Right to choice - Solidarity and next steps
Saturday, November 24, 2018
As part of the Dublin Human Rights Festival, NWCI is delighted to co-host this workshop with Frontline Defenders to look at the next steps for reproductive rights in Ireland.The seminar will be followed by a discussion between Irish writer and editor Laura Cassidy and Tunisian blogger and women human rights defender Lina Ben Mhenni
Right to choice - Solidarity and next steps
Smock Alley Theatre, 24 November, 2- 3:15 pm
For decades women human rights defenders in Ireland have campaigned for the right of women to choose in pregnancy. The resounding Yes vote on 25th May 2018 to repeal the 8th Amendment from the Constitution has paved the way for the introduction of abortion care in Ireland. This seminar will be an opportunity to examine the learnings from the successful campaign and discuss how these learnings can help support abortion rights campaigners from Northern Ireland, Poland and beyond.
Speakers will include Ailbhe Smyth (Together for Yes), Goretti Horgan (Alliance for Choice, Northern Ireland) and Krystyna Kacpura (Poland), Sorcha Tunney (Amnesty International Ireland).
Moderator: Orla O’Connor, National Women’s Council of Ireland
Telling the Stories of Women Human Rights Defenders
Smock Alley Theatre, 3:30 -4:30 pm
A discussion between Irish writer and editor Laura Cassidy and Tunisian blogger and women human rights defender Lina Ben Mhenni. Meeting in person for the first time, they discuss their experiences of working together as part of a project that sees Irish women writers work with human rights defenders around the world to bring their stories to a new audience.
The Dublin Human Rights Festival, organised by Frontline Defenders and partners, aims to celebrate the voices and actions of human rights defenders from Ireland and around the world. Leading human rights organisations have once again come together to bring you a weekend packed with interactive workshops, panel discussions, artistic performances and more for the Dublin Human Rights Festival 2018.
Dates: Saturday 24 November, (with side events on Friday 23 November & Sunday 25 November).
More information: https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/festival
Starts: 24 November 2018 14:00
Ends: 24 November 2018 16:30
Location: Smock Alley Theatre, Exchange Street Lower, Temple Bar, Dublin 8