Haiti – disaster compounded by capitalism

Here we post Joe Higgins' article from Wednesday January 27th's edition of the Daily Mail, on the crisis in Haiti. We apologise for the delay in posting the article online.

Meeting & Discussion – building a new anti-water charges campaign

MEETING: "No Re-Introduction of Water Charges! Boycott the Charge – Boycott Meter Installation!", due to take place on Saturday, February 13th from 12pm to 3pm in the Teachers’ Club, Parnell Square West, Dublin 1.

Determined fight from unions needed to stop government onslaught

The Budget will, if the Government gets its way, mark the first of four where working people, the unemployed and those who depend on public services will be crucified over an economic crash they did not cause. The palpable anger this is causing in society generally can be seen in the threat by the Garda Representative Association to ballot for industrial action.

Union leaders discuss sell out despite historic strike

250,000 public service workers took part in the one day strike on 24 November in opposition to the threatened cut of €1.3 billion from the public service pay bill in next month’s budget on top of similar sized cuts in Social Welfare payments and in public service provision itself.

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29

Video: Joe Higgins – Defending Workers Rights & Public Services

This is the second of a series of videos on what Joe Higgins stands for. Here Joe outlines why he stands for defending workers rights and public services.  He argues the Trade Unions must be forced to take action to fight the attacks. More videos of his key demands will be put on the campaign’s YouTube channel, available here so make sure to subscribe or check back regularly. READ MORE

May
28

Appeal: Help Joe Higgins’ Euro Election Campaign in our Final Push

Our election campaign relies completely on the support, help and generosity of supporters like you. We don’t have the same resources as the establishment parties, and we don’t take donations from big business, so we are appealing to people to help out by volunteering, and giving a donation so we can fight an effective campaign . READ MORE

May
28

Joe Higgins Comment: Raising the Abuse Scandal in the Dail

Mary Raftery’s documentary,  States of Fear,  which gave rise to the Child Abuse Commission  was first broadcast just over ten years ago, on Tuesday night, 27th April 1999. It was a shocking story, powerfully told but what happened the next morning in the Dail cast an interesting light on the ‘states of consciousness’ of the main political parties about the seriousness of what it had unearthed. READ MORE

May
27

Main Joe Higgins Euro Election Leaflet Now Ready

The main leaflet for Joe Higgins’ Euro Election Campaign has now been produced, and is available online.We hope to distribute this leaflet to 200,000 homes throughout the city. However, we don’t have the resources of the establishment parties, so to do this we need your help. If you can take a bundle of leaflets for distribution in your neighbourhood, workplace etc or if you can help us leaflet other areas fill in the form below. READ MORE

May
26

Forum for Young People: Q&A Session With Joe Higgins on Elections, EU & Lisbon

Joe Higgins is hosting a forum for young people this Saturday, 3:30pm in the Central Hotel, Exchequer Street just off George’s street. There will be a Q&A session discussing the elections, the EU, Lisbon and the economic crisis. It will focus in particular on how these issues effect young people. READ MORE

May
25

Video from Q&A Session with Joe Higgins

Full video from the live, online Q&A session with voters done by Joe Higgins on Sunday the 25th of May. It was a chance for people to ask Joe any questions they like and have Joe reply live on air.  Joe took about 90 minutes of questions as part of the Social Media Press Conference, which also involved a press conference for bloggers. READ MORE

May
25

Joe Higgins: Green Party Posturing – But not turning a New Leaf

There is fear and loathing in the vegetable patch. The greens are nervous and restive. Inclement environmental conditions have sapped their once bright emerald hue leaving them looking pale and sickly. But worse is to come. READ MORE

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Privatisation of services under the EU-Canada trade agreement

At a Committee on International Trade meeting, Joe Higgins MEP questions the Canadian ambassador and the EU Trade Commissioner, Karel de Gucht, on the contents of the upcoing EU-Canada trade agreement and as to whether there will be an insistence that public services are privatised as part of the agreement and what impact that will have for ordinary workers. READ MORE

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Why I’ll be voting against the EU-Peru-Columbia trade agreement

At a Committee on International Trade meeting, Joe Higgins MEP criticises the right-wing members of the Committee for considering voting on a trade agreement that they have not see or had an opportunity to debate and negotiate. READ MORE

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What will the EU-Turkey trade agreement mean for Turkish workers’ rights?

At a Committee for International Trade meeting, Joe Higgins MEP criticises the EU for not inviting ordinary Turkish workers to the Committee to discuss the terms and conditions of EU-Turkey trade relations as well as questioning whether the invited expert from Turkish big business also represents the multinational GAMA which was involved in the massive super-exploitation of Turkish workers in Ireland. READ MORE

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Bring the resources of the Hedge Funds into public ownership!

Joe Higgins MEP explains his abstention on today’s vote on the Financial Transactions Tax resolution and calls instead for the hedge funds to be taken into public ownership and their resources invested into society for the benefit of all. READ MORE

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Joe Higgins MEP condemns the use of preferential trade agreements to dominate developing countries

At a plenary session, Joe Higgins MEP questions Karl de Gucht, EU Trade Commissioner, on the impact that preferential trade agreements have on the economies of the developing countries around the world as well as the awarding of preferential agreements to countries involved in serious human rights abuses and attacks on minorities and working people. (09-03-10) READ MORE

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