The Campaign

against Fracking in

IrelandHOW RURAL IRISH WOMEN WERE EMPOWERED TO

TAKE THE LEAD

Leitrim

2011 – Fracking company comes to Leitrim!

Rural area, poor land, low

population, small farms

Rich cultural heritage, strong

community tradition

No industries, few jobs for young people

Underneath the ground – shale

seams running west to east,

previous tests show gas.

“I like the look of Leitrim” (CEO, Tamboran Resources)

$7 billion gas reserves, 600 new jobs promised

What the industry did not know

Irish emigration - strong ties between Leitrim and US

communities

Warning from Pennsylvania women – fracking harms people

and the environment

Film “Gasland” is copied (legally!) and passed to activists in

Leitrim

In Leitrim – immigration of people wanting alternative way of

life – artists, singers, actors, but also scientists, engineers,

architects

Over 300 community groups in Leitrim

Irish people talk! People want to know more about fracking

Gathering resources

Kitchen gatherings to share

information

Bigger meetings called –

everyone worried, no

organisation

Gasland shown in community

centre

Aedín researches fracking

Art exhibition organised on

fracking

Protests at Council offices

First Public Meeting called by campaign in September

Brigitta Aedín

Meg Leah

Susan, Olga, Martina,

Olivia

Dynamics of Irish Campaign against

Fracking

Protestors

Leah

Ineke

Networkers

Meg

Nuala

Advocates

Aedín

Susan

Women in the campaign

Local: Meg (NW Network against Fracking), Leah (No Fracking Ireland), Brigitta (Artists against Fracking IRL), Ineke (Ireland Frack Free)

Ireland: Kate (FOE); Attracta (IEN): Mercy International, Presentation

Ireland Political: Claire, Mary, Hildegarde, Marian

N.Ireland: Majella and Fiona (Stop the Drill), Diane (LAMP)

UK: Vanessa Vine (BIFF)

EU: Geraldine Ring (EU Frack free)

US: Julia and Renee (Frack Action); Deborah Rogers (Texas); ÁineO’Connor (UN); Debbra Gill

Canada: Jessica Ernst (Alberta) Eilís Cleary (New Brunswick)

South America: Lynda and LASC group

Australia: Geralyn McCarron

Europe: GEAI EVS volunteers: Olga, Irina, Lisandra, Kate, Andrea,

TimelineDifferent Advocating 2017

Meetings FactionsDemos Social

BAN!

Communities Media Focus on 2016Inter-

national WebsitesCampaigns Government Legislation

draftedAwareness

raisingvolunteers

2015 Unanimous

SpeakersProtests "Stop the

Study"Approval

Research 2014 Input from

Local CDM Smith Intense different

Small authorities 2013 campaign parties July -groups EPA Low point President

2012 In A.G. Signs BillGEAI Awareness campaign Study changes Into Law!

2011 raising stopped wordingStart

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