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international / rights, freedoms and repression Monday March 27, 2006 - 14:41 by pat c
Please read the story below, this is not a normal petition appeal. For a start it has more than a couple of lines of text, it tells a story. The Story of a brave Secular Kurdish author who has written a book which questions the status of women in islam and according to the text of the Quran. the book is entitled “Sex, Sharia and Women in the History of Islam". The Kurdishish Islamofascists are now trying to bring about his death. You can a little thing to save him: read the plea below and sign the petition. This is a petition that WILL go to the Kurdish Government; the Organisation of Women’s Freedom in Iraq will ensure this. pat c ... read full story / add a comment 
national / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday March 22, 2006 - 17:03 by Ógra A
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Suicide prevention, an all Ireland approach was the message highlighted today on Wednesday 22nd March by Ógra Shinn Féin activists mobilised across Ireland for a national day of action to distribute information leaflets and raise awareness on the issue of suicide in Ireland ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Tuesday March 21, 2006 - 02:43 by King Dumb of Kerry
The Heresy of 'Business as Usual' - The Looming Energy Crisis and How We Can Deal With It Síol Chíarraí/ Friends of the Earth South Kerry are very pleased to announce a series of talks in Killarney by internationally renowned speakers analysing the looming energy crisis and offering practical suggestions of how we as individuals, communities and nations can address these crucial issues. The venue for all events is KDYS Killarney Youth Centre, next to the Franciscan Friary, in the centre of Killarney. The talks are free of charge though any donations will be appreciated. All are welcome are to attend. ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Monday March 20, 2006 - 20:58 by Kiel Cathers
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Ireland's first cannabis policy reform organisation, the Centre for Cannabis Policy Reform Ireland (CCPR) launched their website and campaign this week. The group, in close association with the Colorado-based Safer Alternative For Alternative Recreation (SAFER), who successfully campaigned to legalise the possession of less than an ounce of cannabis, aim to educate the public about the fact that cannabis is safer than alcohol, that prohibition is a failure, and that a system of regulation must be put in place. ... read full story / add a comment
national / history and heritage Monday March 20, 2006 - 15:14 by Muireann Ni Bhrolchain
The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland held a one day event on Thursday 9^th March entitled ‘ Tara Seminar’ in the Helen Roe Theatre. This was partly to celebrate the publication of the latest book on Tara, edited by Edel Bhreathnach, called ‘The Kingship and Landscape of Tara’. ... read full story / add a comment
Protesters Converge On Canadian Embassy To Protest Massive Seal Slaughter Amid International Controv
dublin / animal rights Monday March 20, 2006 - 13:50 by John Carmody
For Immediate Release March 20, 2006 Contact: John Carmody 087-6275579 Dublin — Animal Rights Action Network (ARAN) is urging members of the public to get behind its protest this week to call on Canada to stop killing the seals. ARAN members, volunteers and the public will gather outside the offices of the Canadian Embassy to stage a lively protest against Canada’s plans to slaughter 335,000 seals this year. With a huge banner depicting a picture of a seal being clubbed to death and reading “Canada Stop Killing Seals” along with placards reading “Boycott Canadian Seafood” people will plead with Canada to end the seal hunt. When: March 23, 2006 Where: Canadian Embassy, 65 St Stephens Green, Dublin 2 (overhead bank of Scotland) Time: 12 noon til 2pm ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / arts and media Saturday March 18, 2006 - 16:07 by Lee Welch
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Four is pleased to present Death and the Compass which brings together the work of four artists living and working in Glasgow. Neil Bickerton, Lorna Macintyre, Sue Tompkins and Gregor Wright all have diverse practices, but their work is linked by a proximity between form and content and an honesty in use of materials. with support from The British Council ... read full story / add a comment
international / summit mobilisations Saturday March 18, 2006 - 04:02 by Reclaim the Commons
A secret draft of the "G8 Summit Communique on Energy Security," scheduled to be released officially on July 16th at the July 15 - 17, 2006 G8 Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, has been leaked. The Communique is now posted for the global public to read and review, front and center at http://ReclaimTheCommons.net ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Saturday March 18, 2006 - 01:06 by b0bk
