The following was first published in Spanish by Madrilonia, a Madrid-based blog that writes about and participates in social movements. Madrilonia has been involved in the 15-M movement, which began with the mass protest organized by Real Democracy Now on the 15th of May 2011 and inspired Europe with the occupation of plazas across Spain. This text [...]

From #occupydamestreet
Stop The Billion Dollar Heist:
On November 2nd 2011, next Wednesday, a $1,000,000,000 bond comes due at Anglo Irish Bank. This bond is unsecured, unguaranteed, a bond we have absolutely no obligation to pay. If you disagree with paying this money we ask you to come to the march to show your opposition.
Last week thousands [...]

I’m finding the whole inquiries referendum debate rather baffling.
We’re not supposed to trust politicians to inquire into things, because they could be biased. And because the kindly misters Sutherland and McDowell tell us too.
No, we should trust the judiciary who, of course, are completely unbiased in any respect. This is a judiciary every one of [...]

In Occupy Dame Street practice, we indicate a point of process by making a letter “T” with both hands (like time out in basketball, for instance). We also call it a technical point. It is a very powerful gesture because it allows you to cut into the list of speakers and thus it should be [...]

In general social and political movements need good writers who in gathering their thoughts on what is a dymanic situation in the all important early stages of that movement manage to provide for others the means to focus on its most important aspects. It requires an understanding of the wider situation which has spurred the [...]

Progressive people are delighted by the blossoming of the Occupy…phenomenon.  Many of us are not quite sure where it all came from so quickly and heaven knows where it is all going on to, but one thing is for sure, it has given some energy to the Left.
And for certain, that is what the Left need.  After [...]

Billy Bragg will be marching with #OccupyDameStreet and Real Democracy Now! Ireland from The Garden of Remembrance at 2pm this Saturday. Afterwards he’ll be performing at a secret location, so come to the march to find out!! Or for those that can’t make it, watch it online via the livestream. Billy was on Newstalk radio [...]

“New agendas in social movement studies”

Social Movements Conference
NUI MAYNOOTH,
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 26TH, 9.30 - 6.15

About the conference
This conference brings together 21 researchers from Ireland, Britain, Italy,Belgium and the US working on movements ranging from alternative food movements to the World Social Forum, from Shell to Sea to SlutWalks and from Irish Ship to Gaza to children’s rights advocacy. It showcases some of the best [...]

The latest edition of the Irish Anarchist Review published by the Worker’s Solidarity Movement on the 5th of Oct, is available here.
It includes Paul Bowman on organising to beat the household tax. Kostas Avrimidis writes about Greece and Cathal Larkin reviews the excellent Anarchism and the City: Revolution and Counter-Revolution in Barcelona, 1898-1937 by Chris [...]

The decision by Pat Rabbitte, Minister for Communications, Energy, and Natural Resources, to issue thirteen new exploration licences for oil and gas in Irish territorial waters is nothing more than the complete abandonment by this state of any control of these resources that belong to the Irish people or the right to derive any significant [...]