In Poland.
BBC reports:
Women in Poland have gone on strike in protest against proposals for a total ban on abortion.
They marched through the streets wearing black as a sign of mourning for their reproductive rights.
Women who oppose the ban are staying away from work and school and refusing to do domestic chores, in a protest inspired by a women’s strike in Iceland in 1975.
Anti-abortion protests are being held around the country too.
Women took to the streets of the capital city, Warsaw, in a pro-choice march on what they are calling “Black Monday”.
Further to this…
People who wish to express their solidarity with women in Poland are invited to bring a candle to the Polish consulate on Eden Quay this evening between 5.30 to 7pm.
Dublin – Solidarity with Polish women on strike (Facebook)
Black Monday: Women in Poland go on strike against abortion ban (BBC)
UPDATE:
Lenny Abrahamson writes:
Huge protests happening in Poland against a full scale attack on women’s rights. They are asking for support from abroad…
Solidarność with my Polish sisters. Can’t travel to Dublin from Boggerland tonight, but I’m there in spirit.
#CzarnyProtest
…meanwhile Irish women wear Repeal jumpers & post selfies to Instagram. #NarcissisticProtest
You’d have a canary if your Mammy decided not to cook your dinner and iron your shirt for a day.
So go on then what do you suggest? Do give us your pearls of wisdom? We’re all ears (or eyes is that it now).
Agree. Bloody Joan of Arc with a selfie stick, duckface and a social media account . More bite to the Polish protest.
In Poland’s case the IONA Institute are actually IN POWER, though.
That’d significantly up the ante if it were the case here.
I think the last thing IONA want is anything going up your auntie.
*Guffaws*
Oh shut up P:hlegm. None of this concerns you – for very obvious reasons.
Best of luck to them in their fight against catholic oppression
I have waaaay more respect for the polish activists who are pro-choice but anti mass immigration. Irish SJW’s take note.
why the fupp would we want your pathetic respect?
I know it’s fruitless to ask why you link these two issues, because you’re basically just using the internet to make an eejit of yourself, but why do you link these two issues?
There is a bit of a link, Jane. In as much as some of the populist movement derives its philosophies from the American alt-right type stuff. The American anti-abortionists have successfully managed to link their cause to the bandwagon (somehow).
Sounds daft – I know – but try putting up a pro-abortionist view on say “Breitbart Texas”.
(Troll level: Advanced)
so Human , you are anti mass now, I thought you loved mass
Just checking, human – do you do any sort of work around activism or do you just complain about so-called SJWs online?
Fair play to them. Poland’s government are worryingly authoritarian right now. More of this!
Ronan Mullen would love it there.
“Look, just because I want to nationalise that steelworks doesn’t mean I want to set foot next, nigh nor near it. Ewwww”
:p
Good work sisters!!
I’m very much in support of Polish women.