Month: November 2021

Pavee Point’s Violence Against Women (VAW) Programme provides a Traveller and Roma analysis of gender-based violence (GBV).  We map out the specific issues and barriers that Traveller and Roma women face in relation to domestic and sexual violence and develop responses to violence against Traveller and Roma women. The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence […]

Our Mary Collins was delighted today to accept the Initiative of the Year at the Friends of Breastfeeding Awards 2021 today. Mary spoke of our hope that Pavee Mothers breastfeeding initiative which includes an information booklet and promotional work will encourage more Traveller mums to breastfeed and to know where to go for support. As […]

The Oireachtas Justice Committee has heard of the devastating impact of hate crime on affected communities Pavee Point and from other members of the Coalition Against Hate Crime Ireland. The Committee met as legislation to outlaw hate crime and review incitement to hatred provisions is being prepared.  Photo – Jenny Liston, Pavee Point speaking at Oireachtas […]

Traveller Collection website and book was launched this week and was a strong reminder of the need for Traveller culture and identity to become more visible in our institutions. The project Traveller Collection took place in 2018 and Pavee Point Co Director Martin Collins mentioned this week some positive developments that had taken place since […]

Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre is part of a network of 32 national community and voluntary organisations – The Community Platform – that launched ‘Principles for Delivering a Public Childcare Model’ this week and called for the delivery of a public childcare model in Ireland. The Six Principles for a Public Childcare Model are: […]

Pavee Point is encouraged  that over half of the UN Member States highlighted the importance of combatting racism at Ireland’s Universal Periodic Review yesterday. We are joined in this by the National Traveller Women’s Forum, Galway Traveller Movement, Donegal Traveller Project and Minceirs Whiden. Many of the103 countries specifically mentioned Traveller & Roma issues and […]

Well done to all the awardees at the Exchange House Traveller Education Awards. And particularly well done to our own Tracey Reilly who graduated with 1st Class Honours in her BA in Youth and Community Work at Maynooth University this year. Travellers in education have obstacles to overcome in order to succeed in the education […]