Abortion Rights Campaign

July Dublin Open Meeting
2016-07-18 19:00 - 21:00 (Europe/Dublin) | The Outhouse, 105 Capel Street, Dublin , Leinster, Dublin 1, Ireland
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.
We will also have our stall at the meeting 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.

Stall at Longitude
2016-07-15 13:00 - 2016-07-17 17:00 | Marlay park, Dublin, Ireland
Come join us at out Merch and information stall where you can sign our petition, buy some Merch and find out about the March for choice

Dublin Open Meeting June
2016-06-20 19:00 - 21:00 | The Outhouse, 105 Capel Street, Dublin , Leinster, Dublin 1, Ireland

May Dublin Open Meeting
2016-05-16 19:00 - 21:00 | The Outhouse, 105 Capel Street, Dublin , Leinster, Dublin 1, Ireland

Not a Criminal Solidarity Rally
2016-04-27 13:00 - 14:00 | The Four Courts
On 27th April a woman in Northern Ireland is up in court, charged with procuring abortion pills for her teenage daughter. This is the second woman in a month who will be prosecuted under the archaic Offenses Against the Person Act of 1861.

The pills she bought, Mifepristone and Misoprostol are on the World Health Organization’s list of essential drugs; these drugs are not poison. These are the same drugs used for medical abortions in the rest of the UK.

We stand in solidarity with the women in Northern Ireland and ask people to attend a rally to show support.

The Bernard Shaw Flea Market
2016-04-23 13:00 - 18:00
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.

April Dublin Open Meeting
2016-04-18 19:00 - 21:00 | The Outhouse, 105 Capel Street, Dublin , Leinster, Dublin 1, Ireland
Want to get involved in the Abortion Rights Campaign post-election? 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, Our next meeting on 21st March. No commitment necessary.

We will also have our stall at the meeting where you can sign our petition, join as a member (5 euro) and purchase Merch : we will have our new ARC Badges (1 euro to 2 euro- Donation), 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 : we do not have a credit card facility as of yet.
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11th Dublin Anarchist Bookfair
2016-04-16 10:00 - 17:00 | The Generator Hostel, Smithfield Square, Smithfield, Dublin , D7, Ireland
Visit the ARC Stall at the 11th Dublin Anarchist Bookfair Saturday 16th of April 2016 where we will have Tee Shirts (12 euro) Badges (1 euro to 2 euro- Donation) Mugs (7euro) Tote bags (7euro) for sale.
You can also join as a member. Bring your cash: we do not have a credit card facility as of yet.
www.wsm.ie/bookfair
https://www.facebook.com/events/1680219362259451/

Amnesty UCD Screening of Vessel
2016-04-07 18:00 - 20:00 | University College Dublin, Ireland
Amnesty Soc UCD are screening ‘Vessel’, the 2014 documentary film with an introduction by a member of the Abortion Rights Campaign.
Vessel begins with a young doctor who lived by the sea, and an unlikely idea. Rebecca Gomperts, horrified by the realities created by anti-abortion law around the world, felt compelled to challenge this. Her method: to provide abortions on a ship in offshore waters.
Her project, Women on Waves, begins as flawed spectacle, a media frenzy, faced with governmental, religious, and military blockades. But with each setback comes a more refined mission, until Rebecca has the revelation that she can use new technologies to bypass law – and train women to give themselves safe abortions using WHO-sanctioned protocols with pills.
We witness the creation of an underground network of emboldened, informed activists, working at the cutting edge of global reproductive rights, who trust women to handle abortion themselves. Vessel is Rebecca’s story: one of a woman who heard and answered a calling, and transformed a wildly improbable idea into a global movement.

March Dublin Open Meeting
2016-03-21 19:00 - 21:00 | The Outhouse, 105 Capel Street, Dublin , Leinster, Dublin 1, Ireland
Want to get involved in the Abortion Rights Campaign post-election? 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, Our next meeting on 21st March. No commitment necessary.

Launch - #Jacobin1916
2016-03-19 08:00 - 17:00 | Liberty Hall, Eden Quay, Dublin, Ireland Dublin 1, D1, Ireland
Visit the ARC Stall at the Launch – #Jacobin1916 we will be there from 12.00 if possible until the festival closes but do come before 5pm if you are interested in buying Merch, we will have Free Safe Legal Tee Shirts (10 euro) and Mugs (7euro). ARC Badges (1 euro to 2 euro- Donation) Too loud a Silence Tote bags (7euro) for sale.
You can also join as a member, sign our petition and talk to us about getting involved.
Bring your cash as unfortunately we do not have a credit card facility.

