Over 30 years of anarchist writing from Ireland listed under hundreds of topics
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Why we said No to Croke Park Two
Date: Tue, 2013-04-16 18:37
Vote NO to
- Further deterioration of the public services we all use
- A freeze in pay & increments
- A huge increase in hours for many workers & the subsequent loss of jobs
- The loss of 6 days holidays for many workers
- Unpaid overtime & cuts to overtime
- Restrictions on flexitime & work sharing
Education Struggles - A collection of articles on Education struggles in Ireland and elsewhere
Date: Sat, 2011-02-05 13:28
This is a collection of articles on Education struggles in Ireland and elsewhere from the late 1980s through the early 2000s. Most have been written by anarchists and are first hand accounts of struggles the authors were involved in. We are making them available so new generations of activists could learn what worked and did not work in these earlier struggles.
Sit down protest at the Dail circa 1988, 16 students were arrested
Vote No to Lisbon
Date: Tue, 2009-09-08 12:39
The Workers Solidarity Movement is calling for a No vote in the Lisbon referendum. It is a treaty for the rich, people in Ireland can do a lot better than a choice between the clowns in the Dáil or those in Brussels.
We oppose the EU's policies of privatisation, militarisation and attacks on workers' conditions but don’t insult people’s intelligence by saying that our current society in Ireland with its severe recession, diabolical public services and corruption is anything better. The major lack of democracy in our lives is not between us and the EU but between the Irish government and us.
The upcoming Lisbon vote is one of the rare occasions that the people get a direct say. But it’s only a very limited say. We get to choose between either a gombeen republic or an embryonic European state, neither of which makes for an exciting prospect.
Whichever way the vote goes, there is no indication that either a yes or a no vote will substantially alter the exclusion of the public from major public decisions. That requires a rethinking of the kind of society we want.
The problem is not the treaty alone but the EU as an institution.We call on people to Vote No to Lisbon but also to organise to take more control of our lives and to build real democracy in our communities and our workplaces.
WSM articles on Palestine, religion and the middle east
Date: Wed, 2009-01-07 16:48
This is a collection of articles published in Workers Solidarity Movement publications about Palestine over the last decade, articles written by our members for publication elsewhere and material re-published elsewhere in publications our members edited. Together they provide the start of an anarchist analysis of the roots of the conflict and paths out of it.
Archive of older WSM articles on community struggles and organising
Date: Wed, 2005-10-05 13:47
These are articles on Community Struggles that were published on our old web site prior to 2006 and which may not be on this new site yet. It does not include articles published from 2006 on - to see these click on Community under categories in the left hand box.
After Croke Park: Defeating austerity - prepare to Strike to Win
Date: Sun, 2013-04-21 13:30
Public service workers proved in the Croke Park vote that we are capable of getting organised to defeat the careful plans of the government to make us swallow yet another round of cuts. This despite the fact that the leadership of the two biggest public sector unions were working with the government in trying to get us to accept that plan. And now they are in a panic because the No vote to Croke Park represents a massive refusal of their claim that austerity is the solution to the crisis. Almost 300,000 workers have declared that Enough is Enough, add in our immediate families and this is probably quarter of the population.
This doesn't mean the fight is over, the No vote is only the start of defeating austerity. Public Service Workers are not alone, 400,000 households have not registered for the Property Tax. Across society ordinary working people are saying Enough, that is one of strengths. We think we can beat any attempt to unilaterally oppose pay cuts around the points that follow
Friends
Date: Mon, 2013-04-15 14:38
This listing is a partial list of the organisations our members work in & with.
Workers Solidarity Movement
PO Box 1528, Dublin 8.
www.wsm.ie
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How WSM recruited new members
Date: Wed, 2012-06-06 14:57
Anarchism will not be created in this country, or any other, by a tiny group of people. Even in Ireland a successful anarchist revolution would require tens of thousands of active anarchists. Anarchists living on every street and active in every workplace. We obviously have a long way to go!
[The WSM no longer exists as an organisation but this is how you would have got involved]
Anarchist writings on Irish Republicanism
Date: Mon, 2011-05-16 12:00
Since our formation in 1984 the WSM has produced over a hundred articles providing an analysis of Irish Republicanism from an anarchist perspective. These have ranged from analysis of the issues of the day (eg the Peace process or the targeting of building workers) to detailed re-examination of the history of the republican rebellions and movements. You can find many of there articles in our Irish Republicanism collection of articles on this site along with some of the key documents of Irish republicanism.
Other related article collections include those on Loyalism, the 1916 rebellion, the 'Peace Process' & Sinn Fein. We are in the process of creating these collections, use the search box to find additional articles or check the Imperialism listing which currently contains 150+ articles.
About Us
Date: Tue, 2010-06-15 20:52
- Radio Solidarity is show produced by the Workers Solidarity Movement and broadcast on NEARFM in Dublin. The aim of this show is to cover a range of issues and struggles that don’t get covered in the media.
- We do not pretend to be unbiased. We actively engage in politics and struggles to bring about change in society. We hope to cover some of the issues which we think are live at the moment in Irish society. We engage in those struggles and talk to others who are actively attempting to bring about change.
