Scrap the Green Paper Campaign

A white person with bright red hair is wearing ear defenders, a bright red dress and a red mask that has writing on it saying "nothing about us without us." They are tearing up the Green Paper on Disability Reform. Surrounding the person is scraps of paper with text. Image text reads: Disabled people demand the Irish Government: Scrap the Green Paper on Disability Reform
Protest at Leinster House 7th Dec 12pm — A white person with bright red hair is wearing ear defenders, a bright red dress and a red mask that has writing on it saying “nothing about us without us.” They are tearing up the Green Paper on Disability Reform. Surrounding the person is scraps of paper with text. Image reads: Disabled people demand the Irish Government: Scrap the Green Paper on Disability Reform

Video shows a some of the speeches from the Scrap the Green Paper Coalition Protest at Leinster House on Dec 7, 2023

Scrap the Green Paper is a Campaign to call on the Department of Social Protection to scrap their new Green Paper on Disability Reforms in Ireland. On Thurs Dec 7th, the Scrap the Green Paper Coalition held a first protest outside Leinster House. The next rally will take place in March 2024, ahead of the extended deadline to the Green Paper on 15th March, 2024.

You can sign the petition by Dr. Margaret Kennedy here:

The Scrap the Green Paper Coalition Organisers (pictured below) are representatives of:

Neuropride Ireland

Disability Power Ireland

Disabled Women Ireland

Access 4 All Ireland

Oppose Reform of Disability Allowance

Supporting DPO Members of the Coalition include:

Clare Leader Forum, DADA (Disabled Artists and Academics), Chronic Collective, #EDS4IRE, Sligo DPO and Long Covid Advocacy

Other Supporting Members of the Coalition include:

Project Arts Centre, Praxis Artist Union, ME Advocates Ireland, Trinity Students Union, UCD Students for Sensible Drug Policy, Bi+ Ireland, Wexford Pride, Dundalk 4 Change, USI- Union of Students in Ireland