# Right2Change > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Right2Change > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Right2Change.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right2Change > Source revision: 1333804857 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Not to be confused with [Right to Change](/source/Right_to_Change). **Right2Change** is a political campaign that arose from the [Right2Water](/source/Right2Water) campaign in Ireland, built around a document called "Policy Principles for a Progressive Irish Government".[1] The principles centre on areas like health, housing, jobs education and dealing with debt. The principles are the outcome of an extensive consultation process between individuals, community groups, trade unionists, political parties and independent representatives – all of whom have been involved in the campaigning against [Irish Water](/source/Irish_Water)'s introduction of [water charges](/source/Water_supply_and_sanitation_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland) in Ireland. The aim of the supporters of the principles is to campaign against the "right-wing consensus" that has dominated Irish politics and eventually form a left-wing government.[2] The trade unions involved are set to give their support to election candidates if they sign up to the movement's policies. Country-wide meetings to discuss the campaign started in September 2015. The campaign is supported by trade unions [Unite the Union](/source/Unite_the_Union), the [Communication Workers Union](/source/Communication_Workers_Union_(Ireland)), and [Mandate](/source/Mandate_(trade_union)). The [Civil and Public Services Union](/source/Civil_and_Public_Services_Union) withdrew their support.[3] Political groups supporting the campaign are the [Communist Party of Ireland](/source/Communist_Party_of_Ireland), [Direct Democracy Ireland](/source/Direct_Democracy_Ireland), the [People Before Profit Alliance](/source/People_Before_Profit_Alliance), [Sinn Féin](/source/Sinn_F%C3%A9in), [Workers and Unemployed Action](/source/Workers_and_Unemployed_Action) and well as [Joan Collins](/source/Joan_Collins_(politician)), [Clare Daly](/source/Clare_Daly), [Thomas Pringle](/source/Thomas_Pringle_(politician)), [Tommy Broughan](/source/Tommy_Broughan) and [Mick Wallace](/source/Mick_Wallace).[4] The [Anti-Austerity Alliance](/source/Anti-Austerity_Alliance)/[Socialist Party](/source/Socialist_Party_(Ireland)) did not sign up, its representative [Ruth Coppinger](/source/Ruth_Coppinger) accusing Sinn Féin of using the Right2Change campaign to further the party's agenda.[5] 32 Right2Change candidates were elected in the [2016 general election](/source/2016_Irish_general_election) including the 23 [Sinn Féin](/source/Sinn_F%C3%A9in) members, four [Independents 4 Change](/source/Independents_4_Change) members (Wallace, Daly, Collins and Broughan), three [People Before Profit Alliance](/source/People_Before_Profit_Alliance) members ([Richard Boyd Barrett](/source/Richard_Boyd_Barrett), [Bríd Smith](/source/Br%C3%ADd_Smith) and [Gino Kenny](/source/Gino_Kenny)) along with [Séamus Healy](/source/S%C3%A9amus_Healy) ([WUA](/source/Workers_and_Unemployed_Action)) and the independent Thomas Pringle. ## References 1. ["Policy Principles for a Progressive Irish Government"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160314074037/http://www.right2change.ie/sites/default/files/media/Right2Change%20Policies.pdf). Archived from [the original](http://www.right2change.ie/sites/default/files/media/Right2Change%20Policies.pdf) on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2015. 1. ["People Before Profit Supports Right2Change Principles"](https://web.archive.org/web/20151208081549/http://www.peoplebeforeprofit.ie/2015/11/people-before-profit-supports-right2change-principles/). People Before Profit. Archived from [the original](http://www.peoplebeforeprofit.ie/2015/11/people-before-profit-supports-right2change-principles/) on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015. 1. Loughlin, Elaine (1 November 2015). ["Right2Change movement dealt a blow as union pulls out"](http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/right2change-movement-dealt-a-blow-as-union-pulls-out-362377.html). Irish Examiner. Retrieved 5 November 2015. 1. ["Election 2016"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160321082154/http://www.right2change.ie/election-2016). *Right2Change*. Archived from [the original](http://www.right2change.ie/election-2016) on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016. 1. Hosford, Paul. ["Sinn Féin accused of "power grab" over the Right2Change pact"](http://www.thejournal.ie/sinn-fein-right2change-power-grab-2419138-Oct2015/). TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 5 November 2015. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Right2Change](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right2Change) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right2Change?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.