‘Today we assemble.Today we wear black’ 10 Strike 4 Repeal tweets

Jan 18, 2018

Yesterday evening, the second Strike 4 Repeal got underway, as activists gathered outside Leinster House to show their support fro repealing the 8th Amendment.

If you couldn't make it down to the demonstration yourself, luckily Twitter captured the atmosphere as campaigners gathered in the rain to watch and listen to the debate as it was projected onto a wall outside the Government building.

Here are 10 powerful Twitter moments from the demonstration:

Today we assemble. Today we wear black. Today we remember Savita. Today we tell those in the Cabinet that enough is enough. No backing down. No backing out. We're not going anywhere. #Strike4Repeal #repealthe8th

— Yom Thorke (@IzzieJustine) January 17, 2018

Chills watching @BillyKelleherTD outside the Dáil. Calling for dignity and compassion, safety and care. #Strike4Repeal #repealthe8th #8committee pic.twitter.com/PQYDlDMqkt

— Áine (@ainenicaomh) January 17, 2018

@DBNRepeal stands in solidarity with #Strike4Repeal. Let’s not forget those 9 women who travel today to access abortion and the 3 women who take abortion pills here in Ireland. We can’t bury our heads in the sand any longer. #Repealthe8th pic.twitter.com/qOHzfEyahV

— Dublin Bay North Repeal the 8th (@DBNRepeal) January 17, 2018

"This will be a referendum on abortion rights". Parties cannot hide behind repeal alone or hide their position on choice. #Dáil #repealthe8th #strike4repeal #8committee

— ROSA (@RosaWomen) January 17, 2018

In the rain watching #8Committee debate at #Strike4Repeal. Barriers out, I this means @strike4repeal has proved it's power! #repealthe8th pic.twitter.com/nh7ycKWo7D

— Cara (@Caraquest) January 17, 2018

Brendan Howlin mentioning the need to have vote in May. Shows the pressure students and young people are having on establishment politicians like him. #Dáil #8committee #repealthe8th #strike4repeal

— ROSA (@RosaWomen) January 17, 2018

Big crowd standing in the rain and cold listening to historic words #repealthe8th #Strike4Repeal pic.twitter.com/VqGihR3268

— OirStaffForChoice (@OirStaff4Choice) January 17, 2018

#RepealThe8th #Strike4Repeal Broadcasting the debate in the chamber on Buswells Hotel pic.twitter.com/7vjbtFKBqp

— Simon Geraghty (@SimonRPG) January 17, 2018

#Strike4Repeal #repealthe8th "we have always exported the problem women faced around abortion. Are we now willing to see women being forced to import the solution" Harris referencing widespread use of abortion pills in Ireland due to inhumane reproductive rights here.

— Mark Malone (@soundmigration) January 17, 2018

Happy Birthday Joe Burke he's been waiting 70 years for #repealthe8th #Strike4Repeal pic.twitter.com/ZcBRGPjVXF

— Joanne Pender (@Joanne_Pender) January 17, 2018