Building movements that last: real-world change and impact stories

In 2018, Ireland voted to repeal the Eighth Amendment and legalise abortion after one of the largest feminist and civil‑society campaigns in its history. Together for Yes united more than 100 organisations in a national, values‑driven coalition for reproductive rights, blending grassroots organising, strategic communications and feminist leadership. In the months after the referendum, the campaign’s Co‑Directors commissioned an independent learning review – not as a victory lap, but to honestly document what worked, what was hard, and what future movements could do differently. NB Social Justice Studio’s precursor, Michael Barron Social Change Consultancy, was asked to lead that work.