F_Festival 2016
2016-03-12 10:30 - 17:00 | Film Base, Curved Street, Temple Bar, Dublin , D2, Ireland
Visit the ARC Stall at the F_Festival 2016 we will be hanging out with all the Art installations at Filmbase and will be selling some of our own art : Free Safe Legal Tee Shirts (10 euro) and Mugs (7euro). ARC Badges (1 euro to 2 euro- Donation) Too loud a Silence Tote bags (7euro).
You can also join as a member, sign our petition and talk to us about getting involved.
Bring your cash as unfortunately we do not have a credit card facility.

Talk to you TD Training: Cork
2016-01-30 10:30 - 17:00 | Unversity College Cork, College Road / Western Road, Cork
The Abortion Rights Campaign along with Cork Women’s Right to Choose are offering you a FREE training in how to talk to your elected representatives.
The ‘Talk to your TD Training’ will give you the skills that you need in the run up to the General Election to ensure that #Repealthe8th is a RED LINE ISSUE.
We want to show TDs and General Election Candidates that there is broad support for across the country for both the Repeal the 8th Campaign, and access to free, safe and legal abortion in Ireland.
Repeal the 8th needs to be a red line issue, and must be in the next programme for government. The first step in achieving this is engagement with your local TDs and Candidates. The Abortion Rights Campaign wants to empower you to do this.
The training aims to strengthen the growing network of pro-choice advocates in Ireland, practically prepare pro-choice activists to talk to their local TDs, connect pro-choice advocates across the county with the national movement, and lay the foundation for a longer-term national campaign.
You’ll leave the training armed with the practical skills to enable you to raise this issue with your TDs, and ensure repeal the 8th is an election issue. You will also be provided with ARC’s Election Pack which is full of information on Ireland’s political history on abortion, tips on what to ask your TDs and Candidates and help in answering the difficult questions often asked of abortion rights campaigners.
Please RSVP: http://goo.gl/forms/BazbfRvRJg

Talk to your TD Training: Dublin
2016-01-30 10:30 - 17:00 | The Teacher’s Club, 36 Parnell Square West, Dublin 1, Dublin, Leinster, D1, Ireland
The Abortion Rights Campaign are offering you a FREE training on how to talk to your elected representatives.
The ‘Talk to your TD Training’ will give you the skills that you need in the run up to the General Election to ensure that #Repealthe8th is a RED LINE ISSUE.
We want to show TDs and General Election Candidates that there is broad support for across the country for both the Repeal the 8th Campaign, and access to free, safe and legal abortion in Ireland.
Repeal the 8th needs to be a red line issue, and must be in the next programme for government. The first step in achieving this is engagement with your local TDs and Candidates. The Abortion Rights Campaign wants to empower you to do this.
The training aims to strengthen the growing network of pro-choice advocates in Ireland, practically prepare pro-choice activists to talk to their local TDs, connect pro-choice advocates across the county with the national movement, and lay the foundation for a longer-term national campaign.
You’ll leave the training armed with the practical skills to enable you to raise this issue with your TDs, and ensure repeal the 8th is an election issue. You will also be provided with ARC’s Election Pack which is full of information on Ireland’s political history on abortion, tips on what to ask your TDs and Candidates and help in answering the difficult questions often asked of abortion rights campaigners.

To take part please book your place here.

Talk to your TD Training: Galway
2016-01-24 10:30 - 17:00 | Imperial Hotel Galway, Eyre Square, Galway, Ireland
The Abortion Rights Campaign along with Galway Pro-Choice are offering you a FREE training in how to talk to your elected representatives.
The ‘Talk to your TD Training’ will give you the skills that you need in the run up to the General Election to ensure that #Repealthe8th is a RED LINE ISSUE.
We want to show TDs and General Election Candidates that there is broad support across the country for both the Repeal the 8th Campaign, and access to free, safe and legal abortion in Ireland.
Repeal the 8th needs to be a red line issue, and must be in the next programme for government. The first step in achieving this is engagement with your local TDs and Candidates. The Abortion Rights Campaign and Galway Pro Choice wants to empower you to do this.
The training aims to strengthen the growing network of pro-choice advocates in Ireland, practically prepare pro-choice activists to talk to their local TDs, connect pro-choice advocates across the county with the national movement, and lay the foundation for a longer-term national campaign.
You’ll leave the training armed with the practical skills to enable you to raise this issue with your TDs, and ensure repeal the 8th is an election issue. You will also be provided with ARC’s Election Pack which is full of information on Ireland’s political history on abortion, tips on what to ask your TDs and Candidates and help in answering the difficult questions often asked of abortion rights campaigners.
Please RSVP: http://goo.gl/forms/BazbfRvRJg

January Dublin open Meeting
2016-01-18 19:00 - 20:00 | The Outhouse, 105 Capel Street, Dublin , Leinster, Dublin 1, Ireland
Get involved in the campaign to #repealthe8th. This will be a busy year and our 1st open Dublin meeting is taking place on the 18th of January in OutHouse on Capel st.

