Findings of local authority Traveller accommodation fire safety audits are unsurprising but lamentable, says Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre as more and more local authorities make public their Traveller fire safety audits as a result of requests under the Freedom of Information Act. These audits were carried out as part of the Government’s ‘Programme […]
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Roma in Ireland met today in Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford to commemorate Roma Genocide Memorial Day and remember the estimated 500,000 Roma who were murdered by the Nazis. The Roma Health Advocacy Project and RCPE hosted the event which heard from Roma young people and the Department of Justice. The Roma National Anthem was played and a minute’s silence […]
read more →Pavee Point welcomes the acknowledgement by Press Ombudsman Peter Feeney that an article published by the Irish Daily Mail in 2014 contained generalisations about the Traveller community and was offensive . In his judgement on the 23rd of June, Peter Feeney, Press Ombudsman said an article written by Brenda Power, in the Irish Daily Mail ‘certainly […]
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The need for Traveller specific accommodation has been highlighted by the Government in its housing and homelessness plan, Rebuilding Ireland, launched today. This acknowledgement of the crisis in Traveller accommodation means the Housing Agency will commission an independent review of funding for Traveller specific accommodation within the context of local authority Traveller Accommodation Programmes. This […]
read more →In our Pre Budget Submission we are calling on the Government to help safeguard against child poverty in the Roma community and remove child benefit from habitual residence condition requirements And we’re asking that the Government provides a humanitarian response to ensure that Roma families are not living without basic food and shelter. We are also […]
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There were many struggles and happy memories recalled at the Donegal Travellers’ Project 20th Anniversary event this week. And lots of plans for the future. Speakers recalled the great work of the project and its impact on people’s lives at an event in the Regional Cultural Centre. And old and new friends gathered for a […]
read more →Traditionally, summer holidays coincide with the eviction of Roma and Travellers throughout Europe, which takes place almost unnoticed. This week six international organisations stress the human cost of evictions and recall standards in a joint statement. Throughout Europe, Roma and Travellers – particularly those living in informal settlements, slums or halting sites – now face […]
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Traveller women took part today (June 29th) in a bread making workshop as part of a NWCI event. Kneading and folding dough was used in the half-day workshop with Pavee Point’s Traveller Community Health Workers as a metaphor for women’s work and to discuss a feminist perspective on the folding and unfolding of time. The women […]
read more →Tessa Collins of Pavee Point’s Violence Against Women Programme was a special invitee to meet US Vice President Joe Biden at an event in Dublin Castle Garden on June 24th where he spoke to her of his support for Traveller ethnicity. Tessa was part of a group representing organisations working in the area of Domestic and Sexual […]
read more →Tens of thousands of people took part in the annual Pride parade in Dublin city centre June 25th to support the LGBTQ community and celebrate diversity. This year’s theme was ‘Rebel Rebel’ honouring the historic events of 1916 and a tribute to David Bowie. The parade was led by Max Krzyzanowski of LGBT Noise, which started at […]
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Photo: Here 4 year old John Collins and 4 year old Cassie Marie McDonagh with L to R, Professor Jimmy Hill Vice President National College of Ireland, Geraldine McDonnell Home Visitor Pavee Point, Charlene Collins and Ann McDonnell Home Visitor Pavee Point. Photo by Derek Speirs Seven Traveller children graduated from the Parent Child Home Programme […]
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Homelessness Committee proposals show Traveller accommodation is part of the homelessness crisis and displays a much needed positive approach to improving living conditions for Irish Travellers, according to Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre. We are delighted the Committee echoes our calls for a moratorium on evictions, Traveller accommodation implementation mechanisms to include Travellers and […]
read more →Over 200 Traveller men made their way to the Phoenix Park on 14th of June for health checks on Traveller Men’s Health Day, supported by the Eastern Regional Traveller Health Network and part of Men’s Health Week. Organisations such as the Irish Cancer Society, Pieta House, Headstrong, Jigsaw and the Marie Keating Foundation provided health information […]
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‘Until we have brought about an end to inequality, oppression and poverty and the establishment of a republic which is representative of the whole people of Ireland including the Traveller community…. the struggle for freedom from oppression continues,’…so reads the Traveller Re-Proclamation of the Republic as read by actor John Connors, whose grandfather participated in […]
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The sun may not have been shining but there was a sunny atmosphere at the Garden Party in Áras an Uachtaráin yesterday (June 7) to celebrate multi-culturalism and diversity.
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Pavee Point’s Roma Programme attended last week’s Council of Europe Dialogue with Roma and Traveller Organisations in Strasbourg where there was a focus on combatting hate speech. Mr. Rui Gomes of the Council of Europe Youth Department spoke about their ‘No Hate Speech Movement’ and Stefano Valenti of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance […]
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To mark Men’s Health Week (Monday 13th – Sunday 19th June 2016), Ten Traveller Primary Health Care Projects in the Eastern Region Traveller Health Unit will host a Traveller men’s Health Day on the 14th of June in the Phoenix Park. Participants will be able to get their Blood Pressure and Cholesterol Checked. Health information will be […]
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There was a full house at this year’s Traveller Pride Awards at the Pillar Room, the Rotunda today (1st June) as people travelled from all over the country to attend. Two of the awards went to Cork, one to Kerry, two to Galway, one each to Clare and Meath and the MC for the event was […]
read more →This week-end (May 28th) Traveller men climbed Croagh Patrick to promote positive mental health and raise money for the Traveller Counselling Service. The Croagh Patrick challenge is the second of four challenges Traveller Men’s Action Plan (TMAP) has undertaken this year as a way of meeting up, promoting positive action and having a chance to […]
read more →There was support for Pavee Point’s call for a ban on all Traveller evictions until decent Traveller accommodation is provided at today’s Oireachtas Committee on Housing and Homelessness. Deputy Fergus O’Dowd (FG) of Dundalk said he fully supported the call for no evictions. “There should be no evictions until people have somewhere decent to go […]
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