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national / worker & community struggles and protests Sunday October 11, 2009 - 21:16 by Saoirse
The Vice President of Republican Sinn Féin Des Dalton addressed the Centenary Biennial National Conference of Ireland’s largest trade union SIPTU on October 9 in Tralee Co Kerry. The subject of his address was the murder of trade union activists by the US-backed regime in Columbia ... read full story / add a comment
national / animal rights Sunday October 11, 2009 - 01:06 by Laura Broxson
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CAFT Ireland - Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade *****PRESS RELEASE***** 3 YEAR PHASE-OUT BAN FOR FUR FARMING IN IRELAND Contact CAFT Ireland spokesperson: Laura Broxson, 086 8729 444. Saturday 10th October marked an historical victory for anti-fur campaigners across Ireland. Green Party members voted in favour for a new programme for government, which will see fur farming banned in Ireland within 3years. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Saturday October 10, 2009 - 17:02 by Mairead Maguire
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Press release averring disappointment with the award of this prize to President Barack Obama ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Friday October 09, 2009 - 22:50 by vincent / blast furnace radio 1 attached file
international / rights, freedoms and repression Friday October 09, 2009 - 18:51 by Nazanin Afshin-Jam
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Behnoud Shojaee and Akram Mahdavi are scheduled to be executed in Evin prison this Sunday October 11 which falls one day after the International Day Against Execution. Some reports say that they may be executed tomorrow. Another juvenile,Safar Angooti is scheduled to be executed on October 21st. The Supreme Court is also deciding the fate of another minor on death row, Ali Mahin Torabi. This sad news is worrying the families of these youngsters, NGO's and human rights activists internationally. ... read full story / add a comment 
dublin / animal rights Wednesday October 07, 2009 - 12:58 by Bernie Wright
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A controvercial exhibition starting tomorrow alerted the public to call AFAR when a photo of a live Greyhound wired up to act as a 'live medical device' was publicised. people feared the dog was to be confined to a plinth to display this possible future scenario at Dublins science Gallery for the next two months. We contacted the organisers and have been assured that no live dog will be used. It was just for the photoshot. However we urge people to express their strong opposition to the use of animals as medical devices or for experimentation. The expo facilitates and provides for comments to be displayed during this event. A letter from the organisers follows.We in AFAR are glad that they are not using a dog in this instance. ... read full story / add a comment
national / education Tuesday October 06, 2009 - 22:04 by Godot
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The Union of Students in Ireland will hold a succession of protests on college campuses around the south of Ireland as part of its campaign against the reintroduction of fees. Protests will be held by University College Cork, the Limerick School of Art and Design and the Institutes of Technologies in Carlow, Limerick Tralee and Waterford from October 7 – 14. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Tuesday October 06, 2009 - 20:57 by The Yes Men
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October 6, 2009 U.S. screening finder The Yes Men Fix the World 's a Riot. No, Really. We all know the facts. Free-market capitalism is dangerous. It's run by a whole lot of bad, powerful people, and it hurts a whole lot of people who don't deserve to be hurt. So much for the obvious. Now what? ... read full story / add a comment |
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