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End the racist pogroms- Solidarity with all those attacked by the far-right mobs – Anti-Racist action needed urgently!
Solidarity Statement in response to racist violence on 9th June The scenes we saw last night were utterly…
Inflation, price-gouging, and a useless Executive: The cost-of-living crisis in the North
By Reilly Woods Day after day, we find ourselves scrolling smack into a wall of devastating new reports,…
Inflation, price-gouging, and a useless Executive: The cost-of-living crisis in the North
By Reilly Woods Day after day, we find ourselves scrolling smack into a wall of devastating new reports,…
Not one more–30 women murdered in the North since 2020
By Harper Cleves CW: femicide, violence against women, misogyny, racism, queerphobia “Violence against women and girls is the…
A Progressive Step forward for the Irish Language Undermined by Austerity: A Socialist Call for Investment and Unity
By Eóin Dawson The recent adoption of an Irish language policy by Belfast City Council is a welcome,…
Reform UK’s racist plans threatens to open up divisions in the North
By Thomas Carmichael In a period of heightened global political and economic instability, Nigel Farage wants to renegotiate…
Oppose cuts at Causeway Hospital
By Sam Kessler After losing maternity services last year, emergency general surgery is next on the chopping block…
Mobilise against funding cuts to Foras na Gaeilge
By Caitríona Ní Chathain Last month, Foras na Gaeilge announced funding cuts of €817,945, jeopardizing the future of…
Hypocritical politicians not welcome at Pride – reverse the puberty blocker ban!
This year’s Pride parades should clearly place to the fore the demand for the overturning of the ban, and demand that gender-affirming care be made freely available through the NHS for everyone who wishes to access it. This should be the springboard for a campaign of ongoing protests and civil disobedience, aimed at forcing the political establishment to reverse this ruthless attack on trans and non-binary young people.
Prides this year should also express our solidarity with our siblings in the US and elsewhere facing attacks on basic rights, and fight for an end to discrimination and oppression against all LGBTQ+ people around the globe.
Shining a light on a sordid past – journalists win case against the PSNI
Journalists Barry McCaffrey and Trevor Birney featured in the No Stone Unturned documentary have won their case against the PSNI for the harassment, intimidation, arrest and spying they suffered for refusing to reveal their sources. Those journalists shone a light on the past crimes of the British State and sought to give truth to the victims’ families.