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international / anti-capitalism / press release Tuesday May 17, 2005 18:27 by Belfast Grassroots Against the G8 Media Group
Belfast Grassroots Against The G8 a network the groups and activists in Belfast opposing the G8 held a Press Briefing this afternoon in the Belfast Unemployed Resource Centre . The Briefing was an opportunity for journalists to interview individuals and learn their personal reasons for going from Belfast to Scotland this summer. Community Activist Ann Patterson & Davy Carlin of the AntiRacism Network gave brief statements about why it's important for people from Northern Ireland to resist the G8 Summit. The Irish News, Belfast Newsletter & NVTV are covering the story. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-capitalism / event notice Tuesday May 17, 2005 12:30 by D LYNCH
‘SURPLUS’- Film Showing Monday 23, May 8.30pm Red Parrot Dorset Street. "Surplus is an open declaration of war on terror. We are terrorized into being consumers" Adbusters Magazine SURPLUS: TERRORIZED INTO BEING SURPLUS by Swedish filmmaker Erik Gandini. screens Monday 23rd May 8.30 pm, Red Parrot, Dorset St organised by the SWP. SURPLUS is an intense visual odyssey filmed over three years in eight different countries. From the explosive riot days in Genoa 2001 to $7000 sex dolls in the US, SURPLUS explores the destructive nature of consumer culture. Stunning editing and breathtaking cinematography turns the notion that 20% of the world is gobbling up 80% of its resources from pure statistics into an overwhelming emotional experience. read full story / add a comment
galway / environment / news report Tuesday May 17, 2005 10:29 by Tommy, fwded by an imcer
Fifty people turned up to hear Maura Harrington talk about Shell’s assault on Erris and Padhraig Campbell’s account of the cushy deal oil and gas corporations are getting off the Irish state. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Tuesday May 17, 2005 03:40 by Phuq Hedd
Condoleeza Rice (USA Secretary for State) spoke in Ireland (was it at Shannon?) about the alleged massacres being perpetrated by the US-backed regime in Uzbekistan. The USA has a large base in the country to facilitate its operations in Afghanistan and to operate as one of the bases used by the CIA in its "extraordinary renditions" program where people are flown to foreign countries so they can be tortured off US soil. The US State Department website admits that Uzbek security forces use torture and at the same time the USA has granted them approximately US$100 million in 2002 alone for "security". The White House has also released press statements insinuating that because the opposition is Islamic it must be terrorist. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / news report Tuesday May 17, 2005 01:50 by soundmigration
Last Summer, on the 16th June 2004 was was the 100th anniversary of Ulysses, James joyces more revered work. As official celebration kicked off on O Connell st, activists working within the Dublin grassroots network took part in a some political street theatre of their own. Deciding to highlight the abuses of state terrorism being carried out by the occupying forces of Iraq and Afganistan, that continue to this day, the activists 'hooded' up the statue of Joyce on Talbot st., dressed up in the universally identifiable clours of those held illegally in Guantánamo Bay. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / news report Monday May 16, 2005 21:10 by Noise Hacker
mayo / environment / news report Monday May 16, 2005 18:27 by Photos by John, fwded by an imcer
Some photos of the Good Friday Silent March in Rossport, a community battling Shell, Statoil and the Irish State. read full story / add a comment
international / politics / elections / other press Monday May 16, 2005 14:28 by woof woof
The Social Democrat party have taken the city councils in this weekend's municipal elections. "Croatia's conservative HDZ remained the strongest party after Sunday's local elections but the opposition's stronger than expected showing sent a stark warning to the government, analysts said on Monday. Prime Minister Ivo Sanader's ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) was leading in nine of the 21 counties, according to incomplete preliminary results, but the writing on the wall was clearly that of growing popular discontent. "(reuters) read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / other press Monday May 16, 2005 13:18 by Anti-ASBO
NYCI have today launched a web page containing details and resources including posters and petitions for use in the campaign aginst ASBO's (anti-social behavior orders). read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media / opinion/analysis Sunday May 15, 2005 17:49 by being sure this is the way to change things!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
As you will guess from the title, the special are of interest this week is dogs. No dangerous places. No travel options. No internet festivals. No hooded youth trying to deceive thier elders. No riots or restless masses wary of change. No Uzbekistan, coz all the refugees are going eastwards and thus really aren't our concern. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / other press Sunday May 15, 2005 01:32 by Brian Vernon
This also contains new facts of just how large a disater the whole operation is as they have now 75 TONS of Pu239 and thousands of TONS of U with no place or plans. And it just gets worse the more ya read...G-d have Mercy BNFL is over 41 Billion pounds Bankrupt, so they create a new org...NDA to take over the mess and try to Save The Empire, and Blair's butt. Just as Blair and Bush were ranting about Nuclear Development, all this was going on there and completely covered up, amazing. It time to move the Doomsday clock closer to Midnight... read full story / add a comment |
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