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Tag Archives: violence
A Buddhist Perspective On The Importance Of Dialogue
Those of us from the United Kingdom, old enough to remember Bob Hoskins’ British Telecom adverts, will recall that “It’s good to talk.” Naturally, BT wanted us all to spend hours on the phone, to our friends, our family, in … Continue reading
Posted in Interfaith Dialogue, Philosophy, Theology
Tagged buddhism, cancer, communication, compassion, conversation, family, interfaith dialogue, nichiren buddhism, Philosophy, sickness, violence, war, wisdom
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Garda Special Branch Agents Provocateurs
Earlier this afternoon, Friday 3rd December 2010, two uniformed members of An Garda Síochána from the Bridewell Garda Station, were observed and overheard whilst clothes shopping in Penney’s department store on O’Connell Street, Dublin. Both were male officers and were … Continue reading
Posted in Dispatches
Tagged agent provocateur, an garda siochana, civil liberties, civil rights, dail eireann, dublin, ireland, irish government, nonviolence, police brutality, protest, protest dail eireann, provocation, republic of ireland, riot, riot police, social justice, the gardai, the police, violence
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Social Revolution and the Question of Force
There has been a deluge of questions and protests across the Irish media concerning the level of force used against citizens of this republic during the exercise of their democratic right to protest. The Irish Constitution (Bunreacht na hÉireann) guarantees the “right … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Politics, Theology
Tagged democracy, ethics, government, injustice, ireland, morality, nonviolence, passive resistance, police brutality, power, protest, republic of ireland, social action, social justice, the police, violence
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Students are Revolting
Thousands of third level students from all over Ireland marched through the streets of Dublin today in protest over Irish government cuts in education and the proposed increase in the student registration fee; bringing it to a staggering and prohibitive €3,000 per … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged alienation, Economics, education, famine economics, fianna fail, global credit crunch, injustice, ireland, irish politics, police brutality, Politics, poverty, protest, republicanism, social action, social justice, socialism, students, violence, working class
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