#NotaCriminal Solidarity Protest GPO 6:pm Friday 15/01/2016
2016-01-15 18:00 - 19:00
The Abortion Rights Campaign is standing in Solidarity with Alliance for Choice and the 21 year old woman facing prosecution in the North of Ireland.
We condemn the arrest and prosecution of a 21 year old woman in County Down who has been accused of using poison to procure abortion. Both Mifepristone and Misoprostol are on the World Health Organization’s list of essential drugs; these drugs are not poison. These are the same drugs used for medical abortions in the rest of the UK. If this woman lived in England instead of Northern Ireland she would have been prescribed this medication on the NHS. Mifepristone and Misoprostol are also routinely used for miscarriage management.
We are organizing a solidarity protest at the GPO at 6pm this coming Friday to coincide with the protest in Belfast by Alliance for Choice.
This event is supported by Repeal the Eighth Coalition, USI, ROSA, Trade Unions for Repeal of the Eighth

Choicemas Carols
2015-12-16 18:00 - 19:00 | Dublin GPO, O'Connell Street, Dublin, Ireland
To mark the anniversary of the C Case members of the Abortion Rights Campaign invite you to join them at the GPO, where they will be singing carols with pro-choice lyrics.
On Wednesday 16th December we’ll meet at the GPO at 6:00pm to sing “Choicemas Carols” for an hour as we did very successfully for the past 2 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!

Post March for Choice Picnic
2015-09-26 16:00 - 17:00 | Merrion Square, Dublin
We are delighted in conjunction with AIMS Ireland and Parents for Choice to invite you to a family friendly post March Picnic in the Park ( Weather Dependent ). We will be gathering in Merrion Square park to rest up, chat and recover from the March.
Can’t make the March but would like to connect with other prochoice parents or parents to be, then please do come along.

The Afters - After the March for Choice 2015
2015-09-26 16:00 | The Complex, 15 Little Green Street, Dublin, Ireland
Join ARC and our fabulous party cohosts Re(al) Productive Health in The Complex after the March for Choice this year for activities, food, music, performances, and a SpeakOut! From immediately after the March with Tea, Coffee, and Cakes for Choice you’ll be able to hang out with other amazing pro-choice people and activists in The Complex on Little Green St. (just off Capel St., around the corner from Outhouse!)

Pro-Choice Chill-out zone: Music, Cake, Exhibitions, and More!
From 16:00 – 18:00: come rest your weary feet in the Complex, where we’ll have food, tea, cake, comfy couches, music, exhihibtions, and activities. Take a photo in the #NotAVessel photobooth and have the craic with pro-choice allies!

Speak for Choice: Abortion Speak Out

From 18:00 – 19:45 Speak for Choice aims to normalise the topic of abortion and celebrate its honest discussion, all within a safe environment that privileges sharing not debate. You can Speak Out here about personal experience of abortion, or of personal experiences in pro-choice activism. The event will provide a safe space to speak out and articulate your experiences and views as we celebrate how individuals have expressed their protest of the 8th Amendment and how networks of support and activism have formed. You are invited to share your personal anecdotes, essays, music, artwork and short films about your abortion and your pro-choice activism on the night.

You are welcome to send digital images, music files and short films (under 20 minutes) in advance to speakforchoice2015@gmail.com so we can show them during the Speak Out. Proposals for live performances can also be submitted to this email address by midnight on Thursday 24th September for consideration.

Spoken Word and Music for Choice!
From 20:00 there will be performances featuring the indomitable pro-choice performance group Speaking of I.M.E.L.D.A and the amazing spoken word collective PETTYCASH. Stay on to enjoy live music featuring Sissy and Fierce Mild!

We’ll have a wine reception, spectacular nibbles, and all the tea you can handle!
Join us on Saturday 26th after the March for Choice, all welcome!

4th Annual March for Choice
2015-09-26 14:00 - 16:00 | Garden of Remembrance, Parnell Square East, Dublin 1, Dublin , Ireland
The 4th Annual March for Choice will take place in Dublin on Saturday September 26th marking the Global Day of Action for Access to Safe and Legal Abortion.
The landslide vote for Marriage Equality and the passage of the Gender Recognition Bill earlier this year, demonstrates clearly, the huge appetite for change and progress in this country. This will be the last March for Choice before the next general election, so we must make it clear – securing our vote will mean making a commitment to Repeal the 8th amendment, so that we can take a step closer to securing free, safe and legal access to abortion in Ireland.

