Irlande

Individual member: StephenSpillane

National Network
Irlande
Address

14 Patrick Trahy Rd.,
The Lough

Cork
Irlande

Telephone
0852744170
E-Mail
stephen@stephenspillane.com
Organisation Type
Individual Person
Year of Establishment
2005
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
  2. Environment/Sustainable development
  3. Human rights
  4. International/Cultural relations
  5. Media
  6. Others
General Information
A one person blog, who is interested in and partakes in online and offline discussions and actions surrouding human rights, politics, media, Arts, Community Developemnt and Cultural Relations.
Mission and Objectives

To help spread the word about actions and projects that I find interesting

Main Projects / Activities

Publishing information regarding human rights, politics, and other areas.

Contact (1) Full Name
Stephen Spillane
Head of the organisation
Stephen Spillane

INSAKA - All Africa Youth Movement

National Network
Irlande
Address

Nelson Mandela House, 44 Gardiner St. Lower, Dublin 1
Dublin 1
Co. Dublin
Irlande

Telephone
+353851056134
E-Mail
info@insakaireland.org
E-Mail (2)
kenmccue@gmail.com
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2007
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. Democracy and community development
  3. Environment/Sustainable development
  4. Gender
  5. Heritage
  6. Human rights
  7. International/Cultural relations
  8. Media
  9. Others
  10. Religion
General Information

· Voluntary youth organisation Partners of Africa Centre and Integration of African Children in Ireland · 10,000euros · Private sources · Africa Day (Dublin) May 25, 2007 and seminars on education and exchanges with INSAKA UK etc.

Mission and Objectives

Voluntary, representative, Non Governmental Organisation with membership open to all African/Africa associated young people ages 16-26. Established to support social, cultural and economic inclusion and integration of youth of African Heritage (from Cape to Cairo) in Irish Society. Organises events and exchanges in support of its aims and acts in advocacy role for the welfare of its members

Main Projects / Activities

· Annual Africa Day · Exchanges · Education projects · Anti Racism and Diversity programmes · International Seminars/Conferences · Mentoring programme · Entrepreneurship Development · Cultural Heritage

Contact (1) Full Name
Ken McCue
Head of the organisation
Mutale Kampuni

International Community Dynamics Ireland - Festival of Belonging

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Members from local community discuss themes around Festival of Belonging

The Festival of Belonging

International Community Dynamics CLG organised a festival of belonging during Refugee week in June 2023.

The festival was kicked off with an art exhibition of refugee artist and an artist of the Traveler Community in the renowned Triskel Arts Centre in Cork City.

The curator was Kasia Nita, a Polish artist from Cork, and Roos Demol managed the exhibtion. Artists were Naser Suleyman from Sudan, Gregoire Kalala from DRC, Leanne Mc Donagh, Elton Sibanda, a young artists from Zimbabwe, Viktoria Kondretieva from Ukraine, Sobia Rasheed from Pakistan, and Juan Carlos Moron from Venezuela.

The art exhibition was closed with a concert and spoken word event. Four poets with refugee backgrounds read some of their mesmerising oeuvres. They were Maged Mugid from Iraq, Anton Floyd, originally form Cyprus, Neo Gilson from South Africa and Kanyo Khazadi, also from South Africa. The performed in between musical performances by Citadel and Ramzy  Al-Murr and friends, a Syrian music band.

The event was opened by Dan Boyle as a delegate for the new mayor of Cork who has just been elected that evening. He spoke about the welcoming nature of Cork and the pride he felt in opening this first ever Festival of Belonging.

Siobhan Clancy, assistant arts officer, spoke about the wonderful art exhibition and about the importance of the arts in Cork and Ireland to create a more diverse and welcoming country where everyone belongs.

The music and spoken word performance was sold out, the reactions afterwards were all very positive, many visitors just wanted more.

The next day started with a conversation café in the Haven Café. Tis was facilitated by Cork-based Think Speak Do and Joanna Dukipati had organised the café with a question on each table. Participants moved tables every ten minutes to meet other people and have discussions around the question on the table. There were refugees, international protection applicants and many Irish people. It was a lovely occasion to meet and greet and to get to talk to people you had never talked to before. The Conversation café was bussing, we all felt it ended too soon. But lunch was served by Taoufik Hamami from Tunisia, there was a wonderful choice of vegetarian, vegan and non-vegetarian food with a taste from North Africa. It was delicious.

