Meath for Choice Ashbourne Monthly Meeting
2017-10-05 20:00 - 21:00 (Europe/Dublin)
Want to become part of #repealthe8th and the Abortion Rights Campaign in Co. Meath? Join us every 1st Thursday in Ashbourne or the last Tuesday of each month in Navan for our monthly meetings.
This is a space where pro-choice campaigners can come together and discuss events, current affairs and plan the campaign.
All are welcome and no commitment is required.
Ashbourne meeting in Ned Smyths Bar, Ashbourne

Galway Pro Choice Open Meeting
2017-10-11 19:00 - 21:00
Want to get involved in Galway Pro-Choice? Come along! We will have a welcoming committee for any new members, so please arrive 15/20 mins early if this is your first meeting.
We are holding our fortnightly open organisational meeting on Wednesday 11th October at 7pm, in Massimos Bar, William St West. We are open to new members coming along. If you have any questions email prochoicegalway@gmail.com or send a message to our Facebook page.
Get involved, discuss upcoming events, dissect past ones and find out more about being pro-choice in Galway.

Rally for Choice Belfast
2017-10-14 | Buoy Park Belfast, Buoy Park, Belfast, United Kingdom
Belfast’s second Rally for Choice will take place on Saturday the 14th of October assembling at Buoy Park at 2pm before taking off for a march through the city centre to demand abortion rights.
ARC will be joining the Rally for Choice in solidarity with our comrades in Northern Ireland. A bus is being organised in conjunction with the Workers Solidarity Movement – details here.

Kerry for Choice Open Meeting
2017-10-17 20:00 - 21:00 | Abbey Inn, Tralee, The Abbey Inn, Bridge St, Tralee, Ireland
Want to learn more about Kerry for Choice and the #RepealThe8thcampaign? Our monthly open meetings provide a space to find out who we are and what we do. All pro-choice people welcome, no commitment necessary!
In the meantime you can:
1. Join our closed Facebook group
2. Sign up to our newsletter
3. Volunteer with us by filling out this form

Voices for Choice Weekly Rehearsal
2017-10-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Jack Nealon’s Bar, 165 Capel St, Dublin, Ireland
Voices for Choice, the flash choir reworking pop songs with pro-choice lyrics, hold choir rehearsals every Wednesday – Open to everyone and every ability!
After a post-March for Choice break, Voices for Choice are back on Wednesday 18 October in a new location – upstairs in Jack Nealon’s pub, Capel Street
http://www.voices4choice.com/

Dublin Open Meeting
2017-10-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Tara Building, The Tara Building, Tara Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
RESCHEDULED DUE TO OPHELIA!
NOTE DIFFERENT LOCATION: TARA BUILDING, TARA STREET, DUBLIN 2
Do you want to get involved in the Abortion Rights Campaign and the campaign to #repealthe8th after the March for Choice? Come along to our Dublin Open Meeting and find out more about the campaign.
All welcome, no commitment necessary.

Wicklow for Choice: The 8th and Healthcare - All you need to know
2017-10-23 19:30 - 22:00 | The Royal Hotel and Merrill Leisure Club, Main St, Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland
This is a public information event about the 8th amendment to the Irish constitution and healthcare. It will be hosted by Wicklow for Choice in The Royal Hotel, Bray
Speakers
1 – Alison Begas, CEO, Dublin Well Woman Centre
2 – Dr Krysia Lynch, Chairperson, AIMS Ireland (Association for the Improvement of Maternity Services in Ireland)
3 – Jennifer Ryan, Director of TFMR Ireland (Terminations for Medical Reasons) and Chairperson, Leanbh Mo Chroí (Child of my Heart)
4 – Philomena Canning, Chairperson, Midwives for Choice
5 – Dr Ciara Kelly, GP, Columnist, Broadcaster and member of Doctors For Choice

Sligo ARC Meeting
2017-10-24 19:00 - 21:00
The next meeting of Repeal the 8th Sligo – Abortion Rights Campaign takes place on 24 October. Contact Sligo ARC through Facebook or email repealthe8thsligoarc@gmail.com to confirm attendance.

Voices for Choice Weekly Rehearsal
2017-10-25 19:00 - 21:00 | Jack Nealon’s Bar, 165 Capel St, Dublin, Ireland
Voices for Choice, the flash choir reworking pop songs with pro-choice lyrics, hold choir rehearsals every Wednesday – Open to everyone and every ability!
After a post-March for Choice break, Voices for Choice are back in a new location – upstairs in Jack Nealon’s pub, Capel Street

Pro-Choice Wexford Open Meeting
2017-10-25 19:00 - 21:00
The Pro-Choice Wexford October open meeting will celebrate a year of activism! We will be joined at Murphy’s Barn by Ailbhe Smith, Convenor of the Coalition to Repeal the 8th Amendment. Ailbhe will talk to us about the upcoming referendum and there will be an opportunity for a Q&A. We will also be showing some short films which were featured at the recent ‘A Day of Testimonies’ organised by Artists for Choice.

