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Protest at Irish Water HQ ends with singing of the Auld Triangle - 29 Nov 2014
Date: Sat, 2014-11-29 16:08
Hundreds of people took part in an anti water charges rally at the Irish Water HQ in Talbot street Dublin Nov 29th.
It was clear that many protesters are deeply suspicious of the Irish Water company, and who can blame them. Quite apart from their arrogance and eagerness to get our PPS numbers a principal motivating factor behind the imposition of the water charge is to line the water service up for privatisation.
Five Things You Can do to Set up Your Own Anti-Water Charges Campaign Group
Date: Sat, 2014-11-29 14:16
1) Online Presence
A first step is to set up a local Facebook page. This can be used as a focal point for information about the group, and a way of raising awareness that the group exists. A group Twitter account is optional but not as important. Also set up a group email account.
2) Plan a Public Meeting
This could be a meeting for your street or for your estate, or a larger meeting for the wider area.
Kobane: YPG/J have ISIS on the Back Foot
Date: Sat, 2014-11-29 13:56
The latest news from Kobane indicates that the YPG/YPJ have continued to slowly push ISIS out of the town and are now conducting regular ambushes in the surrounding towns including one 10 km south where the YPG reported that "Our forces ambushed &killed ISIS emir [leader] Abu Khansaa & bodyguards in Tel Ghazal south of Kobani."
The Fight in Detroit and the Cost of Water
Date: Sat, 2014-11-29 13:34
In the spring of this year, Detroit started to disconnect people who were behind with their water bills.
Water Charges: They didn't ask our consent - The law must be broken!
Date: Sat, 2014-11-29 13:19
The recent announcement that people who have returned their registration packs to Irish Water blank, or emblazoned with the words “No consent, no contract”, are now registered with the service provider, should be enough to expose the counter-legal mumbo jumbo being spread by Direct Democracy Ireland (DDI), and other groups influenced by the “Freeman of the land” ideology.
DDI claim that the registration pack is a contract and that by returning it with a statement of non-consent, you have made your intention not to make a contract with Irish Water clear and therefore you do not have to pay the water charge. Not only that, but they claim that if you are brought to court for non-payment, all you need to do is show a photo of the pack to back up your case.
Defeating the water charges - Don’t be fooled by the concessions - 4 page PDF paper
Date: Fri, 2014-11-28 12:28
In the face of massive opposition to the water charges, the government have made several clumsy attempts to placate us, while their partners in the media seek to frighten us off the streets. The latest attempt, delivered by Alan Kelly, Minister for the Environment, Community & Local Government in the Dáil on the 19th of November, is the plan to charge us €160 per year for our water and to give ‘eligible households’ a water conservation grant of €100.
GMC Sierra injunctions fail to intimidate water charge campaigners
Date: Wed, 2014-11-26 18:22
The water meter installation company GMC Sierra obtained court injunctions that basically banned water charge campaigners from coming within 20m of an installation. The Edenmore 9 were initally brought to court with this injunction, the case againt 4 of them is detailed below.
Local water charge protests roll out across November
Date: Tue, 2014-11-25 18:33
"Sit down my arse" - the opening words of a Garda inspector at a Drogheda water charges protest. A mob of Gardai went on to single out one young man and strip him out of his clothes as they drag him along the ground before arresting him.
Media go on the smear in response to vibrant water charge movement
Date: Mon, 2014-11-24 17:44
The Irish Times ( 24 Nov ) has added its weight to the voices from the establishment demanding that anarchist access to social media be limited. The article is hidden away in the business pages under the headline "Social media causes grave damage and must become regulated" and ends with a call for internet companies to avoid "confrontation with authority" by censoring before ordered to do so by the government.
Burton tries to pinkwash Jobstown
Date: Sat, 2014-11-22 17:34
Joan Burton has seized upon her brief inconvenience in being faced with the people in Jobstown last week to try and smear water charge resistance in general.
Now the Phone is already notorious for inventing quotes from random people she claims to meet about how they just love austerity so perhaps you’ll forgive us some cynicism. In any case, according to the Irish Times:
"Joan Burton has accused Socialist Party TD Paul Murphy of “smirking” while protesters threw missiles and taunted gardaí with homophobic and misogynistic remarks during the water chargers protest."