 

After the conversation café we went to University College Cork were a conference was organised in co-operation with the university’s department of sociology and criminology.

The theme was Belonging, and some very renowned speakers gave us an insight into the meaning of belonging, and how participation between community organisations and universities is essential.

Pierrot Ngadi talked about the importance of belonging and the meaning of the Festival, Roos Demol gave an oversight of International Community dynamics and on Recruit Refugee Ireland, one of the projects to help refugees and IPAs find meaningful work.

https://triskelartscentre.ie/events/festival-of-belonging/ 

Kenynote speakers were Dr.Debora Kayembe, rector of the Edingburgh university, originally from DRC, telling us her very inspirational story of becoming a refugee, her battle to get to university and her rise to become the Rector of the Edingburgh university, Prof Maggie O’Neil, on participatory practice,  and Dr. Wanette Tuinstra who showed us how national identity is npt what is seems. We are all or all come from migrants.

Dr Amin Sharif Isaloo, told us about Direct Provision centres and how they should be called refugee camos, as that is what they are, his experiences in them and his way to university.

Zephyrin Ngaliema, Barrister gave an overview of different stages of immigration and the various ways of getting work permits and working your way up the scale, and Poojah Priya, an Indian PhD students talked about her research into the discrimination against immigrants from DRC in India.

 

participants and artists had great result with 100% of people saying the festival should become a yearly event and 80% of artists and 90% of participants saying their views and ideas about refugees had changed during the festival.

Tired but satisfied, the organisers of International Community Dynamics went home, determined to repeat the process next year.

International Community Dynamics CLG

National Network
Irlande
Address

Greenmount, Ticknock Rd
Sandyford
Dublin
Égypte

Telephone
0873632943
E-Mail
ngadipierrot@yahoo.co.uk
E-Mail (2)
roos@internationalcommunitydynamics.org
Mobile Phone
087 363 2943
Mobile Phone (other)
0830058975
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2020
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
  2. Human rights
  3. Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  4. International/Cultural relations
General Information

International Community Dynamics (ICD) is a non Governmental organisation (NGO) company limited by guarantee (CLG). It has a board members and volunteers without staff employee at the moment. ICDpartners are: Irish Refugee Council, United Against Racism, Africa Solidarity Centre, Dora's.

Mission and Objectives

International Community Dynamics CLG is a not-for-profit Company Limited by Guarantee that was set up to support refugees and International Protection Applicants. We aim to make changes through positive actions. Aims: To reduce levels of depression among asylum seekers To explore and develop asylum seekers’ and refugees’ talents using the skills they brought with them from their countries of origin. To facilitate intercultural dialogue and integration within the direct provision centres and in the local communities To create awareness around the issues facing asylum seekers and refugees To help people seeking asylum to alleviate stress by taking up a hobby or a skill such as music making. Helping them through waiting times and the consequences of trauma that many of them have faced before seeking asylum.

Main Projects / Activities

Our past projects have been in the field of Music, sports and currently in employment . Guitars for people in Direct Provision. We collected many guitars, keyboards and other instruments, organised free music classes and formed the band Citadel. Citadel, a world music band from Kinsale Road Accommodation Centre. We organised 2 World Music days , with migrants and International Protection Applicants performing for a wide Irish Audience. Cricket team KRAC 11. After noticing the residents play between the buildings we organised a grant to buy equipment, and got help from Cricket Ireland to train the cricketers and play games against other Irish teams Life after direct Provision: a brief workshop for people in DP preparing them to everyday life in Ireland, with co-operation of the Fire brigade and An Garda Siochana. Recruit Refugees Ireland: An Ireland-wide recruitment agency for refugees and International Protection Applicants. This project is ongoing, it is working as a social

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

To raise and discuss issues related to refugees and those in direct provision to rebuild their lives To bring expertise and experience in the network on refugees problems

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

We want to join ALF because of its work with Refugees. Networking will give both organisations the strength to support refugees.

Contact (1) Full Name
Pierrot Ngadi
Job Title
Chairperson
Head of the organisation
Pierrot Ngadi
Contact (2) Full Name
Roos Demol
Job Title (2)
Chief Executive Officer

Ireland

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Ireland’s ALF Network currently comprises 60 member organisations with a good geographical spread. Broadly speaking they can be classified as arts organisations, educational establishments, youth organisations, interfaith organisations and organisations promoting peace and reconciliation.

