,M>* = ,*OICE #bag -- ,REPORT FROM ,DUBL9 

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,SATURDAY ! #c? ( ,SEPTEMB] #bag WILL GO D[N AS A HI< PO9T 9 ! FI<T = ABORTION RI<TS 9 ! ,REPUBLIC ( ,IREL&1 & ?AT IS A /RUGGLE ?AT /RET*ES BACK DECADES4 ,YE>S ( CAMPAIGN+ & MA9TA9+ A FOCUS ON ! ISSUE1 SAW A MASSIVE CR[D ( NE>LY #c1 PEOPLE TAKE TO ! /REETS = ! ANNUAL ,M>* = ,*OICE AS ORGANIZ$ BY ! ,ABORTION ,RI<TS ,CAMPAIGN .<,>,C.>4 ,! CALLS >E = ACTION1 & ! NE$ = ,REPEAL ( ! #h? ,AM5DM5T :I* BANS ABORTION 9 ALMO/ ALL CIRCUM/ANCES4 

,! DAY WAS GLORI\S1 ! SUN BLAZ$ D[N ON US1 & AS ,I CYCL$ ACROSS ! ,CITY Y\ C\LD SEE ! CR[DS ASSEMBLE4 ,FAMILIES DISEMB>K$ FROM BUSSES & TRAMS1 ! DI/9CTIVE BLACK ,REPEAL SWEAT%IRTS W]E MU* 9 EVID5CE1 & Y\ C\LD SEE VISIBLY SEE PEOPLE BE+ DRAWN TO ! />T+ PO9T AT ! ,G>D5 ( ,REMB]ANCE1 9 ,P>NELL ,SQU>E4 ,IT WAS AK9 TO SEE+ PEOPLE FLOCK T[>DS ,CROKE ,P>K ON ! BIG GAME DAY4 ,BY #aPM IT WAS APP>5T ?AT ! NUMB]S ATT5D+ W]E GO+ TO BE SIGNIFICANT4 ,I MADE MY WAY TO ,JIGSAW1 ON ,DUBL9'S ,NOR? SIDE1 TO MEET UP ) ,COMRADES !RE4 ,A BREAKFA/ = *OICE HAD BE5 GO+ !RE ALL MORN+ BY ! TIME ,I %[$ UP4 ,9 ! SUNNY BACK Y>D ,I HE>D ! SWEET S\NDS ( *OIR S++ SOME?+ AB\T REPEAL+4 

,! M>* />T$ BANG ON TIME1 SOMETIME >\ND #bPM4 ,PEOPLE W]E PACK$ 9 ON ! /REETS4 ,I SAW /UD5TS !RE1 ASSEMBL$ LEFT W+ GR\PS1 & V>I\S GR\PS FROM >\ND ! C\NTRY1 SO ?AT C\NTIES REPRES5T+ *OICE HAD BR\<T BUSSES TO ,DUBL94 ,! MESSAGE WAS ?AT IT WAS ,TIME TO ,ACT1 ,FREE ,SAFE & ,LEGAL ABORTION 9 ,IREL&1 & IT WAS OBVI\S ?AT ! MESSAGE HAD BE5 HE>D & UND]/OOD ALL OV] ! ISL&4 ,! ATMOSPH]E WAS ONE ( PROTE/1 BUT !RE WAS ALSO A S5SE ( P[] 9 REALIZ+ ?AT WE HAD ! NUMB]S1 & AS ! M>* PROGRESS$ !RE W\LD OCCASIONALLY HAVE HOLL]S & *E]S4 ,!RE IS A S5SE ( P[] ?AT COMES FROM KN[+ ?AT SO MANY PEOPLE HAD HE>D ! MESSAGE & W]E H]E TO KEEP UP ! PRESSURE4 ,POLITICAL PROMISES >E NOT 5\<4 ,WAIT+ IS NOT AN OPTION :5 Y\ KN[ ?AT OV] #b1 HAVE ,TRAVEL$ TO ! ,U,K S9CE #aihc TO SECURE AN ABORTION4 ,! *ANTS W]E CLE> & TO ! PO9T4 ',WE WONT' WAIT -- ,REPEAL ! ,EI<?' 

