April 2008
March 2008
Minister for Health and Children Mary Harney TD launches intercultural strategy
An Post launches stamp to celebrate European Year of Intercultural Dialogue
4th Annual Schools Against Racism Poetry and Short Story Competition
Download details and application form (PDF format)
Intercultural and Anti-Racism Week 19-25 March 2007
Take a Stand on Racism!
Fourth North South Intercultural Forum:
Focus on policy and service delivery to support the achievement of minority ethnic children and young people in schools North & South. Wed 28th March 2007. Forum brochure (PDF format)
Schools Poetry Competition 2006 - Results
Click here for the winning poems
May 2006 Conference: Promoting Rights of Migrant Workers
A North-South conference was held to develop arguments and strategies for promoting the rights of migrant workers.
The conference was organised by:
Animate Project www.animate-ccd.net
South Tyrone Empowerment Programme (STEP) www.stepni.org
National Consultative Committee on Racism and Interculturalism (NCCRI's Synergy initiative).
Information about the conference in PDF format:
Seeking Advice and Redress Against Racism in Ireland: An Information Handbook.
As part of our public awareness campaign, the National Consultative Committee on Racism and Interculturalism (NCCRI) and Equality Commission for NI have updated the Seeking Advice and Redress Against Racism in Ireland.
The publication gives a detailed account on measures in place that seek to provide protection against discrimination, incitement to hatred and general protection against assaults and abuse. The guide aims to outline an overall approach to addressing racism and discrimination in its various manifestations. It also includes information on the anti-racism strategies in the South of Ireland, namely the Irish Government's National Action Plan Against Racism. A similar publication for the North of Ireland is available from the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland at information@equalityni.org.
March 2006 Conference: How Public Authorities Provide Services to Minority Ethnic Groups
The conference took place in Belfast
Intercultural Week 19-25 March 2006
March 19-25 was Intercultural Week in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Held anually, the week is built around and includes the United Nations designated International Day Against Racism (March 21).
Intercultural Week and International Day against Racism provide an important opportunity for statutory, Non-Government, media, youth, local development and community bodies to organise events that focus on celebrating diversity
The overall theme of Intercultural Week in 2006 was 'Participation'.
Further information in PDF format
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NCCRI/CSO seminar presentation 21 March 2006
National Action Plan Against Racism - Newsletter March 2006
Seminar: Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Proposed Follow-up Procedure
The National Consultative Committee on Racism and Interculturalism (NCCRI) and the Irish Human Rights Commission (IHRC) organised an information seminar on Friday 10th February in preparation for a proposed follow-up visit by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) in 2006. The proposed follow-up by the CERD Committee is new and there is significant interest in Ireland being the first country to be involved with this procedure.
Presentation
PowerPoint presentation delivered by Nathalie Prouvez, Secretary to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD). The presentation described the proposed CERD follow-up procedure discussed at the Information Seminar hosted by the NCCRI and the Irish Human Rights Commission on 10th February 2006
Reporting on Refugees: Guidance by and for Journalists
Asylum and immigration are controversial, newsworthy topics about which people have strong opinions. Journalists have to cover these subjects and let the public have their say about them. The National Union of Journalists Code of Conduct commits journalists to provide coverage that is non-racist. Accurate information presented in a balanced way will counter prejudice. This online leaflet on Reporting on Refugees, written by the NUJ and supported by the UNHCR, NCCRI and Irish Refugee Council is designed to assist working journalists.
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Stop Discrimination Website
On the occasion of EU enlargement, at midnight on May 1st 2004, the www.stop-discrimination.info website was re-launched in a new design and in nine additional languages including Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Slovakian and Slovene. The information portal currently features a total of 20 official languages to make the information on the EU campaign "For Diversity - Against Discrimination" and EU policies combating discrimination available to all citizens of the enlarged European Union.
Do you know how to best deal with discrimination in the workplace? Or how to ensure that your company is discrimination-free? How can employers benefit from actively promoting diversity in their company? And how can employees be sure that their behaviour is not discriminating others? You can find the answers to these questions on five free fact sheets that have been posted on the Internet at www.stop-discrimination.info.
