The trade union campaign for marriage equality invites trade union members to attend the launch of the official Congress campaign group in Liberty Hall, Dublin, at 6pm tonight, Friday February 13th.
The St Valentine's Eve launch, entitled Love & Pride, will be attended by Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) president John Douglas and Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin TD, and will include music, song and a showing of the feature film Pride.
The Dublin Gay Men's Choir will kick off proceedings on a musical note and the formal launch will be followed by the opportunity to enjoy a screening of Pride. The award winning film is based on the true story about a group of lesbian and gay activists who raised money to help families affected by the British miners' strike in 1984.
IMPACT’s equality officer, Patricia Fanning, said the upcoming referendum vote is about equality. "When we go to vote in the referendum in May we are voting to decide how we, as a country, treat all of our citizens. All citizens have a right to be treated equally and this includes the right to civil marriage.” she said.
At the 2014 biennial delegate conference in Killarney, IMPACT members voted overwhelmingly to support a Yes vote in any future referendum on marriage equality.
Readers’ poll – Marriage equality
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IMPACT fundraiser
IMPACT’s youth committee is organising a fundraising event, ‘The First Great Annual IMPACT Quiz’ in aid of Marriage Equality, which will take place on Thursday 16th April at 7pm in Dublin. A city centre venue will be confirmed shortly and updates will be available on the event’s Facebook page.
Related: Supporting marriage equality - a guest blog by Moninne Griffith of the Marriage Equality campaign