The Vision 

The vision of the Irish ALF Network is a collective response to key areas of expertise and interest. These include: sport, interfaith dialogue, counteracting hate speech, education, youth work as well as arts and culture all of which encompass intercultural dialogue.  

Achievements of the Irish Network  

Many of the network members have worked collaboratively over the duration of the network and have participated in cross border initiatives including activity "Art as an Instrument and Expression of Social Change” in Taroudant, Morocco (2014); “Non-formal and Intercultural Education in the Mediterranean” in Tarragona, Spain (2015). 

Future plans and aspirations

Particularly during the global pandemic of 2020-2022, the Irish ALF network is actively seeking to recommence a more proactive series of activities especially around formal and informal learning, gender, peace and reconciliation, racism and hate speech, sports as well as intercultural dialogue (including migration).

Distinctive features of the network

There is a consistent and overwhelming support and wish for the Irish ALF network to collaborate both within Ireland and beyond with our ALF network across the membership. This has been a distinctive feature of the network.

L’histoire de votre réseau

The first Head of the Irish Network, Dublin City University, Centre for International Relations, was appointed by the Ireland Department of Foreign Affairs. The network was established from 2005 onwards. In 2010 the members elected their own Head and have done so since then. Triskel Arts Centre was elected in 2010 and their mandate was endorsed at every subsequent election when they ran unopposed. It was agreed in 2019 that the Network would be coordinated by two co-Heads: Triskel Arts Centre and Chester Beatty. At a meeting of the network in March 2022,Chester Beatty Dublin, with Head of Education Jenny Siung as coordinator, was elected unopposed as head of the network. Counterpoint System based in Cork, was chosen as co-head, with Nadia Moussed as coordinator. 

IRELAND IN ARABIC COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE

National Network
Irlande
Address

5 Liffey View
Newbridge kildare
kildare
Co. Kildare
W12 VW50
Irlande

Telephone
353830955805
E-Mail
info@arabdublin.ie
E-Mail (2)
info.ireland.radio@gmail.com
Mobile Phone
353830955805
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2022
Fields of Activity
  1. Human rights
  2. Media
General Information

"Ireland in Arabic", is the first independent media platform in the Arabic language in Ireland, launched in 2017 as an experimental and official way from 2022 on a news site. After achieving the desire of the Arab public to have Arabic-speaking content, we launched the radio intermittently due to poor financial capabilities and equipment.

Ireland in Arabic aims to combat fake news and provide a detailed explanation of life in Ireland for vulnerable Arab immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers to help them integrate into the new society, in addition to introducing Arabic speakers outside Ireland to all aspects of life in it by publishing news on a daily basis as well as publishing reports about tourism, economy, laws, constitution and political system in the country.

The radio was also allocated to broadcast programs targeting Arabs inside Ireland through: (teaching English - explaining aspects of life in Ireland in detail - explaining important information about the Covid-19 pandemic and educating the Arab community about it- combating misleading news and false information- entertainment and social programs ) and other programs for Arabs in Abroad talking about Ireland and life in it by targeting specific groups, for example dedicating a program to the Gulf region through a Gulf male or female broadcaster for all those wishing to study or invest in Ireland, as well as to North African countries with the aim of delivering information to the target group in their mother tongue.

As for the news website, it provides a news service around the clock by a team that translates news of interest to immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers from Irish sites to keep them well informed of all the events that are taking place around them, in addition to providing translated reports on newly issued laws, explaining the laws, the constitution and the political system, and dealing with Banks and the country's tax system to help them integrate into society faster.

Mission and Objectives

. A dedicated media platform for immigrants, refugees, asylum seekers and Arabic speakers
.Providing services permanently to the target group.
.Presenting the culture of the Irish community to the Arabs.
.Trying to support the target group to use their energies for the benefit of society.
Consolidating the values of coexistence, respect for the other, and free and rational dialogue.
. Raising awareness of the dangers of closing in on oneself , and overcoming fanatical thought.
. Fostering social harmony in multicultural societies.
. Consolidating respect for human rights and public freedoms, and openness between cultures and civilizations, which leads to achieving social harmony and achieving common gains for society.
. Combating illegal immigration by raising awareness of the dangers surrounding it.
. Combating violence against immigrant women and informing the public about their reality, as well as educating immigrant women about gender-based violence and qualifying them to enter the labor market.
. Combating fake news by using verification tools on social media, publishing news and reports from official sources, in addition to broadcast a radio program that presents the most prominent rumors and speaking with the officials to clarify the truth.

