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”
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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”
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”
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!”
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”
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”
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”