,! ,TAOISEA* MAY NOT HAVE MADE UP HIS M9D ON ! SUBJECT1 BUT H]E WAS AN >MY ( PEOPLE TO HELP HIM ALONG4 ,?IS >MY WAS OV]:ELM+LY Y\NG1 ) 5]GY1 IMAG9ATIVE PLAC>DS & SLOGANS1 BUT C\PL$ ) ?AT A WISDOM ?AT ! WAY TO BR+ AB\T *ANGE IS TO GET ON ! /REETS4 ,IT WAS HE>T5+ TO BE 9 ?AT CR[D1 & IT ?AT SEA ( HUMANITY WE HAD ALL SORTS ( IMAG9ATIVE PLAC>DS1 SIGNS1 FLAGS1 BANN]S1 COLORS1 SMOKE BOMBS1 *ANT+1 S++1 H& CLAPP+1 & DANC+4 ,I BELIEVE IT IS A S5SE ( PEOPLE P[]4 ,IT /EMS FROM ! CAMPAIGNS ?AT HAVE GONE BE=E & P]HAPS ! LESSON IS ?AT SOCIAL *ANGE CAN BE DELIV]$ ?IS WAY BY BR9+ IT AB\T = Y\RSELVES4 

,! M>* MADE IT'S WAY >\ND ! CITY1 & ,I BELIEVE MORE PEOPLE JO9$ 9 AS WE PASS$1 SO ! NUMB]S APPE>$ TO GR[4 ,IT WAS GREAT TO SEE ! PROTE/ UNFURL 9 FRONT ( Y\1 W9D+ IT'S WAY D[N ! QUAYS & OV] ! BRIDGE T[>DS \R DE/9ATION 9 ,M]RION ,SQU>E4 

,! ,ABORTION ,RI<TS ,CAMPAIGN ORGANIZ$ A WIDE V>IETY ( SPEAK]S :O DISCUSS$ MANY ASPECTS ( ! PRO-*OICE /RUGGLE1 9CLUD+ POLITICAL 9T]SECTIONS ) MIGRANT & 9DIG5\S E?NIC M9ORITIES 9 ,IREL&1 QUE] & TRANS /RUGGLES1 & SEX WORK] /RUGGLES1 AS WELL AS TWO MUSICAL ACTS4 ,ALL ( ! SPEAK]S SPOKE ) HONE/Y & CONVICTION TO ! HUGE CR[D1 AB\T ISSUES :I* HAD CLE>LY IMPACT$ !M 9TIMATELY4 

,CORK COM$IAN1 ,T>A ,FLYNN ,M,C-$ ! TALKS1 OP5+ FROM ! V]Y />T )3 0MY NAME IS ,T>A ,FLYNN1 & WE >E GO+ TO REPEAL ! EI<T604 ,! 5?USIASM & COMPASSION PRES5T AMONG ! CR[D WAS PALPABLE AS %E 9TRODUC$ ! NAMES & BACKGR\NDS ( EA* ( ! SPEAK]S :O %>$ ) US !IR [N P]SPECTIVES & EXP]I5CES ( LIFE 9 ,IREL& UND] ! EI<T AM5DM5T4 

,! FIR/ PAIR TO SPEAK W]E ! CURR5T CONV5]S ( ! ,>,C2 ,ANGELA ,CORACCIO & ,CAOIMHE ,DOYLE4 ,!Y DISCUSS$ !IR ORGANIZ+ ACTIVITY AS P>T ( ! ,>,C1 NOT+ ! SIGNIFICANCE ( !SE ANNUAL DEMON/RATIONS 9 BR++ PRO-*OICE PEOPLE TOGE!R PUBLICALLY1 PROVID+ US ALL ) ! OPPORTUNITY TO VOICE \R DISS5T COLLECTIVELY1 & ! BOO/ 9 5]GY P>TICUL>LY POSITIVE = PEOPLE :O FEEL MORE ISOLAT$1 LIV+ 9 RURAL COMMUNITIES ALL OV] ,IREL&4 ,!Y HI<LI<T$ ! V>I\S SOLID>ITY ACTIONS1 AGA9/ ! EI<T AM5DM5T1 TAK+ PLACE ALL OV] ! WORLD ON ! SAME DAY1 9CLUD+1 ,LONDON1 ,GLASG[1 ,$9BUR<1 ,AB]DE51 ,BRI/OL1 ,P>IS1 ,B]L91 ,VANC\V]1 ,MONTREAL1 ,NEW ,YORK1 ,BRUSSELS1 ,ULTRE*T1 ,LUXEMB\RG1 ,CYPRUS1 ,MAN*E/]1 ,LIV]POOL1 ,MELB\RNE1 ,SYDNEY & ,D>W94 ,PROHIBITION ( ABORTION AS !Y REM9D$ US IS AN 09/RUM5T ( 9EQUALITY & TORTURE0 :I* IS RI<TLY CONDEMN$ BY 9T]NATIONAL HUMAN RI<TS 9/ITUTIONS4 

