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November 2012
Galway Pro Choice Were Approached by Savita’s Friends - 'pro life' lie exposed
Date: Wed, 2012-11-21 15:21
Anti-choice groups have been engaged in a protracted campaign of spreading FUD (Fear - Uncertainty - Doubt ) ever since the tragic fact of the death of Savita Halappanavar after she was refused an abortion in Galway hospital emerged. Because they know that it is too soon for them to be seen to attack her husband Praveen for his courageous public stance they have focused on attacking those supporting the families demand for a change in the law.
One tactic has been to suggest that pro-choice groups found out about the death in an underhand manner. A smear that last weekend's Sunday Independent disgracefully republished - despite being informed of its false. This morning Galway Pro-Choice issued the press release that follows which demonstrates not only that it was Savita's friends and family who initatied contact and that GPC then went though a full range of possibilites with them including not releasing the story of what had happened at all.
Over 15,000 March against Austerity in Dublin
Date: Mon, 2012-11-26 11:33
On Saturday, more than 15,000 people marched through Dublin to demand an end to austerity and to oppose the State’s transferring of the financial crisis on to the shoulders of the working class. Organised by the Dublin Council of Trade Unions and the Campaign against the Household and Water Taxes, the march offered people an opportunity to pressure the government prior to the budget and to raise the profile of the CAHWT, already the most popular act of civil disobedience since the foundation of the state.
Protest at Dail for abortion legislation
Date: Mon, 2012-11-26 13:59
*What: Protest at the Dail @ 7pm
*Why: The Government is set to debate the Expert Group recommendations - we will be streaming audio live outside.
*How: As before, people will gather. Most likely we'll have some opening speeches, then we'll simmer down for the Dail debate, then we'll have closing statements.
*What's different: As we're going to spend some time listening to the debate, bring camping chairs / a flask of tea/coffee to keep warm, and be sure to wrap up.
Beyond the Slogan of a General Strike - Mc Glone wasn't all wrong
Date: Mon, 2012-11-26 15:50
The numbers at Saturday’s anti-austerity march were impressive given the relatively low key build up, but what was more impressive was the militant mood of the protesters. This was exemplified by the booing and heckling of ICTU president Eugene Mc Glone with chants calling for a General Strike. Mc Glone, in the style of a seasoned professional union official managed to pick himself up and give a speech which though cynical in delivery, bore more than a grain of truth that the radical left should not dismiss out of hand.
What do Jack O’Connor, ‘garda sources’ and Sunday Independent journalists have in common? - Sowing The Fear and Spinning The Lies
Date: Wed, 2012-11-28 13:01
On Saturday last (24th November), approximately 15,000 people marched through Dublin to demand an end to austerity. It was a lively and vociferous march that seemed to herald a renewed sense of militancy among those attending. This militancy was most evident when Eugene McGlone, president of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, was roundly booed when he rose to speak. Despite attempts to claim that this booing was orchestrated by Sinn Fein and the ULA, it was clear that a great many of those booing were doing so spontaneously and were expressing their frustration at the lack of action by the trade union leadership in terms of organising a real fightback over the past few years.
Dail blockaded by 100's after 3rd refusal in 6 months to legislate for X-case
Date: Thu, 2012-11-29 16:46
Last night saw hundreds of pro-choice activists blockade the gates of the Dail after TD's once more refused to pass X-case legislation. Twenty years after the X-case and one month after the death of Savita Halappanavar women in Ireland were told once more that the politicians had not had enough time. The political parties, in particular the Labour Party, were once more engaged in a cynical game of playing politics - a game that leaves pregnant women at continued risk in Irish hospitals.
RTE refuse to allow organisers of anti-household tax campaign on panel to discuss campaign
Date: Fri, 2012-11-30 13:48
In what has to be one of its odder decisions Morning Ireland this morning decided that the best voice of opposition to the Property Tax was obviously someone from Finna Fail the political party who began the process of bringing the tax in. The property tax was part of the package of cuts Finna Fail agreed with the Trokia while in government. To most people the more obvious voice of opposition would certainly be the mass campaign of some 50% of households that has refused to pay the Household Charge, the fore runner of the property tax. That campaign also brought thousands of people to protest outside the Fine Gael ard fheis.
Dub: Campaign Against Household and Water Taxes Fundraiser
Date: Fri, 2012-11-30 16:54
Campaign Against Household and Water Taxes Fundraiser, tonight in King 7 on Capel St. Dublin 7.
Featuring:
Dr. Groove
Antrophe
Brian Greene.