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Dublin city council's new rubbish police - a solution or just more bureacratic nonsense?

Date: Wed, 2013-05-15 10:21

Dublin City Council have new by laws to permit officials to interrogate members of the public as to how they are disposing of their rubbish.  When the councils started charging for waste disposal years back numerous people refused to pay, the councils then withdrew their collections and ultimately the service was privatised. At the time of the introduction of a fee for rubbish collection some environmentalists argued it was a good thing that would lead to greater recycling and lower waste production. The councils began charging for recycling also of course. Whilst the campaign against the bin tax ultimately ended in failure, many people for economic reasons simply opted out of the waste disposal system, there was an increase in illegal dumping, using of street litter bins and burning of domestic rubbish.

Irish Anarchist Review no7 - Spring 2013 - with PDF

Date: Mon, 2013-05-13 15:21

Welcome to issue seven of the Irish Anarchist Review, published by the Workers Solidarity Movement. One hundred years on from the great Dublin lockout, the labour movement in Ireland stands at a crossroads. In this issue, we look at some of the struggles of the past that lead us to this moment in history and consider ways that we can progress the reconstruction of working class organisation. We don’t think there is a magic formula for success; rather we hope this magazine can be a forum for debate for activists who are involved in the struggles that are going on in 2013.

PDF file of IAR 7 to download (Print Quality version on Scribd)

Cork: Thursday Toddlers Group in Solidarity Books! – This Thursday and every Thursday from 10am to 1pm

Date: Mon, 2013-05-13 15:12

Thursday Toddlers Group in Solidarity Books! – This Thursday and every Thursday from 10am to 1pm

This Thursday and every Thursday from 10am to 1pm :)

Contact solidaritybooks by email for more info - Hope to see ye there!

contact details: solidaritybooks@gmail.com

Related link:
http://www.solidaritybooks.org/events/toddler-group
 

Cork: Veg Out Cafe, this Tuesday and every Tuesday from 7pm @solidaritybooks

Date: Mon, 2013-05-13 15:11

Veg Out Cafe, next Tuesday & every Tuesday from 7pm @solidaritybooks

Veg Out Cafe every Tuesday from 7pm

Delicious Vegan food (..not just for Vegans!), at the Veg Out Cafe every Tuesday from 7pm in Solidarity Books, 43 Douglas Street (across from Fionn Barra’s)

Suggested donation appreciated: 5 euro – all welcome!

Latin American Social Struggles against mining audio - DABF 2013

Date: Mon, 2013-05-13 15:10

A Dublin anarchist bookfair meeting at which two speakers - Milton Sánchez Cubas (President of the Celendin Interinstitutional Platform (PIC), a network of 40 grassroots organisations from Celendin Department of Cajamarca, Peru) and Aida Julieta Quinones Torres (a member of the Environmental Committee for the Defense of Life which monitors the socio-environmental impact of the La Colosa mine, in the department of Tolima, Colombia) –looked at the impact on their communities of exploitation by mega-extractive multinational corporation and explained how they organize to face this threat

Bus Strike 100% effective in Cork

Date: Sun, 2013-05-12 20:22

NBRU Bus drivers picketing the Bus Eireann depo in Cork city today told us that the picket had been 100% effective amongst their fellow workers, with SIPTU bus drivers and the mechanics all respecting the picket lines, just two people crossed the line both senior management.  SIPTU or currently balloting their members to join the action. The dispute seems destined to escalated as management refuse to negotiate are are pressing ahead with their plans despite strong worker resistance. The strike began today a Sunday, the real effects will be felt tomorrow Monday with widespread disruption of services.

Industrial Action: Strong Yes Vote needed from teacher unions

Date: Sat, 2013-05-11 12:26

Members of the 3 teacher unions – INTO, TUI and ASTI – have begun a ballot for industrial action which, if agreed, “will be triggered in the event of government proceeding unilaterally to impose salary cuts or to worsen working conditions.”     INTO members will vote at meetings to be held across the country this coming week while ASTI and TUI members are voting by postal ballot with a closing date of 20th May.

A migrant reports on Mayday in Sydney

Date: Fri, 2013-05-10 14:47

A few thousand took part in the annual mayday parade in Sydney this year with organisers claiming it was the largest in years.  This years event theme was a 'a proud past, a fighting future' which certainly matched the range of trade union banners on display and political groups of all shades including the James Connolly Society involving recent Irish migrants.

Sex Work as Work - Dr. Laura Agustín at the Dublin anarchist book fair

Date: Wed, 2013-05-08 14:17

Dr. Laura Agustín (author of Sex at the Margins: Migration, Labour Markets and the Rescue Industry) talked at the 2013 Dublin Anarchist Bookfair about why she believes sex work should be treated as work and why we should “resist the general victimising of women who sell sex”.