Campaign

Uplift members have taken action on issues of health and gender equality, amongst other issues, for many years. One of the key defining values of Uplift is deep democracy, and members engage in deep listening and engagement at times of public consultation.  As a community, we welcomed the opportunity to…

As a community, we’ve long fought to keep our National Maternity Hospital public and secular. We’ve built a massive petition, marched in the streets, emailed and called politicians, paid for legal advice, public opinion polls and newspaper ads. You can read all about that in our blog here Our best…

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…

Sex Education Reform: a step to safer communities    No matter who we are, each of us deserves an education that makes us feel safe in our bodies, and empowers us to learn and talk about our sexuality, sex and relationships in a healthy way.  Right now, young people and…

The chance for a publicly-owned and secular National Maternity Hospital under threat Uplift members have been fighting for a National Maternity Hospital free from religious influence for years - and we’ve made major waves. But, the latest plan by the Sisters of Charity and St. Vincent Hospital bosses - is to…

Petition-starter Spotlight: Save The Cobblestone Pop the kettle on for the second in our series of chats with the people who grow campaigns by starting a petition on MyUplift. If you missed the first one, have a read here.  This time we’re talking to Uplift member Eoghan, who started the…

Uplift is nothing without its members! Today we launch our annual end-of-year fundraising drive. And we want to tell you a bit about how and why. Here’s something that makes our members special: by being part of Uplift, you’re one of the people who do things a bit differently. There’s…