,:5 PEOPLE >E $UCAT$ ON ! REALITY ( ! EI<T AM5DM5T !Y SAID1 !Y >E PRO-*OICE4 ,CONSID]+ \R OPPON5TS 9 A*IEV+ ,FREE ,SAFE ,LEGAL1 !Y NOT$ ?AT ALL ( ! MA9/REAM POLITICAL P>TIES >E N[ 0ATTEMPT+ TO WAT] D[N ! RECOMM5DATIONS ( ! ,CITIZ5S ,ASSEMBLY04 0,WE DON'T HAVE PULPITS TO RECRUIT FROM0 !Y SAID - NOT+ ! 9FLU5CE ( ORGANIZ$ RELIGI\S 9TUITIONS 9 DRAW+ PEOPLE 9TO ANTI-*OICE DEMON/RATION & MASSIVELY FUND+ !IR DISGRACEFUL & DI%ONE/ CAMPAIGNS4 ,URG+ EV]YONE 9 ATT5DANCE TO GET 9VOLV$ 9 ! /RUGGLE1 !Y F9I%$ ) 0N[ IS ! TIME TO ACT40 

,! MASSIVE CR[$ 9 ATT5DANCE !N HAD AN UNEXPECT$ MUSICAL P]=MANCE FROM ,GALWAY PRO-*OICE1 JO9$ ON-/AGE BY E/EEM$ SONG-WRIT] & P]=M]1 ,LISA ,HANNIGAN4 ,! P]=MANCE1 WE W]E TOLD WAS P>T ( ! 0,I ,CAN'T ,KEEP ,QUIET ,PROJECT04 

,! ?IRD SPEE* FROM ! PLAT=M WAS GIV5 BY CIVIL RI<TS LEAD]1 9DEP5D5T ELECTORAL POLITICIAN1 FEM9I/1 REPUBLICAN & ANT-FASCI/ ,B]NADETTE ,DEVL9 ,MC,ALISKEY4 ,SPEAK+ ) H] USUAL CL>ITY & CONVICTION %E BEGAN BY NOT+ 0IT IS UNBELIEVABLE ?AT WE'RE /ILL H]E1 DEM&+ SOME?+ WE DEM&$ ALMO/ FIFTY YE>S AGO40 ,%E PRAIS$ ! DIV]SITY ( ! CURR5T CAMPAIGN1 NOT+ A SEA-*ANGE FROM PREVI\S ACTIVI/ SC5ES %E HAD BE5 A P>T ( :]E ! 0BAD IMAGES0 ( 0SEX WORK]S1 TRANS PEOPLE1 TRAVEL] WOM51 MIGRANT WOM50 W\LD NOT HAVE BE5 GIV5 ANY VOICE1 & CONSEQU5TLY D5I$ ANY ( ! GA9S MADE BY ! MOVEM5T4 0,! EI<T AM5DM5T01 %E SAID1 0IS NOT EXCLUSIVELY AB\T ABORTION4 ,IT IS ! USURPATION ( ! 9DIVIDUAL'S RI<T TO HAVE CONTROL OV] !IR [N BODY04 ,IT IS ! RI<T ( EA* P]SON 0TO EX]CISE FIR/ & LA/ CONTROL OV] !IR [N BODY1 ALL DAY1 & EV]Y DAY04 ,) SU* COGNIZANCE ( ! DYNAMICS ( P[] & POLITICAL /RUGGLE1 %E MADE CLE>3 0REPEAL ( ! EI<T AM5DM5T IS NOT A FAVOR WE >E ASK+1 IT IS A FUNDAM5TAL DEF5SE ( DEMOCRACY = EV]YBODY & EV]Y CITIZ540 ,A*IEV+ \R AIMS IS DECRIM9ALIZ+1 & MAK+ ACCESSIBLE1 ABORTION1 H]E 9 ! ,S\? WILL GIVE C\RAGE TO ?OSE 9 ! ,NOR? TO CONT9UE !IR SAME /RUGGLE = ! SAME 5DS4  

