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A <em>blog entry</em> is a single post to an online journal, or <em>blog</em>.

Audio – Translating Anarchy: The Anarchism of Occupy Wall Street – talk by Author Mark Bray

Post date August 22, 2014

I recorded this 30 minute talk by Mark Bray, author of Translating Anarchy: The Anarchism of Occupy Wall Street followed by an hour of discussion. Translating Anarchy tells the story of the anti-capitalist anti-authoritarians of Occupy Wall Street who strategically communicated their revolutionary politics to the public in a way that was both accessible and revolutionary.

Translating Anarchy: The Anarchism of Occupy Wall Street – talk by Author Mark Bray in Dublin by Workers Solidarity on Mixcloud

Minister Charlie Flanagans cruel or careless words

Post date August 21, 2014

In reaction to our outrage at the state force feeding a women in order to compel her to give birth against her wishes Minister Charlie Flanagan has declared "There doesn’t appear to be an appetite for a further referendum" (Transcript)

It’s hard to imagine a worse way to dismiss holding a referendum to Repeal the 8th Amendment. It was the 8th amendment (along with the states racist treatment of migrants) that led to the force feeding of the migrant women who had been raped, was suicidal and wanted an abortion. Instead she was forced through an additional 23 weeks of pregnancy and force fed when she stopped eating & drinking. This barbaric treatment eventually lead to her ‘agreeing’ to a C-section.

Youth Defence massively undercount numbers at another pro-choice protest

Post date August 21, 2014

Long time followers of this site will be familiar with these posts. For rather transparent reasons to do with North America funding the bigot brigade ridiculously exaggerate numbers who attend their anti-choice protests and then massively under estimate the numbers who attend pro-choice protests. They have to keep the yankee dollar convinced after all that the people of Ireland are with them rather than running as fast as possible in the opposite direction. No dollars, no full time paid positions, offices and very expensive advertising campaigns.

Science and Ideology: Beyond the Positivist versus Relativist Antimony

Post date August 18, 2014

While we’re on the subject of the difference between (analytical) theory and ideology, we’ll take a brief look at the relationship between science and ideology. See if you can see what’s wrong with the following statement:

“This statement is both objective and non-ideological and therefore good.”

Israel & Palestinian citizens of Israel – mass arrests expose democracy lie

Post date August 5, 2014

The farcical claims of the Israeli apartheid state to be a democracy have been further exposed as more reports have emerged of the way they treated their own citizens during the murderous assault on Gaza. It has been revealed that Israel arrested over 1,000 Palestinian citizens of Israel and dozens of these are being held without charge, some for 9 or more days.

Police ban anti-war demonstration in Tel Aviv – arrest 14

Post date August 5, 2014

Police in Israel banned an anti-war demonstration in Tel Aviv Saturday night and when it went ahead and refused to disperse they attacked it arresting 14 people. Those arrested were held overnight and bailed on conditions including a ban on demonstrating for a month.

Greek court acquits farmers who shot 28 migrant strawberry pickers

Post date August 5, 2014

We are horrified by what appears to be a case of extraordinary racism, even by the standards of the Greek state. A farmer who "admitted shooting 28 Bangladeshi strawberry pickers when they dared to ask for months of back pay" has been acquitted by Greek courts.

Over the last few years one horror story after another about the treatment of migrants in and trying to enter Greece has emerged. Far right organisations have literally got away with assaulting and even murdering migrants while the state turned a blind eye.

Photos from Gaza – Mourning the Dead, Standing in Solidarity with the Living (28 photos)

Post date August 5, 2014

The massacre continues in Gaza: more than 600 people dead, thousands wounded, tens of thousands displaced, hospitals, schools and ambulances attacked. Photo album from this protest

Greyhound lockout – refuse trucks stopped in Stoneybatter

Dublin is in an increasingly bitter Labour dispute at the moment because one of the main rubbish collection companies has locked out a large part of their workforce after they refused to accept a 35% pay cut. Earlier this week I witnessed one of the community organised blockades of scab crewed lorries that are disrupting the collection service and wrote a couple of short pieces to accompany photos of these actions.

On Clare Daly & Mick Wallace entering Shannon airport to US inspect warplanes

Post date July 24, 2014

This sequence of photos shows Clare Daly & Mick Wallace entering Shannon airport yesterday (22 July) to attempt to inspect the military planes that are clearly visible on the runway. They had been challenged to supply evidence of military flights transporting prisoners or munitions by former Justice Minister Alan Shatter when they attempted to raise the issue in the Dail.