i mBaile Átha Cliath. Is iad Siún Nic Gearailt, Daithí Mac Cárthaigh, Rossa Ó Snódaigh (Kíla) agus Pádraig Ó Ceithearnaigh cuid de na haíonna a dhéanfaidh cainteanna ar an ábhar “An Óige agus an Ghaeilge”.

Cruinniú bunaithe Na Gaeil Óga sa Ghaillimh
Beidh cruinniú poiblí Na Gaeil Óga ar siúl in Áras na Gaeilge, Ollscoil na hÉireann, Gaillimh ar Dé hAoine, 20 Eanáir ag a 7i.n.


“Ní neart go cur le chéile” or Strength in Coming Together is the theme of the Youth Conference organised by Na Gaeil Óga, for next Monday in Trinity College in Dublin. The conference will be chaired by PopTV’s, Sorcha Ní Thomáin and will feature guest speakers such as, Siún Nic Gearailt, Rossa Ó Snódaigh (Kíla), Daithí Mac Cárthaigh, and Pádraig Ó Ceithearnaigh on the theme of “Young People and the Irish Language”. ... read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice Monday January 16, 2006 - 17:36 by Des Long   text 9 comments (last - friday january 20, 2006 - 23:47)
Gerry Kelly one of the Provisional leadership has signalled a change in policy towards policing in the Six Counties ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / environment Monday January 16, 2006 - 14:25 by Muireann de Barra
'Water Cannot Wait' is a new 3-part radio documentary series addressing global water issues and will be broadcast on Dublin's community radio station Near FM 101.6 ... read full story / add a comment
mayo / miscellaneous Monday January 16, 2006 - 01:30 by Keith Martin   text 1 comment (last - monday january 16, 2006 - 04:27)
School Building gets funding and go ahead. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday January 12, 2006 - 21:45 by Xavier   text 1 comment (last - tuesday january 24, 2006 - 20:53)
The recent government announcement 5 million euro for the integration programme in 2006. This is not enough, and in any event the funding should be coming through all government departments and should include an educational element to educate people to the genetic facts. It is necessary that the government put a cultural integration scheme in place immediately, to do otherwise is to invite ghettoisation and promote the conditions which strengthen racist ideas. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday January 12, 2006 - 17:36 by Ruairi Og O Bradaigh   text 12 comments (last - wednesday february 15, 2006 - 16:35)
RSF describe arrest of three of its members in Armagh as harassment ... read full story / add a comment
international / eu Wednesday January 11, 2006 - 16:45 by David Lundy
With transnational food corporations trying to obtain full control of the food chain, GMOs and monopolisation of seeds represent a means to impose their conditions in agricultural production. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Monday January 09, 2006 - 15:32 by Graham O Maonaigh   text 7 comments (last - thursday january 12, 2006 - 16:54)
Labour Youth has called on Dublin City Council to reverse the ban on postering that has been imposed on advertising public demonstrations in the city centre. Labour Youth believes the ban limits the rights of groups that wish to advertise public gatherings and demonstrations. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism Friday January 06, 2006 - 14:50 by cf   text 5 comments (last - monday january 30, 2006 - 01:56)
Labour Party President and Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Michael D Higgins TD, has said new figures showing that over 300,000 US troops passed through Shannon airport in 2005 will outrage the Irish public as the loss of the life of ordinary Iraqis increases by the day. ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Wednesday January 04, 2006 - 17:24 by Joe Higgins T.D.   text 36 comments (last - wednesday january 11, 2006 - 20:58)
Key is Militant Trade Union Strategy to Flush Out Cheap Labour Employers Rather Than EU Work Permits ... read full story / add a comment
national / animal rights Tuesday January 03, 2006 - 17:47 by Mary O Connor   text 11 comments (last - wednesday july 04, 2007 - 15:03)
I started to build a wall of 1,000,000 dogs photographs on the Internet submitted by 1,000,000 people who care enough to make the effort to build this wall to highlight the inhumane treatment of dogs world wide.
Join me in building this wall ... read full story / add a comment
ISSUE TWO COVER
dublin / arts and media Friday December 30, 2005 - 17:16 by Insurrection   text 1 comment (last - saturday december 31, 2005 - 21:21)   image 2 images
"Insurrection" is a Dublin based a3-freesheet providing news, contacts and a small bit of analysis on Anarchism from an insurrectionary perspective. This is the second issue of what will hopefully be a long running project. ... read full story / add a comment
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