CAHWT National Conference

Saturday, 19 May 2012

National Conference for activists and members of the Campaign Against Household & Water Taxes.

Registration for the conference will run from 10am

Conference starts at 10:30am and ends at 5:15pm  
 
 
  ARTICLES
Articles from the ISN
 
Take back the unions - and take back the streets
As the economic crisis gets worse, the fighting spirit of Ireland’s trade union movement is slowly draining away. This has to change—and fast. In 2009 Ireland saw more than 120,000 workers....
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France's New Anti-Capitalist Party stumbles
In 2009, France’s Revolutionary Communist League (LCR) dissolved itself into a ‘broad’ organisation, the New Anticapitalist Party (NPA). Where does the new party stand today? Bigger ....
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BOOK REVIEW - New Parties of the Left: Experiences from Europe
New Parties of the Left: Experiences from Europe – Daniel Bensaid, Alda Sousa, Alan Thornett and others – Resistance Books, 2011 - €9 For the past two decades, socialists in a numb....
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Scottish independence key issue for Left
As the battle lines are drawn for the upcoming referendum, the issue of independence and its consequences has taken on a new urgency for the Left. The radical left in Scotland is united in support for....
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Ireland's elite laughing all the way to the bank
In 2008, Ireland was brought to its knees by our own Axis of Evil: builders, bankers and their Fianna Fáil cronies. It’s now a good time to ask who the winners and losers in the crisis ha....
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Campaigns
 
Campaign Against Household and Water Taxes Cant Pay, Wont Pay
The Campaign Against the Household Tax is currently a precursor coalition of political and community activists, including trade unionists, tenants association organisers, TDs, and others come togeth....
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Irish Ship to Gaza - Freedom Flotilla 2
Support Irish Ship to Gaza efforts to send a large Irish contingent on Freedom Flotilla 2 by donating towards the cost of an Irish ship. Please help them ensure that Ireland is fully represented in t....
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Asbestos - The Silent Killer
Local leaflet distributed by Belfast ISN.   ASBESTOS - THE SILENT KILLER Dear Resident, It has been brought to our attention that asbestos is contained within a building site located at 1....
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The 420 Billion giveaway: How Ireland is losing its valuable natural resources
An information pack on Ireland’s offshore oil and gas and the Corrib Gas controversy, prepared by Dublin Shell to Sea November 2009. Download a PDF file (46mb) of the information pack INTRO....
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1% Network demands that the rich pay for their own crisis
The Irish Socialist Network is part of the 1% Network - putting the spotlight on the rich elite who gave us the economic crisis and now expect us to pay the costs while they keep hold of their wealth.....
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Also On the Web
 
Normalising Apartheid: The Israeli Parliamentary Visit to Ireland
Kevin Squires, National Coordinator of the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign and a journalist writes on the recent official visit of two Israeli Knesset members to the Oireachtas.  He reports....
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Occupying Dublin: Considerations at the Crossroads
Helena Sheehan who was active in Occupy Dame Street from it\'s beginning on October 8th 2011 recounts her experiences  of the camp.  Its a serious analysis of the local branch of a worldwide....
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New Hope in Ireland
The Irish election returned five TDs for the United Left Alliance, with 2.8 per cent of the first preference votes. But this victory for the Left is only part of a bigger picture of political change....
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It looks as if the UK government is allowing shale gas fracking companies to regulate themselves
Before the government approves a new industrial process in the UK it must have ensured that it won’t harm either people or the environment. Mustn’t it? That’s what any sane person ....
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From NAMA Republic to New Ireland? Fintan O’Toole’s Vision For Change
Daniel Finn takes a look at Fintan O Tooles last two books and takes issue with the mainstream view of his radical positions. "Anyone trying to make sense of Ireland’s crisis, and looking ....
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