Turning Earth

An Interview with Marxist historian Dr. Conor McCabe on the legacy of the great Irish revolutionary socialist James Connolly. Conor recently published, with Iskra books, a collection of "The Lost and Early Writing of James Connolly":

https://www.iskrabooks.org/lost-and-early-writings

If you don't know who James Connolly is, we recommend listening to Lorcan Collins excellent Revolutionary Ireland podcast to get the lowdown:

https://revolutionaryireland.libsyn.com/james-connolly-part-1

https://revolutionaryireland.libsyn.com/james-connolly-part-2

Eamonn Ryan, while leader of the Green Party, introduced a new energy policy which effectively reversed the ban on LNG and fracked gas imports. The Greens, while still in government, are denying responsibility for this betrayal of the environmental movement in Ireland.

Listen to activists from the grassroots movement explain what is happening. We are joined by Eddie Mitchell, a Leitrim county councilor and activist with Love Leitrim; Dianne Little, an anti-fracking activist from Co. Fermanagh; and Eoghan Harris, of Future Generations Kerry.

A chat with Paddy, Louise and Rory from Rundale Media.

Rundale is a new Irish media platform sharing critical left analysis and collaborative writing on contemporary socio-economic, political and environmental issues, with an all-island focus.

https://www.rundale.org/

A critical response to a recent editorial in Village magazine titled "Nationalism, a scourge", in which the editor puts forward an argument against nationalism, based on a faulty definition of what nationalism is.

This episode, made in collaboration with fellow-DDR resident Amach Anseo, was livestreamed from the banks of Lough Neagh, in the ruins of an ancient abbey. Ardboe was the site of this years Climate Camp, organised by Slí Eile in collaboration with local campaign group Save Lough Neagh.

A mixture of music, recordings from throughout the week, and live interviews with activists on site, covering topics such as industrial agriculture and pollution, local history and mythology, colonialism, and the day to day life of organising the camp.

Making Relatives, which took place in May 2023, was an event that brought indigenous activists from Turtle Island (AKA North America) over to Ireland, to visit other environmental and local campaigners, share experienes, build connections, and make relatives.

This special episode of Turning Earth features interviews with the three Lakota visitors: Chas Jewett, Jeshua Estes and Lewis Grass Rope.

Special thanks to Chas and the Making Relatives collective, who did the hard work of organising and coordinating the visit.

An interview with Bana Abu Zuluf of Academia for Palestine and The Good Shepherd Collective, discussing the student encampments in Ireland, the limitations of international law, and wider Palestine solidarity movement in Ireland

Interview with activsts at the UCD Liberation camp, now entering its second week. The discussion covers the aims and principles of the camp, as well as the wider Palestine solidarity movement in Ireland.

An interview with Independent Workers Union organiser Alex Homits, discussing what sets the IWU apart from other unions, what struggles they've been involved with, and why you should join a union and get active in your workplace.

Anti-alienation action!

An interview with Emma of Slí Eile, reflecting on last years Climate Camp, and planning for this years, which will take place near Lough Neagh.

The Lough is currently owned by the Earl of Shaftesbury. It was, as Emma put it, a "colonial gift". It was stolen from the people, and by right should be returned to the people.