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Entries Tagged as 'Equality'

Third Time Lucky

November 2nd, 2010 · Comments Off on Third Time Lucky · Disability, Equality, Marriage Equality, Same Sex Partnerships

If you have been following the comments here you’ll know there has been difficulties in arranagements surrounding an event organised by Marriage Equality where the CEO of Freedom to Marry, Evan Wolfson Today Marriage Equality announced another change of venue – the Gresham told them that they were accessible. This is a common thought  – […]

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Claiming Our Future

October 30th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Blogging, Equality, Irish Politics, Live Blogging, Social Policy

Claiming Our Future is taking place in the RDS today. 1000 people from all over the country gathering in a type of citizen assembly to talk about the kind of Ireland they want to live in.  A movement for progressive, sustainable change. A live video stream of the event is available here. The event kicks […]

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Unequal ‘Equality’ event

October 25th, 2010 · 9 Comments · Disability, Equality, LGBT

My sole aim in life is not to point out the bleeding obvious – honestly. Next months big event organised by Marriage Equality with the CEO of Freedom to Marry Evan Wolfson is being held in an inaccessible building. One day event organisers in the lgbt community will have access first on their list. One […]

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Defending the State Pension

October 22nd, 2010 · 3 Comments · Equality, Irish Politics, Recession

From the man who gave us His and Hers, the Older and Bolder Campaign yesterday launched an advertisement defending the state pension. The ad has beenbanned by RTE due to it’s ‘political content’.

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Senator Dearey and the poor paying

October 19th, 2010 · 7 Comments · eejit.., Equality, Green Party, Recession

The Order of Business in the Seanad brings up all sorts of kites to be flown by Senators checking in for their part time job which attracts the payment of an amount many times over the national minimum wage. Today Green Party appointed Senator Mark Dearey joined some of his kin in the SME sector […]

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