On May 11th 2018 Guatemala Together for Yes, held our first and only event, in solidarity with the referendum to repeal the 8th Amendment of the Irish…… Read more “From Guatemala to Ireland: #BeMyYes”
Author: Aisling Writes
How Together4Yes Brought the Irish Together in Guatemala
Guatemala & Ireland Together for Yes On a Tuesday night, with only a month to go before the referendum, I was pulling my hair out with the frustration…… Read more “How Together4Yes Brought the Irish Together in Guatemala”
All We Want is Choice
But,What if Repeal doesn’t pass?What will become of me and my country, where my life matters less than a ball of cells, where my worth is measured…… Read more “All We Want is Choice”
My Appeal for Repeal
Maser Mural, Project Arts Centre – July 2016Hi from Guatemala! I am writing to you because I will not make it home for May 25th to vote in…… Read more “My Appeal for Repeal”
#TwoWomenTravel
From Dublin to Liverpool,From Belfast to London, #TwoWomenTravel From Poland to Germany,From Malta to Greece, #TwoWomenTravel From El Salvador to Mexico City, From Texas to California, #TwoWomenTravel By car,By bus,By boat, By…… Read more “#TwoWomenTravel”
Blessed Is The Fruit Of Thy Womb, Or Why I Ran Out On My Moon Mother Workshop
flickr/Guian Bolisay Why did a workshop designed to make me feel comfortable with my body leave me feeling so gross? I t was a long and winding road…… Read more “Blessed Is The Fruit Of Thy Womb, Or Why I Ran Out On My Moon Mother Workshop”
Things I have learned from the Paddy Jackson & Stuart Olding trial
Don’t go to VIP sections of night clubs, you are obviously after famous rugby players;Don’t act as if you don’t know who they are, don’t you follow…… Read more “Things I have learned from the Paddy Jackson & Stuart Olding trial”
Are we all screwed?
The answer, according to Jaclyn Friedman’s new book Unscrewed: Women, Sex, Power and How to Stop Letting the System Screw us All, is by no means clear-cut.…… Read more “Are we all screwed?”
Nailing Your Sins to the Cross |Nailing Jess: A Book Review
I’m not usually a crime reader, nor do I go in for thrillers much but I love feminist fiction and will read anything with a good plot…… Read more “Nailing Your Sins to the Cross |Nailing Jess: A Book Review”
Keep Your Rosaries Off of Our Ovaries!
A mere six weeks have passed since the Tuam Babies case made international headlines and here I am, again, writing about the latest of Ireland’s disturbing ironies:…… Read more “Keep Your Rosaries Off of Our Ovaries!”
5 Years of Reading Women
About five years ago I decided on a whim that I should really read more women authors. There was no particular reason for this except for the fact…… Read more “5 Years of Reading Women”
Falling in Love With 20th Century Women
Oscar season has been and gone and probably fading into a distant memory by now. This year’s Oscars were, typically, full of controversy: Did La La Land…… Read more “Falling in Love With 20th Century Women”
Sex Positive, Sex Ed?
“Educación sexual para decidir, anticonceptivos para no abortar y aborto legal para no morir.” “Sexual education so we can decide, contraceptives so we can prevent and legal…… Read more “Sex Positive, Sex Ed?”
Of Life and Death and Catholic Morality in Ireland | Ovarious on WordPress.com
In another one of Ireland’s infinite ironies, while the Citizen’s Assembly was debating the Repeal of the 8th Amendment this weekend our nation made international headlines, once…… Read more “Of Life and Death and Catholic Morality in Ireland | Ovarious on WordPress.com”
50 Shades of Patriarchy
“Whenever women do something in significant numbers, the media immediately becomes frenzied as they try to understand this new mystery of womanhood. If that something involves female…… Read more “50 Shades of Patriarchy”
The REAL Feminist’s Guide to Dating ®
Valentine’s day is just around the corner and every feminist’s principal concern at this time of year is will you be spending February the 14th smothered by…… Read more “The REAL Feminist’s Guide to Dating ®”
The REAL Feminist’s Guide to Dating ®
Valentine’s day is just around the corner and every feminist’s principal concern at this time of year is will you be spending February the 14th smothered by…… Read more “The REAL Feminist’s Guide to Dating ®”
A Repeal Blessing from Brigid
February the 1st in Ireland is Saint Brigid’s Day. It also marks the first day of the Irish spring. The country fills with daffodils, snowdrops and the…… Read more “A Repeal Blessing from Brigid”
All I want for Christmas… are some reusable menstrual products!
Christmas is just around the corner and it is not to late to add some last minute items to your wishlist like: a menstrual cup, reusable sanitary…… Read more “All I want for Christmas… are some reusable menstrual products!”
8 Reasons to Repeal
This Saturday thousands of Irish women and men will take to the streets of Dublin to demand choice for Irish women and the fulfilment of our sexual…… Read more “8 Reasons to Repeal”
