On Monday November 4th, Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre, with NUIM’s Department of Applied Social Sciences hosted a Data Collection seminar in Dublin. With over 100 people in attendance, speakers Claire Fernandez from the European Network Against Racism, Professor Raj Bhopal of the University of Edinburgh and Brigid Quirke from Pavee Point and UCD […]
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The Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse recently published an article that Siobhan Cafferty, former Pavee Point Drugs Programme Coordinator, co-authored with researchers from the Health Research Board, pertaining to Travellers accessing addiction services (check out la drug rehab center to get rid off drug addiction) in Ireland. The following is an abstract of the article […]
read more →Stigmatization of Roma communities as criminal is disturbing and dangerous, warns UN Independent Expert on minority issues Rita Izsák GENEVA (29 October 2013) – “The recent activities of some national authorities to remove ‘non-Roma looking’ children from Roma families due to their alleged abduction has led to sensationalist media coverage, has been disturbing and may […]
read more →Click here to see the statement on the SARI website. Following the ‘racist’ tweet last week from Irish athlete Robert Heffernan, a joint statement has been released by SARI, Show Racism the Red Card (SRRC) and Pavee Point recommending that all National Governing Bodies of Sport adopt Equality and Discrimination clauses in their constitutions in […]
read more →Pavee Point calls on Minister for Children, Frances Fitzgerald TD to establish an independent review of the actions of state authorities in respect of the removal of Roma children from their families in recent days Pavee Point is disturbed that there have been two recent cases of young Roma children being removed from their […]
read more →Local and European elections are due in May 2014. Your local council is responsible for putting together the Register of Electors. Every Local Authority operates slightly differently so it is worth checking with your local Council to find out the precise procedures they use. The first step is to check the register to see […]
read more →Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre Press Statement October 22nd 2013 Pavee Point response to child protection case in Tallaght In response to the case of the removal of a child from a Roma family in Tallaght in the early hours of this morning we believe that this case should be dealt with according to […]
read more →Today marks Roma Holocaust memorial day, known as Porajmos, which means ‘The Devouring’. This marks the day in 1944 when almost 3,000 Roma were exterminated in the gas chambers of Auschwitz-Birkenau. An estimated 11 million people were murdered during the Second World War because of their nationality, ethnicity, sexuality, disability, religious belief, political affiliation […]
read more →Martin Rogan, the Assistant National Director, Mental Health launched two leaflets “Bullying Guidelines for Traveller Parents” produced by the Traveller Health Unit, Eastern Region and “Information Leaflet for Travellers on Temple Street Hospital Self Harm Team” jointly produced by Pavee Point & the Temple Street Hospital. At the launch, Ronnie Fay, Co-director of Pavee Point […]
read more →The European Commission have released their assessment of European Roma strategies. These strategies have been developed under the EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies up to 2020 and are intended to make a real difference in the lives of Roma and Travellers. However, Ireland’s strategy will make little difference to the lives of Travellers […]
read more →“The life of Irish Travellers has changed hugely within a few generations. Many older Travellers on different sites fear a loss of culture is occurring. They feel intimidated by the young Travellers as they cannot identify with their modern ways, slang and education. This creates a gap between generations. Similarly, younger Travellers feel that older […]
read more →Left to Right: Martin Collins, Co-Director, Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre, Matt Cooper, Journalist & Media Broadcaster, Brian Harvey, Researcher & Author of the Report & Siobhan McLaughlin, Co-ordinator, Donegal Travellers Project Pavee Point launched a report this morning, Travelling with Austerity, which documents the cuts to Travellers, Traveller projects and services since […]
read more →Pavee Point welcomes the publication of the fourth report on Ireland by ECRI (European Commission against Racism and Intolerance) today and the attention it brings to the situation of Irish Travellers, in particular their health and accommodation needs. “I’m fed up talking about my health status and the fact that fewer than 3% of my […]
read more →Pavee Point is disgusted and disappointed to learn of the arson of a house allocated to a Traveller family in Ballyshannon. We call on the Gardaí to provide protection to this and other Traveller families and their property in Donegal and to undertake a comprehensive investigation into this criminal act and bring the perpetrators to […]
read more →Pavee Point supports the Turn off the Red Light (TORL) Campaign to end prostitution and sex trafficking in Ireland. Trafficking women and girls for the purposes of sexual exploitation is a modern and global form of slavery. The TORL campaign believes that the best way to stop the trafficking of women and children is to […]
read more →At a sitting of Tuam District Court, Judge Geoffrey Browne is reported describing burglars ‘Knackers’ and encouraging homeowners to use maximum force against them. Martin Collins of Pavee Point said “the use of the term ‘Knacker’ is extremely insulting to Travellers and there is no place for racist language in our courtrooms.” “These comments are […]
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