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chomsky and new media discussion, dublin pub
upcoming social fora, ESF, ISF, ASF in ireland (afrcian social forum)- ESF live feed project- london, seattle, dublin
amnesty campaign to combat racist irish policies
chomsky and new media discussion, dublin pub
upcoming social fora, ESF, ISF, ASF in ireland (afrcian social forum)- ESF live feed project- london, seattle, dublin
amnesty campaign to combat racist irish policies
a SWP (socialist workers party) open discussion in dublin pub. indymedia, dublin social forum working group, dublin grassroots network people went to document talk, inform people of ISF, which the talk organisers did not mention, demonstrate new ways of communicating, ie indymedia etc, further attempt end the "rift" between differnet sides of irish political activists
attempt to learn more about the newly formed "ASF in ireland". there is a lot of heated debate about the political dynamics of the social fora in europe and ireland.
as it stands irish social forum 2 is happening Fri 8th Oct to Sun 10th
european social forum is on Fri 15th Oct to Sun 17th.
imc crews are trying to set up "live feeds". at present imc-london, seattle, dublin are working on project together. this might happen as part of main ESF, but probably outside in the "alternative open ESF" which has been created by and supported by imc-uk, london social forum, wombles.....due to views that the official ESF is breaking from the principles of the world charter of principles, set up in porto alegre in 2001
the "campaign for amnesty for all" is an initiave that is getting its launch at the "african social forum in ireland" this weekend. this campaign has been started as a result of the recent referendum on citizenship which was voted in by the irish people, for many it was called the "racist referendum". despite lukes views that irish people are not racist there is definately a growing level of racism in irish society.
in the past we were the ones fleeing from the country, now the tables have turned and people are coming here.
you would have thought that a few hundred years of "difficult times" would have thaught us a thing or 2......
anyway we battle on with our new friends and neighbours, catholic, prodestant, atheist, buddhist, muslim, black, white, brown -all irish (untill that referendum popped up)
for more info see
post re "chomsky talk" and the following online debate, you get a feeling of the tensions- this article was printed and brought down to the meeting, we arrived late and informed people about the document, it was looked at by some people
http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=66501&condense_comments=f…
"So What are You Going to this Autumn? ESF or ISF?"
present front feature on imc-ireland
http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=66514
ESF live feed to dublin a week after ISF
http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=66496
Amnesty For All
by Unity - African Social Forum
http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=66515
Racist Irish pass Racist Referendum
http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=65500&search_text=racist%…
sorry for the unedited audio piece, having tek problems, will be resolved soon
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