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1. Abortion Rights Now! Decriminalise Abortion
Excerpt: …To mark International Decriminalisation of Abortion day on 28 September 2012 the United Left Alliance has initiated a public meeting on the struggle over decades to legislate for the X case and to achieving abortion rights in Ireland. The meeting also aims to build for the March for Choice being…
Section: Newsflash
Excerpt: …There are lots of new faces in the NWCI team.Elva O'Callahan is Project Coordinator of our new youth project The Y-Factor. She works together with Laura Maloney, The Y-Factor Development Worker. Elva and Laura can be contacted at: elvaoc@nwci.ie and lauram@nwci.ieSilke Paasche is our new Communications and Membership Development Officer.…
Section: Newsflash
3. Bearing the Brunt: Women and the Recession
Excerpt: …Are women bearing the brunt of the recession? Are cuts to public services impacting on women more? What are the implications of further public spending cuts for women?Increasing evidence is emerging that the recession is having a disproportionate impact on women internationally and in Irish society. Yet, public discussions and…
Section: Newsflash
4. Women in Ireland cannot wait any longer
Excerpt: …On Global Day for Action for Access to Safe and Legal Abortion, Friday, 28th September, the NWCI calls on the Irish government to make publicly available the findings of the Expert Group and to introduce legislation for the constitutional right to an abortion in life threatening pregnancies.Jacqueline Healy, Women's Health…
Section: Latest News
5. A Constitution for All Women - NWCI Members and Friends Meeting
Excerpt: …Members and Friends from across the country came together at our Members and Friends Meeting in Cork on the 24th September to learn more about the Constitutional Convention and discuss NWCI's involvement in the process. At the meeting NWCI launched its Working Paper "The Constitution, Gender and Reform" by Dr…
Section: Newsflash
6. Political Parties - The inside Story from the Party Organisers
Excerpt: …5050 North West Group, Sligo Leitrim Extending Positive Relations Project and the National Women's Council of Ireland organise a morning seminar on Political Parties - The inside Story from the Party Organisers. Hear how it all works - the structures, processes, roles and responsibilities of party membership, candidate selection procedures…
Section: Newsflash
Excerpt: …Join us to protect women's health! Join us to fight for human rights! This is a celebration of being pro-choice! A day of being pro-choice and proud, speaking up and speaking out, making our voices heard. Come and celebrate with us! We will be marching for choice from the Spire…
Section: Newsflash
8. Solidarity Stroll to call for Fair Laws for Domestic Workers by 2012
Excerpt: …Join us on a family friendly Solidarity Stroll in Dublin to call for 'Fair laws for domestic workers in 2012'. We are calling for the Irish government to ratify Convention 189 and help end modern day slavery by recognising rights for millions of domestic workers.The walk will take place from…
Section: Newsflash
9. Don’t be Afraid to Call if You are Afraid of Someone Close
Excerpt: …Women's Aid marks the 20th year of its National Freephone Helpline by launching its new 'Don't Be Afraid' national public awareness advertising campaign. The campaign encourages women living with domestic abuse to speak up and to call the Women's Aid National Freephone Helpline 1800 341 900.The four week long radio,…
Section: Newsflash
10. New part time career programmes for lone parents with free childcare
Excerpt: …One Family is running two new Programmes to support people parenting alone.The New Futures Programme offers career planning with support. It is a 20 week part-time course accredited at FETAC level 4/5.Join the New Futures programme and:Discover what jobs or courses suit youBecome more confidentGet the support and friendship from…
Section: Newsflash
Excerpt: …We sorted out some issues with our Facebook presence and finally have a unique Facebook page for the organisation. We are looking forward to your posts and comments!Find us on Facebook
Section: Newsflash
12. Voce di Donna - Women of the Stage
Excerpt: …A unique fundraising night of comic and dramatic opera at the historical Pepper Canister performed by members of the Good Works Opera and special guests in aid of the Women's Therapy Centre.Tickets: 25 EurosPair of Tickets: 45 EurosOAP/Students/Unemployed: 15 EurosTickets are one sale at www.womenstherapycentre.ie and at the Runner Bean,…
Section: Newsflash
13. A Constitution for All Women - Members and Friends Meeting
Excerpt: …Members and Friends from across the country came together at our Members and Friends Meeting in Cork on the 24th September to learn more about the Constitutional Convention and discuss NWCI's involvement in the process. At the meeting NWCI launched its Working Paper "The Constitution, Gender and Reform" that will…
Section: Latest News
14. The Constitution, Gender and Reform
Excerpt: …The paper is a working paper drafted for consultation with members. After this consultation process the final contents of the text will be broken down in to sub-sections and published as individual policy documents for submission to the Constitutional Convention. Until the consultation process is finished the document does not…
Section: Publications
15. Constitution is sexist, exclusive and reductionist
Excerpt: …This article was first published in The Irish Examiner, Friday, September 21, 2012By Orla O'ConnorA new Constitution should embody our society's values and equality in particular, and women have most to gain, writes Orla O'ConnorIN 1936, while formulating a new constitution, Éamon de Valera established a civil service committee to…
Section: Latest News
16. Don’t Be Afraid to Call if you are Afraid of Someone Close
Excerpt: …Women's Aid marks the 20th year of its National Freephone Helpline by launching its new 'Don't Be Afraid' national public awareness advertising campaign. The campaign encourages women living with domestic abuse to speak up and to call the Women's Aid National Freephone Helpline 1800 341 900.The four week long radio,…
Section: Latest News
17. New Constitution for Women
Excerpt: …Article first appeared in the Cork Independent, 20 September 2012 An event to inform women about the upcoming constitutional convention and the need to affect real change in the document will be held next Monday in Cork city. The event, open to the public and being organised by the National…
Section: Latest News
18. Munster Women call for a new Constitution - Press Release
Excerpt: …Women from Cork, Waterford, Limerick, Clare, Kerry and Tipperary will come together to call for a new Constitution for Ireland in Cork on Monday, 24th September.The event "A Constitution for all Women" is being convened by the National Women's Council of Ireland [NWCI] and the UCC Women's Studies Programme.Orla O'Connor,…
Section: Latest News
19. Column: Austerity has an unequal impact on women. So let’s fix this.
Excerpt: …Opinion Piece published on journal.ie, 14 September 2012 Statistically speaking, spending cuts hit women hardest - but protecting disadvantaged groups should be at the heart of the Budget, write Orla O'Connor and Clara Fischer.RECENTLY THE FAWCETT Society, the leading civil society organisation working toward the amelioration of gender inequalities in…
Section: Latest News
Excerpt: …The NWCI welcomes the European Commission proposal to designate 2013 as the European Year of Citizens as an important step towards building a European Union that promotes equality between women and men. However the NWCI shares the concerns of the European Women's Lobby (EWL) that the EC proposal lacks a…
Section: Publications
