Irish Left Archive Podcast

In this episode we talk to Ber Grogan. As an activist, Ber was involved with the Abortion Rights Campaign, and was a co-ordinator in Dublin North West during the referendum to repeal the eighth amendment. She also ran a Seanad campaign for the NUI panel, and is currently active in Communities Against Racism.

We discuss the Abortion Rights Campaign, Together for Yes and the Eighth Amendment Repeal campaign, and the experience of organising, canvassing, producing campaign material and building community groups and activist networks. We also discuss Ber’s Seanad campaign focussed on registering eligible voters, and her involvement in Communities Against Racism, which draws in part on those established community networks.

Leaflets from the Dublin North West repeal campaign:

• Repeal the Eighth - Dublin North West Repeal
• Please Vote YES With Us on May 25

Some further links of interest:

• Abortion Rights Campaign
• The Digital Repository of Ireland Culture Night Event, Culture at risk: Digitally preserving the referendum on the 8th Amendment can be viewed on their website.
• The In Her Shoes book is available here

The Irish Left Archive Podcast looks at Left politics in Ireland, talking to activists, writers, historians, politicians and others involved in Left organisations and movements about their experiences of participating in Left parties and campaigns. The podcast is hosted by Ciarán Swan and Aonghus Storey.

View this episode on our website: #10: Ber Grogan: Abortion Rights Campaign, Repeal, and Communities Against Racism.