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Jun 212011
 

Kevin Flanagan and Mark O’ Cúlar listen to Conor Courtney in the presence of Timothy Leary in the Science Gallery in Dublin just before 6pm on Thursday 12th May 2011.

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Higher states of consciousness, birds, bees, atoms, keyholes, the biosphere and the meaning of life.

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Grab the mp3 here or listen below…

May 222011
 

Today is Sunday 22nd May 2011 and Spain goes to the polling booth for the local elections. Since last Sunday (15/5) following large protests in Spain, many decided to stay on the streets. The support grew and by Friday evening there was over 25 thousand people gathered in Puerta del Sol, Madrid and more than 10 thousand at Plaça de Catalunya, Barcelona. All across Spain people came out in strength and ignored the ban of political demonstrations on the eve of an election.  The government decided not to enforce the ban as the protests are peaceful and very well organised.

Around the world demonstrations have taken place in solidarity with the protesters in Spain. The problems faced in Spain are the same as much of the western world under the thumb of recession and austerity measures. However, their unemployment rates, especially among the young are very high. They are disillusioned with their government and it’s main opposition. It is a familiar situation. There is little choice for people in the dominant political parties to really act on behalf of the people. The people must take politics into their own hands so real change and reform can happen. The protests movements in Spain, unlike here in Ireland, are not stagnant and divided. There is a sense of unity and a solidarity in Spain which should serve as an example to the western world.  Here are a people who have the stamina to act now for a better future.

Below are some videos with international media perspective followed by videos from activists themselves…

 

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May 202011
 

 

photograph from http://elenabuenavista.blogspot.com/2011/05/spanishrevolution-acampadasol.html

watch live streams from Spain of the people’s uprising…

 

updates from @alex_riveiro

 

00:00 CET (20110521)

“Ban enforcement in Spain starts right now: Demonstrations still going strong. Madrid: 20k+ people in Puerta del Sol.”

23:00 CET

“1 Hr left for the start of Pre-election day and ban enforcement. Thousands gather in over 90+ places in Spain.”

22:00 CET

“Right now, there’s well over 15k people in Madrid’s demonstration. 9k in Barcelona’s. Ban enforcement set to start in 2 hours.”

 


Live TV by Ustream

more info here..

http://www.spanishrevolution.eu

#cams34

 

this is spreading..

 

list of camps across Spain http://acampadas15m.blogspot.com/

 

#worldrevolution

 


http://www.thetechnoant.info/campmap/

 

 

afternoon report from euronews… (20110520)

Ban headache for Spanish politicians

http://www.euronews.net/2011/05/20/ban-headache-for-spanish-politicians/

 

yesterday’s report from euronews… (20110519)

Spanish youth protests go international

http://www.euronews.net/2011/05/19/spanish-youth-protests-go-international/

May 072011
 

Last night I noticed that the parody video we made filmed back on Saturday 26th March, CACI & The Irish Census, has been removed from YouTube.

 

 

 

 

 

“This video is no longer available due to a trademark claim by a third party.
Sorry about that.”

was at : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXHSJyrhoS0

 

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May 052011
 

It’s been over two weeks since I last posted anything about the census story. Apologies for that, there’s been a lot happening and I’ve been holding back somewhat. The next post will be about some recent media reporting about CACI and the Irish Census, but in the meantime, to fill in some of the blanks, I want to share this story with you.

First off though, I should mention that we are in the early stages of producing a documentary about this story and the larger issue of the role private companies play in the military industrial complex. As an apparently neutral country, Ireland has many links in this war machine. The obvious thing we will be looking at is the involvement of war contractors in censuses around the world and we will look at the bigger picture of war profiteering. We welcome any input you may have. (email mc AT itison DOT tv)

Now on to a comic tale…

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