 .< SEE ,BUS = ,*OICE TO ,BELFA/ AT ! 5D ( ?IS >TICLE.> 

,EMILY ,WAZNAK A ,JAPANESE-,AM]ICAN ACTIVI/ LIV+ 9 ,IREL& = OV] N9E YE>S1 SPEAK+ ON BEHALF ( ,MIGRANTS & ,E?NIC ,M9ORITIES = ,REPRODUCTIVE ,JU/ICE 7,M,],J7 HI<LI<T$ ! IMPORTANCE ?AT 0MIGRANT WOM5 >E A P>T ( ?IS MOVEM5T1 AS !Y >E DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECT$0 AS DUE TO TRAVEL CON/RA9TS1 SOME CANNOT FLEE ! JURISDICTION ( ! ,IRI% /ATE TO PROCURE & ABORTION 9 ! ,U,K OR ELSE:]E4 ,! PROCUREM5T ( ABORTION PILLS1 = :I* PEOPLE FACE A POT5TIAL P5ALTY ( F\RTE5 YE>S IMPRISONM5T IS A VITAL RES\RCE TO PEOPLE 9 ! MIGRANT COMMUNITY1 & ,EMILY URG$ US TO SUPPORT GR\PS LIKE ,NE$ & ,ABORTION ,IREL&4 ,%E ASK$ ! QUE/ION 0H[ WILL MIGRANTS F>E ) GOV]NM5T RE/RICTIONS ON ABORTION80 REF]R+ TO ! POT5TIAL LEGISLATION LIKELY TO REPLACE ! EI<T4 0.<,WE >E.> EXPECT$ TO BE GRATEFUL = LIV+ 9 A C\NTRY :]E \R BODY IS NOT \R [N04 ,F9I%+1 %E HI<LI<T$ ! VITAL IMPORTANCE ( 0/&+ %\LD] TO %\LD]0 ) MIGRANTS1 9 SOLID>ITY2 MAK+ POT5TLY CLE>1 ?AT ANY?+ O!R ?AN ,FREE1 ,SAFE1 ,LEGAL & ACCESSIBLE ABORTION IS DISCRIM9ATION4 

,?IS WAS FOLL[$ BY A DISCUSSION_/P]=MANCE FROM ,G5D] ,/UDIES GRADUATE1 ,L,G,B,T,Q,I "4 & /UD5T ACTIVI/1 ,MATT ,K5N$Y4 ,HE ?ANK$ EV]YONE 9 ATT5DANCE & NOT$ ! IMPORTANCE ( TRANS & NON-CIS VOICES 9 ! MOVEM5T4 ,AS A TRANS MAN HE SAID1 0,?IS C\NTRY WASN'T BUILT = ME4 ,IT WASN'T BUILT = US4 ,IT WAS BUILT 9 ! BACK ( *UR*ES2 ,I SAT !RE TOO40 ,! TALK FL[$1 BEAUTIFULLY & >TI/ICALLY1 RESEMBL+ MORE A POETIC RECITATION ?AN A POLITICAL DECL>ATION OR MANIFE/O4 0,I WAS ALWAYS SOMEONE'S SON0 HE SAID1 0?\< !Y ?\<T ,I WAS !IR DAU<T]04 ,AFT] MAK+ CLE> \R PROJECT1 BUILD+ ! NEW SOCIETY 9 ! %ELL ( ! OLD1 ! ?ANK$ ,>,C = 9CLUD+ TRANS-VOICES 9 ! /RUGGLE1 0:I* >E SO (T5 =GOTT504 

,! NEXT SPEAK]S WAS A MOV+ CONTRIBUTION FROM ,GAY & ,G]RY ,$W>DS ( 0,T]M9ATIONS = ,M$ICAL ,REASONS0 7,T,M,F,R74 ,!Y TOLD US AB\T !IR EXP]I5CE ( BE+ =C$ TO LEAVE ,IREL& TO DELIV] !IR SON1 BECAUSE ( ! EI<T AM5DM5T4 ,ADDRESS+ 0ONE ( ! LA/ GREAT TABOOS0 ,GAY TALK$ AB\T LATE T]M ABORTIONS1 9 CASES ( FATAL FETAL ABNORMALITY OR :5 ! MO!R'S LIFE IS 9 DANG]4 ,SPEAK+ ) SU* AU?ORITY ON ! GRUEL+ REALITY ( ABORTION PROHIBITION1 !Y BR\<T SU* HONE/Y & CL>ITY TO ! POLITICAL4 ,CIS M5'S ROLE 9 ?IS POLITICAL /RUGGLE1 AS ,G]RY SAID1 0AS BRO!RS1 P>TN]S1 HUSB&S1 FRI5DS01 IS NOT TO /& UP = WOM51 IT IS TO /& ) WOM5 - 0UNTIL ALL ( US >E FREE1 NONE ( US >E04 