National Vigils in Memory of Savita
2017-10-28 | Multiple Venues, Ireland
In response to a call for national solidarity from Galway Pro-Choice, the Abortion Rights Campaign and Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment groups will hold a number of vigils around the country to commemorate Savita Halappanavar on the fifth anniversary of her tragic and unnecessary death.

Facebook page for the National Vigils
Locations:
Belfast
Clare (Ennis)
Cork (City)
Cork (Cobh)
Donegal (Letterkenny)
Donegal (Inishowen)
Dublin (City)
Dublin South West (Tallaght)
Dublin South (Dun Laoghaire)
Galway
Kerry
Kildare
Kilkenny
Limerick
London
Louth (Dundalk)
Mayo
Meath
Sligo
Waterford
Wexford (Gorey)
Wexford (town)
Wicklow
New York
Keep checking the Facebook page for more announcements

Meath for Choice Navan Monthly Meeting
2017-10-31 20:00 - 22:00
Want to become part of #repealthe8th and the Abortion Rights Campaign in Co. Meath? Join us every 1st Thursday in Ashbourne or the last Tuesday of each month in Navan for our monthly meetings.
This is a space where pro-choice campaigners can come together and discuss events, current affairs and plan the campaign.
All are welcome and no commitment is required.
Navan meeting in Ryan’s Bar, Navan.

Voices for Choice Weekly Rehearsal
2017-11-01 19:00 - 21:00 | Jack Nealon’s Bar, 165 Capel St, Dublin, Ireland
Voices for Choice, the flash choir reworking pop songs with pro-choice lyrics, hold choir rehearsals every Wednesday – Open to everyone and every ability!
Note: Voices for Choice rehearsals are in a new location – upstairs in Jack Nealon’s pub, Capel Street.

Dublin Daytime Open Meeting
2017-11-06 11:00 - 13:00 | The Outhouse, 105 Capel Street, Dublin , Leinster, Dublin 1, Ireland
***DAYTIME OPEN MEETING***
We know not everyone who wants to get involved the campiagn for free, safe and legal abortion is available in the evening. We want to involve as many people as possible.
This meeting will show you the structure of ARC, how we do our work and where we need help.
Do you want to get involved in the Abortion Rights Campaign and the campaign to #repealthe8th after the March for Choice?
Come along to our Dublin Open Meeting and find out more about the campaign.
All welcome, no commitment necessary.

Voices for Choice Weekly Rehearsal
2017-11-08 19:00 - 21:00, 2017-11-15 19:00 - 21:00, 2017-11-22 19:00 - 21:00, 2017-11-29 19:00 - 21:00 | Jack Nealon’s Bar, 165 Capel St, Dublin, Ireland
Voices for Choice, the flash choir reworking pop songs with pro-choice lyrics, hold choir rehearsals every Wednesday!
Chats and discussion on pro-choice topics from 7pm, rehearsal begins at 7.30(ish)
Open to everyone and every ability!
Location: upstairs in Jack Nealon’s pub, Capel Street, Dublin 1

Wicklow for Choice Referendum Workshop
2017-11-11 10:00 - 12:00
How Our Message Can Win The Referendum; A New Approach
How to win hearts and change minds: a workshop to inspire.
Location: Harbour Bar, Bray
In this workshop Wicklow for Choice will look at how we think about the Repeal message and how we can use new insights to start conversations about the 8th Amendment with our families, friends, acquaintances, and even strangers.
We shall also discuss the language and approaches needed to answer any potentially difficult questions that may arise in these conversations.
Together we will spread a message that people will hear, believe and vote for.
PLEASE RSVP so we have numbers. Spaces are limited. Email wicklowforchoice@gmail.com to RSVP.

ARC Clare Open Meeting
2017-11-14 19:00 - 21:00
Abortion Rights Campaign Clare are holding an Open Meeting in the Rowan Tree Cafe Bar in Ennis at 7pm on Tuesday 14 November.
All pro-choice people welcome!

Dublin Open Meeting
2017-11-20 19:00 - 21:00 | The Outhouse, 105 Capel Street, Dublin , Leinster, Dublin 1, Ireland
Do you want to get involved in the Abortion Rights Campaign and the campaign to #repealthe8th after the March for Choice?
Come along to our Dublin Open Meeting and find out more about the campaign.
All welcome, no commitment necessary.

