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SNIP NIPS SPIN

In Blog, Politicsby FedaynLeave a Comment

Is it any wonder the National Independent Party registration was so poorly attended? We couldn’t find Leicester House. Was it for this that Constant Markievicz laid down his life in St.Stephen’s Green? (Photo top right). Was it for this that Joe Higgins led the workers against King Jacob’s forces in the great Lockout? (2nd Photo top right) See – We’re not racist but…

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Minceirs Whiden

In #rabble7, Blog, Interviews, Politicsby Paul Reynolds & Freda Mullin Hughes2 Comments

On the long road towards equality for Traveller people, rabble examines the stops along the way. Freda Mullin Hughes and Paul Reynolds speak to Travellers and activists working towards ethnic recognition. On a cold November’s morning a single heater battled to warm the converted lock-up garage. The shutters were up and three young men inside sipped the morning’s coffee surrounded by bicycles, parts and tools. Francis had just stripped a … Read More

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Direct Provision: Where Time Becomes A Loop

In #rabble7, History, Interviews, Politicsby Rashers Tierney4 Comments

Back in early October, something unusual happened – instead of recycling the reactionary moral panic of his listeners into stellar ratings, Joe Duffy turned his attention to the fate of those left languishing in direct provision. Rashers Tierney takes a look at our nation’s latest institutional wrongdoing. With Joe’s blessing, the oddball maze of myths and lies, the stories of free cars and prams and of eating up local authority … Read More

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#rabbleReels: Into the Fire

In Blog, Film, Politicsby Oireachtas Retort Leave a Comment

In a week which sees Golden Dawn facing proscription, one startling allegation to emerge is Greek fascism’s connection to the disappearance of over one hundred migrants. On figures like that you wonder what took so long but new film Into the Fire offers some answers.   While ‘periphery of Europe’ is a convenient distinction for the high priest of austerity,  Greece’s geographical position on the edge of the Union means … Read More

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Fun Town: separate but equal

In Blog, Culture, Politicsby Fedayn2 Comments

50 years ago Martin Luther King Jr. addressed the Zion Hill Baptist Church in Louisiana. Apartheid visited his little girl’s consciousness for the first time. In Israel today the amusement parks are operating the same racist apartheid policy. In this speech, Dr. King recounts how he had to explain the concept of racism and segregation to his own daughter, Yolanda. Just six years old at the time, Yolanda desperately wants to … Read More

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It’s not Prendeville but Corkonians who are racist.

In Blog, Culture, Sportby Fedayn24 Comments

In an interesting twist to the ongoing debate about Neil Prendeville’s latest foray into the immigration debate, UTV has offered it’s support for the controversial shock-jock and blamed Cork listeners for racist overtones. rabble contacted UTV Radio, which holds the broadcasting licence for Cork96FM – Prendeville’s station – following the controversy which was whipped up by Prendeville on Tuesday night when he posted this on the station’s Facebook page – The … Read More

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Is pink the new black in France?

In Blog, Culture, Politicsby Fedayn2 Comments

A poster calling for an anti-gay rights demonstration in Paris has been attacked as being racist after going viral overnight in the French ‘Twittersphere’. The poster, designed by an anti-same sex marriage activist, depicts France’s Minister of Justice Christiane Taubira, who is black, as a raging gorilla/King Kong, overwhelmed by a flow of demonstrators from the “Manif Pour Tous,” the main anti-same sex organization. The slogan is a play on … Read More

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Travellers protest against racism

In Blog, Culture, Politicsby Fedayn1 Comment

  Calling on support from TDs the Irish Traveller Movement (ITM) rallied outside the Dáil this afternoon. In response to recent statements, and building anti-traveller sentiment from certain elected representatives which included calls for Travellers to be ghettoised and even removed to Spike Island; and in response to certain high profile attacks on travellers the ITM met at the gates of the Dáil. They were joined by Leinster House representatives … Read More

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Unearthed MLK Footage.

In Blog, History, Politicsby Rashers TierneyLeave a Comment

It’s Oscar season. We’ve neglected it here at rabble. Democracy Now on the other hand haven’t. They’ve unearthed unseen footage from Ely Landau’s Academy Award nominatd King: A Filmed Record… Montgomery to Memphis.  The 3-hour documentary is a melange of newsreel footage of events during the Civil Righs Movement. It premiered as a special “one-time-only event” on March 24, 1970 in over 600 theaters throughout the United States. A shorter version … Read More