Monthly Archives: November 2010

1. ICTU officials to meet EU/IMF delegation before protest rally. Meanwhile, up to 700 gardaí are being deployed to police tomorrow’s ICTU protest. Tens of thousands of people are expected on the streets of Dublin for the march. – Irish … Continue reading →

Some of the anti-Fianna Fail graphics doing the rounds on Facebook and Politics.ie

On N24, around 50 supporters of the SWP/PBPA protested outside the Dept. of Finance and then the five-star Merrion Hotel, where the team from the IMF is believed to be staying. They called for the resignation of Brian Cowen and … Continue reading →

1. More than 2,000 students stormed the Italian Senate, protesting education cuts and calling on the education minister to resign, police in Rome said. They forced their way through the entrance door to the Italian Parliament’s upper house Wednesday and … Continue reading →

Recent? Anyone know when it went up?

With the ICTU demonstration in under 48 hours we are mailing you a last time to ask you to help once more with promotion and to remind you that the 1% Network will be meeting up at 11.30am outside the … Continue reading →

Pat Carey, Minister Community, Equality & Gaeltacht Affairs, had his office in Finglas shutters sprayed with the words ‘Economic Terrorist’ last night. Original story here. Have you heard of any more such direct actions? Email us at riseuplikelionsafterslumber (at) gmail.com

A Government minister has been confronted by a protester who grabbed him by the tie outside Leinster House. Batt O’Keeffe, Enterprise Minister, was abused by a man in his 40s who screamed “Shame on you” in his face. The man … Continue reading →

Thousand of school students and college students have walked out of classes in England in opposition to planned cuts and fee increases. At the time of writing, there have also been eight occupations of universities in Bristol, Manchester, Bristol, Plymouth … Continue reading →