Over 30 years of anarchist writing from Ireland listed under hundreds of topics
Is intersectionality just another form of Identity Politics
Date: Fri, 2017-05-12 15:46
Intersectionality has been critiqued in both the mainstream media and on the Left as nothing more than a sophisticated version of identity politics, which is seen to undermine class struggle. We have considered these critiques and sought to clarify for ourselves whether we think that ‘intersectional feminism’ is still a useful term. As we will argue below, we think that it is incorrect to elide intersectionality with identity politics. In fact, when intersectionality theory was first formulated by Black feminists it was specifically intended to be both a critique of and an alternative to identity politics. What we continue to debate, however, is whether the term has now acquired a new set of meanings from those with which it was originally imbued, and therefore if it can be ‘reclaimed’.
What We Believe - WSM Points of Unity Explained (Audio)
Date: Sun, 2017-05-07 12:00
This is a series explaining the 9 Points of Unity of the Workers Solidarity Movement - an anarchist organisation active on the island of Ireland. [Download PDF of these explanations]
The WSM regularly discusses, debates and decides on what our collective political approach is. The Points of Unity are the most basic political agreement necessary to be a WSM member or supporter. They are 9 short points which outline the anarchism the WSM stands for.
#JobstownNotGuilty Demo - Tallaght 5/6/17 - March and Speeches
Date: Sun, 2017-05-07 11:00
A march was called in Tallaght on May 6th 2017 by the Jobstown Not Guilty campaign to protest against a severe crackdown on working class resistance and the criminalisation of protest generally.
Sex Work 101 - Talk by Anarchist Sex Worker in Ireland - Audio
Date: Sun, 2017-05-07 09:00
This is the audio of a talk – Sex Work 101 - given by a member of the Workers Solidarity Movement after a WSM Dublin branch meeting in April 2017.
Good Protester, Bad Protester - Don't Fall for Divide & Conquer (Text & Audio)
Date: Sat, 2017-05-06 09:00
I'm not a bad protester, I promise. I'm a good protester. I'll be a good protester!
The farce that is the Jobstown [1] trial has mostly been a back and forth about what kind of protest is acceptable and right. Did the people of Jobstown keep Joan Burton and her assistant waiting for too long? Were they too foul mouthed? Too angry? Did they bang on the car too much? What about kids throwing water balloons? The infamous Jobstown brick? Maybe we should put them in prison then. At the heart of this argument is a very important notion: splitting people into 'Good Protesters' and 'Bad Protesters'. This article lays out exactly how that works, and how we should counter this divide and conquer tactic.
Mayday 2017 in Dublin - Video & Photography of the March and Anarchist Bloc
Date: Wed, 2017-05-03 13:01
Mayday 2017 saw the annual Dublin Council of Trade Unions (DCTU) organised march through Dublin. The theme of the march was the struggle for housing, with it being led off by housing action groups including the Irish Housing Network. Other campaign groups on the march included Movement of Asylum Seekers in Ireland, Abortion Rights Campaign, Sex Workers Alliance and a range of other campaign groups, unions and left groups.
Yes Duplicity: Irish State, Give Queer Chechens Asylum Now
Date: Tue, 2017-05-02 09:00
Will the Irish state offer asylum to queer men in Chechnya (and, in fact, all queer people there) who are enduring a state-lead cam
paign of terror and persecution of the gravest nature, or are queer people's lives another vote-catcher?
We described both what is happening in Chechnya and the Dublin counter-demo in detail here, as well as warning against these atrocities being seized upon for an anti-Muslim agenda.
#JobstownNotGuilty rally takes place on eve of 'adult trial'
Date: Fri, 2017-04-28 11:50
The Saturday before the start of the show trial of the 7 adults accused of the 'false imprisonment' of then Labour Leader Joan Burton at Jobstown a solidarity rally took place in the centre of Dublin.
Anarchist Bloc on Dublin May 1st march 2017
Date: Thu, 2017-04-27 15:03
Join the Workers Solidarity Movement's Anarchist Bloc this International Workers' Day
in Dublin on Monday May 1st 2017. Assembly is at 2pm at Parnell Square and we will march down O'Connell Street to the Rally outside Liberty Hall on the quays.
Science Day / March4Science in Dublin April 22nd - Video of March
Date: Wed, 2017-04-26 12:03
About 1000 people marched through Dublin this afternoon as part of the international day of action in defence of science. The March For Science is an international initiative to stand up for science and evidence in the face of an alarming trend toward discrediting scientific consensus and restricting scientific discovery.