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international / anti-capitalism / news report Friday January 18, 2008 11:20 by Margaretta D'Arcy
Last January, the peasantry of Nandigram in West Bengal, India, rose up to prevent the State Government from expropriating their land and transforming it into a special economic zone for the Indonesian-based Salim Group. Nandigram became off-limits for government representatives, with villagers digging up roads and burning down bridges to keep them out. read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Friday January 18, 2008 10:37 by Fu manchu
2 years ago before Sarah Green worked in education, she accepted a job offer from a model & casting agency in Manchester (UK). The resulting video to promote "Hardwear" durable clothing for building sites & other intensive labour work garnered a few prizes on the film circuit. & then most likely Ms Green forgot all about it. That is till her teenage students at the Stockport Grammar School (an independent or private school in England) not only discovered the video clip whilst trawling Youtube for erotica, but let their parents know about it too. She's now been suspended from her work & 21,000p.a. salary. read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / press release Friday January 18, 2008 01:46 by IYMD 1 attached file
Call for Proposals Media facilitators and professionals, artists, activists, youth leaders, teachers and any individuals with an interest in youth and media issues are invited to submit proposals to facilitate workshops exploring democracy through media. read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / press release Thursday January 17, 2008 17:05 by Kevin Murphy
The 32 County Sovereignty Movement urge all republicans to be wary of black propaganda emanating from within the British intelligence services as evidenced in the lead story of The Jan 16th issue of The Irish News. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / other press Thursday January 17, 2008 14:53 by Joe
Last year more than 40 people in the United States were killed by the barbaric Lethal Injection and one by the even more barbaric electrocution. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Thursday January 17, 2008 14:02 by Paul Kinsella
A Public Meeting to launch the Dublin Council of Trade Unions (DCTU) Campaign on the Health Service will take place in Liberty Hall at 6p.m.on Monday 11th February. One to pencil in your diaries as this will be a big campaign and issue for the Unions this year. Spread the word and forward this email onto as many as possible! The more people who know about this, the more will turn up and it will pressurise them into launching a strong campaign quickly. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Thursday January 17, 2008 13:53 by Paul Kinsella
This is personal with me! Without going into detail, I personally know people who are very ill, and who could die if they don't get check-up, examinations, tests and treatment soon. Of course, if they have money, they will get seen to straightaway. It's not right! That's why it's good to see that the Dublin Council of Trade Unions (DCTU) have launched a Campaign Against The Health Cuts. Full details in the main article below. read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / news report Thursday January 17, 2008 13:35 by Anti-Racism
Far-right nationalist Jean-Marie Le Pen has been invited to Ireland by the UCD Law Society according to this morning's Daily Star. The Star reports that Le Pen's availability is somewhat unsure, as his trial for conspiracy to justify war crimes and deny Nazi crimes against humanity is ongoing, with a verdict due next month. read full story / add a comment
antrim / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Thursday January 17, 2008 13:20 by Davy Carlin
Now - ‘Arise from your slumber. read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment / news report Thursday January 17, 2008 13:08 by Rudiger
Latest update from Erris read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / other press Thursday January 17, 2008 13:07 by + "ora pro nobis"
This week's Vatican Observatory newspaper has fielded two articles on Harry Potter explaining to whomever bothers that the popular kids' series of novels & movies is really doing what the mad sicko fundamentalist Americans already said it is. Yep. Sending your kids to Satan. ....."J.K. Rowling's successful character Harry Potter is the wrong model of a hero, says the Vatican daily L'Osservatore Romano in its Monday-Tuesday edition. In an article signed by Edoardo Rialti, L'Osservatore says that many have tried to establish a parallel between Rowling's main character and "the great fantasy masterpieces of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien and Clive Staples Lewis, the Christian authors of the most beloved fables of the 20th Century............" read full story / add a comment
derry / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Thursday January 17, 2008 09:16 by ,
Classroom Assistants are entering a new phase in their struggle for justice and democracy. In the lead up to a negotiating meeting during the Classroom Assistants dispute both the Employers and UNISON publicly claimed that the “majority of Classroom Assistants have accepted the offer”. read full story / add a comment
antrim / miscellaneous / event notice Wednesday January 16, 2008 22:47 by reabhloid dearg
The RSYM are holding a Shell To Sea picket on Tuesday 29th of January at 5pm outside Andersonstown Shell Station, Belfast. read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Wednesday January 16, 2008 17:30 by Liam McNulty
The SDLP Youth's Liam McNulty has welcomed Tesco's decision to discontinue the use of Uzbek cotton in their products. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / other press Wednesday January 16, 2008 17:18 by Joe
Pentagon Officials spun the 6th January incident between US warships and small Iranian boats in the Strait of Hormuz in order to create the illusion of Iranian military aggressiveness. A short video with added audio warning US warships would "explode in a few seconds" was fed to the media. Deputy assistant secretary of defense for public affairs in charge of media operations Bryan Whitman was responsible for the initial fabrication, which has since been denied by Navy Officer who were involved. read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media / event notice Wednesday January 16, 2008 16:38 by Anti Fascist
Photographic exhibition - The Defenders of the Spanish Republic exhibition The excellent exhibition of photographs of veterans of the SCW by Pablo Vazqaez Borragan, with extensive biographical information on each veteran by Harry Owens, continues its tour. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Wednesday January 16, 2008 16:12 by Miriam Cotton
Eleven people are currently on death row in Iran sentenced to death by stoning, nine of them women convicted of adultery. Amnesty says that many of their trials were conducted in very unfair circumstances. read full story / add a comment
national / eu / event notice Wednesday January 16, 2008 12:52 by SPer
Open Meeting to discuss the EU Reform Treaty Referendum and the possibility of united activity and initiatives to maximise the opposition. read full story / add a comment
international / public consultation / irish social forum / opinion/analysis Wednesday January 16, 2008 11:11 by Nessa
Nessa Ní Chasaide argues that the World Social Forum Global Day of Action provides an opportunity to bring a global movement home read full story / add a comment
international / consumer issues / event notice Wednesday January 16, 2008 08:53 by irish pan-african movement
On the International Day against Racism, Black European NGOs will march in Brussels in front the EU commission in protest at many cases of skin nazi racism against black people or negrophobia, in demand of affirmative action policies by the EU Commission. read full story / add a comment |
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