Table Quiz - Pro Choice Wexford
2017-11-22 20:00 - 22:00
Pro-Choice Wexford will run our inaugural fund-raising table quiz on 22nd November, kindly hosted by Sinnott’s Bar in Bishopswater. Tables of four will cost €20, i.e. €5 a head. Come on your own and we’ll sort a team for you, or come with pals and we’ll sort the chairs! Spot prizes on the night!
We will also be running a collection point for Wexford Women’s Refuge on the night. Please bring anything you can, at the moment they are especially looking for: Children’s pyjamas; sanitary products; household cleaning supplies, and all other donations gladly accepted (second-hand clothes etc.). The only items they cannot accept are toys and car-seats, and they don’t have room for prams, however we could take your number and contact you when they need one.
Please share widely and we’ll make this a successful night, building on our successful Open Meeting!!

Mayo Pro Choice Westport Info Stall
2017-11-25 13:00 - 14:00
The Octagon, Westport
Mayo Pro-Choice information stall, in the centre of lovely Westport. Come meet us, pick up some merch, get ya some info, and if you’re interested, find out how to get involved in the campaign!

Galway Pro-Choice New Members' Meet Up
2017-11-29 18:00 - 19:00
Location: Massimo Gastropub and Late Bar, 10 William St West, Galway, Ireland
Would you like to get involved with Galway Pro Choice and join like-minded people in the fight for free, safe and legal abortion and better reproductive rights in Ireland?
If you are interested in finding out about what GPC do and how you can get involved feel free to come along to a friendly open meeting for new members.
If you have recently attended a new members meeting this is a great way to meet-up with new members again. At this meeting we will be outlining up-coming projects and ways in which you can get involved.
You can give as little or as much time as you like to the campaign, every voice counts! GPC can’t wait to meet you and look forward to hearing how you would like to help and what skills you have! 🙂

Clare ARC Pro-Choice Strategy Meeting in Ennis
2017-11-29 18:00 - 21:00
Location: Rowan Tree Cafe Bar, Ennis
Organiser: Abortion Rights Campaign Clare
This Strategy Meeting will be an opportunity to share ideas and make plans for the coming months, in the run-up to the Referendum to Repeal the 8th Amendment next year. Note the earlier-than-usual start time of 6pm, Wednesday 29th November. All pro-choice people welcome. No commitment necessary 🙂

Still Fighting for Choice Conference - Derry
2017-12-02 11:00 - 18:00
Hosted by Alliance for Choice Derry
Playhouse Theatre, Derry
Overview (written by Alliance for Choice Derry)
It’s 50 years since the Abortion Act was passed in Britain and 20 years since a group of people got together in Derry to set up Alliance for Choice. Now, it’s 2017 and we are still fighting for choice.
This conference aims to give activists old and new a chance to discuss what activity we should initiate over the next year – and a chance to hear from some great speakers, local and international. Many of the issues we will be discussing were not on the agenda 20 years ago – like abortion pills that people can take at home to cause an abortion themselves, and the rights of Trans women.
Much has moved on from 1997 – attitudes to abortion have improved greatly, with only about one in 9 people saying that abortion should never be available, while 3 out of 4 think that abortion should be legal for much the same reasons as it is in Britain.
Today, women in Northern Ireland can cause their own abortions using pills obtained over the internet and, since July 2017, abortions for women from here are available free on the NHS. Activists here now want a more up-to-date law than the 1967 Act….although we would be happy to accept it as a stop-gap measure….most importantly, we want to see abortion taken out of the criminal law and to be treated as the health care it is.

Conversations about Choice Workshop
2017-12-02 13:00 - 16:00 | The Teacher’s Club, 36 Parnell Square West, Dublin 1, Dublin, Leinster, D1, Ireland
This workshop will present the context and background to the 8th amendment and abortion legislation in Ireland, provide space to consider some of the challenging questions and issues that arise when discussing abortion and also allow participants to reflect on their own beliefs and attitudes towards abortion.
Delivered by the Abortion Rights Campaign, this workshop is suitable for anyone who broadly considers themselves to be pro-choice. It is intended to provide a space for respectful discussion on issues that arise regarding abortion access.
This is a free workshop, but places are limited so please register in advance at https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/conversations-about-choice-tickets-39877662161

Kerry for Choice Dingle Info Stall
2017-12-02 14:00 - 15:00
Kerry for Choice will be hosting a street stall in Dingle on Saturday, December 2nd from 2-3pm.
We’ll have a petition, leaflets and badges. Come chat with us!

Choicemas Carols at Newmarket Christmas Fair
2017-12-03 16:00 - 17:00
Choicemas Tunes by Voices for Choice at the Newmarket Christmas Fair, Dublin 8!

Voices for Choice Weekly Rehearsal
2017-12-06 19:00 - 21:00
Voices for Choice, the flash choir reworking pop songs with pro-choice lyrics, hold choir rehearsals every Wednesday!
Chats and discussion on pro-choice topics from 7pm, rehearsal begins at 7.30(ish)
This week the focus is on Choicemas Carols!
Open to everyone and every ability!
Location: upstairs in Jack Nealon’s pub, Capel Street, Dublin 1
