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Shell to Sea protestors occupy and shut down Bellanaboy refinery site
Date: Sun, 2007-02-18 11:07
Work at the controversial Bellanaboy refinery site was halted on Friday the 16th February for the first time since October 3rd 2006 by a breakaway march of roughly 150 militant protestors.
Day of Support at Bellanaboy sees mass tresspass at refinery
Date: Fri, 2007-02-16 19:38
The Shell to Sea Campaign organised a day of support on the 16th February at Bellanaboy to give people from around the country the opportunity to show their support and solidarity with the community of Erris in their struggle against Shell. After the official protest had ended around 100 people crossed the bog to gain access to the refinery and suceeed in halting work there.
WSM remove (more) racist slogans in Cabra
Date: Wed, 2007-02-14 11:02
Today, members of the WSM (May 1st Branch) removed racist slogans which had been painted along the canal in Cabra. What had read 'Polish scum out' now reads 'Racist scum out', and the nazi swastikas have been painted over.
Anarchist Youth call it a day Dec. 2005 - Dec. 2006.
Date: Mon, 2007-02-12 17:35
Just before Christmas, Anarchist Youth decided unanimously to formally disband. All remaining members have or are in the process of joining the Workers Solidarity Movement. We felt we wanted to be part of a larger organisation with a better organisational structure, more of a support base and better resources.
Perspectives on the Shell to Sea campaign from a WSM member active in the Mayo campaign
Date: Mon, 2007-02-12 00:13
The Cork branch of the Workers’ Solidarity Movement Thuesday 28 Feb held a public meeting in the Quality Hotel, Shandon, Cork, which was attended by about twenty people. There was a high number of familiar faces from the Shell to Sea campaign, and a couple of new (well, not-quite-so-new) faces, all of whom came to hear comrade Fin Dwyer give a loosely-structured talk covering his observations as an anarchist active in the Mayo end of the campaign.
Chomsky meeting with Irish anarchists in Dublin
Date: Sat, 2007-02-10 17:25
In February of 2006 during his hectic visit to Dublin the Workers Solidarity Movement arranged a meeting between Noam Chomsky and anarchists living in Ireland. Around 90 anarchist from all over the counrty attended
Report on the Haiti Solidarity Day demo
Date: Thu, 2007-02-08 15:13
The 7th of February is quite an important day in Haitian recent history and we would dare to say that is a very important day for the working class' struggles all overthe world -that's the day of the fall of the Duvalier's tyranny back in 1986. Since then, there has been demonstrations in Haiti commemorating that milestone in their struggle for liberation, but at the same time, to remind the people that there's still a long way of struggles ahead.
International Day of Solidarity with the Struggle of the People of Haiti
Date: Sun, 2007-02-04 21:38
On the 7th of February of 1986, the Haitian people, after years of revolt against the rich and the powerful in their country, toppled one of the most brutal dictatorships that history has recorded, the one led by the Duvalier family. But not only they did put an end to the US-backed reign of terror of the Duvaliers, but as well, the people were pushing forward a series of popular demands that were meant to radically change the face of Haiti: this was a truly revolutionary struggle.
Shell to Sea Demo in Dublin
Date: Wed, 2007-01-31 19:45
The Shell to Sea Campaign is organising a march and rally in Dublin