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1 (no) law for
the rich
The last months in Dublin have seen the jailing of ordinary working
class people for protesting against the bin tax. A tax whose
introduction was not only opposed by most people but which tens of
thousands are refusing to pay.
Palestine and the
International Solidarity Movement
The ISM has had a good deal of success in helping out in some of the
day to day situations faced by ordinary Palestinians
Thinking about
anarchism - Unequal power, unequal pay
During the year a spate of reports have 'discovered' what a lot of
workers already know - that equal pay for equal work just doesn't
exist.
Robert Emmet and the
rising of 1803
A review of the book by Ruan O' Donnell on the 1803 rising
Debate on Iraq
war
An (Iraqi) Kurd living in Ireland replies to us on democracy and the
war in Iraq. This is a longer version of his letter than the one that
appears in the printed/PDF editions
The Social Forums:
Abandon or Contaminate?
The social forums can be stage-managed election and recruitment
platforms for authoritarians and reformists. At the same time the
social forums have attracted hundreds of thousands of people seeking
a way to change the world we live in
Bin Tax - what has been
going on
The campaign against the bin-tax in Dublin has seen an upsurge of
community resistance to the government
Chile: 30 years of
9-11 protests
Throughout the country Chileans commemorate September 11th 1973, the
day of Pinochets bloody (US facilitated) coup. This is a longer
version of the article than the one that appears in the printed/PDF
editions
"Direct Action" and "A
Day Mournful and Overcast"
We review two Anarchist History Pamphlets from the Kate Sharpley
Library
HASC
meetings in Cork
About fifty people gathered in Mayfield GAA club in the first of a
series of meetings re launching the campaign against the refuse
charges in Cork city. This is a longer version of the article than
the one that appears in the printed/PDF editions
That's
Capitalism
From schools to napalm capitalism makes a mess of the world
David Begg: Bertie's new
partner
ICTU general secretary David Begg condemned the anti-bin tax
campaign. He did this at the same time that the state was jailing
protesters and refusing to collect rubbish from thousands of
households in Dublin.
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The service charge
con
Taking from workers to give to the rich
Review: Rudolf Rocker: Nationalism and
Culture
For Rocker, nationalism was the foremost ideology - or mythology -
which the ruling classes were using to bind the working class to them
in an ever tighter form of voluntary submission.
Liberia: The myth of
humanitarian intervention
Every so often the newspapers fill with stories of a crisis in some
third world country. We see pictures on our screens of gunmen,
starvation and suffering; inevitably we hear calls for humanitarian
intervention.
Review: NEFAC web site
Overall, an excellent, well laid out, up to date site from NEFAC and
a fine addition to anarchism on the "inter-web".
Mutual
Aid
Mutual Aid is the fuel an anarchist society will run on. It is also
what keeps capitalist society going in spite of all the hardship,
greed, and exploitation that exists.
Red & Black
Revolution 7
In this issue of our magazine, we continue our tradition of dealing
with the pressing issues of the day for anarchists and
libertarians
That's
Capitalism
Inequality in Britain
Why all the fuss
about Aer Rianta?
The state company which runs Cork, Dublin and Shannon airports is to
be broken up if the government get their way.
Blockade the trucks -
Don't fall for council scams
As we go to print, the bin charges battle has started in earnest in
Dublin with Fingal Council's attempt not to collect non-payer's
bins.
Organising for
Change
Just as combining against the bin tax or
against the war makes us stronger so too does combining in political
organisations.
Water tax in Northern
Ireland
Northern Irish homes are to be subjected to a tax on water, unless
enough of us get together to stop the government's plan.
Fight for a women's
right to choose
Belfast High Court refuses to say when abortion is legal
Dublin - Alliance for Choice launched
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Bosses want to privatise
buses and trains
The FF/PD coalition are pushing ahead with plans to privatise buses
and trains. Should we worry, does it matter who the boss is?
The consequences
of transport privatisation
More cars on the road means more road building, more road repairs,
more traffic jams and more air pollution.
What is
Imperialism
Imperialism is the process whereby powerful groups try to extend
their power and increase their wealth by bringing ever more of the
world under their domination. Although the word comes to us from
Roman times, imperialism has been around for a lot longer?
Iraq war
aftermath - Slaughtering democracy
The US/UK war against Iraq, trumpeted as a war for 'democracy',
illustrates what this 'democracy' means in practice.
New history of
anarchist organisation
Review of Alexandre Skirdas: Facing the Enemy: A History of Anarchist
Organisation from Proudhon to May 1968.
Direct Action is next
step for the Anti-Bin Tax campaign
We must send out the message that we intend for every truck to pick
up all the rubbish on their bin run. The Council must understand
this, and the government must understand it. If non-collection is
attempted, trucks will be blockaded into our estates until everyone's
bin is emptied.
Anti-Bin Tax = tax
dodger?
The politicians the big farmers and the bosses don't hold back when
it comes to defending their interests. We should do the same, and no
better way to start than by telling them to stuff their bin
tax.
