On the last Saturday of every month a number of activists including members of People Before Profit Cork join up with the Cork Palestine Solidarity Campaign at 1pm at Daunt Square. From there we move out to various locations across town where Israeli goods are stocked in stores such as Marks and Spencer, Tesco and…
Category: racism
Update on Calais Camp
Report by Bairbre Flood Over 7,000 people are living in the unofficial refugee camp at Calais with over 50 new arrivals every day. Added to the already immense hardship of surviving in makeshift shelters or tents with no government support, an announcement was made by the Mayor of Calais in July that they are preparing…
People Before Profit Cork Calls for Support for Anti-Racism Day of Action
PEOPLE BEFORE PROFIT ALLIANCE CORK Press Release 04/02/2016 The People Before Profit Alliance i Cork Calls for Support for Anti Racism Day of Action The party known as Identity Ireland recently held a “press” conference in Blarney where they hosted Tommy Robinson, founder of the English Defence League, a far-right Islamaphobic group….
LOCALS FIRST?
“Independent candidate Elizabeth Hourihane insists she is not anti-immigration, but added that she believes the mass sexual assaults that took place in Germany could happen here if the country takes in more migrants and refugees.” Here Ms Hourihane runs her own version of ‘I’m not racist but…’ ‘I’m not anti-immigration but…’ “ …