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Christy Moore visits Occupy Dame Street and sings Ride On
Date: Thu, 2011-12-08 13:45
Singer songwriter Christy Moore dropped into Occupy Dame Street in Dublin last night to sing and send grettings to all the Occupy camps in the major cities of Ireland, at Cork, Limerick, Belfast, Waterford, Kerry, Athlone, Galway and the over 2000 Occupy camps world wide. In the video Christy refers to being in the 'Yellow Submarine,' thats the wooden structure built to serve as a kitchen for a camp that is waterproofed with heavy yellow plastic. Christy then sings 'Ride On' before heading off into the night to the applause of the assembled campers.
(Pic: a still from Dave's video of
Christy Moore at Occupy Dame Street)
Understanding RTE apology for bias in Corrib gas dispute & role of GSOC
Date: Wed, 2011-12-07 17:02
Station’s crime correspondent Paul Reynolds falsely reported that recording of Garda rape conversation was ‘tampered with’
Shell to Sea has revealed that RTÉ is being compelled to broadcast an apology ahead of Wednesday's Six-One and Nine O’Clock TV news programmes, as a result of RTÉ's biased coverage of Shell's attempt to build an experimental gas pipeline and refinery in Erris. In this specific case, RTÉ chose to ignore the facts as explained to them by Shell to Sea around technical issues concerning the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) investigation into the conversation Garda had about threatening to rape two women Shell to Sea campaigners they had arrested in April this year. RTÉ instead reported as fact the false suggestions of Justice Minister Alan Shatter, that part of the recording of the arrest had been deleted.
Solidarity with the popular struggle in Egypt against SCAF and for a new revolution
Date: Tue, 2011-12-06 13:16
During the upsurge of protest in Egypt ahead of the elections, protests that demanded that the miltary step down and the 12,000 political prisoners be released the WSM signed the following international solidarity statement initiated by the Egyptian Libertarian Socialist Movement on Anarkismo.net.
The statement signed by 23 organisations in 20 countries was also published in [العربية] [Català] [Castellano] [Français] [Ελληνικά] [Italiano] and [Danish].
Irish Mortgage Holders Getting Organised
Date: Mon, 2011-12-05 23:20
New Beginings a group of lawyers and professionals who have been directly helping mortgage holders in legal battles with lenders, are planning a series of meetings across the state to sign up hard pressed householders to a national campaign.
Occupy Cork Marches Against Austerity
Date: Mon, 2011-12-05 16:55
Occupy Cork staged a "Parade of Defiance" against the austerity programme of the government on Saturday December 3rd in Cork. Cork Community artlink provided many props and floats for the march , a samba band gave the march an noisy and energetic flavour beyond the usual sloganeering.
Spectacle of Defiance & Hope parades through Dublin
Date: Mon, 2011-12-05 15:13
Saturday saw the 2nd Spectacle of Defiance & Hope take place in Dublin, just ahead of the budget cuts that are expected to further devastate community organisations & services. The Spectacle describes itself as a "broadly based alliance of community organisations from Dublin and beyond" and also represents an attempt to break from the standard pattern of demonstrations in Dublin to create something more fun, participatory & engaging.
N30 strike round up for northern Ireland
Date: Fri, 2011-12-02 17:43
Up to 200,000 public sector workers took part in the one day industrial action across Northern Ireland along with millions in the rest of the UK. Trains and buses were halted along with about 400 schools being closed with Irish Congress of Trade Unions assistant general secretary Peter Bunting predicting at the rally that ‘people are going away more determined to oppose the cuts coming down the line.’
Eyewitness to the destruction of Greece under IMF/ECB rule
Date: Fri, 2011-12-02 13:57
This year as every year I went back to the place of my birth, Greece. I go back to Greece once, sometimes twice a year if I can. The experience of my last and recent visit to the place was a different experience all together that has me sick to my stomach and feeling extremely upset.
Here in Ireland I read about Greece on a daily bases on the web, in the liberal mainstream and radical press and as well as I keep regular contact with people though phone calls and the internet. This gives me the false impression that I understand the current situation in Greece even though I'm living 2500 miles away from the place for a good 11 years now. Primarily I went back to meet good friends and family but also because I have that odd habit to travel around the place try to figure out things for myself.
Dub: Spectacle of Defiance and Hope
Date: Fri, 2011-12-02 12:21
The Spectacle of Defiance and Hope is a broadly based alliance of Community Organisations from Dublin and beyond which is organising a pre-budget protest at Castle Street (off Dame street) from 2pm on Saturday. They say "Please join us as we take to the streets on the 3rd of December @ 2pm to draw attention to the savage economic injustices that are happening in Ireland. Bring your books of Grievances and Hopes which will state clearly the kind of Ireland we all aspire to live in, this is an Ireland of true equality in the conditions of peoples lives."
Dub: RAG open meeting - discussion on sexism in the workplace
Date: Fri, 2011-12-02 12:15
There will be a RAG open meeting on Monday, 7.30pm, 5th December. This facilitated discussion will look at the issue of sexism in the workplace. This event will take place in Sin É, on Ormond Quay, in the basement room.