Dublin NorthWest Together for Yes Launch
2018-04-12 18:30 (Europe/Dublin)
Dublin North West Together for Yes are hosting a public meeting to officially launch our local Together for Yes campaign in Dublin North West. There will be a panel of speakers to answer questions and highlight the importance of a YES vote to the health and well-being of women in Ireland. All are welcome – attendance is free, but registration is required.
Speakers include Orla O’Connor, Co-Director of the national Together For Yes campaign, Dr Marion Dyer from Doctors4Choice and Amy Walsh from TFMR (Termination For Medical Reasons) and the event will be chaired by Grainne Healy, former Co-Director of the Yes Equality Campaign.
Doors open from 6.45pm for a 7pm start

Mayo Public Meeting
2018-04-12 19:30
Location: McWilliam Park Hotel, Claremorris
Public Meeting, hosted by Mayo Pro-Choice ARC, about the upcoming referendum to Repeal the 8th Amendment. The public meeting will have a panel of speakers including Ailbhe Smyth Convenor to the Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment, Mairead Enright member of Lawyers for Choice, Christine Greene campaigner with Parents for Choice, and Richael Carroll, Mayo Pro-Choice Convenor and facilitator.
The meeting will be a safe, nonjudgemental space for questions about the up coming referendum and future legislation proposals.
This is a child friendly event, and all are welcome.
We look forward to seeing you then.

Comedy Night for Repeal - Dublin
2018-04-13 18:00 - 22:00
Join some of Ireland’s best comedians, including the award winning star of Nowhere Fast, Alison Spittle, for a fundraising night to support Together for Yes and help repeal the 8th amendment. Hosted by Sharon Mannion, the all-star line up includes Aoife Dooley, Emma Doran, Julie Jay, Ruth Hunter, Breda Larkin, Conor O’Toole and Alison Spittle.
All proceeds go to Together for Yes.
Location: Hangar, Dublin
Doors 6pm
Show 7pm
Tickets €15
Students / OAP / unwaged €12
Over 18s
Buy Tickets here

Balbriggan Information Stall
2018-04-14 12:30 - 14:30, 2018-04-21 12:30 - 14:30, 2018-04-28 12:30 - 14:30, 2018-05-05 12:30 - 14:30, 2018-05-12 12:30 - 14:30, 2018-05-19 12:30 - 14:30
Street stall for Fingal North Dublin Together for Yes at Balbriggan Pier
Community activists for reproductive justice and compassionate healthcare for pregnant people will answer your questions and address your concerns about the upcoming referendum to Repeal the 8th amendment. We will have information also on how you can get involved.
Come and say hi!
Click to attend to keep posted on stalls in Fingal over the months ahead as we will update this event notice weekly.

Dublin Information Stall
2018-04-14 13:00 - 16:00, 2018-04-21 13:00 - 16:00, 2018-04-28 13:00 - 16:00, 2018-05-05 13:00 - 16:00, 2018-05-12 13:00 - 16:00, 2018-05-19 13:00 - 16:00
Join us at our Saturday information stall in Dublin city centre (location finalised on the Facebook page) Come say hi, talk to us about the upcoming referendum and find out how you can get involved with Together for Yes.

