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…
Am I Equal? When my family settled down in west Belfast 30 years ago I was very young, but even at that early stage, I knew I was treated differently from my experience of my former school in Dublin. I was segregated in the class as well as the playground with that big white line…
Are We Moving Towards A Sense Of Belonging Without Fear? Following a previous post on David McNarry’s comments from the Inside Politics programme on Radio Ulster that addressed racism, housing and the Racial Equality Strategy, I was contacted by Eileen Chan-Hu. Eileen is a community activist and a former member of the Race Equality Panel,…
NI Charities Face Funding Troubles due to OFMdfM Delays Eileen Chan-Hu, CRAIC NI interviewed by Off the Record NI on September 12, 2014 The ongoing political crisis at Stormont is having wide reaching effects that are directly impacting charitable and not-for-profit organisation across Northern Ireland. As Stormont struggles to function properly, making headlines, with even…
Cultivating a Sense of Belonging – A Civic Conversation Linen Hall Library, Belfast – 16 September 2014, 1pm to 4.30pm This conversational seminar was co-sponsored by the Belfast Migrant Centre and the RSA Ireland region, co-hosted by Kendall Bousquet, from the Belonging Project , and Denis Stewart, from the International Futures Forum. Background Northern Irish…