,EILE5 ,FLYNN1 A ,TRAVEL] WOMAN SPOKE & SAID %E SUFF]S DISCRIM9ATION )9 ! ,IRI% HEAL? SY/EM4 ,REF]5C+ ! ,ALL ,IREL& ,HEAL? ,/UDY1 %E NOT$ ?AT TRAVEL] WOM5 >E ! MO/ LIKELY SECTION ( ,IRI% SOCIETY TO BE AT RISK ( POV]TY4 0,WE FACE DISCRIM9ATION BECAUSE ( :O WE >E04 ,TRAVEL] WOM5 HAVE A SUICIDE RATE1 FIVE TIMES ?AT ( WOM5 9 ! G5]AL POPULATION1 & A LIFE EXPECTANCY ELEV5 YE>S %ORT]4 ,%E ALSO NOT$ ! SITUATION TRAVEL] WOM5 FACE ) REG>D TO /IGMA & PATRI>*Y 9 !IR [N COMMUNITIES3 0IT IS NOT EASY = ME TO /& H]E AS A TRAVEL] WOMAN & TALK AB\T ABORTION4 ,IT'S NOT SOME?+ ?AT IS TALK$ AB\T04 ,TALK+ AGA9 AB\T ! EXP]I5CE AS A SUBJUGAT$ M9ORITY )9 A /ATE HEAL?C>E SY/EM %E SAID1 0,:5 Y\ >E OPPRESS$ ALL ! TIME Y\ HAVE L[ SELF-E/EEM1 Y\ T5D TO ?9K ! DOCTOR IS ALWAYS RI<T04 ,F9I%+ ) S>DONIC UND]/ATEM5T %E SAID 0,IREL&1 Y\ >E A LITTLE BIT BACKW>DS04 

,KATE ,MC,GREW ( ,SEX ,WORK]S ,ALLIANCE ,IREL& WAS ! F9AL SPEAK] ON ! DAY4 ,OP5+ BY LEAD+ ! P>TIALLY IRONIC *ANT 0,HOES NE$ ABORTIONS01 %E DREW CLE>LY ! 9T]SECTION BETWE5 ! RI<TS ( SEX WORK]S & RI<TS ( BODILY AUTONOMY AT L>GE 9 SOCIETY4 0,CONS5T IS KEY1 P>TIAL AUTONOMY IS OPPRESSIVE1 IT IS DANG]\S04 ,NOT+ ! REC5T LEGISLATION :I* HAS BE5 9FLICT$ ON SEX WORK]S 9 ,IREL& %E TOLD US AB\T H[ ?IS HAS IMPACT$ ON ! LIVES ( SEX WORK]S :O1 LIKE PEOPLE SEEK+ AN ABORTION1 >E 0LEFT TO NAVIGATE ! TREA*]\S PA? ( ILLEGALITY04 0,WE NE$ LEGISLATION ?AT LEAVES SPACE = P]SONAL CIRCUM/ANCE & ! SOMETIMES MESSY REALITY ( LIFE0 %E SAID4 0,%AME IS NOT AN EFFECTIVE DET]R5T04 ,EMBODY+ ! OPTIMISM ( EA* ( ! SPEE*ES %E PROCLAIM$ 0SEX WORK]S RI<TS >E COM+ TO ,IREL&4 ,ABORTION RI<TS >E COM+ TO ,IREL&40 

,! DAY 5D$ ON A HI< NOTE :5 ! ,>,C *OIR1 GAVE A FANTA/IC ALT]NATE R5DITION ( ,J\RNEY'S 0,DON'T ,/OP ,BELIEV+0 - TITL$1 ( C\RSE1 0,DON'T ,/OP ,REPEAL+04 

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