Abortion Rights Campaign

Abortion Rights Roadshow: Carnival for Choice Cork
2017-08-13 14:00 - 18:00 (Europe/Dublin)
Join the Rebels 4 Choice for a fantastic day of fun, festivities!
Set in the beautiful Village Hall, The Carnival for Choice promises to be a great day out for all the family. There’ll be games, music, workshops, food & drink, and a HUGE jumble sale!
Swing on by and help out a great cause 🙂
Keep an eye on the Facebook page for a more detailed timetable of workshops. Workshops will include a Swing Dancing Tutorial and a Build Your Own Superhero Stall

Abortion Rights Roadshow: Kerry Day of Action
2017-08-12
As part of the Abortion Rights Roadshow, Kerry for Choice will be holding a day of action on Saturday, August 12th. We will be holding information stalls in Listowel, Killarney and Tralee.
12-1pm: The Square, Listowel
2-3pm: The Square, Tralee
4-5pm: Killarney
Come along and show your support!

For more information contact Kerry For Choice: kerryforchoice@gmail.com
You can help fund the roadshow by making a donation here –https://www.gofundme.com/AbortionRightsRoadshow

Abortion Rights Roadshow: Repeal the 8th Sligo ARC Quiz & DJ Night
2017-08-11
Abortion Rights Roadshow: Repeal the 8th Sligo ARC Quiz & DJ Night
For more information contact Repeal the 8th Sligo ARC: repealthe8thsligoarc@gmail.com

Voices for Choice Weekly Rehearsal
2017-08-09 19:00 - 21:00, 2017-08-02 19:00 - 21:00, 2017-07-26 19:00 - 21:00, 2017-07-19 19:00 - 21:00, 2017-07-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Chaplin’s Bar, Hawkins Street, Chaplin's Bar, Hawkins Street, Dublin
Voices for Choice, the flash choir reworking pop songs with pro-choice lyrics, hold choir rehearsals every Wednesday from 7pm upstairs in Chaplins on Hawkins St. Dublin. Open to everyone and every ability!
http://www.voices4choice.com/

Fundraising Quiz for A and B (Extension granted) - London
2017-08-08 19:00 - 21:00 | Theodore Bullfrog, 28 John Adam St, Charing Cross, London, WC2N 6HL, United Kingdom
The London Irish Abortion Rights Campaign is delighted to announce that the A & B crowd-justice campaign has been granted an extension.
We are now just £1,700 from covering the legal costs of a brave mother and daughter who are committed to bringing their case to the European Court of Human Rights.
So get a team together and join us for a second night of fun and fundraising for A and B!
Tuesday 8th August.
Doors: 6.30pm
Quiz: 7.15pm
Location: Theodore Bullfrog, 28 John Adam St, Charing Cross, London WC2N 6HL

