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In London this weekend?

Alan Flanagan writes:

At this Sunday’s St. Patrick’s Day parade in London, the Votes for Irish Citizens Abroad (VICA) campaign will be marching to celebrate the contribution of Irish emigrants and to call for a Yes vote in this year’s referendum on Presidential voting rights.

We believe that each citizen deserves a vote, and Ireland should move in line with 34 other European countries by extending the franchise.

VICA’s focus this year is on campaigning for a YES vote in the Autumn referendum to extend Presidential voting rights to Irish citizens abroad – in other words, a #voteforthevote.

Votes For Irish Citizens Abroad

Sad reflection as i wait to board my flight #HomeToVote – the cost of my travel from #Toronto was less than my travel costs to the UK when I needed to access safe abortion services. #together4yes #Repealthe8th

— Emma Jayne Geraghty (@Emma_Geraghty) May 20, 2018

Boarding a 13 hour flight from Buenos Aires to London. London to Dublin tomorrow. No one at airport knows what my repeal jumper means. No one here knows why I'm travelling. If this feels isolating for me, can't imagine how lonely it must be 4 her, travelling 2 the UK #HomeToVote

— Ciaran Gaffney (@gaffneyciaran) May 22, 2018

https://twitter.com/HoorayForNiamh/status/998845380245602304

https://twitter.com/HoorayForNiamh/status/999046939953033216

https://twitter.com/HoorayForNiamh/status/999269092526841856

https://twitter.com/made0fglitter/status/999280581685870593

https://twitter.com/HaytchTeeHaytch/status/999279414453059584

Sitting in @EDI_Airport waiting to board and go #hometovote. Head to toe @Together4yes and @repealproject. Emotions are at me and it’s going to be a long, tough few days. But feeling encouraged and cautiously optimistic! Let’s do this. #hometovoteYes #repealthe8th #8thref pic.twitter.com/sA7od5YXRv

— Dr Bobbie Nolan (@bobbienolan) May 23, 2018

https://twitter.com/ciara_alison/status/999270604464427009

https://twitter.com/aine_elizabeth/status/999268099709906945

https://twitter.com/TouchingVirus/status/999265248862461952

I'm coming #HomeToVote ! Will be traveling 5,169 miles from LA to Dublin and will be thinking of every Irish woman who has had to travel to access healthcare that should be available in their own country. Let's do this, Ireland! #repealthe8th #VoteYes pic.twitter.com/fZDxUIGrs9

— Lauryn Canny (@LaurynCanny) May 23, 2018