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Connolly joined the trade union movement in Edinburgh in the late 1880’s. He was an active trade unionist in Scotland, Ireland and the United States and believed unions were the most effective means of challenging poverty and building working class solidarity. Not just that however, Connolly advocated a form
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Pro Choice activist Fiona Ferguson replies to Nelson McCausland’s latest diatribe against the Left. Nelson McCausland has gotten himself in a bit of fluster. The former DUP politician—best known for his role in the infamous ‘Red Sky scandal’ as a Stormont minister—has taken to the pages of
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Marnie Holborow examines the significance of Saturday’s political earthquake. The decisive win for Repeal the Eighth in Ireland’s referendum is truly a watershed event. The media, commentators and politicians had drummed home how divisive and close the result would be. Yet all regions, men and women, across social
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Goretti Horgan, a socialist and long-time campaigner for abortion rights, examines the hypocrisy behind the anti-choice brigade in the run up to the Repeal referendum. If you want to know what drives many anti-abortion activists, just take a look at the Iona Institute and what it is
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Sarah Jaffe—author of Necessary Trouble: Americans in Revolt and a journalist covering labour issues—has been in Ireland reporting on the campaign to Repeal the 8th. During a break in her travels, she took time to write for Rebel on why she feels so deeply about this movement. To
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With one week to go until the referendum to Repeal the 8th amendment, People Before Profit Cllr Melisa Halpin takes up the question of what we can do in this crucial period to ensure the Yes vote wins. With seven days to go and polls showing a tightening gap between
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One week before the referendum, Becca Bor caught up with key activists from the Repeal campaign, including actor, author and comedian Tara Flynn, People Before Profit TD Brid Smith, Dublin City Cllr Emma Hendrick and Traveller community rep Eileen Flynn to discuss the challenges of the Repeal campaign so far
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Amie Gallagher gives her take on the reality facing people who need abortions in the North. Women in the North have no vote in the Repeal referendum. But we all will be glued to our screens to see the result. If the Yes campaign succeeds, it may have an enormous
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Activist Becca Bor talks #metoo, #ibelieveher, #repealthe8th and how each of these movement features in the wider global fight for women’s liberation. The Repeal movement is shaking Ireland and transforming how people discuss abortion and reproductive health. Thousands of women are beginning to talk about their own stories of