Over 30 years of anarchist writing from Ireland listed under hundreds of topics
Mass strikes in Greece in response to new measures
Date: Mon, 2010-03-08 23:52
Mass strikes with only hours prior warning are unfolding in Greece after the government announced new crippling measures for workers
Shell retreats as solidarity with Pat O'Donnell continues
Date: Thu, 2010-03-04 21:08
The week before last Erris fisherman Pat O'Donnell was jailed for seven months for his part in the communities ongoing resistance to Shell's attempt to impose an experimental gas pipeline on them. Across the country local Shell to Sea groups have been holding solidarity protests and other events for Pat. In Dublin this has included two protests and a public meeting in UCD. Meanwhile Shell have been forced to admit a temporary defeat in the face of local opposition and call off the construction they have planned for Glengad this year.
Welcome to the Workers Solidarity Movement Public Website
Date: Tue, 2010-03-02 20:03
The Workers Solidarity Movement was founded in Dublin, Ireland in 1984 following discussions by a number of local anarchist groups on the need for a national anarchist organisation. At that time with unemployment and inequality on the rise, there seemed every reason to argue for anarchism and for a revolutionary change in Irish society. This has not changed.
ICTU president Jack O’Connor addresses Green Isle Foods strikers rally
Date: Mon, 2010-03-01 17:23
The President of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Jack O’Connor, told a rally in support of the Green Isle Foods workers and hunger strikers today in Naas that all 850,000 union members on the island of Ireland and the seven million trade unionists in Britain would be made aware of the findings of the Labour Court investigation into the real issues in dispute at the plant. This would allow them to make an informed decision when exercising their preferences as consumers with regard to Green Isle Foods products and those of its parent company Northern Foods.
People of Erris rally to Pat O'Donnell
Date: Mon, 2010-03-01 17:19
A motorised convoy of 99 cars took part in a rally yesterday in support of Pat O'Donnell. The rally went from Mr O'Donnell's homeplace at Porturlin, traveled through much of Erris, and finished at Ballyglass Pier fishing port. Mr O'Donnell was sent to Castlerea prison recently for seven months for his opposition to Shell and protecting his community.
US Troops out of Haiti - Picket of US Embassy
Date: Wed, 2010-02-24 20:30
Haiti Solidarity Ireland invite you to join them in calling for the removal of American and other international occupation troops from Haiti with a picket of the American embassy in Dublin on February 25 from 6-7pm.
ACTA and Intellectual Property
Date: Sat, 2010-02-20 18:53
The ACTA (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement) is a trade agreement being negotiated by the Obama administration through the United States Office of the Trade Representative. The trade agreement is particularly interesting on a number of points.
On the suicide plane attack on the IRS offices in Austin
Date: Fri, 2010-02-19 22:54
Joe Stack recently committed suicide by crashing an airplane into the IRS offices in Austin, Texas. He left a manifesto describing the long path which had finally led him to this decision.
Dublin: Liberties Shell to Sea leafletting 12 midday
Date: Thu, 2010-02-18 12:57
With Erris fisherman Pat O'Donnell in jail for 7 months for resisting Shell the 1st May branch of the WSM are organising a mass distribution of the Shell to Sea 'All the facts' leaflet door to door around the Liberties this Saturday. We are meeting up at 12 middy sharp outside NCAD on Thomas street and planning to head to the rally in solidarity with Pat at the GPO at 14.00 after the leafletting so if you able to run up at 12 and help please do. Please email us at 1stmaywsm@gmail.com if you are coming so we have a rough idea how many leaflets to bring.
Protests at Shell HQ against jailing of fisherman Pat O'Donnell
Date: Wed, 2010-02-17 12:37
Over 50 Shell to Sea campaigners gathered at the Shell head quarters in Leeson street Dublin Tuesday evening to protest at the jailing of 52 year old Erris fisherman Pat O'Donnell for resisting Shell's experimental gas pipeline. Pat received a seven month sentence which has the added benefit for Shell of taking his boat off of Broadhaven Bay for the period they need to carry out major underwater construction work and repairs. Pat has twice previously been arrested and held without charge when Shell has needed to carry out work in the bay.