Turning Earth

Join Marxist historian Conor McCabe for a radical walk along the banks of the royal canal.

Fine more info on the walk, including a map and photos of the stops, here:

https://conor-mccabe.com/2024/03/07/radical-walk-comprador-state-phibsborough-to-cabra/

Organised in collaboration with Daylight Glasnevin, a new DIY cultural venue in Dublin.

https://www.patreon.com/DaylightGlasnevin/about

The Irish State recently introduced a deposit and return scheme for plastic bottles and aluminum cans. But can plastic actually be effectively recycled? A short rant on the myth of the circular economy.

https://climateintegrity.org/plastics-fraud

Ireland in 2023 saw a sharp rise in far right organising and agitation. Communities under pressure, facing increased poverty and homelessness, now experiencing an increase in inward migration, are struggling to find solutions. The fascist right offer up simplistic answers, and easy targets to scapegoat, while shielding the powerful from the anger of the people.

This episode features an interview with Lucky Khambule from MASI, discussing the challenges faced by recent migrants, and with Mark Malone of the Hope and Courage Collective, discussing the tactics used by the far right.

Johnny McElligott of Safety Before LNG returns to the podcast to update us on the state's latest attempt to waste public money on serving the American gas industry.

A look back over 2023, reflecting on the development of people's struggle globally.

From Palestine, to Mali, to Ireland;

conflicts sharpen,

imperialism rampages,

capitalism destabilises,

resistance rages.

What can we learn from the past to help us shape the future in the present?

Interview with Dr. Fiadh Tubridy. The interview covers a lot of ground including the struggle for trans healthcare, housing activism and Palestinian solidarity.

Dublin For Gaza:

https://www.instagram.com/dublin4gaza/

Trans Harm Reduction:

https://transharmreduction.org/

https://www.instagram.com/transharmreduction/

https://www.instagram.com/transgress.ie/

Join CATU:

https://catuireland.org/

The Rent Strike history project:

https://www.connollybooks.org/product/rent-strike-1970-73-reclaiming-the-history-of-irish-tenants-struggles

https://www.thelibraryproject.ie/products/rent-strike-fiadh-tubridy

Two interviews with activists who have spent time in Palestine in recent years, to give some context to anyone who may not understand how and why the recent escalation in violence occurred.

When we look at Israel and Palestine, we can't understand the situation without understanding it as a case of settler-colonialism. Hopefully this episode will make that clear, and you will understand why the struggle in Palestine is vital not just for Palestinians, but for all of us. They fight for their survivial, for their freedom, and for the freedom of the people of the world.

Find further resources below:

Get educated!

Direct reporting:

https://www.instagram.com/eye.on.palestine/

t.me/PalestineResist

https://www.instagram.com/eid_yara/

https://www.instagram.com/motaz_azaiza/

https://www.instagram.com/wizard_bisan1/

https://www.instagram.com/byplestia/

News & Analysis:

https://thered.stream/

https://www.mintpressnews.com/

https://electronicintifada.net/

https://www.instagram.com/key48return/

Get active!

https://www.instagram.com/dublin4gaza

https://www.instagram.com/saoirsephalaistin/

https://www.ipsc.ie/

https://shannonwatch.org/

Firat, an interview with Johnny McElligott of Safety Before LNG about the recent decision by An Bord Pleanala to refuse planning permission for the proposed LNG platform in North Kerry, and what's next for the campaign.

In part 2 of the episode we go to The Shopfronts (That Social Centre), a squatted social centre in Phibsboro, for a chat with two activists from the Revolutionary Housing League.

An interview with Patrick Bresnihan on the history of environmentalism, disentangling and challenging the hidden assumptions, and inherited common sense of the movement. Most importantly, we talk about what lessons can be drawn out from this to inform our political work today. The conversation was oriented around his new book with Naomi Millner, All We Want Is The Earth, available now from Connolly Books.

Just ahead of this year's climate camp, here's a short intro to some of the campaign groups involved. Capitalist extractivism is hitting Leitrim hard, but the people are ready to fight.

https://climatecampireland.ie/

https://saveleitrim.ie/

https://twitter.com/love_leitrim/

https://www.facebook.com/people/North-Leitrim-Sustainable-Energy-Community