A new report published by the European Commission says Government progress on Traveller health and accommodation urgently needs to pick up pace. The report from the Roma Civil Monitor shows that the Government approach to achieving equality for Irish Travellers through the National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy ‘is piecemeal and based on small scale […]
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Detailed Manifesto Below 1. Implementation of the National Traveller Roma Inclusion Strategy (NTRIS) 2017-2021 To strengthen the existing implementation and monitoring of the NTRIS by adopting clear targets, indicators, outcomes, timeframes and budget lines for the Strategy. To ensure NTRIS actions are adequately resourced by all Government Departments involved, including but not only by the […]
read more →As First Fortnight – Art of Mental Health festival draws to a close, the exhibition Unpacking Traveller Mental Health went on view at Dundalk Institute of Technology (17 January). Unpacking Traveller Mental Health This event gives students a chance to learn about factors that impact on Traveller mental health and to talk to Travellers from […]
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Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre is backing calls by a UN Anti-Racism body for Irish politicians to be investigated, prosecuted and punished for acts of hate speech during election campaigns. “We cannot be complacent about racism or racist hate speech,” said Martin Collins, Co Director, Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre. “Elections that are […]
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Travellers and Roma can make a difference with their vote. To vote you need to be on the voting register. To be on the register for a General Election you need to: Live regularly at the address you give Be an Irish citizen Be 18 years or over As the election is in just a […]
read more →Pavee Point is proud today to donate family history materials that are part of Pavee Point’s ‘Pavee Roads Home’ project to the archives at the National Library of Ireland. This donation marks an important addition to the archive because it is material generated by Travellers themselves and gives visibility to the role Travellers have played […]
read more →As part of our ongoing work with Traveller men we held a peer led discussion with 26 Traveller men on drugs, crime and prison in collaboration with TravAct on 11 December. A big thank you to all the Traveller men who gave up their time to be involved, with a special thank you to our guest speaker […]
read more →The UN has called for Ireland to facilitate increased Traveller and Roma participation in public life following a hearing in Geneva on what Ireland has done to combat racism and discrimination since 2008. The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) urged the State to focus on ethnic data collection to highlight areas […]
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Pavee Point was delighted to host the meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Second National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence. There are two actions on Traveller and Roma women within the Strategy. More information www.cosc.ie.
read more →Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December — the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) Human rights are relevant to all of us, every day Our shared humanity is rooted in these universal values Equality, justice and freedom prevent violence and sustain peace Whenever […]
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A group of Traveller men from Dublin teamed up with spoken word poet Geoff Finan to explore issues around identity and mental health. The result ‘Gloke’ was part of the launch of First Fortnight this week. First Fortnight is the mental health art and culture festival which takes place during the first two weeks of […]
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We know from the All Ireland Traveller Health Study that there are significantly lower outcomes in Traveller men’s health. Traveller men live 15 years less than men from the general population. Mental health is a major issue with a suicide rate among Traveller men that is 7 times the national average. The Traveller Health Unit […]
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Over 30 Travellers attended workshops at Pavee Point today as part of the 16 Days of Action to stop domestic violence. The workshops entitled ‘The Safety Pocket’ were introduced by Traveller Community Development Worker Tessa Collins and Traveller Women’s Awareness Worker Bridgie Collins who spoke about the Domestic Violence Act 2018. This new law now […]
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Pavee Point Traveller and Roma centre were part of a delegation that presented to an Oireachtas Commitee this week on Education. In speaking to the Amazon Aktien Kaufen committee Martin Collins said stronger leadership and investment by the Department of Education and Skills is required to support long-term sustainable initiatives in order to ensure positiveoutcomes […]
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Pavee Roads Home is an innovative project designed by a group of Traveller men exploring cultural identity through research and personal history. The men, who are part of the Men’s Health Programme at Pavee Point took a number of months to document the history and journey of their families from when they travelled the roads to […]
read more →Pavee Point Statement in relation to Tweets by Senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee “Any politician who harbours these type of ingrained prejudices and discriminatory attitudes should not be in public office,” said Martin Collins, Co Director, Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre today in relation to Tweets by Senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee. “It is as a result of […]
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Tessa Collins, Senior Community Development Worker on the Violence against Women Programme, spoke at The Bar of Ireland’s Domestic Violence Conference on Friday 1 Nov. Tessa highlighted the barriers for Traveller and Roma women when seeking help, reporting and leaving a situation of domestic and sexual violence. She also took lawyers through experiences Traveller and Roma […]
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Pavee Point was delighted to facilitate a discussion session at the National Drug Forum this week on ways to respond to issues impacting on those most affected by substance misuse. “It was a powerful exercise and great to see different professionals working together in a real partnership approach,” said Corrine Doyle, Co Ordinator of the […]
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Mr. Jim Walsh, Dept of Health told the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Issues Affecting Traveller that Traveller Primary Healthcare Projects are a good model and should become part of health service delivery. “A lot of credit goes to Traveller Health Workers”, he said and the Dept would be happy to support the National Traveller Health […]
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Traveller Primary Health Care workers attended the End Poverty event at the Poverty Stone near the Customs House in Dublin. According to Census 2016 Travellers experience an 80% unemployment rate and other statistics show Travellers make up 9% of the homeless population. “We put our wishes for our children to have equal opportunities in education, […]
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