Suggested donation of £10 per person. Maximum team size 6.
Compéred by some of the fantastic women who are part of our campaign, you’ll have a chance to win prizes throughout the evening with our raffle!
Extra prize on the night for the best team name!
Spaces are limited. To register your team name and members, please post in this event.
All funds raised will go towards fighting for equality for the people of Northern Ireland and supporting all those forced to travel to obtain abortions across these islands.
More information about A and B:
In 2012, a young woman, aged 15, had to travel to England with her mother to access abortion services that she was unable to access in Northern Ireland. She was also barred from accessing NHS abortion services in England and her only option was to pay for the services of a private clinic. We are calling the young woman “A” and her mother “B” to protect their identities. The experience was deeply traumatic for A, who was 15 at the time, and was made worse by the stress of B having to raise nearly £1000 as they had limited income (they were fortunate in obtaining some financial help from the (wonderful) Abortion Support Network). A&B feel very strongly that women from Northern Ireland should not have to suffer such devastating experiences.
A and B now wish to make a prompt application to the European Court of Human Rights after their appeal to the Supreme Court was narrowly dismissed on 14 June 2017. They are calling on the support of the community to help them pay for the legal expenses of bringing their case to Strasbourg. The case raises important issues on reproductive rights of women from Northern Ireland who are UK citizens but face discrimination when trying to access abortion services in England.
Despite the government’s recent decision to fund NHS abortions in England for Northern Irish women, it is important for A and B to continue their fight to the ECHR.
– A and B are entitled to compensation for the discrimination they have suffered, and the stress and anxiety caused to them.
– A and B’s case is that women from Northern Ireland have a fundamental right not to be discriminated against in the provision of abortion services by the NHS in England, and their access to services should not be dependent on the whim of the Government of the day.
– It is now more important than ever that the Government’s justification, used to persuade the Supreme Court, is carefully examined, as the Government has completely abandoned it. That ruling may have repercussions in many other areas.
– Little is known about the details of the deal – A and B want to ensure that other women from Northern Ireland have a meaningful way of accessing funding. It remains unclear whether Northern Irish women will continue to be blocked from NHS hospitals in England; and whether they will be able to access the promised funding ‘up front’. These are important questions and A and B want answers in order to protect other low income women like them.
– If A and B persuade the government to settle, they will donate the money raised to the Abortion Support Network.
To find out more about the case, visit https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/abortion-rights/

Abortion Rights Roadshow - Mayo Pro-Choice Picnic
2017-08-08 13:00 - 15:00
Mayo Pro Choice will have an information stall in Market Square, Castlebar from 1pm – 3pm with a picnic afterwards (weather permitting). Come on down and say hi! Pick up a t-shirt or bumper sticker and some information.

Dublin Street Stall
2017-08-05 14:00 - 16:00, 2017-07-22 14:00 - 16:00 | Liffey Street, 2-34 Liffey Street Lower, Dublin
Abortion Rights Campaign Dublin Street Stall
Liffey Street, Dublin 1 (outside Woollen Mills) Map
Volunteers to help with the stall are always welcome! For more information email actions@abortionrights.ie

Voices for Choice at Beatyard Festival
2017-08-05
Voices for Choice will be getting the Free Safe Legal message out via song at Beatyard – Aug 5-6th 2017 in Dun Laoghaire, Dublin!
It’ll be poignant to be singing from the same ferry terminal and harbour that tens of thousands of Irish women have made the journey from, to access healthcare they should be able to receive in Ireland.
Come join us and feel free to sing along with us, as all our lyrics are on voices4choice.com !
With performances like Bananarama and Mark Ronson finishing off that day it looks set to be a good one!
Loads more info at www.the-beatyard.com

Rock 4 Choice
2017-07-29 15:00 - 23:00
Rock 4 Choice was a series of benefit concerts held over the ten-year period between 1991 to 2001 in the United States. Rock 4 Choice Ireland will continue this fantastic legacy and build a platform for musicians to voice their support for the Abortion Rights Campaign.
All proceeds will go to ARC so that we can continue doing what we do…. we are all volunteers!
In the 1st edition of R4C, we bring you a line-up consisting of bands featuring female musicians across various rock and metal subgenres, to reinforce the message that women should be trusted to choose for themselves.
11 BANDS, DJ TILL LATE
DOORS 2PM
PART I – DAY

Girlfriend (IRL) (alternative rock)
https://www.facebook.com/girlfriendband/
Identity.Thief (IRL) (alternative punk)
Venus de Vilo: The Voice of Horror (IRL) (horror shock rock)
MYTH (IRL) (alternative rock)
https://www.facebook.com/MYTHmusicofficial/
Kiss My Acid (IRL) (alternative punk)
Sister Ghost (NI) (indie/garage rock)
PART II – NIGHT
Raych V – Music/Sound Design (IRL) (dark ambient)
Davamesk (PL) (groove metal)
KEMAKIL (UK) (thrash metal)
Xerosun (IRL) (melodic death metal)
https://www.facebook.com/xerosun/
Closterkeller (PL) (goth rock/metal)
TICKETS:
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/rock-4-choice-ireland-tickets-34770287867
EARLY BIRD UNTIL 30 JUNE ONLY
Regular: 15EUR
Students (ID required): 10EUR
FROM 1 JULY: 20EUR

July Dublin Open Meeting
2017-07-17 19:00 - 21:00
Want to get involved in the Abortion Rights Campaign? Our monthly meetings provide an easy entry point for people who want to get more involved.
We encourage you to come along to find out more about our Campaign and see how you might want to get stuck in. No commitment necessary.

