As part of Community Relations and Cultural Awareness Week, I attended an event at the Thinking Cup cafe on the Lisburn Road. The theme was being Good Relations – A Convivial Conversation. The late Jo Cox and I suspect many others are quoted as saying: “.. we are far more united and have far more in…
By Harold Ohayon “A New Struggle?” Following the historic and shocking victory for the OUT campaign, we have been inundated with reports about increased xenophobia and racism throughout the United Kingdom. In a gross, yet predictable, manner, the supporters of the IN campaign have sought to tie this increase to the election in an attempt…
PRESS RELEASE 1st July, 2016. Working towards an Inclusive Northern Ireland Following the very negative content of much of the debate surrounding the EU Referendum, there has been an alarming 57% increase in reported racist abuse directed at people who have migrated to the UK both from EU countries and other parts of the world. It…
Introduction – Chapter 1: “Into the Slavic Unknown”, by Philip Attwood. In the Spring of 2003 I had just gained my CELTA qualification to teach English as a foreign language, from International House, in London. After we had been told that we had passed our exams and assessments, there was one final lecture tabled, before…
CRAIC NI would like to cordially invite you to participate in a free Cultural Diversity Awareness workshop, which will be held on 9th of October (Friday) 2015 from 10.00 am at.Reserve Forces and Cadets Association Northern Ireland 25 Windsor Park, Belfast, BT9 6FR. Number of places are limited – if you’re interested please register asap! To book a place…