The March will kick off at 2 pm in Dublin at the Garden of Remembrance (assembling from 1.30pm), and like last year, we are asking that you bring a wheelie case if possible to make the effort and sound of travel abundantly clear!

April Dublin Open Meeting
2015-04-20 19:00 - 21:00 | The Outhouse, 105 Capel Street, Dublin , Leinster, Dublin 1, Ireland
Want to get involved in the Abortion Rights Campaign? Our monthly meetings provide an easy entry point for people who might be interested in joining or just want to know more.
We encourage you to come along to find out about our Campaign and see how you might want to get stuck in. The next Dublin Open Meeting is Monday 20th April in Outhouse from 7pm till 9pm.
All Welcome! No commitment necessary.

Too Loud a Silence 2015: An Evening with Katha Pollitt
2015-03-20 19:00 - 21:30 | Teacher’s Club, 36 Parnell Square West, Dublin 1, Ireland
Reclaiming Abortion Rights hosted by The Abortion Rights Campaign
Katha Pollitt reads from her new book “Pro: Reclaiming Abortion Rights”, followed by a panel discussion.
In 1973, the landmark ruling in Roe v. Wade legalised abortion in the United States. Yet forty years later, Pollitt argues “abortion is still a word that is said with outright hostility”. Silence and stigma make the medical procedure so remote and radioactive that it’s removed from the world of the everyday, turning an act that is normal and necessary into something shameful and secretive.
In Ireland both North and South, it is anti-choice rhetoric that has dominated politics for decades now. Despite the fact that bodily autonomy is a basic right, abortion is still stigmatised, the right to access is increasingly restricted, and women and girls who seek abortion services are criminalised in many parts of the world. In “Pro: Reclaiming Abortion Rights”, Pollitt takes on the personhood argument, reaffirms the priority of a woman’s life and health, and discusses why terminating a pregnancy can be a force for good for women, families, and society.
The Abortion Rights Campaign have invited Pollitt to share insights from her new book “Pro: Reclaiming Abortion Rights”, and discuss the relevance of its arguments in an Irish context with guest panellists. The panel will be facilitated by academic, activist and founding member of Alliance for Choice Northern Ireland, Goretti Horgan.

Tickets : €10 (ARC Members/Concessions – donations at the door)

Abortion Rights Campaign Flashback Afternoon
2014-11-08 14:00 - 17:00 | Film Base, Curved Street, Temple Bar, Dublin , D2, Ireland
To coincide with the inaugural Women to Blame exhibition at Filmbase in Tempblebar Dublin 2, Abortion Rights Campaign will host an afternoon on abortion rights herstory from 2-5pm on 8th November 2014. A range of activities are provided for all ages so drop on down!
We are taking our biweekly stall to the exhibition venue to provide a blast to the past – to the year 1983 exactly when a referendum voted in favour of the insertion of the 8th Amendment into the Irish Constitution that has denied abortion rights in Ireland ever since. For people who weren’t eligible to vote in that year, you can come and cast your No vote in our gigantic Ballot Box to the tune of your favourite 80’s hits (requests welcome!) We will also have our petition to Repeal the 8th available to sign for anyone who wants to support us to the call for a referendum to remove this outdated amendment.
For anyone unfamiliar with the herstory of abortion rights activism since the 1970’s, our interpreters are hosting tours of the exhibition every half an hour to provide some insight into the politics, projects and pop culture of the period. Each tour will take 30-40 minutes and participants are welcome to ask questions or share your knowledge from events with tour groups.
After your tour, you can make your own paper souveneir with the assistance of our retro facilitators. Each souveneir will be constructed from artefacts from the decades on show.
This event is free to all. 80’s dress is optional (but very encouraged!!) Accessories will be provided at out Ballot Box Photo-Booth!
For updates on this event, watch this page.
If you would like to get involved in co-hosting any of these activities, contact info@abortionrights.ie
This event is part of a wider exhibition by Women to blame, details of which can be found here:
http://filmbase.ie/women-to-blame-exhibition/
https://www.facebook.com/womentoblameireland