Dublin - Tara x Repeal Fundraiser
2018-04-14 19:00 - 2018-04-15 17:00
The Tara Building and Eight Stories are delighted to come together to host an entire weekend of live music and discussion in aid of Together for Yes.
Tickets available via Eventbrite now!
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SATURDAY 14TH: GALS GIG FOR REPEAL IV
Eight Stories are back with a fourth and final edition of the Gals Gig for Repeal. With a truly stellar line-up curated by Saint Sister, let’s celebrate female voices working together for Repeal ♥
LINE UP:
// Saint Sister // Wyvern Lingo // Loah //
// Denise Chaila // Grace Wilentz // Niamh Beirne //
+ special guests…
Merchandise:
// Repeal Project // Uterus Prime // Together for Yes // Pull Your Own Repeal Tote Bag //
Our MC for the evening will be the wonderful May Kay (Fight Like Apes, Le Galaxie).
Join us for a beautiful, intimate evening of Irish female artists coming together in solidarity for a cause. Treats will be provided!
Doors 7pm
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SUNDAY 15TH: ARTISTS OF REPEAL
Sunday will give way to a slower paced afternoon of talks and conversation. The focus of Sunday’s panel discussions will be art works and banners inspired by the need for a Repeal of the Eighth Amendment.
Throughout the afternoon we will feature two panel discussions with designers, silk screen printers, street artists, and musicians. We will be focusing on the ability of art works to communicate a complex message, the reception of each piece in the public sphere and each artists particular thoughts on the Eighth Amendment.
All sellable art works and merchandise will be available for sale during the afternoon. Including; Uterus Prime by Rae Moore, SAOIRSE jumper and prints by Fiona Scott, Repeal Project Collab. Print by Jill and Gill, and Grainne Mhaoil Prints by Will St Leger.
Coffee, tea, and treats provided.
1pm-5pm
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TICKETS
Weekend: €15/20 // Sunday only: €5
All funds raised will be donated to Together for Yes, the national campaign to remove the eighth amendment from the Irish constitution.
Credit to Christine O’Flynn for the graphics. Let’s get those rosaries off our ovaries!

Tipperary - Open Conversations on the 8th
2018-04-21 10:00 - 13:00
Hosted by Tipp Together for Yes
With the upcoming referendum on the Eighth Amendment in 2018, The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) has been holding very successful and popular information session followed by constructive, facilitated conversations with people from all walks of life across the country about abortion, pregnancy care, the Eighth Amendment and its implications.
The conversation takes the form of a facilitated discussion that lasts about 2.5 hours. It is an informal space, specifically aimed at people who have not had an opportunity to speak about reproductive health, abortion or the Eighth Amendment with others, who wish to be able to discuss and ask questions about it in a non-judgemental, informative environment.
The conversation is facilitated by an independent facilitator.
While they will explain NWCI’s position, which favours a removal of the Eighth Amendment, the conversation is non-directive and does not ‘tell’ people what to think. This is a chance to find out the facts, and the discuss the hard questions within the safety of a facilitated discussion.
If you are interested in attending this event you must register at this link.
Facebook event here.

"Too Many Barriers: Experiences of Abortion in Ireland after Repeal"
2021-09-22 11:00 - 12:30 | Online: Zoom
Public launch of the results of ARC’s research into people’s experiences accessing abortion in Ireland since the Repeal of the 8th Amendment

Between 2019 and 2021, the Abortion Rights Campaign (ARC) developed and conducted an extensive research project to evaluate individuals’ experiences of Ireland’s abortion services. This event will publicly launch the results of that project, giving valuable insight into how Ireland’s abortion services are working from the patient’s perspective, and highlighting the many barriers to care that still persist.
We will have a presentation from data analyst Dr Lorraine Grimes outlining the key findings and recommendations to improve abortion service provision in Ireland. Additional speakers will highlight the barriers to care in law, medical practice, and on the ground, as well as what needs to change in the upcoming legislative review.
There will be a brief Q&A session at the end.
Irish Sign Language interpretation will be provided.
Speakers:
Lorraine Grimes is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Social Science Institute at Maynooth University on the project ‘Digital Preservation of Reproductive Health Resources: Archiving the 8th’. She has worked on projects including the World Health Organisation project ‘Reproductive Health: The Implementation of Abortion Policy in Ireland’, and has a number of forthcoming publications focusing on unmarried motherhood, maternity care and stillbirth in Britain and Ireland.
Mary Favier is a General Pracitioner in Cork. She is a founding member of Doctors for Choice Ireland and current co-chair of Global Doctors for Choice.
Mairead Enright is a Reader in Feminist Legal Studies at the University of Birmingham and a founder member of Lawyers for Choice. With Fiona de Londras she wrote Repealing the Eighth: Reforming Irish Abortion Law (2018).
Mara Clarke founded charity Abortion Support Network, which has been helping people cross European borders to access abortions since 2009. She can’t wait until the amazing groups campaigning for abortion law reform make ASN obsolete.

