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Jaime Nanci - singin’ the Nina Simone blues
SHE CROONED confidently how ‘My baby just cares for me’; raged against racism and killings of African-Americans in ‘Mississippi Goddamn’, turned a song from a musical, ‘Ain’t Got No, I Got Life’ into a cry of black pride, and penned her own civil rights anthem in ‘To Be Young Gifted, and Black’.
Jewish activist to speak on Palestinian human rights
Anna Baltzer a Jewish-American, the granddaughter of Holocaust refugees, and an award-winning lecturer, author, and activist will be speaking in Galway this weekend.
Galway man elected president of the Sociology Association of Ireland
Galway writer and academic Dr Liam Leonard has been elected president of the Sociology Association of Ireland.
Victory for Galway CE workers and community services
Galway-based SIPTU members have welcomed the decision of the Department of Social Protection (DSP) to partially restore material and training funding to Galway Community Employment Schemes. This decision will ensure schemes will remain open and continue to deliver vital services to local communities.
Amnesty International talk on non-violent resistance
Amnesty International in Galway is hosting a talk on non-violent resistance by activist Maxine Kaufman-Lacusta, author of Refusing To Be Enemies.
Over 11 per cent of Mayo’s Gaeltacht population speak Irish daily outside education
Irish is spoken on a daily basis outside of the education system by 24 per cent of the population in official Gaeltacht areas—11.1 per cent in Mayo—according to analysis of the census figures by statistician and language activist Donncha Ó hÉalaithe for RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta.
Galway has highest level of daily use of Gaeilge
Irish is spoken on a daily basis outside the education system by 24 per cent of people in Gaeltacht areas, with Galway having the highest level of usage.
Michael D presents his archives to National Library
The Labour Party’s presidential candidate Michael D Higgins this week presented his personal archive of writings and documents to the National Library of Ireland.
Boycott on Dunnes Stores Israeli goods
The IPSC (Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign) is marking International Boycott Sanctions and Divestment (BDS) Day against Israel on Friday July 9 by launching a nationwide petition calling on Dunnes Stores to cease stocking Israeli goods in their stores.
Mick Lally launching book
The actor Mick Lally returns to his roots to launch a book by Fr Pádraig Standún on Sunday July 11 at 7pm in Tourmakeady Community Hall.