Coca Cola Boycotted
for (complicity in) Murder
Members of the Latin America Solidarity Centre and other individuals
are working to promote the boycott and to raise awareness of this
issue in Ireland
Argentina- a living
laboratory of struggle
The popular movement in Argentina has not been defeated. The newly
elected president will go on the offensive with all the powers at his
disposal. However the assemblies, occupied factories and Piquettes
will resist and may even experience a new growth.
Grassroots Gathering 5 -
the birth of a movement
We came out of this weekend stronger and will hopefully go on from
here so that the growth of the Grassroots movement continues. The
next GG goes West, Galway in the Autumn
That's
Capitalism
Money markets, Guantnamo Bay and Mary Harney
Disco Disco - occupied
and evicted
Activists of Autonomous Community Spaces (ACS) entered 42 Parnell
Square in central Dublin, a building which had been vacant for 11
years. They were violently evicted the following day.
About this
paper
Get involved in the production and distribution of Workers
Solidarity
Unpublished as WEF meeting
cancelled: What is the World Economic
Forum?
The WEF has been described as the first "'true International of capital". It's widely credited with being the organizing force
behind capitalist globalisation
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Act to stop their
war!
The leaders of the UK, USA, and Ireland aren't listening. It's time
to make it impossible for them to continue to ignore us.
Money is the king at
the Old Head of Kinsale
As in the past we need to defy the ban on walking on the Old Head.
Most important of all we need to start building now for a 'mass
trespass'. This summer will see a new round in this important
battle
Bin Tax Battle Enters
New Phase
The campaign against the bin tax is set to enter a new phase before
the summer as the government brings forward new legislation to give
the Councils the power to refuse to collect the bins of
non-payers
Thats
capitalism
Inequality in the world today
Support those
facing charges for Direct Action at Shannon
At least 19 people are currently facing prosecution out of the
October and March direct actions at Shannon airport.
What is violence and
who says so?
Any violence necessary to defend an anarchist society would be tiny
and marginal compared to the violence routinely meted out every day
by capitalism.
International
anarchist statement against the war
Anti-war statement from anarchist groups all over the globe
Direct Action - your
questions answered
Your questions on Direct Action answered in the context of the
sometimes hysterical debate about the Grassroots Network Against War
(GNAW) action at Shannon on March 1s
Grassroots Gathering
&endash; A sun kissed weekend in Limerick
The fourth Grassroots Gathering happened at University of Limerick on
the St. Patrick's bank holiday weekend.
A year of
CAZ
The Cork Autonomous Zone has bee functioning for over a year now. The
shared space has become an irreplaceable part of the agitational
infrastructure of anti-capitalism in Cork city
The March 1st action
at Shannon
If you were anywhere in Ireland in the last week of February you
can't have missed the hype ahead of the March 1st direct action called at
Shannon by the Grassroots Network Against the War (GNAW)
Global actions against
the war
Action speaks louder than words in the run up to this war!
Review of Malatesta:
Life & Ideas
Most of the book is taken up with short extracts from Malatesta's
writings on various subjects, for example 'Ends and Means';
'Anarchism & Violence'; 'Reformism'; 'Trade Unions' and many
more.
A rabid neo-liberal wages
war on the poor in the USA
Social spending is plumetting in the USA, leading to some strange
things happening
Review of
infoshop.org
There are a large number of anarchist news services on the internet -
one of the best ones covering North America is the news section of
infoshop.org.
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War: who is it good
for?
As war looms in the Gulf again we can be sure that, whatever the
outcome, hundreds of thousands of lives will be destroyed by the
conflict.
War is the health of
the state
War is always in their sights. Six days after the Trade Centre
strikes in New York the Bush Administration had already initiated
plans to take Iraq out
US anarchists against
the war
One of the favourite arguments of the pro-war crowd in Ireland is
that anyone who opposes the war is 'anti-American'.
International
Direct Actions against the war
Listing of international actions against the war
Direct Action and
fighting to win
Anarchists are not particularly interested in protesting against the
evils of the world - we would prefer to abolish them!
Colombia 3 - wrong
people in the dock
The trial of the Colombia 3 has produced a frenzy of speculation in
the Irish media about whether they are guilty or not, and how this
might effect the 'peace process'.
The Anti-Bin Tax - keep
connecting with the punches
Despite the fact that the Dublin City
Council effectively has it's hands tied they could not let the
Christmas pass without trying to frighten people into paying their
precious double-tax.
'Justice' and
'Equality' in action
Just in case you had any illusions about the fairness or impartiality
of the Irish 'justice' system
That's
capitalism
Bullets in the USA and tax in Ireland
'Partnership'
deals
Mating Season in the Industrial Relations Jungle!
Michael Moore's censored
America
Review of Bowling for Columbine, and book, Stupid White Men
Couriers
organising
The militant couriers decided to act collectively when agitating for
the pay rise as one to one bargaining with an employer always leaves
the worker negotiating from a position of weakness
Report of EU summit
Copenhagen protests
In December protests were held at the EU summit in Copenhagen
Pamphlets on
anarchism
In short supply have been the cheap pamphlets that allow you to check
out anarchist ideas without spending the equivalent of two or three
hours pay.