Protest in Solidarity with jailed Mayo men

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If people can get there at lunch time would be appreciated!

Report on Spring 2007 National Conference

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The Workers Solidarity Movement held its Spring 2007 National Conference in the Teachers' Club at the end of April. Our conference saw around 70% of the membership attending with many new faces since our last conference 6 months ago.

Full list of amended papers from this conference is below

Short Term Perspectives - http://www.wsm.ie/story/454
Constitution - http://www.wsm.ie/story/32
Trade Unions (short term) - http://www.wsm.ie/story/423
International - http://www.wsm.ie/story/848
Partition Of Ireland - http://www.wsm.ie/story/804
Publications - http://www.wsm.ie/story/456

The Unions, Democracy and Iraq

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When it became clear to the Bush administration that weapons of mass destruction would not be found a tactical decision was made. The new focus of the invasion and occupation would be the "liberation of Iraq" and the creation of a "democratic state" as a model for the middle east. Unless "democratic state" means technocratic oligarichy willing to ally themselves with US interests in exchange for power, then one must thouroughly reject the veracity of this new focus.

Stop Great's Deportation

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The case of Great Agbonlohar demonstrates once more the cruel and heartlesss nature of the Irish government’s deportation policy.

Anti deportation protest

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A demo organised by Residents Against Racism in support of Great Agbonlohar and his right to stay in Ireland

Capitalism - A Reward for (someone else's!) Hard Work

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A recent WSM public meeting in Dublin about anarchism saw something a bit different; members of Fine Gael turning up to defend capitalism. We were told it’s a great system and the rich are simply enjoying the rewards of hard work.

Property is Theft - how capitalism exploits workers

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Everybody knows what property is, property is something that we own, but why is this such a major issue for anarchists and the left as a whole? You see when most people think about property it’s not such a big deal because what most people don’t realise is that there are two kinds of property, there is personal property and private property.

So then what is the difference then between personal property and private property?

Irish Political Policing Continues

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Recent arrests of protestors, both north and south of the border, has shown that political policing is alive and well within our society. 

That's Capitalism WS98

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Workers at Aer Lingus are being told to accept worsening conditions and low pay rises. This does not apply to the man who who does the telling, chief executive Dermot Mannion. Last year he was paid a massive €982,000.

Radical cinema

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Weekly screening from the radical cinema collective in Seomra Spraoi
meeting before screenings, come along and suggest a themed nite/screening that you'd like to see/share