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Occupy Belfast send defiant message - ‘We are not here today to plead for crumbs from the tables of the rich’
Date: Mon, 2012-01-23 12:13
Up to 100 people listened to a rousing speech by former civil rights activist Eamonn McCann on Saturday in defence of the liberated former bank of Ireland building in Belfast followed by a spontaneous march to the city hall without a police permit chanting ‘Whose streets our streets.'
The writer and journalist emphasised the international nature of the Occupy movement and how the occupation must build links with others in struggle and the beginning of a wider fightback. A statement was also read out on behalf of the Independent Workers Union who have been solid in their support and solidarity of the occupation since the beginning.
Cork - Veg Out Cafe! Tuesdays 7pm @solidaritybooks
Date: Thu, 2012-01-19 17:11
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: 5 euro – all welcome!
Fundraiser for Occupy
Workers Solidarity 125
Date: Thu, 2012-01-19 12:23
Issue 125 of Ireland's anarchist paper Workers Solidarity January / February 2012.
Cut Stormont not services- Time to get these parasites off our backs
Date: Thu, 2012-01-19 11:35
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ecent figures uncovered by the Irish News show that almost 41 million of taxpayers’ money was handed over to our local NI politicians in salaries and allowances - including childcare -while the assembly was suspended between April 2003 and May 2007. Yet, only a few weeks ago we listened to the SDLP leader pleading ‘poverty’ and warning of ‘millionaire clubs’ only forgetting to mention that he was born with a silver spoon and remains so. As well as his wage as an MLA and MP (excluding expenses topping at least 150,000 a year) he has a large list of privilege and perks including his part time wage as a GP and rental from several properties including his farm.
Reclaim the City- Defend the ‘Peoples Bank’ in Belfast
Date: Thu, 2012-01-19 11:07
Occupy Belfast will be holding a rally this Saturday outside the former Bank of Ireland building at 2pm. Following the rally there will be a public general assembly whereby all are invited to participate in the discussion on where next for the movement. There is a stall including leafleting outside the building every day at 1pm if anyone is interested in getting involved.
DEIS School Communities announce intention to proceed with protest at Department of Education & Science on Thursday
Date: Thu, 2012-01-19 10:53
Teachers from Dublin DEIS schools have welcomed the publication by the Department of Education & Skills and the Educational Research Centre of a report which shows that “…the DEIS programme is having a positive effect on tackling educational disadvantage…” and that “…improvement is taking place in the learning achievements of pupils in DEIS primary schools…”
Thinking About Anarchism: Direct Action
Date: Wed, 2012-01-18 13:49
The idea of direct action is sometimes misunderstood as meaning anything violent, anything from a brick through a window to a full-scale guerrilla war. Our political opponents go out of their way to spread confusion because they know that in a “battle of ideas” they would lose. That is why they portray anarchism as a ludicrous system of chaos and disorganiation.
The Budget, 3rd Level Education & the Student Occupations
Date: Wed, 2012-01-18 13:45
The changes to third-level fees and the maintenance grants system for new postgraduate students in Budget 2012 come as no big shock. The €250 increase in the student contribution charge means students will pay €2,250 from next September, with other increases likely to come in 2013 and 2014. In relation to postgraduates, no maintenance grants will be paid for new entrants from the 2012/13 academic year. These changes come into effect after months of campaigning by the grassroots student campaign group Free Education for Everyone (FEE) and the Union of Students Ireland (USI).
The public sector workers strike in NI - Organise for a General strike
Date: Wed, 2012-01-18 13:34
Up to 200,000 public sector workers took part in the largest one-day industrial action in Northern Ireland in decades along with millions across the UK, demonstrating that when we withdraw our labour and stand together in defence of our rights we have real strength. Belfast was a sea of red and colourful rainbow coalition trade union flags for a change, as up to 15,000 workers rallied outside the city hall against the cuts and attacks on pensions. From the early morning, picket lines involving public sector workers from transport workers to teachers dotted the city’s landscape in a show of unity.
Cinema Night at Solidarity Books - Zapatista - a Big Noise film (2001) this Thursday 19th at 8pm
Date: Wed, 2012-01-18 11:24
Starting this Thursday, we will be resuming our weekly film screenings at the bookshop. A full programme for the month of February will be up soon.