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 consititution. The Irish community in Guatemala is small and disperse but we managed to gather for one night to share our stories and perspectives about how our lives … Continue reading From Guatemala to Ireland: #BeMyYes
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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 of living thousands of miles away from home and my ineligibility to vote. Inspired by the Repeal Global groups all over the world I decided to make one … Continue reading How Together4Yes Brought the Irish Together in Guatemala
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 on my ability to incubate potential life? All we want is choice,For most of my life it was a distant dream, a reality we hardly dared to hope … Continue reading All We Want is Choice
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 Repeal the 8th referendum nor will be home beforehand to talk to you in person about how you are going to vote. As you have probably guessed from … Continue reading My Appeal for Repeal
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