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Campaign Websites & LinksAt any given time there are a large number of campaigns happening around the country covering a broad range of issues and one of the main problems is that people in a given locality may not always be aware of what is happening in their area or that others have already started doing something about the particular issue of concern to them. The list below aims to help highlight and raise awareness of these campaigns. Indymedia does not necessarily endorse these campaigns and the content of these other sites is a matter of concern to those involved.
Anti War / Peace Groupshttp://www.shannonwatch.org - Shannon Watchhttp://www.irishantiwar.org - Irish Anti War http://www.pana.ie - Peace and Neutrality Alliance http://www.raytheon9.org/ - The Raytheon 9 http://www.people.ie/ - People's Movement Health, Community and Societyhttps://www.facebook.com/SPARKsingleparents - SPARK -Single Parents Acting for the Rights of their KidsWe'reNotLeaving.com - Youth Group who are taking a stand about having to emigrate from Ireland http://www.SaveStLukes.ie/ -Save Saint Luke's Cancer Hospital in Rathgar. http://www.saveourhospital.com - Save our Hospital - Monaghan (site now gone) https://www.facebook.com/savenavanhospital -Save Navan Hospital on Facebook https://redwexford.wordpress.com/save-wexford-general-hospital-campaign/ -Save Wexford General Hospital Campaign http://www.saveroscommonhospital.com/?p=6695 - Save Roscommon Hospital / Roscommon Hospital Alliance http://www.bebo.com/our-ladys-hospital - Save Our Lady's Children's Hospital Crumlin Campaign http://www.SaveOurLadysChildrensHospital.com/ http://www.nationalcdf.blogspot.com/ - Campaign to Save Community Development Projects http://www.iuhc.org/ - Universal Health Care for Ireland http://www.Regret.ie/ -Reactions and Effects of Gardasil Resulting in Extreme Trauma" (R.E.G.R.E.T) Support Group http://www.stmichaelsestate.ie/ - St Michael's Estate Regeneration http://www.SeomraSpraoi.org - Seomra Spraoi Social Center http://www.galwayspace.org/.- Galway Social Space http://www.unlocknama.org/ - Unlock NAMA -site no longer exists http://www.thelandleague.net/ -The Land League (1879 - 2014) http://www.clonfavour.com/ - Clonakilty Favour Exchange http://ces.org.za/exchparams.asp?country=IE - Community Exchange System - Exchanges in Ireland. (These are LETS alternative currency systems) Human Rights / Social Justice / Workers Issueswww.TTIP.ie TTIP Information Network Ireland -exposing TTIPwww.Right2Water.ie - Right 2 Water http://www.fliuch.org - Take Back Your Water https://www.facebook.com/MahonSaysNo http://anspreach.wordpress.com/ - An Spréach, Housing Action Committee http://www.antievictiontaskforce.com/ -Anti Eviction Taskforce http://www.amnesty.ie - Amnesty International Ireland http://afri.ie -Action from Ireland -Justice, Peace and Human Rights http://www.comhlamh.org - Action and Education for Global Justice http://www.edacork.org/- Ethical Development Action Cork http://www.debtireland.org - Debt and Development Coalition Ireland https://www.facebook.com/AttacIreland -ATTAC is a global organization opposed to neo-liberal globalization http://www.IntegrityIreland.ie/ -Citizens for Justice, Transparency & Accountability http://corruptlaw.com/ -Victims of the Legal Profession Society http://www.ceartaslaw.org/ - Irish Lawyers for Human Rights http://dunnesworkers.com/ Decency for Dunnes Workers Third Level Workplace Watch - And Facebook page http://www.lasc.ie - Latin America Solidarity Centre http://www.cubasupport.com - Cuba Support Group - Ireland http://www.ipsc.ie/ - Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign http://www.palestinesolidarityproject.org/ http://www.irishmap.ie - Irish Medical Aid For Palestinians http://www.msf.ie - Medecins Sans Frontiers Ireland http://www.publicinquiry.eu/- Public Inquiry - Examining corruption in Ireland http://corruptioninireland.com/- Corrupt Ireland http://floatingcarpentry.com/garda/ -The Thin Blue Line http://www.reform.ie - Reforming the Republic http://www.refugeeactiongroup.com - Refugee Action Group http://www.relativesforjustice.com - Relatives for Justice http://nobordersdublin.blogspot.com/ - No Borders Dublin http://www.theredcard.ie - Ireland's campaign against racism in sport and society http://www.iprt.ie/ - Irish Penal Reform Trust http://www.digitalrights.ie - Digital Rights Ireland http://aimsireland.com/ Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services - Ireland http://www.ragdublin.blogspot.com - Revolutionary Anarchist Feminist Group http://www.choiceireland.org - Choice Ireland https://twitter.com/ROIsaysno/ - Republic of Ireland Against Racism http://www.afa-ireland.com/ - Anti Fascist Action Ireland http://www.residentsagainstracism.org/ -Residents Against Racism Ireland http://www.suicideireland.com/ -Suicide Ireland http://www.rcni.ie/ - Rape Crisis Network Ireland http://www.oxfam.ie - Oxfam Ireland http://www.paw.ie - People's Association Watchdog Connonlly Media Group - Facebook and on Vimeo http://vimeo.com/connollymediagroup http://www.ProgressiveFilmClub.ie/ Environmental / Resource Theft / Animal Rights / Fish Farminghttp://voiceireland.org/ - Voice of Irish Concern for the Environmenthttp://iwt.ie/ - Irish Wildlife Trust http://www.shelltosea.com - Shell to Sea Campaign http://www.corribsos.com - Shell to Sea Campaign http://www.OwnOurOil.ie/ -Eddie Hobbs has now realized we will get nothing for our Oil and Gas and is trying to change that. http://www.trillions.ie/ -Let's develop Ireland's new found wealth ethically and sustainably http://FishingForJustice.eu/ http://http://www.Right2Water.ie/- Water is a human right and a public good, not a commodity. http://www.nowatertax.ie- No Water Tax Campaign http://www.nohouseholdtax.org- Campaing Against Household and Water Taxes AttackTheTax.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/Independent-Resistance/230497473763335 http://www.gluaiseacht.ie/ -Gluaiseacht for Global Justice -Environmental Campaigning http://www.afarireland.org - Alliance for Animal Rights http://www.banbloodsports.com - Ban Blood Sports http://www.dogrescueireland.com - Dog Rescue Ireland http://www.aliberation.org - Animal Liberation Dublin http://www.climatecamp.ie - Climate Camp Ireland http://www.stopclimatechaos.ie http://www.youngfoe.ie/ -Young Friends of the Environment http://ien.ie/ - Irish Environmental Network http://www.iwdg.ie/ -Irish Whale and Dolphin Group http://www.UnitedFarmers.ie http://www.sliabhban.org/ - Roscommon's holiest mountain -Save Our Mountain. http://www.crewe-ireland.org/ - Communities for Responsible Engagement with Wind Energy http://lwig.net - Lakelands Windfarm Information Group http://www.woodlandleague.org - Stop the sale of Coillte! http://www.NativeWoodlandTrust.ie http://www.BurrenBeo.com http://www.feasta.org - Feasta - The Foundation for the Economics of Sustainability http://www.cultivate.ie - Cultivate Center http://galwaycycling.org/ - The Galway Cycling Campaign http://home.connect.ie/dcc - Dublin Cycling Campaign http://www.ilpac.eu/ - Irish Light Pollution Awareness Campaign http://www.nodublinincinerator.webs.com/ - No Dublin Incinerator Stop-The-Poolbeg-Incinerator Community on Facebook http://www.CovantaWatch.org/ -tracks pollution violations and fines by Covanta -builder of Poolbeg incinerator http://www.chaseireland.org - Cork Harbour Alliance for a Safe Environment http://toxicdump.net/ - East Galway Against Incineration http://www.noincineration.com/ - Louth No Incinerator Campaign http://nofrackingireland.wordpress.com/ -Campaign against Fracking (Shale Gas) in Lough Allen Basin http:://www.what-the-frack.org http://www.FrackingFreeIreland.org/ -Fracking Free Ireland Facebook - No Fracking Dublin https://sites.google.com/site/frackingireland/ -Fracking Ireland http://www.frackaware.com/wordpress/ -Fermanagh Fracking Awareness Network (FFAN) http://www.LoveLeitrim.org http://NotForShale.com/ -Fracking covering Northern Ireland http://notofracking.com/ -No To Fracking http://www.protectourcoast.net - Fighting against Oil Drilling off Dublin shoreline (site gone as of Apr 2014) http://www.loughshinnyvillage.com/ReclaimFingalAlliance.htm Reclaim Fingal Alliance - No Monster Sewage Plant Campaign Against Sewage Plant in Portmarnock http://www.DodderActionDublin.com -organizes cleanup of river Dodder each year http://www.CleanCoastsIreland.com http://mountainmeitheal.ie/ - Mountain Meitheal is a volunteer group who undertake projects to protect and conserve mountain and forest areas in Ireland http://www.alternativea5alliance.com/ -campaign against more road building in Co. Tyrone http://www.gmfreeireland.org - GM Free Ireland http://no2gm.com/ - Organic Trust and no2GM http://www.corkfoodweb.ning.com - Cork Food Web http://www.SalmonFarmsIreland.com/ -Ireland Against Salmon Farms http://www.NoSalmonFarmsAtSea.com - No Salmon Farms At Sea http://bantryblog.wordpress.com/ -Save Bantry Bay http://www.salmon.ie/ -Salmon Watch Ireland http://www.wildfish.ie/ http://www.SlowFood.com/ - Slow Food International http://www.SlowFish.com/ http://www.CoastWatch.org -CoastWatch -enables public to take part in annual coast watch to survey state of our coastline -Europe wide http://ffwireland.blogspot.ie/ -Fluoride Free Water -Why is the government still forcing this poison down our throats? http://www.TheGirlAgainstFluoride.com/ http://www.shannonprotectionalliance.ie -Campaign to prevent Water pipeline to Dublin from the Shannon http://www.AnTaisce.org/ -An Tasice -Ireland's National Trust. It's actually a charity http://www.bebo.com/savebrayseafront http://www.savetara.com - Save Tara http://www.tarawatch.org - Tara Watch http://bremore.blogspot.com/ - Save Bremore Fukushima Nuclear Meltdown Updateshttp://fairewinds.org/category/media/fairewinds-videos/ - Fukushima Nuclear Meltdown -Regular Video updates from nuclear expert Arnie Gundersenhttp://fukushimaemergencywhatcanwedo.blogspot.ie/ - FukushimaEmergencyWhatCanWeDo http://fukushima-diary.com/ Educationhttp://www.free-education.info - Free Education for Everyonehttp://www.commercialfreeeducation.com - Campaign for Commerical Free Education http://www.steinerireland.org - Irish Steiner Kindergarten Association http://www.education4free.com - Education4free.com - free teaching resources for Irish Education Political Parties and Movementshttp://www.wsm.ie - Workers Solidarity Movementhttp://www.swp.ie - Socialist Workers Party - Part of United Left Alliance http://www.socialistparty.net - Socialist Party - Part of United Left Alliance http://www.greenparty.ie - Green Party http://www.sinnfein.ie - Sinn Fein http://www.rsf.ie - Republican Sinn Fein http://www.irishsocialist.net - Irish Socialist Network http://www.workersparty.ie/ - Workers Party http://www.labour.ie - Labour Party http://www.finegael.ie - Fine Gael http://www.finnafail.ie - Fianna Fail -The Party of God http://pirateparty.ie/ - The Pirate Party of Ireland http://www.communistpartyofireland.ie - Communist Party Of Ireland http://fisnua.com -F�s Nua (recently formed) http://newvision.ie/wordpress/ - New Vision (recently formed) http://www.directdemocracyireland.org/ - Direct Democracy Ireland (recently formed) http://www.peoplebeforeprofit.ie/ - People Before Profit - Part of United Left Alliance http://www.unitedleftalliance.org - United Left Alliance (site no longer exists) http://www.socialistdemocracy.org www.people.ie - People's Movement http://antiausterityalliance.ie/ -Anti Austerity Alliance http://grassroots.pageabode.com/ - Grassroots Gathering Unionshttp://www.siptu.ie - SIPTUhttp://www.union.ie - Independent Workers Union (IWU) http://www.ictu.ie/ - Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) http://www.inmo.ie - Irish Nurses & Midwives Organisation (INMO) http://www.into.ie - Irish National Teachers Organisation (INTO) Blogs of Interesthttp://www.irishleftreview.org/ - Irish Left Reviewhttp://www.dublinopinion.com/ - Dublin Opinion http://notesonthefront.typepad.com/ - Notes on the Front http://cedarlounge.wordpress.com/ - Cedar lounge http://www.mediabite.org/ - Mediabite. http://irish-revolution.blogspot.ie/ http://irishmarxism.net/ -An Irish Marxist Blog http://www.notonama.blogspot.com/ - No To NAMA http://bondwatchireland.blogspot.ie/ - BondWatch http://http://permaculturecottage.wordpress.com/ - Perma Culture Blog - A Life in the Country Think Tanks & Miscellaneous Linkshttp://www.tascnet.ie/ -TASC a Think Tank for Action on Social Change -is an independent think-tank dedicated to addressing Ireland�s high level of economic inequalityhttp://www.nerinstitute.net/ - The Nevin Economic Research Institute is a research organisation which, at its core, has a vision of the achievement of a better, fairer society. http://www.publicprivatepartnership.net/ -An analysis of the failure of Public Private Partnerships in Ireland http://www.claimingourfuture.ie/ -Claiming Our Future is a progressive movement for an equal sustainable and thriving Ireland http://www.feasta.org - Feasta - The Foundation for the Economics of Sustainability Community Radiohttp://www.wdar.ie/ - West Dublin Access Radio - Broadcasting on 96 MHz from West Dublinhttp://www.near.ie/ - NEAR FM. Broadcasting on 90.3 MHz from North Dublin http://http://www.iolfree.ie/~phoenixfm// - Phoenix FM. Broadcasting on 92.5 MHz from North Dublin 15 http://dublinsouthfm.webs.com/ - Dublin South. Broadcasting on 93.9 MHz from Dublin South http://www.raidionalife.ie/ - Raidi� na Life . Broadcasting on 106.4 MHz from North Dublin http://www.corkfm.ie/ - Cork FM Community Radio -Broadcasting