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Where are Women Organising?
Where are Women Organising?
October 15 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm IST
Where are Women Organising? Is an online discussion capturing how and where women are leading in the current struggles for housing, workers’ rights, environmental justice and reproductive rights on the island of Ireland and globally. The event is organised by the National Women’s Council of Ireland as part of the sixth annual Dublin International Arts and Human Rights festival.
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Speakers
Vivienne Glanville, Women’s Collective Ireland
Amy Moran, East Wall Here For All
Louise O’Hara, Forsá
Maria Elena Costa Sa, Irish Network Against Racism
Aoife McCrory, Mothers Against Genocide
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Women have always been at the forefront of organising, campaigning and agitating for change across many crucial issues. Their style, determination and flexibility has often been overlooked. This online discussion will capture how and where women are leading in the current struggles for housing, workers’ rights, environmental justice and reproductive rights on the island and globally.
National Women’s Council of Ireland
The National Women’s Council (NWC) is the leading national representative organisation for women and women’s groups in Ireland. We are a feminist organisation, representing over 190 member groups from 5 across a diversity of backgrounds, sectors and geographical locations. Our mandate is to take action to ensure that the voices of women in all their diversity are heard. Our vision is of an Ireland and of a world where women and girls can achieve their full potential in a just and equal society.
Speaker Biographies:
Vivienne Glanville, Women’s Collective Ireland
Vivienne is the National Programme Coordinator at Women’s Collective Ireland supporting women through collective and practical actions to achieve their full human rights and true equality. Women’s Collective Ireland supports grassroots women through community development locally and nationally with 17 local projects responding to the needs of the women in their area.
Amy Moran, East Wall Here For All
Amy Moran is a trade union organiser, a housing and community activist based in Dublin. Amy is involved in the East Wall Here for All, a community group embodying solidarity and allyship with those seeking asylum and existing members of the East Wall community.
Louise O’Hara, Forsá
Louise is an AGS in Forsá Trade Union organising workers in the Health & Welfare sectors. She has a breadth of organising experience in trade unions in Ireland and the UK.
Maria Elena Costa Sa, Irish Network Against Racism
Maria Elena Costa Sa has worked since the 80’s in Public Health, Disability and Equality sectors in the U.K. and Ireland. A committed human rights activist and community development worker, she now works with Irish Network Against Racism as their Human Rights and Community Development Lead, capacity building minority ethnic leaders, into leadership roles.
Aoife McCrory, Mothers Against Genocide
Aoife is one of the founders of Mothers Against Genocide a group of grassroots women activists who came together to protest the genocide in Gaza, campaigning for peace and justice.
Marta Lampart
Marta is a women’s rights defender and the founder of the Polish Women’s Strike – a civic women’s rights movement set up in the wake of Poland’s near-total abortion ban, which has since expanded to fight for human rights for all, democracy and the rule of law. Marta’s work includes advocating for better health care and access to abortion, equal rights for Poland’s LGBTQ+ community and people with disabilities, the separation of church and state and judicial independence.
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