Main Projects / Activities

Types of our non-profit activities and services:

1- A news platform that works around the clock by producing readable content based on the following: Translating news from English into Arabic from Irish news websites
Producing written, visual and audio press reports and stories.

2- radio station.
Producing and broadcasting audio content through a range of service, entertainment and educational programmes.
As well as the possibility of presenting and contributing to the dissemination of social, health and security awareness campaigns, as a part of the social responsibility that Ireland in Arabic committed towards the community of refugees, immigrants, asylum seekers, as well as the Irish community as a whole.

3-Organizing workshops and trainings
Organizing preparatory courses to guide and train refugees and new immigrants in society to help them integrating into society and provide a detailed explanation of the various laws of interest to new refugees: the constitution, labor law, immigration law, health insurance, and everything of concern, as well as explaining the cultural and societal nature of the fostering Irish environment.
Also organizing workshops and seminars to support societal acceptance of gender and ethnic diversity within the refugees and immigrants community.

4- educational services
Providing English and Irish language courses for refugees and immigrants to help them integrate into society.

5-community initiatives.
That aim to address social problems and achieve stability and reassurance within the immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers families by providing family guidance and counselling, and also help in solving the difficulties and problems that the families may face.
As well as taking societal initiatives to support women, children and gender diversity.

6- cultural activities
Organizing cultural seminars and displaying artistic and cultural works by refugees and immigrants.

Contact (1) Full Name
Ahmed Samir
Job Title
Chairman of Board of Directors
Head of the organisation
Ahmed Samir
Contact (2) Full Name
Manar abdelhady
Job Title (2)
secretary

Irish Centre for Religious Education (ICRE)

National Network
Irlande
Address

Mater Dei Institute of Education, Clonliffe Road
Dublin
Irlande

Telephone
+353 (0) 1 8086541
E-Mail
materdei.cce@dcu.ie
Organisation Type
Other
Year of Establishment
2009
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
  2. Human rights
  3. Religion
  4. Youth and education
General Information

The Irish Centre for Religious Education is a research centre located within Mater Dei Institute. It seeks to support research, partnership, and innovation in the field of religious education. The Centre currently has two dedicated staff members, as well as a number of associated staff members from Mater Dei and postgraduate students who are actively involved with the Centre's activities. Sources of funding include the Mater Dei Institute Educational and Research Trust. The Centre collaborates with colleagues at Mater Dei, as well as with other academics and practitioners throughout Ireland and Europe who are interested in religious education.

Mission and Objectives

The ICRE is committed to good practice in teaching, learning, and research in the field of religious education. It embraces an interdisciplinary approach encouraging education, philosophy, theology, religious studies, and the humanities in general, to engage in their own conversation with religious education and together dialogue around themes significant for religious education and for society. The ICRE is interested in a wide variety of subjects related to religious education, including but not limited to: religion and society, the nature and function of religious education, religious education, education, and the humanities, religious education and faith development, lifelong religious education, and religious education and schooling. In this way it hopes to contribute to the development of the teaching of religion and beliefs, and therefore to personal development, social cohesion, and active citizenship.

Main Projects / Activities

The ICRE is involved with hosting conferences, providing CPD for teachers, supporting research students, and publishing in the field of RE.

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

The ICRE is the only centre in Ireland focusing on the area of religious education. This has given us the opportunity to have a voice in the important discussions going on within Ireland regarding cultural and religious diversity. Our Centre also has a number of international contacts with whom we collaborate, and we would hope these collaborations would be productive in new relations beyond Europe that we hope to foster.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

We at the ICRE are interested in continually expanding the network of people with whom we collaborate. Further, as the ALF is concerned with issues of cross-cultural understanding, including beliefs, we feel that the network is concerned with the very issues which are at the core of the ICRE's mission.

