Name/TitleFlyer: VOTE YES on May 25th
About this objectDouble-sided A5 flyer printed on green paper. One side is covered with the words 'VOTE YES on May 25th' around an X in a box. The other side argues the case for voting yes, beginning with the statement: 'While you're at this gig tonight, there are women on their way, driving at ninety down those country lanes. There are women waiting in airports around the country. Women are forced [to] travel because Ireland will not care for them.' Produced by Dublin Central Together for Yes and distributed (presumably at a Dublin gig) during the Repeal the 8th Amendment campaign.
MakerTogether for Yes
Maker RolePublisher
Date Made2018
Period2010s
Place MadeIreland, Dublin
Place NotesDublin Central together for Yes
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
MeasurementsH: 211 x W: 149 mm
Subject and Association KeywordsWomen's healthcare
Subject and Association Keywordsabortion rights - pro-choice
Subject and Association KeywordsRepeal the 8th Amendment
Subject and Association DescriptionPart of a collection of Repeal the 8th Amendment (Ireland) campaign material (for and against) gifted from a donor in Dublin.
https://www.togetherforyes.ie:
Together for Yes is the national civil society campaign to remove the Eighth Amendment from the Constitution. Together we are campaigning for a more compassionate Ireland that allows abortion care for anyone who needs it. The Together for Yes Campaign Platform brings together a wide range of civil society organisations who represent various sectors of Irish society. We share a unified aim which is to secure a yes vote in the referendum to remove the 8th from the constitution.
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 In 2018, it was repealed by referendum.
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeFlyer
Object numberGWL-2022-152-25
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved