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Alex Barton

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The people keeping Uplift going in 2022

Uplift is nothing without its members! Today we launch our annual end-of-year fundraising drive. And we want to tell you a bit about how and why. Here’s something that makes our members special: by being part of Uplift, you’re one of the people who do things a bit differently. There’s…
Alex Barton
22nd December 2021
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#FaceUpToFacebook Action

#FacingUpToFacebook I never cease to be amazed and moved by this community. In November, some of our youngest Uplift members took on not only this Government but one of the most powerful companies in the world, Facebook. They were furious that Facebook and Instagram bosses knowingly put the mental and…
Alex Barton
9th December 2021
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The Upskill Academy

The Upskill Academy - a collaboration between people powered campaigning communities Uplift and Act Now Taking place January/Feb 2022    Are you involved in the struggle for social justice, climate, equality in Ireland? Are you keen to build your skills, confidence, analysis and campaign knowhow? Do you want to be…
Alex Barton
7th December 2021
Press Releases

Teenagers outside Facebook HQ call on the Government to keep them safe

Teenagers and supporters protested outside Facebook Headquarters in Dublin before marching to the Dáil to present an Open Letter calling on Ministers Catherine Martin and Robert Troy to lead on stronger rules to rein in Facebook and other social media corporations. The event was organised by Uplift following recent revelations that the tech giant deliberately hid…
Alex Barton
10th November 2021
Photo of a billboard with an image of bread and a period pad with price tags attached. Below says, 'You shouldn't have to choose.' Press Releases

A sliced pan or period products? Billboard planted outside Minister Stephen Donnelly’s local shop sends message about period poverty

After the Minister for Health spent months stalling on announcing measures to end period poverty, members of the campaigning community Uplift, who care deeply about the issue, sent him a reminder he can’t ignore. The billboard in Greystones illustrates the reality of period poverty for tens of thousands of menstruating…
Alex Barton
2nd November 2021
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