ISSUE 76 - IRELAND, THE LAND OF 100,000 WELCOMES - BUT 200,000?

ISSUE 76 - Spring 2022

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - COLLECTIVE ACTION - EMPOWERMENT - SOCIAL INCLUSION - www.changingireland.ie

• SLIGO 20 year old law still punishing Travellers • OFFALY Inside the small rural domestic violence project receiving worldwide calls

REFUGEES: An bhfuil Dhá Chéad Míle Fáilte againn?

[Have we got 200,000 welcomes in us?]

• CAVAN Christina embraces self-employment for people with disabilities. • DUBLIN - Daylight robbery as apartment plans block natural light. - Darndale launch for leadership prog. • MEATH SoSaD now in five counties. Volunteer tells how group has saved lives.

Grateful new arrivals in Wexford seek assurances

• WEST CORK Skibbereen example of how community mental health projects take on heavy loads.

What will it take for communities to help refugees to integrate fairly?

Solidarity Dlúthpháirtíocht Solidarnist This publication is produced by Changing Ireland Community Media CLG, an independent, not-for-profit NGO funded through the Department of Rural and Community Development.

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ISSUE 76 - IRELAND, THE LAND OF 100,000 WELCOMES - BUT 200,000?

Published on May 10, 2022

CHANGING IRELAND

ISSUE 76: IRELAND, THE LAND OF 100,000 WELCOMES - BUT 200,000? • REFUGEES – PAGES 5-9 – 21 reasons why Ireland is a better place today for taking in refugees. On the other hand… – Ukrainians need firm information – Hosting: We’ve taken in 4 people • VOLUNTEERING – 10-11 – New Centre in Offaly – Couple volunteering since 1975 • DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUPPORT SERVICES – 12-15 – Offaly staff get calls from worldwide – Ethnic minority project a model for others – West Cork publishes 80th newsletter • HUMAN RIGHTS – 16 & 18-19 – 2002 law still denying Travellers the right to nomadic life – Self-employment for people with disabilities – “If they did it, so can I” – Christina McDonald, owner of Grá-Nua • FUNDING – 17 – €15m for Community Centres – Calendar of Dept’s funding deadlines • MEATH – 20-24 – Community showcase – Navan schoolbus • MENTAL HEALTH – 23 & 26 – SoSad – West Cork • LEADERSHIP – Pilot in Darndale & Drogheda: 24 people start new community leadership prog.