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Counter "Pro Life" Rally : REAL LIFE RALLY!!

category national | rights, freedoms and repression | event notice author Tuesday June 30, 2009 14:28author by bot

Calling All Dublin Feminists and Allies!

Calling All Dublin Feminists and Allies!

Sick of ignoring the hypocrisy of yet another "pro-life" rally? (see http://rallyforlife.net)
Stand up for feminism on:

Saturday 4th July, 2pm at the GPO

Come in purple, green or white and join the Feminists for Real Life rally! Bring your own noise and placards. Or come to make placards on Thurs 2nd July 7pm Seomra Spraoi, 10 Belvedere Court, Dublin 1 (map at www.seomraspraoi.org).

Themes:

PROPER SEX EDUCATION
FREE CONTRACEPTION
FREE QUALITY CHILDCARE
IMPROVEMENT IN MATERNITY SERVICES
BETTER SUPPORT FOR SINGLE MOTHERS
SUPPORT FOR LOW-INCOME PARENTS (RE-INTRODUCTION OF EARLY CHILDCARE ALLOWANCE ETC)
NO TAX ON CHILD BENEFIT
FREE IMPARTIAL CRISIS-PREGNANCY COUNSELLING
PROPER REGULATION OF CRISIS PREGNANCY AGENCIES
CLOSE THE WRC
FEMINISM (FEM SYMBOLS)
REAL LIFE
SUPPORT THE LIVING

Life is not what they say it is.

Supported by Choice Ireland, RAG, Lash Back, other feminists, friends and allies.
All welcome. Please come, spread word: email, facebook, twitter etc and text!

Comments (8 of 8)

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Many on the Other Side Would Support Many of your Demands
author by Mark Cpublication date Wed Jul 01, 2009 20:09author address author phone

I have a feeling that many of us on the anti-abortion side would support most, if not all, of the demands you have in CAPS above.

Let's see:

PROPER SEX EDUCATION - check
FREE CONTRACEPTION - check
FREE QUALITY CHILDCARE - check
IMPROVEMENT IN MATERNITY SERVICES - check
BETTER SUPPORT FOR SINGLE MOTHERS - check
SUPPORT FOR LOW-INCOME PARENTS (RE-INTRODUCTION OF EARLY CHILDCARE ALLOWANCE ETC) - check
NO TAX ON CHILD BENEFIT - check
FREE IMPARTIAL CRISIS-PREGNANCY COUNSELLING - check
PROPER REGULATION OF CRISIS PREGNANCY AGENCIES - check
CLOSE THE WRC - check
FEMINISM (FEM SYMBOLS) - check
REAL LIFE - check
SUPPORT THE LIVING - check

Yep, time to look for common areas of support more than areas of disagreement.

Mark.

Rally is another front for Youth Defence
author by dubbypublication date Wed Jul 01, 2009 21:30author address author phone

Take a close look at the phone and fax details for this rally.
Yet another front for youth defense.

Rally for Life contact details
Contact us on 01 873 0465 or email us on
[email protected]
http://www.rallyforlife.net/

Family First
60a Capel Street, Dublin 1.
ph: 873 0465
Fax: 873 0464
http://familyfirstireland.org/

Youth Defence
60a Capel Street
Dublin 1
Ireland
T: 353 1 8730463
F: 353 1 8730464

Truthtv
60a Capel Street
Dublin 1
Ireland

T: 353 1 8730465
F: 353 1 8730464

clarify
author by botpublication date Thu Jul 02, 2009 01:33author address author phone

yup - "pro-life" rally at garden of remembrance is pretty openly youth defence +others. they have mass at 1pm and then rally at 2. ahem.

feminist gpo demo is very separate to YD one.. in case that isn't clear!

support for single parents is more politically correct than support for single mothers, yes. support for single mothers is possibly more relevant in "abortion" debate (ie women make decisions about their pregnant bodies based on the expected outcomes/ how much support they expect to have afterwards).

officially, nearly 90% of single parents are single mothers, however true that is in reality. single fathers should also be supported of course: the list of themes/ possible placards should not be considered exclusive.

x

WRC
author by pspublication date Thu Jul 02, 2009 01:40author address author phone

WRC is rogue crisis pregnancy agency
http://www.indymedia.ie/article/83840
or search in little box on top right of your page for WRC

strategic thinking
author by anti-lisbonpublication date Thu Jul 02, 2009 19:38author address author phone

They are right wing dinosaurs who make people go through misery by forcing vulnerable women on to planes to get abortions.

By turning womens bodies into a debating point they seek to distract from their friends the rapists in the clergy who blighted lives in Ireland for decades.

BUT they will be important in defeating Lisbon during the referendum rerun, so I wish them the best of luck with their pointless and idiotic "Rally for Life"

Please explain...
author by Catladypublication date Thu Jul 02, 2009 22:59author address author phone

why on earth I should be FORCED via taxes to support other people's decisions to worsen the current overpopulation problem...? When I have made a conscious decision to avoid conrtibuting to it by not breeding myself????

FAIR PLAY!!!
author by Janepublication date Sun Jul 05, 2009 19:08author address author phone

thanks so much for holding a 'Real Life' Rally, it really helped Youth Defence to get lots of new people on board to help out, the Pro-Life movement has been enthused and motivated to work even harder all thanks to you!!!

Can understand why
author by Mariepublication date Sun Jul 05, 2009 19:57author address author phone

you're grateful for a bit of publicity....Youth Defence obviously need more young people to get involved since the only young people on the march seemed to be those there with their parents. Apart from those, most of the people on the march were the other side of 50! Not very youthful Youth Defence!!!

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