How Voting YES Ended an Era

Welcome to Grandmothers on the Move! I’m your host, Ilana Landsberg-Lewis, and today, I have the great pleasure to bring you the insights, activism and passion of Carol Hunter – the grandmother behind Grandparents 4Repeal in Ireland. Truly Influencers – the group played an important role in the Irish referendum, that resulted, on May 25, 2018, in the repeal of the Eight Amendment to the Constitution, and, in doing so, made abortion legal. Over a million people voted, and after a tough campaign, the referendum passed overwhelmingly to repeal the constitutional ban on abortion – with 67% voting YES to repeal! Hear how one grandmother decided to launch a campaign for grandparents to join in the struggle, using social media, conversation, information, and determination for change.Grandmothers – from the living room to the courtroom – making powerful contributions in every walk of life. We know them most intimately as loving caregivers, the older women in our lives with a thousand stories about their grandchildren and pictures in their purses. In this podcast, you’ll come to know even more about our Grandmothers – they are galvanized, determined and are guaranteed to get you thinking! What drives them? What are they up to? What is the potential of Grandmother power, and how is it changing the world?! Grandmothers are on the move…you don’t want to be left behind!Support the show