on ???? MHz from Cork city http://www.connemarafm.com/ -Connemara Community Radio on 87.6 MHz FM & 106.1 MHz FM For more see Community Radio Listings from Community Media Network Ireland Also more comprehensive list here at BAI Note: All these broadcast on FM and are low power radio meaning transmissions only reach a few miles Podcasts (international)http://www.ecoshock.org/ - Eco Shockhttp://www.extraenvironmentalist.com/ -The Extra Environmentalist http://www.kpfa.org/archive/show/34/ - Guns and Butter http://antiwar.com/radio/- Anti-War Radio -archive only http://www.corbettreport.com/podcasts/ - Corbett Report http://prn.fm/shows/health-shows/the-gary-null-show/ - Gary Null covers wide range of issues. Most popular show on PRN http://fromalpha2omega.podomatic.com/ - From Alpha 2 Omega http://ericdraitser.podbean.com/ - Stop Imperialism podcast Porkins Policy Review -excellent podcast! http://www.UnWelcomeGuests.net/ -Another excellent podcast ( See also http://www.indymedia.ie/videos ) Publications & Archives of Interesthttp://rabble.ie/ -Free quarterly satirical Dublin based newspaperMost of these sites contain some archives of their publications http://www.lookleftonline.org/ - Look Left (available in Eason's too) http://www.redbannermagazine.com/ - Red Banner Magazine http://www.wsm.ie/magazine Workers Solidarity Newspaper / Magazine http://www.socialistparty.net/home/the-socialist -The Socialist newspaper. Back issues online http://www.communistpartyofireland.ie/sv/index.html - Socialist Voice -Monthly publication of the Communist Party of Ireland http://www.socialistdemocracy.org/Bulletins.html - Socialist Democracy Bulletins http://www.irishsocialist.net/content.php?id=3 - Resistance - from the Irish Socialist Network http://www.IrishMarxistReview.net - Irish Marxist Review http://www.ssisi.ie/journals.php -Journal of the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland -a useful source of interesting statistical information. http://www.people.ie/english5.html -People's News Newsletters. Archives from 2004 to present http://IrishAnarchistHistory.wordpress.com - Archive of Anarchist History https://IrishRepublicanMarxistHistoryProject.wordpress.com/ -Irish Republican Marxist History Project https://TheIrishRevolution.wordpress.com/ - The Irish Revolution https://dublin7peopleshistory.wordpress.com/ -Stoneybatter & Smithfield People's History Project See also http://www.ClrIrishLeftArchive.org OR Online Archive of Irish Left Documents - Cedar Lounge Irish Left Archive http://theirelandinstitute.com/republic/index.html -The Republic - A Journal of Contemporary & Historical Debate - (4 issues online) http://theirelandinstitute.com/citizen/ The Citizen - (4 issues so far) http://IrishElectionLiterature.wordpress.com - Archive of political and election leaflets since 1982 Environmental Related Publications & Archives of InterestSherkin Comment -covering Marine Matters by Matt Murphy, Sherkin Island, Co. Cork.Shale Gas Bulletin Ireland -covers fracking Campaign Toolshttp://www.contact.ie - Contact.iehttps://security.ngoinabox.org/ -Security in-a-box: Tools and tactics for your digital security http://www.irishleaks.ie - appears to have closed down http://www.dctv.ie - Dublin Community TV -broadcasts on UPC 802. http://revoltvideo.blogspot.com/ - Revolt Video Collective http://www.politube.org -alternative to corporate owned YouTube. Site closed down http://www.oireachtas.ie - House of the Oireachtas (i.e. Dail). See what they said. http://www.oireachtas.ie/parliament/mediazone/pressreleases/ - Oireachtas / Dail. press releases. http://www.merrionstreet.ie/index.php/category/news-room/government-press-releases/ --Govt press releases. http://www.freedomboxfoundation.org/ http://ces.org.za Community Exchange System / Local Currencies http://timebanks.org/ http://www.lietaer.com/ -website of Bernard Lietaer author on currencies - Currency Solutions for a Wiser World http://www.majestic12.co.uk/ -Distributed Community Search Engine http://www.CleanWater.org/ -US based but contains background info and history on numerous corporations and their polluting history See a brief guide to starting a campaign Link to sample HTML page. This is a very very brief guide on how to write HTML page for people interested in starting campaigns. Quick guide to free software Alternative to Facebook - Open Source / Community Social Network Siteshttp://stallman.org/facebook.html -Why you should not use Facebook.https://lorea.org/ http://diasporaproject.org/ -Diaspora Project. Allows you to own your data. |