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Michelle Byrne

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Take action to stop illegal settlements

One hundred and sixty Palestinian people have been killed by Israeli forces since our campaign for the EU to stop trading with illegal settlements started in January.   Settlements are illegal, but politicians from Ireland and other countries in the EU turn a blind eye and still trade with them. That’s why we’ve been…
Michelle Byrne
21st October 2022
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Uproot: Campaigning 101 training sign up

Uproot: Campaigning 101  Sign up for the workshops here People-powered campaigning communities Uplift and Act Now present this year’s Upskill Academy training series called Uproot - Campaigning 101. Uproot is a series of online campaign workshops designed to help community leaders grow their campaign and leadership skills.  Over the 5-week…
Michelle Byrne
9th September 2022
Training

Uproot: Campaigning 101 training

Uproot: Campaigning 101  A training series for leaders, campaigners and activists Are you that person who always speaks up against injustice and takes responsibility to organise actions? Are you interested in understanding how to organise and persuade people to step up and get involved? Does your work involve figuring out…
Michelle Byrne
8th September 2022
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Talking to your TDs about Cannabis

We’re closer than ever to legalising Cannabis in Ireland. The pressure is on to have a Citizens’ Assembly on drugs this year, and the Minister responsible, Frank Feighan, has said that he wants to ‘end the war on drugs’.   But, this Government is still insisting that legalising Cannabis isn’t…
Michelle Byrne
9th March 2022
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