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"Before you make up your mind…"
A leaflet from the Socialist Workers' Movement (SWM) during the referendums on access to abortion information and the right to travel, which took place #OnThisDay, 25th of November 1992.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/507/
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Before you make up your mind... (1992) — Socialist Workers' Movement
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#OnThisDay 25th May 2018, the referendum to repeal the 8th amendment of the Irish constitution was passed, removing the barrier to abortion provision in the country.
You can see a number of documents from the campaign in our collection: https://www.leftarchive.ie/subject/3762/
Referendum - Repeal of the Eighth Amendment Referendum, 2018
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Today marks the 9th anniversary of the 2015 #MarriageEquality referendum in Ireland, which removed blocks on same-sex marriage.
On the first anniversary, we featured a series of articles by @tomboktu@twitter.com looking at the evolution of the issue in Gay Community News.
The Path to Marriage Equality in GCN: Part 1
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#OnThisDay 22nd May 2015, the Marriage Equality referendum was carried in Ireland, removing barriers to same-sex marriage.
Referendum - Marriage Equality Referendum, 2015
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#OnThisDay 10th May 1972, Ireland voted in the European Communities Membership Referendum.
Documents from the referendum: https://www.leftarchive.ie/subject/2223/
Referendum - European Communities Membership Referendum, 1972
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From the 1995 divorce referendum, a poster from the Socialist Workers' Party (SWP).
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#OnThisDay 24th November 1995:
A referendum was passed to remove the prohibition on divorce from the Irish constitution.
Referendum - Divorce Referendum, 1995
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