Self Defence à la The West

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The cruel, vindictive destruction of the family lives of people who dare to protest in the UK is the theme of this week's column. It's a glimpse into the dark heart of the state. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

I'm really happy to have a pod in this exhibition highlighting the coloniality of the climate crisis and extractivism and the amazing work of Save Our Sperrins and Communities Against the Injustice of Mining
Running from now-11th May LAB Gallerie
Slí Eile Ecojustice Ireland EJNI Extracting Us Collective

A recent exposé in +972 Magazine reveals how the Israeli military used an artificial intelligence program known as Lavender to develop a 'kill list' in Gaza. Journalist Yuval Abraham יובל אברהם explains what his investigation found.

We are collectively tracking way above our GHG budgets for 2021-2025 and 2026-2030. This An Bord Pleanála decision makes a mockery of the 2021 IE Climate Act. *Responsibility* lies unambiguously with Government. Simon Harris TD Micheál Martin Eamon Ryan thejournal.ie/an-bord-pleana…

A sit-in protest was held inside Ireland's Shannon Airport this morning, where activists holding signs read a statement followed by a reading of the names of children killed in the conflict in Gaza. #GoodFriday #GazaGenocide #USMilitaryOutOfShannon

Over 140 groups call on Eamon Ryan to halt his LNG plans and #KeepLNGBan !
Their open letter (safetybeforelng.ie/pressreleases/…) rejects Ryan's claim that environmental groups agreed with the LNG terminal he proposes to build, which is identical to the one proposed by #ShannonLNG seen here:

This year’s #ClimateCampIreland will take place in early August close to Lough Neagh!

Eddie Mitchell Eddie Mitchell from TreasureLeitrim &
Emmett McAleer Save Our Sperrins in Brussels today & Weds. Meeting delegation from global south re the devastation of gold mining there. Grave concerns here since Eamon Ryan granted prospecting licences in Ireland #BanGoldMining

Online-Event 'How the #LNG boom threatens EU's #climate targets & harms communities - hosted by
Deutsche Umwelthilfe
Food & Water Action Europe Andy Gheorghiu
Register here: tinyurl.com/2p9awekz
Robert W. Howarth will speak. I'll have an opportunity to discuss Eamon Rayn's new LNG terminal.

🔴🇵🇸Dublin for Gaza and Action for Palestine Ireland have occupied Shannon airport to demand that no US weapons be transported to Israel through Ireland!

Jack Chambers TD Micheál Martin We demand sanctions not statements!

Israel has killed over 11,500 Palestinian children in Gaza and the West Bank since October 7th, when 36 Israeli children were killed.

It’s impossible to imagine that number. This is what it looks like. A line 5km long.

(Location: Bournemouth Beach)

EU doesn't seem to want to catch whoever attacked Europe and blew up key energy infrastructure!!
Meanwhile in 2021 the US exported 21 billion cubic metres of US LNG to the EU, in 2023 it increased to 63 billion cubic metres. That's a 200% increase in two years.
'Who benefits?'

Stealthier forms of climate denial - insistence that high-carbon sectors must grow - are pervasive.

irishtimes.com/environment/cl…

The Margiris, called the 'Death Star of the Oceans', drags nets 6 football pitches long, hoovering up vast quantities of marine wildlife and leaving empty seas in its wake.

Now it's working the coast off southwest Ireland with 6 other supertrawlers.

It's criminal ecocide.