Events
Cllr. Joan Collins Election Campaign
MAYDAY FUNDRAISER, VILLAGE INN, CRUMLIN
SUNDAY, MAY 3, 8.30pm.
7 euro. Music, food and craic.
Please come along and support the election campaign.
Unity is strength, Yours sincerely
Councillor Joan Collins
Contact Joan at 086 388815 joan.cllins@peoplebeforeprofit.ie or dermotjoan@utvinternet.ie
Official launch of the People Before Profit Local Election Campaign in the North Inner City Ward
Next Wednesday 6th May, 8pm
Upstairs in the Bohemian Pub, Doyles Corner, Phibsboro
Our candidate Colm Stephens and TUI and People Before Profit activist Eddie Conlan will speak on the huge opportunity for People Before Profit to build a real movement for change in our area
Come along, have a drink and some snacks, and get fired up for the next few weeks of hard work seizing that opportunity!
NATIONAL LESBIAN & GAY FEDERATION
Marriage Still a Burning Issue for Lesbian and Gay People – National Symposium
Marriage Matters for Lesbian and Gay People will be the burning issue of a national symposium to be held on Thursday, 7th May at The Westbury Hotel, Grafton Street, Dublin 2 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The symposium, which is being hosted by the National Lesbian and Gay Federation (NLFG), will explore the best route for change on lesbian and gay marriage, subsequent to the introduction of civil partnership legislation.
The symposium will hear from Professor Sheila Greene, co-founder and current director of the Children’s Research Unit, Trinity College, who will ask “Do Children Need Parents of Both Sexes?” (10 a.m.)
Among other guest speakers is Peter Thatchell, well known human rights activist and gay rights campaigner with London based OutRage who states that civil partnerships are sexual apartheid. (3 p.m.)
Above: Ailbhe Smyth
The next Taxi Drivers For Change (TDFC) protest is set to take place tomorrow, with a march from Parnell Square to Government buildings.
This one is for the wives, partners and children to take part and show how the decline in the business affects them.
BeLonG To Rally:
As part of the International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO) 2009, 'BeLonG To' have organised a rally at The Spire on O'Connell St to take place on the day (Sunday May 17th 2.45pm). IDAHO balloons will be provided and released as part of the event.
with
CHRISTY MOORE
Booker Prize-winner ANNE ENRIGHT
WILLY CORDUFF of the Rossport Five
DERMOT HEALY
JINX LENNON
DONAL O’KELLY and SORCHA FOX.
The Sugar Club, Lr. Leeson St.
8pm, Sunday 17th May 2009
Tickets €20
Booking 01 8827563.
Bryce Evans, People Before Profit Alliance Candidate, Rathmines
will feature on Dublin South FM, this Monday at 1.30pm.
Tune in to hear what Bryce has to say.
The Irish Senior Citizens Parliament
are holding
A Small Silent Protest
outside
Dail Eireann
on Thursday 21st May 2009
1.15 - 2.20pm
All are welcome to join us
Africa Day is designated by the African Union as a celebration of African diversity and success, and as an opportunity to highlight the cultural and economic potential that the continent offers.
It will include a main stage featuring Irish and African entertainers throughout the day.
GALA QUIZ for People Before Profit Alliance, Dublin Central Election Fund
8.00 pm on Friday 29th May
Bohemian Mooney Pub
Doyles’s Corner, Phibsborough
Unbelievable Prizes, Rapid Raffles, Puzzling Questions, Epic Speeches
€20 per team of four
Please Support!
People Before Profit Ballyfermot / Drimangh invites you to our PUB QUIZ
Friday 29th May 2009 @8PM
Laurence Lounge Ballyfermot Rd (near Markievcz Park)
All Welcome! Admission €5 per person.
