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international / environment Sunday March 12, 2006 - 00:16 by Terry
An interview with a person involved in campaigning against mountain top removal, basically strip mining on steroids, in the United States. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests Saturday March 11, 2006 - 16:55 by Boycott Killer Coke
There was an excellent response to the boycott coke stall on Saturday outside the GPO with a large amount of interest from passers by and the general public. ... read full story / add a comment
clare / crime and justice Saturday March 11, 2006 - 00:59 by Conor Cregan
On Thursday 9th March 2006 four Peace Activists were acquitted at Shannon District Court as the charges brought by An Garda Siochána were withdrawn at the behest of the D.P.P. These charges regarded an incident at Shannon Airport on the 17th September 2005 where a group of members from Na Cosantóirí Síochána (the Peace Network) hung a banner on the balcony at the airport to protest the use of Shannon Airport by the CIA in the illegal programme of “Extraordinary Rendition” ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Saturday March 11, 2006 - 00:40 by hs
The SSP party conference has just taken place. The main debates centered on the political future of the SSP, including the leaderships attempt to pull out of first past the post elections and it's futher campaign to create a broadbased independence popular front. I've compiled a number of reports from the weekly worker, cwi, ssp official website, mainstream press and the british socialist worker. ... read full story / add a comment
antrim / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday March 09, 2006 - 18:22 by Magdalenatotlany
march 8th on Falls Road 8Béal Feirste) ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday March 09, 2006 - 16:30 by Labour Youth
There was an excellent attendance at the public forum hosted by Labour Youth on the topic of "Is Feminism Dead?" in Wynns Hotel on Wednesday night. The speakers Niav Keating of BODY, Liz Mc Manus T.D., Rossana Flynn of Residents Against Racism and Ailbhe Smyth of WERRC argued why they thought Feminism was still relevant. ... read full story / add a comment
national / racism & migration related issues Thursday March 09, 2006 - 15:42 by Jim
A protest of Somali Asylum Seekers took place today outside the Dáil. It was supported by Residents Against Racism. The asylum seekers are faced with deportation from the state despite the fact that Somalia is an unsafe corrupt country. Human rights abuses are widespread and women and children are subjected to Female Genital Mutilation(FGM). ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Thursday March 09, 2006 - 14:01 by anony
NOTE FROM AN EDITOR - It has come to attention of lists that the quotes in this article are in dispute - please read the comments for peer review of this working the way it is supposed to
In his first public statements since Haiti's Feb. 7 elections, former Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide has said he respects the Haitian people and the way that they voted. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday March 09, 2006 - 10:33 by Seán Ryan
China has launched a scathing reply to the American State Department's yearly report on Human Rights Violations. ... read full story / add a comment
galway / politics / elections Wednesday March 08, 2006 - 23:11 by MarkK
MICHAEL D HIGGINS’S drawn-out decision on whether to remain in politics has left the Labour Party facing a possible west coast crisis as local councillors rebel against the party. After months of uncertainty, Mr Higgins told Labour's Galway West constituency council meeting on Friday night that he would allow his name to go forward for selection at convention. ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Wednesday March 08, 2006 - 21:31 by c murray
The call to protest at the Barronstown site on the M3 kells to Clonee has been cancelled, due to lack of interest. The campaign will release the letters tomorrow in Dublin. there has been no feed in on the newswire, calls, or feed in on the events calender. Apologies to anyone who wanted to go, but the situation is out of my control. ... read full story / add a comment
mayo / anti-capitalism Wednesday March 08, 2006 - 20:20 by EC / Terry
Four activists from the Saving Iceland campaign visited Rossport this week meet with Shell to Sea campaigners from the area and the solidarity camp. ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Wednesday March 08, 2006 - 17:38 by The Pen
Two Ógra Shinn Féin members are this week on a fact finding mission in Corsica ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Wednesday March 08, 2006 - 16:30 by Boycott Killer Coke
As part of a national day of action a boycott coke stall is been run in Trinity College pictured above. The stall is collecting signatures for the removal of coke from the entire TCD campus. It is already boycotted by the Student Union shops following two votes by students in support of the boycott. Despite the student union being mandated to provide information about the boycott to Trinity Students it is been left to activists to distribute information about the boycott and why it was called. ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Wednesday March 08, 2006 - 11:12 by Sis
The NRA sponsored programme of excavation at two sites, subject of factual dispute in the case of V. salafia VS Meath County council , The NRA and the Dept of the Environment are currently being excavated. The TaraWatch campaign is issuing a call to protest tomorrow 9/03/06 at Barronstown site, which is partially excavated. We are releasing the disallowed oral evidence of the three expert witnesses Dr's Edel breathnach, Conor Newman, and Joe fenwick. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-capitalism Tuesday March 07, 2006 - 22:52 by BC
A personal report of a couple of left wing events in Dublin last weekend, beginning with a bit of browsing at the Anarchist Bookfair and continuing with a couple of meetings at the "Marxism 2006" conference. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday March 07, 2006 - 06:04 by Ciaron
SOLIDARITY WITH ANTI-WAR PRISONERS They're in Jail for Us, We're on the Loose for Them! Write them a letter or send them a card expressing solidarity. *When sending a postcard or letter use federal prison numbers where listed. *Checklisted websites for background & updates on prisoners, movements & release dates. ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Tuesday March 07, 2006 - 03:26 by Robbie Sinnott
All audio is mp3 128kbps History and Background of Biafran Separatist Nationalism (21mins 20secs) http://radio.indymedia.org/uploads/madu.mp3 Madu's Experiences as a Refugee (20 mins) http://radio.indymedia.org/uploads/2005.18.maduphone.mp3 Update on Madu's situation - phone interview from refugee hostel on Kinsale Road, Co. Cork. http://radio.indymedia.org/uploads/2005.18.maduphone.mp3 ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Monday March 06, 2006 - 18:13 by cafe
The Labour Party will use its private members time in the Seanad this week to facilitate debate on a cross party motion proposing the appointment of a Select Committee of Senators to examine and report back on claims that U.S. aircraft landing at Irish airports have been involved in the so-called extraordinary rendition of prisoners. ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Monday March 06, 2006 - 14:32 by Friends of the Earth
Friends of the Earth has called for the 15c levy on plastic bags to be doubled. On the the fourth anniversary of its introduction analysis of Department of the Environment figures shows the number of bags being bought is rising steadily. After the plastic bag tax was introduced on 4th March 2002 the number of bags being put into circulation fell dramatically with visible environmental benefits. In the first year after the introduction of the 15c levy just under 90 million bags were bought by the public and this fell to less than 85 million in 2003. But since then the number has been on the up again, to 100 million in 2004 and at least 113 million in 2005, a rise of over a third. ... read full story / add a comment |
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