Contact (1) Full Name
Dr Gareth Byrne
Head of the organisation
Dr Gareth Byrne

Irish School of Ecumenics

National Network
Irlande
Address

Bea House, Milltown Park, Ranelagh, Dublin 6
Dublin
Irlande

Telephone
+353 1 2601144
Fax
+353 1 2601158
E-Mail
atacki@tcd.ie
Fields of Activity
  1. International/Cultural relations
  2. Research
  3. Youth and education
Contact (1) Full Name
Dr. Ian Atack

Irish Second-level Students' Union (ISSU)

National Network
Irlande
Address

Irish Secondary Students' Union, First Floor, 3-4 St. Agnes Rd., Crumlin, Dublin 12, Rep. of Ireland
Dublin
Irlande

Telephone
0860716873
Telephone (other)
0860859861
E-Mail
aoife.price@issu.ie
E-Mail (2)
lcaulfield@issu.ie
Mobile Phone
0860716873
Mobile Phone (other)
0860859861
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Fields of Activity
  1. Youth and education
General Information
The Irish Secondary Students' Union is divided into 3 committee's who monitor, implement and advise on ISSU policy. We have spent a lot of time in implementing these structures to ensure the continued growth and viability of ISSU. The 3 committee’s are The Monitoring & Advisory Committee , The National Board - Education, Welfare & Equality, Oifigeach na Gaeilge, Secretary, Publications, Research & Communications Officer and the Regional Councils. We source our funding from contributions. ISSU is member of the Organising Bureau of European School Student Unions – OBESSU, and the National Youth Council of Ireland - NYCI
Mission and Objectives

To provide training and development of secondary school Student Councils, in conjunction with relevant bodies. To develop policies on issues affecting Irish secondary students and bring the needs and rights of Students to the attention of the relevant authorities. To provide a transparent, democratic and reliable organisation. To work in collaboration with other educational institutions and bodies both in Ireland, and Europe. To work closely with educational curriculum policy makers and Teachers’ Unions to continually develop a transparent, fair and modern education system. And most importantly, to give Students a structured platform through which the voice of the Irish Secondary Students will be heard.

Main Projects / Activities

Our main projects and activities would be training student councils on issues that affect students in there schools. We plan to have information campaigns in next school year on Intercultural learning, mental health, bullying these will be planed over the summer.

Contact (1) Full Name
Aoife Price
Head of the organisation
Leanne Caulfield
Contact (2) Full Name
Leanne Caulfield

Irlande

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Le Réseau irlandais de la FAL comprend actuellement 60 organisations membres qui sont géographiquement bien réparties sur le territoire. Dans l’ensemble, elles peuvent être répertoriées comme des organisations artistiques, des établissements d’éducation, des organisations de la jeunesse, des organisations œcuméniques et des organisations promouvant la paix et la réconciliation.

Le but du Réseau 

Le but du Réseau irlandais de la FAL est d’apporter une réponse collective à des problématiques qui relèvent de domaines clés d’expertise et d’intérêt. Ceux-ci comprennent le sport, le dialogue œcuménique, la lutte contre les discours de haine, l’éducation, le travail des jeunes, ainsi que l’art et la culture, lesquels concernent tous le dialogue interculturel.  

Réalisations du Réseau irlandais  

De nombreux membres du Réseau ont collaboré au fil de son existence et ont participé à des initiatives transfrontalières telles que les activités suivantes : l’événement intitulé « Arts as an Instrument and Expression of Social Change » (L’art comme instrument et expression du changement social) à Taroudant, au Maroc (2014) et l’événement nommé « Non-formal and Intercultural Education in the Mediterranean » (L’éducation informelle et interculturelle dans la région méditerranéenne) à Tarragone, en Espagne (2015). 

Aspirations et projets futurs

Pendant la pandémie mondiale de 2020-2022, le Réseau national irlandais cherche tout particulièrement à relancer une série d’activités plus proactives, notamment autour de l’apprentissage formel et informel, du genre, de la paix et de la réconciliation, du racisme et du discours de haine, du sport, ainsi que du dialogue interculturel (y compris la migration).

Caractéristiques spécifiques du Réseau

Le réseau irlandais de la FAL exprime son souhait constant et sincère de collaborer avec l’ensemble des membres de la FAL, autant au sein de l’Irlande qu’au-delà de ses frontières. Cet aspect-là est encore aujourd’hui une caractéristique spécifique du Réseau.