Workers Solidarity Movement

The topic of this talk (audio link below) was on organising unions in non-unionised workplaces, and possibly re-invigorating places where unions are ostensibly still organised. Our labour market locally is increasingly casualised, de-skilled, and less well paid. “Flexible” arrangements between employer and employee are the current code word for the slashing of security of contract and the threat of relocation of capital. Unions have historically been the only means of lower paid workers countering trends like these, so the question as to how workers organise and fight back is coming back into focus more and more. This talk intended to address just that, and the speakers put forward arguments for an alternative to the top-down trade unionism that evidently isn’t working today.

Thousands took part in the CAHWT march yesterday on the EU Finance ministers march in Dublin castle.  You can see more photos of the protest in our Facebook  album of march on EU ministers.

 “Finance Under Foot” is a walking tour through Ireland’s most important sites of financial power, past and present. The idea behind the tour is to make the nature of organised money power accessible, understandable and even entertaining. Your Tour Guides: Conor McCabe and Tom Murray

Sunday 7th April, Time: 2:30p.m.
Starting point: Central Bank, Dame Street, Dublin 2

Sign up at the Facebook event at https://www.facebook.com/events/453899021353700

The 2013 Conversations about Anarchism continues April 4th in the WSM space in Seomra Spraoi. The topic is Anarchism & Racism

The 2013 Dublin anarchist bookfair will be getting off to a flying start in  Seomra Spraoi Friday 5th April with a night themed Culture of Struggle.

Friendly free discussion for people who are new to anarchism & seek answers to basic questions. The 2013 Conversations about Anarchism start off March 7th in the WSM space in Seomra Spraoi. The topic is Anarchism & Environmentalism

Several hundred people took part in a demonstration in Dublin last night demanding the government legislate for abortion access as laid down in the X-Case judgement over 21 years ago. Government after government have refused to introduce this legislation due to politicians own conservatism and their fear of the huge resources of the US funded anti-choice movement.  But the massive mobilisations that followed news of the death of Savita Halappanavar after she was refused an abortion in a Galway hospital in the Autumn have forced the Labour Party & Fine Gael to finally begin the process of introducing legislation.

As part of the Abortion Rights Campaign 10 days of Action an artist's talk will be held in conversation, with Leszek Wolnik & Emma Campbell, who will be discussing their current exhibitions "10 weeks" at The Copperhouse Gallery. Daniel Jewesbury will facilitate the conversation. The talk will feature audio and written responses by the public to '10 weeks' and the artists welcome audience engagement and comment.

In the week of International Women's Day and the Abortion Rights Campaign 10 days of Action, the National Women's Council of Ireland will host a joint event with Doctors for Choice on Abortion - The Lives and Health of Women in Ireland.