Voices for Choice at Irish International A Cappella Competition
2017-07-15 14:00 - 16:00
Voices for Choice will be singing the “Free Safe Legal” message at this weekend’s International A Cappella Festival!
Please come along and show us your support!
We start off the semi finals for the Large Ensemble groups at 2pm (smaller groups compete at 3.00-4.00) and entry to the semi final is free!
At 6pm 4 of the entries will be put through to the finals which kick off at 7pm!
For more information on the festival please check out their links below as they have lots going on over the whole weekend:
https://www.facebook.com/irelandsacappellacompetition/
https://twitter.com/irishacappella (use the hashtag #IrishAcappella)
https://www.irishacappella.com/

Abortion Rights Roadshow: ARC Tipperary Chats for Choice
2017-07-14 18:30 - 20:00
Join us for our ‘Chats For Choice’ in Hayes Hotel Thurles on July 14th as part of the Tipperary leg of the Abortion Rights Campaign Roadshow.
We will be announcing the speakers for the event in the next coming days so keep an eye on the Facebook event page!
Looking forward to meeting you all and discussing how we can work towards Abortion Rights in County Tipperary!

For more information contact Tipperary for Choice: tippforchoice@gmail.com

Abortion Rights Roadshow: ARC Tipperary Street Stall
2017-07-14 10:00 - 12:00
Tipp for Choice Street Stall, Tipperary
For more information contact Tipperary for Choice: tippforchoice@gmail.com

Abortion Rights Roadshow: Alliance for Choice Craft Workshop, Derry
2017-07-08 12:30 - 14:30
Pro-choice craft-Prop workshop, Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA), 12.30pm – 2.30pm
For more information contact Alliance for Choice Derry: equalchoice@aol.com

Abortion Rights Roadshow: Alliance for Choice Stall Derry
2017-07-08 10:00 - 12:00
Alliance for Choice Street Stall, Derry
For more information contact Alliance for Choice Derry: equalchoice@aol.com

Abortion Rights Roadshow: Alliance for Choice Stall Omagh
2017-07-08
Alliance for Choice Stall in Omagh, Co. Tyrone
For more information contact Alliance for Choice: alliancechoice4@gmail.com

Abortion Rights Roadshow: Alliance for Choice Stall Belfast
2017-07-08
Information Stall held by Alliance for Choice in Belfast
For more information contact Alliance for Choice: alliancechoice4@gmail.com

Abortion Rights Roadshow: Alliance for Choice Pro-Choice Pizza & Pints
2017-07-05 19:00 - 21:00
We are holding a volunteer get together for all the new, old and interested people who have been involved or want to get involved! Please come along and find out they different ways you can support the #trustwomen campaign and abortion law reform in Northern Ireland
The Sunflower Bar
65 Union Street
Belfast
BT1 2JG

Abortion Rights Roadshow Event: ARC Clare Street Stall
2017-07-01 12:00 - 17:00
Abortion Rights Clare are having our first street stall as part of the nationwide Abortion Rights Roadshow and we are very excited!
We will have informative leaflets, posters, and volunteers who will be able to answer questions about abortion rights, the 8th Amendment, and our vision for the future in Ireland.
Come along to show your support – or if you would like to volunteer on the stall, email abortionrightsclare@gmail.com

Abortion Pills: Fact and Fiction
2017-01-22 14:00 - 15:30 | Teacher’s Club, 36 Parnell Square West, Dublin 1, Ireland
Abortion Pills: Fact and Fiction.
An educational briefing on abortion pills from Susan Yannow of Women Help Women will take place on Sunday the 22nd of January at 2pm. This is a public meeting which will bust myths about medical abortion, discuss the history of the abortion pills and it’s roots in activism and the World Health Orgs protocols for medical abortion.