This is a message from french/english/italian/german anarchists living in the Paris region destined to all of our sympathizers all around the world. We are independant from but friends with the French Anarchist Federation hence we will not speak in their name. read the text ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday March 18, 2006 - 00:03 by joe
A strange sight was to be seen on Wednesday evening in the grounds of the Spanish embassy: the Basque flag was flying high from the embassy's flagpole. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism Friday March 17, 2006 - 22:14 by venceremos
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The recent deluge of expressions of “concern” about Iran by Cheney, Bolton, Blair, Rumsfeld et al should be setting alarm bells ringing throughout the world. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday March 15, 2006 - 20:53 by John Meehan
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In view of the Bush Administration's brutal illegal and inhumane war against Iraq, we the undersigned call on the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, other Irish politicians and Government representatives, not to meet with President Bush in the United States over the coming Saint Patrick's Day events. Shannon Airport should no longer be used to ferry American troops back and forward to Iraq. ... read full story / add a comment 
tyrone / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday March 15, 2006 - 19:38 by The Pen
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West Tyrone Sinn Féin MLA and Omagh District Councillor Barry McElduff has accused the PSNI of ‘poisoning the political process with regular interventions aimed at preventing change so as to suit a Unionist agenda.’ ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Wednesday March 15, 2006 - 00:57 by M. Ni Bhrolchain
As most of the Government leaves Ireland to sell the Emerald Isle to countries abroad will they also tell those countries they are visiting that the island will soon be covered in concrete, apartments and motorways? That the Green and Emerald Isle is quickly becoming the Concrete Isle? ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / animal rights Tuesday March 14, 2006 - 20:29 by Allison H
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For Immediate Release: 14 March 2006 Contact: John Carmody 087-6275579 Dublin, Ireland - Lying naked in flower-decorated coffins, PETA members will be on display on Friday to remind consumers that an addiction to poultry could lead to a bird flu pandemic. Activists will carry placards reading, "Bird Flu Kills: Go Vegetarian": Date: Wednesday, 15 March Time: 12 noon sharp Place: Henry Street, (Opposite Spire) ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday March 14, 2006 - 17:05 by Caitriona Ni Cheallaigh
St. Margaret’s Travellers Community Association (SMTCA) is hosting an open forum meeting in St. Margaret’s Park Halting Site at which residents, councillors, community groups and interested individuals will come together to raise awareness about the accommodation situation in Ballymun. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Tuesday March 14, 2006 - 13:17 by Joe
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A protest will take place at seven o'clock, Wednesday 15th outside the Spanish embassy in support of the Basque prisoners currently incarcerated in French and Spanish goals, and in particular to highlight the recent deaths of two Basque prisoners, Igor Angulo and Roberto Sainz. The Spanish embassy is located on the Merlyn park road, just off the Merrion road, Ballsbridge. Organised by Ógra Shinn Féin Átha Cliath. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / environment Tuesday March 14, 2006 - 04:07 by Jeff Luers
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For the past few years the weekend of June 11 was typically a time when we reflected on Jeff Free Luers' 22.5 year sentence and held events to recognize the anniversary of his incarceration. This year Jeff writes below that he wishes this year to focus on the Green Scare co-defendants. Please plan an event now! It's only 3 months away. And keep reading... ... read full story / add a comment 
international / worker & community struggles and protests Monday March 13, 2006 - 17:32 by libcom.org/blog
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France has been hit with a wave of strikes, protests, marches and university occupations in recent days as workers, students and young people fight a new legal state assault on employment rights, reports Jef Costello for libcom.org news. ... read full story / add a comment
national / sci-tech Monday March 13, 2006 - 13:18 by An Feirsteach
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Na Gaeil Óga want to use the goodwill towards the Irish-language in Ireland during Seachtain na Gaeilge, 4-17 March to develop a new predictive text service on mobile phones in Irish. They also want an option to have Irish as a user on all mobile phones in Ireland, i.e. Phonebook nó Eolaire Gutháin/fóin. ... read full story / add a comment |
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