Breaking Barriers: 10th Annual March for Choice
2021-09-25 14:00 - 16:00 | Leinster House, Kildare Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
The 10th Annual March for Choice takes place on Saturday 25th September 2021. Mindful of public health concerns, we will hold a socially distanced, static rally for free, safe, legal and local abortion access at Dáil Éireann.
Date: 25th September 2021
Time: Assembling at 1.45pm, rally commencing at 2pm.
Place: Outside Dáil Éireann, Kildare St., Dublin 2.
The theme this year is: Breaking Barriers.
Despite the historic referendum result in May 2018, there are still far too many barriers to abortion in Ireland. Mandatory waiting periods, refusals of care, arbitrary gestational limits, limited service provision, and enduring abortion stigma can all delay and prevent someone from accessing the abortion they need. The cumulative effect of these barriers is felt most keenly by those already marginalised, including LGBTQ+ people, migrants, Travellers, disabled people and those living with domestic violence. The ongoing global pandemic has compounded those structural inequalities. Despite the pandemic, at least 10 people a week travelled from Ireland to England to access abortion in 2020.
In 2021, Ireland’s abortion legislation is due to be reviewed. We believe that abortion should be available to anyone who wants or needs one – free from stigma and shame, without apology or restriction. We will keep marching, working and fighting until all of the barriers to our reproductive rights and bodily autonomy have been broken. Join us on September 25th to show the government that we won’t stand for anything less than reproductive justice for all.
Transport
If you are planning on travelling to the March from outside Dublin, please get in touch with your local pro-choice group regarding transport.
Public Health
We encourage all attendees to follow current public health advice to limit the spread of Covid-19. While this event is traditionally a march, this year we will remain in one location for the duration of the demonstration to limit the risk.
Accessibility
As always, we want to make the March for Choice to be accessible to everyone who wants to attend. We know that the barriers to abortion access are often replicated in other spheres of life – including protest. We believe that no one should be prevented or discouraged from attending the March due to accessibility issues.
We will have accessibility stewards and sighted guides available, as well as some seating for those who need it. As in previous years, we will have Irish Sign Language interpreters for the speeches. In order to facilitate those who are unable to attend in person, we will be livestreaming the event on our social media pages.
If you are planning on attending the march and would like any accessibility assistance, please get in touch on: info@abortionrights.ie
#ARCMarch21 #BreakingBarriers

From abortion on demand to reproductive justice
2022-09-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Online: Zoom
Ahead of the 11th Annual March for Choice and International Safe Abortion Day, join us on Wednesday, September 21st at 7PM for an online discussion and Q&A about how the need for abortion on demand fits into the broader issue of reproductive justice.
REGISTER TO ATTEND – FROM ABORTION ON DEMAND TO REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE

11th Annual March for Choice
2022-09-24 12:45 - 14:00 | Leinster House, Kildare Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
The 11th Annual March for Choice takes place on Saturday, 24th September 2022. Mindful that we are still living through a global pandemic and public health concerns, we will hold a static rally for free, safe, legal, local and accessible abortion care outside Leinster House.
Date: 24th September 2022
Time: Assembling at 12.45 pm, rally commencing at 1 pm.
Place: Outside Leinster House, Kildare St., Dublin 2.
The theme this year is Abortion on Demand, Without Apology. Speakers to be announced.
While reproductive rights are under attack worldwide, our government has failed to provide free, safe, legal, local and accessible abortion services for all who need them.
We believe abortions should be available throughout pregnancy for anyone who wants or needs one, free from stigma and shame, without apology or restriction.
Join us on September 24th at 12.45 pm outside the Dáil to show the government that anything less than free, safe, legal, accessible and local abortions for everyone who needs them, when they need them, leaves far too many people behind.
