Irish National Integration Conference: Tackling Racism and Hatred in Ireland
Irish National Integration Conference: Tackling Racism and Hatred in Ireland.
Racism is a barrier to the integration of migrants, people of colour and ethnic minorities in Irish society. How we as a society can address the issue of racism is ever more pressing with the far right in Ireland going from the fringes to of the political landscape to being a more vocal and present feature of the conversation. This conference will look at some of the ways that racism and hatred are being seen in Irish society as well as discuss what can and is being done to combat this.
Agenda:
09:00 - 09:45: Registration Open
09:45 – 10:00: Welcome Address – Prof Roja Fazaeli – Chair, Immigrant Council of Ireland
10:00 – 10:15: Keynote Address – Minister Helen McEntee
10:15 – 11:30: Workshop 1: Tackling Hate Crimes in Ireland
11:30 – 11:45: Coffee Break
11:45 – 13:00: Workshop 2: The challenges and experiences of running for election as a migrant
13:00 – 14:00: Lunch
14:00 – 15:15: Workshop 3: The good news story – examples of great work that is being done to tackle racism and hatred across the country
15:15 – 15:30: Closing Address
Workshop 1: Tackling Hate Crimes in Ireland
With the ongoing progress of the Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences Bill through the Oireachtas, we are taking the opportunity to hear from experts about why we need such legislation as well as the challenges that are faced for migrant and other minority communities without such legislation being passed.
Moderator: Brian Killoran, CEO, Immigrant Council of Ireland
Speakers:
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Luna Liboni, Chair, Coalition Against Hate Crimes
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Senator Eileen Flynn, Independent
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Niera Belaci, Amal Women’s Association
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Gonchigkhand Byambaa, Activist, Mongolian Community
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Chief Superintendent Padraic Jones, An Garda Siochana
Workshop 2: The challenges and experiences of running for election as a migrant
The upcoming Local Elections in 2024 provide a fantastic opportunity for more migrant representation at a local level as well as increased migrant political participation. However migrant candidates for local election face significant challenges and barriers to running and being elected. Not least of all among these is the incidents of racism and hatred they experience when they run for election.
Moderator: Cllr. Yemi Adenuga, Councillor, Meath County Council
Speakers:
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Cllr. Uruemu Adejinmi, Councillor, Longford County Council
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Islammiyah Kadejo, Candidate, Galway County Council
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Catherine Joseph, Candidate, Longford County Council
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Cllr. Madeleine Johansson, South Dublin County Council
Workshop 3: The Good News Story – examples of great work that is being done to tackle racism and hatred across the country
Despite the fact that there is an increase in hatred and racism that is being shown on media and discussed around the country, there is also a lot of really inspiring and impactful work happening to tackle this and make the lives of migrants and people of colour in Ireland better. This panel will look at some examples of such work.
Moderator: Leon Diop, Founder, Black and Irish
Speakers:
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Dr James Carr, University of Limerick, SALAAM Project
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Chiara Bianchi Rucks, Founder Artmundi Brazil
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Daniel Lambert, Chief Operational Officer, Bohemians FC.
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Valeria Aquino, Integration Manager, Immigrant Council of Ireland
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Dr Ebun Joseph, Founder, Institute of Antiracism and Black Studies