Over 30 years of anarchist writing from Ireland listed under hundreds of topics
The Usefulness of Faceless Resistance
Date: Mon, 2010-05-17 16:05
Although Faceless Resistance as a concept has been discussed among radical circles in Sweden for several years, it has only recently begun to be noticed in the English speaking world, primarily due to delays in texts being translated. In this article I will look primarily at the work of Kämpa Tillsammans, who developed the core ideas of Faceless Resistance, but I will also situate these ideas in their historical and social context and introduce other tendencies that have been influenced by and adapted some of the theory.
Dub: Anti Capitalist bloc for Dail protest
Date: Mon, 2010-05-17 09:56
Last Tuesday Gardai used extendable steel batons against the heads of protesters trying to enter the Dail carpark resulting in at least five head injuries. On Saturday they again attacked an occupation of Anglo Irish Bank by eirigi. We've seen the state react in a similar fashion to resistance in Rossport, Mayday 2004 and Reclaim the Streets. It's time to say Enough.
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Gardai violently attack eirigi occupation of Anglo Irish bank
Date: Sat, 2010-05-15 12:30
Gardai have again attacked campaigners protesting at the bank bailouts this time with batons and dogs. This morning around 7am four people got onto on the overhang of Anglo irish Bank and chained themselves together with a banner read that read 'People of Ireland Rise Up.' In the last half hour a force of some 50 police, secret police and dogs attacked them and their supporters on the ground with batons, fists and feet. At least six were arrested as a melee broke out on Dawson street.
The battle for Divorce in Ireland - Interview
Date: Sat, 2010-05-15 10:21
Unfortunately, when making the most recent Radio Solidairity program, we couldn't fit in all the interviews that we did for the show. In the show we were showing how the Irish Catholic church contolled and dictated Social policy for the most part at the behest of the State itself.
Teachers, the crisis and the wolves going after Greece
Date: Fri, 2010-05-14 19:36
Brian Mooney used his regular column in the 'Education Today' section of the 'Irish Times to tell teachers why should vote yes to the public sector agreement. This is a response to his argument by teacher and WSM member Gregor Kerr submitted as a letter to the irish Times.
Radio Solidarity is now on Facebook
Date: Fri, 2010-05-14 14:44
Radio Solidarity is on Facebook
So please feel free to go there, make friends with us and keep in the loop with events.
We hope to commence posting up full interviews from our third program over this weekend, we had some technical difficulties prior to this.
CPSU votes to reject Public Sector Agreement
Date: Fri, 2010-05-14 12:54
The Civil Public and Services Union (CPSU) has voted to reject the Croke Park deal by over 2 to 1. This is a very significant result as the 13,000 CPSU members are the lowest paid public sector workers in the country, the grades that might have benefited from the supposed role back of the pay cut is savings were delivered.
The result of the CPSU ballot on the Croke Park Draft Agreement was as follows
Who are the Irish ruling class? TASC reveal Golden circle
Date: Fri, 2010-05-14 11:45
TASC have released a detailed report called 'Mapping the Golden Circle' that reveals the "network of 39 individuals [who] held powerful positions in 33 of 40 top public organisations and private Irish businesses." Their analysis shows that within this 11 of these people were "very well connected" and that the most tightly interwoven institutions were all banks. This are the gang who now order us to 'share the pain' yet in 2005-7 they awarded themselves 40% pay increases while most workers were getting one quarter of this.
Dublin Anarchist Bookfair poster & leaflet PDF's
Date: Thu, 2010-05-13 11:59
The Dublin anarchist bookfair will take place 29th May in Liberty hall. Below are PDF files of the bookfair poster and a leaflet that you can print out and display / distribute to help with the promotion of the bookfair.
Scuffles at gates of Dail in response to bank bailouts
Date: Tue, 2010-05-11 23:35
Around a thousand people marched through Dublin tonight to protest against the bail out of the banks. When the march reached the gates of the Dail a group went through the gates where they were attacked by Gardai with batons.