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national / arts and media / other press Sunday April 20, 2008 20:14 by ec
In one of the most well known political interventions by an artist in Irish political affairs, Brian O'Doherty, in 1972 in the aftermath of Bloody Sunday, vowed to use the pseudonym 'Patrick Ireland' until ' the British military presence is removed from Northern Ireland and all citizens are granted their civil rights." He has continued to use the pseudonym since but is about to lay it to rest in IMMA. Details of the 'burial', which will take palce at IMMA on 20th May and the full press release for the event are available here: http://recirca.com/artnews/592.shtml Brian O'Doherty AKA Patrick Ireland and Robert Ballagh were interviewed in this documentary film about his 1972 gesture. It includes still images of the original 'ceremony'. Art / Conflict : 2 X Zones http://www.indymedia.ie/article/77220 read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-capitalism / event notice Sunday April 20, 2008 18:22 by Nikita
The Connolly Youth Movement is organising a picket of the Shell station on the Finglas road for Saturday the 26th of April at 12pm. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / news report Sunday April 20, 2008 15:14 by Andrew
An interview with Chris and Mike that looks at the radical history of Detroit and current anarchist activity in the city. Covers the period from the CIO upsurge and the mass migration to Detroit from the south, Black liberation movement and influence of maxism leninism to the formation of Anti-Racist Action (ARA). They also talk about issues in the city today and the formation of the new group Solidarity and Defence read full story / add a comment
galway / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Sunday April 20, 2008 13:14 by TD
In today's UK, Independent on Sunday, Donald Macintyre illuminates the routine brutality, thievery and knavery of the Israeli Occupation Forces in the West Bank city of Hebron, but, thanks to the lord bejaysus, some of them have conscience and regrets and speak out: "In a confessional interview with the Israeli Channel Two investigative programme Uvda, Gigi, who had previously been in many ways a model soldier, talked of "losing the human condition" in Hebron. Asked what he meant, he replied: "To lose the human condition is to become an animal" read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / event notice Saturday April 19, 2008 18:26 by eirigi
Former hunger-striker and radical trade union organiser Tommy McKearney is to be the guest speaker at éirígí's third annual James Connolly Commemoration on May 10. McKearney, originally from county Tyrone, spent 16 years in prison for his part in the republican struggle in the Six Counties; during which time he took part in the blanket and no-wash protests, as well as spending 53 days on hunger strike in late 1980 in the battle for political status. Since his release from prison, McKearney has devoted his time to organising the Independent Workers' Union and writing for several publications, including the republican magazine Fourthwrite. read full story / add a comment
tyrone / arts and media / event notice Saturday April 19, 2008 17:19 by ec
Route Irish has been selected for inclusion in the Mid-Ulster Film Festival. Details of the festival are here: http://www.midulsterfilmfestival.com/muff/Welcome*.html The film will be screened on Sunday 4th May at 1.30. Details here: http://www.midulsterfilmfestival.com/muff/Documentaries*/Entries/2008/5/4_Route_Irish.html The director of the film will be introducing the screening and will be available to take questions and discuss the issues raised in the film afterwards. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / news report Friday April 18, 2008 17:47 by Lily
Yesterday Shell revealed the supposedly new pipeline route. However not much has changed since the Rossport 5 were imprisoned 4 years ago, except that now the Kilcommon community are more determined than ever to say 'no raw gas, refine at sea'! Support them before it's too late. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Friday April 18, 2008 15:30 by Kurt Jurgens
Today we witness the international media reporting on the fighting in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere. Few of the journalists have ever served in the military and few of them can understand the overwhelming fear, terror and daily brutality that turns men into merciless killers. In our nice sanitised view of war, soldier kill other soldiers and do not gun down prisoners with their hands up. The intensely savage battle for Fallujah, an American soldier was filmed shooting an apparently unarmed and wounded insurgent. In Haditha, a squad of American soldiers ran amok and cut down men women and children with automatic weapons and grenades. Such behaviour is nothing new in war. read full story / add a comment
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Thursday April 17, 2008 23:15 by Kevin Wingfield
Friday 1pm Ballymun Plaza Hotel, Ballymun read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Thursday April 17, 2008 22:55 by Wageslave
metal darts from a tank shell killed Fadl Shanaa, a Reuters cameraman, as he was working in Gaza, doctors in the territory have said. Several of the 3cm-long darts, known as flechettes, were embedded in Shanaa's legs and chest, a medical examination showed on Thursday. read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment / press release Thursday April 17, 2008 21:52 by JM
The announcement today of a pipeline route by Shell and Statoil signals further failure by the Corrib developers. The reality is that there is no consent for an inland refinery or any production pipeline in our community. read full story / add a comment
dublin / history and heritage / event notice Thursday April 17, 2008 19:31 by TaraWatch
The Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at Trinity College Dublin will mark 'World Heritage Day', Friday, 18th April 2008, with a World Heritage forum. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday April 17, 2008 18:06 by Kev
Today members and supporters of the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign staged a three hour vigil at Dublin Castle, using the opportunity of the visit of EU President Barroso to highlight the EU’s disgraceful role in the siege of Gaza and the destruction of the Palestinian people generally. read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / news report Thursday April 17, 2008 15:32 by dunk
yyyeeeeeeeeeehhhh hhhhaaaaaaaaa BE THE MEDIA http://radio.indymedia.org/ After being offline for over a year, IMC-RADIO is back online. For a variety of TEK problems the amazing resourse that is IMC-RADIO was gone from us, that meant that people all over the world could no longer publish their audio, access and listen to old audio, click on the site to get quickly directed to audio nodes and news from all over our little planet. For those into audio it was a big big loss....... BUT now, Its back. read full story / add a comment
international / environment / news report Thursday April 17, 2008 14:08 by TaraTaraTara
Eyewitness account of todays events at Rath Lugh read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / feature Wednesday April 16, 2008 23:33 by liz c
A through the looking glass encounter into how campaigns are run by people with money, political machinery, suits and plush red carpeting. There were very few members of the public but It's well worth going along. The food is great. Posh sandwiches and raspberry chocolates. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-capitalism / news report Wednesday April 16, 2008 22:41 by Starstruck
Last Saturday a sizeable crowd turned out at Kilmainham Shell to highlight the ongoing scandal of the Corrib gas Project. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Wednesday April 16, 2008 21:25 by Legalise Cannabis Ireland
Smoke Signals - the first of a series of awareness gigs was held in Dorans on Monday the 31st and saw a good attendance and stonking performances from the Exploding Birds,Nippons and the Damn Dirty Apes. D.B,Scully and DJ Welfare finished the night off and sent everyone off on a high with a 12" smile on their face. Stay tuned info on Gig 3 on the 3rd of May and of course the BIG afterparty in the Voodoo Lounge after the march on May 10th. Respecta! read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / other press Wednesday April 16, 2008 17:50 by international preparation group
PGA - People's Global Action - started in 1998, it has been a tool and a diffuse structure coordinating groups and people sharing common struggles and practices, in accordance with various anticapitalist and anti-authoritarian principles (see the hallmarks read full story / add a comment
international / gender and sexuality / other press Wednesday April 16, 2008 12:52 by C Murray
The 2008 Guillermo Cano award for Journalism is being awarded on May 3rd to Lydia Cacho from Cancun , In Mexico. The award Names her as an International Press Freedom Writer and will be awarded by UNESCO. Lydia has endured defamation, sabotage, car-bomb attack, police harassment and persecution for writing on corruption and child pornography in official Mexico. http://www.indymedia.ie/article/85907 http://libertadlatina.org read full story / add a comment |
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