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dublin / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday February 19, 2008 - 05:16 by Astrid Essed
With the total or partly blockade on Gaza, the Israeli authorities are guilty of crimes against humanity ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Monday February 18, 2008 - 18:04 by Fiachra Ó Luain
‘Winter Soldier’ (1972) is a film that has suffered from de facto censorship for most of its thirty six years. Its recent screening as part of the ‘War at Home’ category in the Berlinale Film Festival affected people in Berlin’s Filmpalast theatre as it did when first screened in the early seventies. It is harrowing viewing. Perhaps never before have words, simple spoken words, had such an affect on a society as this film did in the United States of America in 1972. This was because of the undeniable integrity of the U.S. servicemen articulating the extent of the genocidal operating procedure of the U.S. Armed Forces in Vietnam. It has since effectively been erased from the public memory. In the eighties and nineties the era of the Vietnam War underwent a full-scale reconstruction with the likes of Hollywood facelifts of the Vietnam veteran with such films as ‘Rambo’, ‘Hamburger Hill’ and ‘Full Metal Jacket’. Many people in Berlin were moved by the film as it is once again so relevant to all of us. ... read full story / add a comment
international / history and heritage Saturday February 16, 2008 - 17:52 by ribbid
180,000 signatures on a petition have failed to lobby the Wikipedia foundation to remove images of the founder of Islam from entries in multiple languages available on the online encyclopedia. However, the illustrations are not nor are likely to be included in the arabic version or other lingustic portals associated with muslim sensibility. It might thus appear languages are sensitive. I have always suspected so, to be frank - perhaps more sensitive than the eye.., ... read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media Friday February 15, 2008 - 17:21 by C Murray
Many women artists have given time to their art and neglected their art to continue their passionate dialogues with contemporary culture. This small piece is about some contemporary activist women, in literacy, anti-war, against oppression; and surviving regimes that find 'art' to be at variance with their ideologies. ... read full story / add a comment
15.02.03 What was all that about then? The Rise & Demise of the Anti-War Movement!Where to Now Then?
international / anti-war / imperialism Friday February 15, 2008 - 09:56 by Ciaron O'Reilly
It's five years on since millions marched against the invasion of Iraq. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Thursday February 14, 2008 - 18:22 by Irish Nationalist
The truth about religious discrimination in Ireland. ... read full story / add a comment |
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