Name/TitleProgramme: A Day of Testimonies
About this objectProgramme printed on thin card titled 'A Day of Testimonies' at the Project Arts Centre, Dublin on 26th August 2017. The introduction states: "Recognising the complexities of the human situation is traditionally the artists' role. The Artists' Campaign to Repeal the Eighth Amendment presents A Day of Testimonies at Project Arts Centre, a day of performances, visual art and film that will reflect both the complexity of the issue and the simple truth that women's health is put at risk because of the Eighth Amendment to our Constitution."
Fully digitised (4 pages)
MakerArtists' Campaign to Repeal the Eighth Amendment
Date Made2017
Period2010s
Place MadeIreland, Dublin
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
MeasurementsH: 208 x W: 146 mm
Subject and Association KeywordsRepeal the 8th Amendment
Subject and Association Keywordsabortion rights - pro-choice
Subject and Association KeywordsWomen's healthcare
Subject and Association KeywordsContemporary art
Subject and Association DescriptionPart of a collection of Repeal the 8th Amendment campaign material, gifted to Glasgow Women's Library by a London-based donor.
https://www.facebook.com/artistsrepeal8:
The decision to set up the Artists' Campaign to repeal the Eighth Amendment came from conversations among a group of artists in February 2015 about the consequences of this Amendment. We were frustrated and extremely disappointed that, despite many shocking instances of neglect and mismanagement of women’s care as a result of the Eighth Amendment, there seemed to be a lack of political will to tackle what we saw as an urgent issue. We wanted to act and decided that we should appeal to our fellow working professional artists. We have been very encouraged by the response of our colleagues, some 300 of whom have already attached their names to a statement calling for the repeal of the Amendment. This website has been launched to allow more artists to attach their names. Our aim is to communicate to the public, and in particular to the political parties, in the context of the up-coming election, that the artists who have attached their names to this statement believe the Amendment has failed in its purpose, has been extremely damaging for women, and must be repealed. The campaign is organised by artists for artists. We believe and hope that other sectors of Irish society will also call for the repeal of this failed amendment.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eighth_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_Ireland:
The Eighth Amendment of the Constitution Act 1983 was an amendment to the Constitution of Ireland which inserted a subsection recognising the equal right to life of the pregnant woman and the unborn. Abortion had been subject to criminal penalty in Ireland since at least 1861; the amendment ensured that legislation or judicial interpretation would be restricted to allowing abortion in circumstances where the life of a pregnant woman was at risk. It was approved by referendum on 7 September 1983 and signed into law on 7 October 1983. In 2018, it was repealed by referendum.
Object TypeProgramme
Object numberGWL-2018-42-1
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved