Pavee Point is delighted to be part of student festival #RiseUp with Stand. The annual STAND Student Festival returns to campuses across Ireland from the 27th of September to the 12th of November 2021. The theme of this year’s festival is resilience, and this year’s exhibition will celebrate young people’s courage and creativity in rising […]
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Month: September 2021
Advocacy Paper On Traveller Homelessness As part of its ongoing work to highlight Traveller homelessness, Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre published an advocacy paper to highlight the issue of Traveller homelessness and to inform the development of strategic and advocacy actions which are required to address this urgent issue. Data from Census 2016 reports that 39% […]
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The National Traveller Drug Network met on Thurs 23rd September. Paula Leonard from Alcohol Ireland presented on 1) the harms associated with drinking 2) drink delivery culture and associated harms and 3) the current national campaign on drink deliveries. This was followed by a discussion where participants highlighted concerns regarding alcohol consumption and how this has changed since the […]
read more →Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre would like to express our condolences to the family of Mervyn Taylor RIP and to acknowledge the trojan work of Mervyn Taylor in helping to bring in a new culture of equality and equality based rights in Ireland. In the area of Traveller rights Mervyn Taylor as, Minister for […]
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Pavee Point is part of the Children’s Futures Campaign and is working in solidarity to achieve educational reform to bring about equal outcomes in education for Travellers and Roma. The Children’s Futures Campaign, established in February 2021 in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and comprising 13 children and young people organisations, is today throwing a spotlight […]
read more →Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre would like to express our deep condolences to the family of Traveller activist Michael McDonagh of Navan, Co Meath, on the sad occasion of his passing. Michael McDonagh was a stalwart of the Traveller struggle. He made a huge contribution to challenging racism and discrimination and achieving human rights […]
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Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre is calling for the urgent implementation of the recommendations of the ‘Traveller Accommodation Expert Review’. “The Traveller accommodation situation represents a humanitarian crisis. This crisis is effecting Traveller’s health, education and access to employment,” said Pavee Point Co Director, Martin Collins. Mr. Collins is on the National Traveller Accommodation […]
read more →Pavee Point is collaborated with Culture Night Dublin and the Parish of the Travelling People to bring Traveller tinsmithing to the heart of Dublin City for #Culture Night. Tinsmiths James Collins and Tom McDonnell joined with our Traveller Primary Health Care workers to present tinsmithing and share stories about traditional Traveller life. Geraldine McDonnell of […]
read more →Traveller Mapping of Community Our cultural heritage project Pavee Roads Home is entering a new phase of development with Maynooth Geography and TravAct in Coolock. We are working together to document Travellers’ stories of belonging and unbelonging in North Dublin to promote an awareness and pride in Traveller identity and culture – and so promote Traveller […]
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Pavee Point welcomes the acknowledgement of the issues facing Travellers in the report by the ESRI and IHREC ‘Monitoring Adequate Housing in Ireland’. The report acknowledges the ‘significant disadvantage’ experienced by Travellers in accommodation including over-representation of Travellers among the homeless and overcrowding experienced by Irish Travellers. As the report states this disadvantage impacts on […]
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On Monday , 20 September, Traveller Pride Week officially launched by Minister Roderic O’Gorman, TD Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and there will be a panel discussion about the meaning of Traveller Pride Week. Traveller Pride Week 2021 runs from 20th September – 3rd October, a two week long celebration of Traveller […]
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On #WorldSuicidePreventionDay 2021 we are launching a comprehensive leaflet to help Travellers who may be worried about suicide and a loved one. “As Travellers we know that poor mental health and suicide is common in our community,” says Pavee Point Mental Health Worker Patrick Reilly. “Often people may not know what to do to help […]
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‘Gloke’, the poem, will be read by Martin Reilly of Pavee Point’s Men’s Health Team at this Poetry Ireland event on 10 September to celebrate Dublin 1’s vibrancy and diversity. ‘Gloke’ is the result of a process of creative collaboration with Spoken Word poet Geoff Finan and facilitated Traveller men in expressing elements of their […]
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Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre welcomes the publication of today’s Adult Literacy For Life Strategy and is happy to have taken part in the consultations on the Strategy. Improving adult literacy is important for Irish Travellers. According to the All Ireland Traveller Health Study (AITHS) Self-report of literacy varies markedly between the Traveller and general […]
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Pavee Point presented at the Irish Association of Social Workers’ (IASW) webinar Working with Traveller and Roma Families. This webinar is part of the IASW Anti-Racism Strategic Plan 2021-2023. The session, led by Tessa Collins from the Violence Against Women Programme and Gabi Muntean from the Roma Programme, aimed to: Increase awareness of anti-Traveller and Roma […]
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Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre welcomes the Government’s statement in ‘Housing For All’ that addressing Traveller accommodation needs is a priority. “We need urgent implementation of existing policy,” said Martin Collins, Co Director, Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre, “And this Government needs to show it has the political will to deliver. “Traveller accommodation […]
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A podcast is an internet radio show presented using an mp3 audio files that can be listened to online by streaming, or using an app on your phone, tablet or computer. You can listen to Travellers and Roma talking about life in Ireland today. At Pavee Point audio recordings are also an important tool in […]
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