Posts by Sue
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
Demonstrations are planned from Tokyo to Mexico City, to celebrate International Women’s Day, with this year’s theme calling to “Accelerate Action.” This comes at a time where many activists worry that the current political environment may result in a backsliding on many of the rights they’ve long fought for. One in four countries reported a…
Read MoreConvention on the Rights of Older People
The Irish Senior Citizens Parliament supports the call from a range of NGO’s across Europe calling for a Convention on the Rights of Older People Older persons are often forgotten and left behind, but they have much to contribute to our societies, and it is crucial to promote a wider understanding of their role in…
Read MoreFAIL TO PLAN, PLAN TO FAIL
FAIL TO PLAN, PLAN TO FAIL “In just twenty years from now, in 2044, there will be 757,000 more people aged 60 and older, including 252,000 more people aged 80 and older. (Age Action Nov 2024) Now that the dust has settled on the General Election and all the horse trading has been completed, it…
Read MoreHOLDING POLITICIANS TO ACCOUNT
As the dust settles and the results are all counted, we come to the the end of the election process. Now, begins the job of the negotiation teams and the ‘horse trading’ to determine the make up of the 34th Government. It is expected we will not know the outcome of this until December, possibly…
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