ROMA RIGHTS FORUM AGENDA – 18 June 2014 Pavee Point, 11-1pm Introductions National policy update Issues arising for Roma/practitioners where support is needed Update from participants on local/regional initiatives AOB Note: Working...
The Department of Education and Skills is introducing an ethnic identifier at primary level. This means that in the coming months parents will receive a form from their children’s primary school that will ask...
Budapest, Strasbourg, 22 May 2014: The European Roma Rights Centre welcomes the European Court of Human Rights’ decision to hear the case of Hirtu and others v France, about the forced eviction of Romani...
The Traveller Health Unit in the EasterN Region with the ten primary healthcare projects have come together to mark Traveller Pride and Men’s Health Week ’14 this year by hosting a Traveller Men’s Health...
Filming for the production of the Asthma DVD was done at the beginning of May. A number of Traveller Primary Health Care Workers from Pavee Point and TravAct played various roles for the DVD. ...
The Dublin Pride Parade celebrating LGBTQ culture will take place on Saturday, 28 June 2014. The 10-day festival will overlap with Traveller Pride Week events this year. Pavee Point staff will be marching again...
The Irish Penal Reform Trust launched a qualitative research report on the experiences of Travellers in the Irish prison system on 19 May at the Chester Beatty Library. Martin Collins spoke at the event....
The Children’s Ombudsman was asked to compile a report on the removal of two Roma children from their families last October. While this report has not yet been released to the public, details of...
The Pavee Point youth Programme received funding through Connected Communities at the National Youth Council of Ireland to investigate Traveller youth mental health. Given the 11% Traveller suicide rate and the fact that over...
Save the Date!- May 20th, 2014 The second Traveller Drug Network meeting of 2014 will take place on Tuesday, 20 May from 11am – 2pm at Pavee Point. The focus will be on practical...
