Voted! In and out of my new polling station in two shakes of a lamb's tail.
Thank you to the polling staff as always!
If you haven't voted yet, a reminder that I am suggesting people vote Yes to the family amendment and asking you to vote NO to the Care amendment #VoteYesNo
#irishpolitics
#CareRef
The reality is that whether the care in the home referendum passes or not, most caring work and reproductive labour will still be done by women in the home and most of it unpaid.
Changing the wording of it in our constitution means fuck all unless our society reflects that change and really embraces what true equality means.
All the men voting #VoteYesYes today REALLY need to up their game or your vote means nothing and is just performative lip service.
Did you see what got leaked last night?I hate that voting YesNo will leave the sexist language in but it's absolutely essential we don't allow the state to shirk it's social responsibility to people with disabilities: https://www.thejournal.ie/referendums-attorney-generals-advice-minister-leaked-6320276-Mar2024/
"The care referendum is problematic, paternalistic and downright irresponsible"
-by Dr Orla Tinsley
https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/orla-tinsley-care-referendum-vote-no-6318809-Mar2024/
#IrelandVotes #CareRef #IERef #VoteYesNo #VoteYesYes #Ref24 #MastoDaoine
Great to see PBP, SocDems and Labour reps and councillors going against their party stance and calling for a #VoteYesNo in the #Referendum24 #Ref24
I’m a firm believer in changing your opinion once presented with new facts. I was originally a #VoteNoNo as I felt the new wording for the family was too ambiguous but have since read more from experts and changed my mind.
I think it’s insulting to people’s intelligence to claim those changing their minds have been bullied.
Opinion: Mainstream feminists are backing the 'care amendment' - this is a mistake
https://jrnl.ie/6311076
#GlobalWomensStrike Ireland also calling for a #VoteYesNo on Friday.
This is real feminism and real solidarity.
Global Women's Strike in Ireland 8 March 2024 Referendum: Yes to Amendment 39, No to 40 On 8 March, a government referendum proposes to change the Irish Constitution by extending the definition of the family (Amendment 39) and replacing Article 41.2 on the work of mothers in the home with wording that diminishes the State's
"Caregiving is essential to national wellbeing; however, caregiving
itself adversely affects the wellbeing of caregivers. In our view, support for caregiving should therefore be seen as an essential collective national duty that creates formal obligations on the state."
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