This year's G8 promises to be different for a number of reasons. G8s and G8 protests have, by now, become something of a ritual. One where each side already knows the rules of the game. The great and good come together to discuss how they might set the world to right, and the protestors outside condemn them for not doing it quickly enough – or not really intending to do it at all. Charity is promised to Africa, and folks like Sir Bob Geldof will proclaim that a successful G8 has been had. Other folks will throw bricks and bottles at the police, and feel that they have stuck a blow for the cause. What cause exactly is not always clear. The media have a field day – a morning glimpse of presidents and prime ministers, and then spend the rest of the day with the unwashed outside; hoping that they will start a riot – or, at least, do something that looks good on camera and will fill thirty seconds on primetime news. And the general public have a little bit of entertainment to lighten the daily drudge of work, or more and more commonly, unemployment. So why should the G8 Summit on the 17th and 18th of June 2013 be any different?

Related Links: Dublin Alternative G8: March on the American Chamber of Commerce | Dublin Alternative G8 Summit | Anarchists Condemn G8 Scaremongering - press release | Another World is Possible! - Festival of Alternatives to the G8 | Dublin Alternative G8 | Irish Republican Alternative to the G8 | G8 Summit Fermanagh | Statement from Stop the G8 regarding the summit in Fermanagh this year | Verdicts in for the Genoa 10: guilty | Final sentences for police forces involved in Diaz school butchery at 2001 G8 summit in Genoa | Genoa isn't over: new support campaign for G8 2001 in Genoa, Italy | Ten Reasons Why We Need a New, Anticapitalist Alternative | 2010: Blockades, direct action and demonstrations in France. 2011: G8-G20 in France | 30th of January 1972, 14 civil rights activists were shot dead. 38 years later Justice came to Derry | Genoa riot police get 5 years | Blair & Geldof's Africa panel? | From the Hill District in Pittsburgh - where the real G20 Action is taking place | Food Sovereignty in Africa | FDC to G8-funded World Bank: Cancel all illegitimate debts | Italy - Document of summit protest against G8 economy in Lecce, June 12-13 2009 | Interview: NYC anarchist at the G8 in Japan

Related Links:
OccupyDameStreet - Facebook Page | Occupy Dame Street - Wikipedia | OccupyGalway Website | Occupy Galway requested to leave Eyre Square | Councillor P.Coneely's "thoughts" on Occupy Galway (audio) | #OccupyIreland, 6 camps and building... Dublin, Cork, Galway, Belfast, Waterford...Letterkenny.. | #occupydamestreet statement marking 100 days of occupation

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A larger than expected crowd turned out for last night’s 1% Network Treasure Hunt around the exclusive Aylesbury and Shrewsbury roads in Dublin. In 2006 Shrewsbury Road was the 6th most expensive address in the entire world and it remains exclusively populated by the richest of the 1% who own 34% of the wealth in Ireland.

Indymedia Links:
Walking tour sees how the 1% live |
Other Links:
One percent network website |
Wikipedia Links:
Four seasons hotel chain | Derek Quinlan | Dermot Gleeson | Denis O Brien | Sean Dunne | NAMA | Anglo Irish Controversy | Irish financial crisis

Up to 250 people took part in the 1% Network’s walking tour on Saturday last, October 9th. As people began to gather from as early as 12.30pm it was clear that large numbers were going to to take the opportunity to ‘see how the 1% live.’ The unusually warm weather and low-key Garda presence added to the almost festive atmosphere for this most unusual of political protests.

Indymedia Links:
Billionaires caring for the old & the senile | NAMA board gets pay increase | No to private hospitals. Fund our public hospitals | government must tax the super rich |
Other Links:
Ray Burke | fantasy hour with seanie fitzpatrick | Sticky Fingers |
Wikipedia Links:
Moriarty tribunal | Fingers Fingleton | Seanie Fitzpatrick | Ray Burke | Anglo controversy |

We haven't gone away, ya know

Seomra Spraoi opens new autonomous social centre.
Seomra Spraoi is back. After 10 long Seomra-less months a new home has been found, and work is underway to transform the space into a fully functioning social centre. A lot has changed since being forced from our last space. We've been pretty busy too.

Since moving out of our last address (at Mary's Abbey), we've been kept busy organising Ireland's first social centre gathering, hosted a large talk at the Dublin Anarchist Bookfair, and ran lots of fundraising gigs/quizzes. We've provided catering, kids' activities & entertainment at the Grassroots Gathering, organised a beach party, several people's kitchens & kids days. We've also restructured our working groups & learnt a lot about fire safety.

Related Links: Seomra Spraoi | Social Centre Stories | Seomra Spraoi on Indy.ie