@Pionir I only became aware of the place when these colourful ladies turned up at this year's Oxford Folk Festival: https://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelgrr/55203534797/in/dateposted-public/

‘No Kings Act’ sails through House despite Republican pushbackhttps://marylandmatters.org/2026/04/10/no-kings-act-sails-through-house-despite-republican-pushback/#politics #maryland #nokings #uspol #protest #immigration #rights

@offeneswort London caught me out by switching to the Sunday - I can't do the 14th as a matter of principle, and they managed to hit that date twice in a row now! and yes, Berlin looks like an ambitious route but could be interesting. Might look into the logistics of this.

Palestine aIly Ireland under fire for allowing weapons transfers to IsraelSince the Iraq War, Shannon Airport has served as a key transit hub for the US military. It is now under scrutiny again.In November, three activists from Palestine Action Eire crashed a modified van through a barrier at Shannon Airport, drove onto the runway towards a United States military aircraft and sprayed green paint on a parked Boeing 737-700.The action was in protest against what they saw as Ireland’s complicity in Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in Gaza through the US military’s continued use of Shannon Airport. At the time, Israel’s onslaught had killed more than 69,000 Palestinians.,,,“For a country that prides itself on a shared history of colonialism and resistance, I think we’re incredibly limited in how we express support for the Palestinian people,” Kavanagh said. “A lot of Palestinian activism in Ireland is centred around marches, speeches and rallies, which while good needs to be escalated upon with more actively disruptive protests if we hope to actually force the hands of the state.”https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/30/palestine-aily-ireland-under-fire-for-allowing-weapons-transfers-to-israel#protest #activism #palestine #ireland #israel