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Clashes at EU Summit in Brussels
Date: Thu, 2011-03-24 21:55
There were clashes earlier in Brussels between riot police and trade union demonstrators as the EU Summit got underway today. An estimated 20,000 people took part in the demonstration against the austerity agenda being pursued by the EU and its constituent governments.
Libyan Anarchist Denounces Western Intervention
Date: Thu, 2011-03-24 13:48
Once again the apostles of "liberal interventionism" are filling the newspapers and airwaves with their apologetics for Western imperialism dressed up as humanitarian mercy missions. Last Friday's UN resolution 1973 is being touted as why this latest military incursion into a middle eastern oil producing land "has nothing to do with Iraq". Yet North African and Middle Eastern voices of scepticism regarding French, UK and US motives are being systematically ignored. Here is the perspective of a Libyan anarchist, calling for support of the struggle against the tyrannical Gaddhafi regime, but fearing the Western military intervention is dividing the insurgents and burying the revolution.
Dublin Mayday March
Date: Tue, 2011-03-22 20:16
Dublin Council of Trade Unions
Mayday March 2011
Sunday 1st May
11:30a.m.
Parnell square
Dub: Knowledge Exchange - Free Lectures on Hacktivism and more!
Date: Tue, 2011-03-22 20:12
Knowledge is an open collective group that aims to bring education and learning to everyone.
To help breakthrough these obstacles and open learning to everyone Knowledge proposes to run seasons of free public lectures. These short courses will be presented by lecturers who are already well versed in the given area. There are no barriers to taking part and the lectures will be free form, shaped as much by those who come as by the those giving them.
Dub: Gluaiseacht Skill Share Weekend
Date: Tue, 2011-03-22 12:37
WSM will be hosting a workshop on 'Organising inside, outside and around work' as part of the Gluaiseacht Skill Share Weekend. That sessions is at 14.00 on Saturday, the full program for the weekend is below.
Belfast March against Cuts
Date: Mon, 2011-03-21 16:33
MARCH FOR THE ALTERNATIVE
Congress says NO to unfair and unnecessary cuts which are damaging services and costing thousands of jobs.
Join with your communities and the trade union movement in our protest against the Westminster and Stormont austerity policies in Belfast on 26th March 2011
Riots rock Christmas Island
Date: Mon, 2011-03-21 15:52
Christmas Island off the Western Australian is still reeling from last weeks insurrection from ‘asylum seekers’ at the islands detention centre. The breakouts were followed by three overnight riots at the centre in which accommodation tents and small buildings were burnt down as police fired tear gas and "bean-bag" bullets to quell rock-throwing rioters.
An Interview with Mohamed Abdelfattah from Alexandria
Date: Sun, 2011-03-20 14:14
Mark Malone interviews Egyptian activist Mohamed Abdelfattah about the role of social media, the changing relationship between police, army and people and the growing role of workers movement in Egypt.
Dub: Cancelled - Challenge the Shell Lies - protest at RDS conference
Date: Fri, 2011-03-18 13:06
With the already intense pressure on Shell this week over the consents signed by Pat Carey on his last day in office, see http://www.indymedia.ie/article/99323 this event has been postponed by the organisers. Shell to Sea are therefore calling off the protest. Thanks to everyone who helped build for it
Challenge the Shell Lies - Join the Dublin Shell to Sea protest 6pm Thursday 24th March, Main Gate RDS, Merrion road.
Next Thursday 24th March Shell E&P Ireland Managing Director Terry Nolan will address a conference entitled 'Securing Ireland's Energy Needs' at the Minvera suite RDS, just inside the Main Gate on Merrion Road.
UN Resolution imposes "unprecedented" No Fly Zone on Gaddafi
Date: Fri, 2011-03-18 12:12
Last night the United Nations imposed a no-fly zone across Libya. While supporting the Libyan revolt the WSM in general is "against the intervention by the UN or any other collection of imperialist 'peacekeepers'" because "There can be no 'just settlement' that involves any imperialist power or the UN or similar bodies. Such settlements will be designed in order to protect the interests of the imperialists. Therefore we always oppose intervention in any region of the world for whatever reason by the imperialists." The imposition of the no fly zone is obviously a tough case for such a general policy, below in what was originally a blog post for his own site, Mark looks at the context of the resolution and argues that the no fly zone should perhaps be an exception to this general position.