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Shell compound breached, equipment destroyed in 2nd day of action
Date: Sun, 2013-06-23 20:00
The second day of the week of action saw an unexpected success when Shell to Sea campaigners managed to breach Shells fortified compound and force security to retreat to the inner compound. While this happened much of the equipment, in particular the spy cameras, in the outer compound was damaged or destroyed
Shell pipeline construction preparations destroyed in direct action in Erris
Date: Sat, 2013-06-22 17:51
This morning around 50 Shell to Sea campaigners kicked off the Week of Action against Shell's experimental high pressure gas pipe in Erris by tearing up the bog road Shell has laid as part of its attempt to finish the pipeline. They also destroyed the sandbag dam that Shell were attempting to build across part of the estuary in order to be able to work on the pipeline route regardless of the tides. This was accomplished in full view of about 15 security from IRMS - the security company hired by Shell to repress protest.
Tear Gas & Twitter in Taksim - an anarchist eyewitness analysis from Gezi Park, Istanbul
Date: Fri, 2013-06-21 14:20
Tear gas is a very good place to start trying to understand what is happening in Turkey. The main purpose of tear gas is to terrorise and thus break up large crowds of people. In Istanbul over the last weeks huge quantities have been used over and over to prevent large anti-government demonstrations developing. This wasn't about 'riot control' - generally there was no riot to control. In this piece I'm going to put the Gezi park revolt in the context of the cycle of struggles that began in 2010 and of the specific economic, politcal and historical situation of the Turkish republic to try and draw out the lessons for all of us fighting global capitalism.
Fermanagh G8: Capitalist Smoke Screen and Mirrors
Date: Thu, 2013-06-20 12:04
Monday's Anti-G8 march and rally through Enniskillen should undoubtedly be viewed as a huge success by everyone who attended it. Giving the fact of how the media, both the press and television, has played a full role in subjecting the population to weeks of sensationalist scare stories, it was a surprise that anyone even left their homes on Monday as the G8 leaders flew into Fortress Fermanagh.
The most successful G8 in Northern Ireland ever?
Date: Thu, 2013-06-20 12:03
At the post G8 press conference, PSNI Chief Constable Matt Baggot claimed the G8 summit in Enniskillen was the 'most peaceful and stable' in its history. The G8 gangsters may have left dazzled and wined by our local political class but beneath the media spin and smokescreen lies the ugly reality of a new Northern Ireland of one rule for the rich and powerful while the rest of us must accept our place in the ladder or face the consequences. We only need to look no further than the selective internment of Marion Price and others.
Mental health: From a cruel world to a new world
Date: Thu, 2013-06-20 10:19
Yesterday I went to a funeral for a man who cared passionately for those who suffered at the hands of state cruelty. He campaigned tirelessly against racism in Ireland and for rights for immigrants. He himself suffered from depression and took his own life. It was a very sad funeral.
Greetings from sunny Mayo! - Rossport Solidarity Camp Update June 2013
Date: Tue, 2013-06-18 16:12
The camp is open! - We'd planned to have the camp completed to welcome you all back on the 21st of June, but thanks to some great preparation work the camp is up ahead of time. Throughout June there has almost daily actions against Shell, mostly blocking haulage to Glengad.
Read on for latest news & upcoming events. The main message is that the camp is open and there are loads of different ways you can help - spread the word and come on over!
Contents:
June Week of Action
Arrests, prison support, court
Shell work update & actions
Donal's Play
Wishlist
The Public v. Public Services? An education worker looks at the reality behind media spin
Date: Tue, 2013-06-18 11:15
Employed private sector worker seeks job in the public sector. This is surely an oxymoron... And also, “The cheek!” –Aren’t you lucky to have a job at all? Why would you want to join those leeching public sector workers, not only as a colleague, but also in protest?!
Guest writer: Roisin Keane
Shell 'safety' boat sinks kayak while detaining others on Broadhaven Bay
Date: Tue, 2013-06-18 11:07
On 16th June Shell began the operation to lay an umbilical from landfall at Glengad to the Corrib Gas field. At 5pm, six kayakers from Rossport Solidarity Camp entered the waters of Broadhaven Bay, in order to protest against the imposition of the Corrib Gas project on the local community. The protest marks the beginning of two weeks of action against the project.
Rossport Solidarity Camp week of action
Date: Thu, 2013-06-13 21:09
Come to the Rossport Solidarity Camp, Pullathomas, Co. Mayo for a week of action in June against Shell’s Corrib Gas Project. This week has been called to coincide with one of Shell’s busiest work times. Come to act in solidarity with the 13 year old campaign in Mayo against Shell’s Corrib Gas Project. The week will be jam packed with a wide variety of actions! There will be something useful for everyone to do, regardless of your experience and skills. The Rossport Solidarity Camp is being erected specifically for this week, and will be taken back down when the week is completed. So if you are planning on traveling to Mayo this summer – make it this week!