Merch for Choice @ The Bernard Shaw Flea Market
2016-12-17 13:00 - 18:00 | The Bernard Shaw Flea Market
We will have our Merch stall at flea market in The Bernard Shaw where you can sign our petition, join as a member (5 euro) and purchase Merch : we will have our new ARC Badges (1 euro), Tee Shirts (12 euro) which will include our new Repeal the Eight Tees, Mugs (7euro), and Too loud a Silence Tote bags (7euro) for sale.
Bring your cash as unfortunately we do not have a debit/credit card facility.
The Bernard Shaw Flea Market also has vintage clothes, bric-a-brac, jewellery, Big Blue Bus Pizza, drinks deals, amazing brunch & more.
https://www.facebook.com/bernardshawfleamarket

Merch for Choice @ The Bernard Shaw Flea Market
2016-12-10 13:00 - 18:00 | The Bernard Shaw Flea Market, 11-12 South Richmond Street., Dublin

Carols for Choice
2016-12-08 19:00 - 20:00 | Dublin GPO, O'Connell Street, Dublin, Ireland
On Thursday 8th December we’ll meet at the GPO at 7:00pm to sing “Choicemas Carols” for an hour as we did very successfully for the past 3 years.
Everyone is welcome to join in the singing and we strongly encourage the wearing of festive hats, scarves and woollies!
We look forward to seeing you there. You don’t have to be able to sing! Lyrics will be provided.

November Dublin Open Meeting
2016-11-21 19:00 - 21:00 | The Outhouse, 105 Capel Street, Dublin , Leinster, Dublin 1, Ireland
Want to get involved in the Abortion Rights Campaign over the summer? We need volunteers to help us out with this years March for Choice. Our monthly meetings provide an easy entry point for people who want to get more involved.
We encourage you to come along to find out more about our Campaign and see how you might want to get stuck in. No commitment necessary.

The Afters - March for Choice
2016-09-24 16:00 - 23:00 | Film Base, Curved Street, Temple Bar, Dublin , D2, Ireland
Join ARC in Filmbase after the March for Choice this year for treats, a creative workshop, a SpeakOut, performances and party! From immediately after the March with Tea, Coffee, and Cakes for Choice you’ll be able to catch up with other pro-choice people and activists in Filmbase (on Curved Street in TempleBar)
From 16.00PM:
Printing Press: Inspired by the ‘mosquito presses’ of 1916, we have a team of assistants that will help you produce your very own image or article for our limited edition pro-choice paper.
Screen for Choice: A screening and exhibition of art, creative actions and awesome designs calling for Repeal of the 8th Amendment and access to abortion across the island of Ireland. If you have a piece you would to contribute, send it to actionsforchoice@gmail.com with your contact details. Please write ‘Screen for Choice’ in the subject line of your email.
Merch for Choice: Get yourself, your granny or your dog one of our great tshirts, mugs or badges.
17.30PM:
To commemorate the 5th annual March for Choice, this year ‘How To’ SpeakOut invites new voices to share your personal experience of abortion, or of personal experiences in pro-choice activism. More familiar voices are invited to tell us about a creative way they told their story through art, film, performance, online actions and much more.
‘How to’ Speak Out aims to normalise the topic of abortion and celebrate its honest discussion, all within a safe environment that privileges sharing not debate. If you have had an abortion and would like to share your creation inspired by your experience at ‘How to’ Speak Out, get in touch with actionsforchoice@gmail.com with your contact details. Please write ‘How To Speak Out’ in the subject line of your email.
19.30PM
Spoken Word, Song & Comedy for Choice.
21.30PM
Dance for Choice: Time to put your marching feet on the dancing floor!!