Candlelight Vigil in Remembrance of Savita Halappanavar
2014-10-28 18:00 - 19:00 | St Stephen’s Green, St Stephen's Green, Dublin , D2, Ireland
Please join us in commemorating Savita Halappanavar on the anniversary of her death, the 28th of October with an hour of silence and solidarity.
This is a moment to mark the tragic passing of Savita. Please bring candles to quietly pay respects at the gates of Stephen’s Green at 6pm, 28th October.
Galway Pro-Choice are also having a vigil in front of the Browne Doorway in Eyre Square at 6pm.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1548187522062250/
To participate in the online vigil that will accompany this vigil, use the hashtag #Savita between 6-7pm on Twitter and Facebook on the 28th
You can also download the Remember Savita lanterns here to display in your home or office and share with us via Twitter, FB, or Google+.
http://i.imgur.com/CV3f8o1.jpg

Sunday Conversation for Choice: Creative use of Law and Action for Bodily Autonomy
2014-09-28 14:00 - 16:30 | Wynns Hotel, Abbey Street, Dublin 1, Dublin, Ireland
Rounding off a weekend of pro-choice based events, the Abortion Rights Campaign are bringing together an exciting panel of speakers to discuss, debate and expand our thinking on how the law can be used and challenged to further people’s rights to bodily autonomy in Ireland.
The event will be opened with the launch of a new and exciting international pro-choice initiative, followed by a panel of speakers led by Ruth Fletcher, Senior Lecturer in Medical Law, Queen Mary University of London and including Susan Davis, International Reproductive Justice Advocate and previously of Women on Web.

March After-Party 2014: Speaking and Dancing for Choice
2014-09-27 16:00 | Film Base, Curved Street, Temple Bar, Dublin , D2, Ireland
Join ARC and our fabulous party cohosts Re(al)Productive Health in FILMBASE after the March for Choice this year for a series of interactive events, music, food, and fun at our afterparty.

From immediately after the March with Tea, Coffee, and Cakes you’ll be able to hang out with other amazing pro-choice people and activists and drop in or participate in the workshop, Speak Out, and the bands and DJs til late.

Packing up Stigma Workshop: Making a Case for Abortion Rights
From 16:30 – 19:00 the Filmbase foyer will be buzzing with a range of activities and materials for you to make your case for abortion rights. You will be assisted by Baggage-Handlers at our interactive workshop which includes a #NotaVessel photo booth, a Customs Declarations desk and a Baggage Drop provided for all who bring wheelie cases to the March for Choice.
Enjoy the lounge space, check out the exhibitions, have some nibbles and keep hanging out or head to this year’s Speak Out:
Speak for Choice: Abortion Speak Out
From 19:00 – 20:45 Speak for Choice will normalise the topic of abortion and celebrate its honest discussion, all within a safe environment that privileges sharing not debate. You can Speak Out here about personal experience of abortion, or of personal experiences in pro-choice activism. The event will provide a safe space to speak out and articulate your experiences and views as we celebrate how individuals have expressed their protest of the 8th Amendment and how networks of support and activism have formed. You are invited to share your personal anecdotes, essays, music, artwork and short films about your abortion and your pro-choice activism on the night. You can submit beforehand here.
Dance and Chat For Choice
From 21:00 on the night will finish with great musical acts, cans, dancing.
We’ll have a wine reception, spectacular nibbles, and cakes and for the rest of the night it will be BYOB, but the tea will be very plentiful (if that’s all the B you need)!

March For Choice 2014
2014-09-27 14:00 - 16:00 | Garden of Remembrance, Parnell Square East, Dublin 1, Dublin , Ireland

Dublin Open Meeting September 2014
2014-09-15 19:00 - 21:00 | The Outhouse, 105 Capel Street, Dublin , Leinster, Dublin 1, Ireland
Our Dublin open meetings are a good way to find out what is happening with the campaign and attending one is a good way to start started taking part.

'Our Bodies, Our Rights': Rally to Repeal the 8th
2014-08-23 14:00 - 17:00 | The Spire, O'Connell Street, Dublin, Ireland
Our Bodies, Our Rights: Rally to Repeal the 8th
Saturday 23rd August, The Spire, Dublin, starting at 2pm and Marching from the Spire to the Dáil.
Organised jointly by Choice Ireland, Abortion Rights Campaign, Rally For Choice Ireland, ROSA – for Reproductive rights, against Oppression, Sexism and Austerity, Real-Productive Health , Aims Ireland and Actions for Choice please join our protest Saturday 23rd Aug at the Spire Dublin at 2pm and be ready to March. This is legislation we cannot live with and we are calling for the repeal of the 8th amendment to the Constitution in order to allow free, safe, and legal abortion on request.
www.abortionrightscampaign.ie/2014/08/21/the-appetite-to-repeal-the-8th/
www.abortionrightscampaign.ie/repealthe8th
