I would like to call to your attention to several events for prospective entrepreneurs that are coming up shortly in Dublin. These are all without charge to participants.
On Saturday 4th April 2009, the Trade and Investment Promotion Section of the Polish Embassy in partnership with Polski Express magazine will present “Your company in Ireland: Start up, finance and growing your business” 10.00 – 13.30 Grand Canal Hotel, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. Registration is required: http://us.mc314.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=promotion.dublin@trade.gov.pl. For additional information, contact: Polish Embassy, tel. 01 269 13 70; Polski Express, tel. 01 818 26 47.
Additionally, the Institute for Minority Entrepreneurship (IME) at the Dublin Institute of Technology, Aungier Street, Dublin 2 (Room 5-034, 5th Floor) will be hosting the following seminars:
Tuesday March 24th – Finance (6-7.30 pm)
Tuesday April 28th – Marketing (6-7.30 pm)
Tuesday May 26th – Internet (6-7.30 pm)
For additional information, contact: http://us.mc314.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=info@ime.ie, 01 402 7103. All of these seminars are without charge and open to all.
Finally, my online survey on attitudes and perceptions of immigrant entrepreneurs will be closing shortly. It is available at:
English version - http://mercutio.huizenga.nova.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/survey-intro.zgi?p=WEB228RDJB8KM3
Polish version - http://mercutio.huizenga.nova.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=U2BJ534P6MS8
I encourage you, if you have not already done so, to take the brief survey yourself and forward it to others that you know. It is important to get your experience so that my recommendations to Dublin City Council will be directly relevant and make it easier to start and grow businesses in Dublin in the future.
Best regards,
Jack
Jack Pinkowski, Ph.D.Fulbright Scholar in Residence (Until June 2009)Dublin City Council Economic Development UnitBlock 4, Floor 3Dublin 4IrelandT: 353 (1) 222 2857 ; M: 087 6622741
Monday, March 23, 2009
Equality & Rights Alliance
When you consider all of us who are young or old,
Irish or foreign, married, single,
widowed or divorced, parent or carer, Catholic,
Protestant, Muslim, Hindu, or Jewish, male or female,
it seems that very few people are left in Ireland
who might not need the help of either The Equality
Authority or the Irish Human Rights Commission at
some point in our lives.
But, try not to be
discriminated against
any time soon.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Interactive seminars in Global Issues (Dublin)
Suas is running a series of interactive seminars in Global Issues. Held in the Irish Aid Volunteering Centre, the seminars will run every Monday from 6.00-8.00 in the Awareness Room until the 30th of March.Our next session is on the 23rd of March on Aids/HIV.This will be facilitated by Dr. David Weakliam, currently a Public Health consultant with the HSE. Dr. Weakliam has extensive work experience in international health in areas of conflict such as Liberia, Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo and Nepal. This session will investigate the reality of the spread of HIV/Aids; examining the socio-cultural factors involved. Attendance is free and the seminar will be followed by a wine reception.To sign up go to www.suas.ie/sign-up-global-issues.htmlemail ciara@suas.ie / text 087 9772807.
Africa Centre Anti Racism Meeting (March 24, Dublin)
Africa Centre Anti Racism Meeting (March 24, Dublin)
The Africa Centre is looking at setting up an anti racism walk in desk at its offices on 9c Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 1.This is in view of the rise in racist incidents lately.A meeting has been proposed for all interested parties to get involved in this initiative, which is open to all immigrants.The meeting will be held on Tuesday 24th March at 10:30amat the Africa Centre offices Kindly let us know if you can attend by emailing rebecca@africacentre.ie or eric@africacentre.ie- page published 16 March 2009
The Africa Centre is looking at setting up an anti racism walk in desk at its offices on 9c Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 1.This is in view of the rise in racist incidents lately.A meeting has been proposed for all interested parties to get involved in this initiative, which is open to all immigrants.The meeting will be held on Tuesday 24th March at 10:30amat the Africa Centre offices Kindly let us know if you can attend by emailing rebecca@africacentre.ie or eric@africacentre.ie- page published 16 March 2009
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Thursday, March 12, 2009
The integration unit in Dublin City Council answers questions put forward by ethnic minorities
The incident happened in the Chester Beatty Library 12th March 2009.
There were a morning and an afternoon sessions.
Few ethnic minority representative turned up fo the meetings.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Intercultural Drama Workshop
Intercultural Drama Workshop
@ The Lantern Centre
Calling Actors and Non-actors from all Over the Globe!
Stimulate Your Creativity, Make your Body More Expressive, Re-awaken Your Senses, Interact With People from Different Countries and Cultures. Whether Beginner or Professional The Intercultural Actors Workshop is offering you the opportunity to cultivate your creativity in a fun atmosphere every Saturday afternoon @ The Lantern Intercultural Centre, Synge Street (Off Harrington St.)
SCR, Dublin 8. Workshops are facilitated by director Aoibhinn Marie Gilroy, HDip, M.A. & actor Oscar Hernandez Rodriguez.
Next Course Starts March 28th. Course costs €60 for 6 weeks. For more info contact Aoibhinn on 086 8937138 or email aoibhinng@hotmail.com
@ The Lantern Centre
Calling Actors and Non-actors from all Over the Globe!
Stimulate Your Creativity, Make your Body More Expressive, Re-awaken Your Senses, Interact With People from Different Countries and Cultures. Whether Beginner or Professional The Intercultural Actors Workshop is offering you the opportunity to cultivate your creativity in a fun atmosphere every Saturday afternoon @ The Lantern Intercultural Centre, Synge Street (Off Harrington St.)
SCR, Dublin 8. Workshops are facilitated by director Aoibhinn Marie Gilroy, HDip, M.A. & actor Oscar Hernandez Rodriguez.
Next Course Starts March 28th. Course costs €60 for 6 weeks. For more info contact Aoibhinn on 086 8937138 or email aoibhinng@hotmail.com
March agaist deportation decision Thursday 12 March Cancelled 2009 مظاهرة ضد ترحيل احد الكنغوليين في يوم الخميس الغيت
To all our friends and supporters,Following the talks engaged with the authorities, the walk of March 12, 2009 is deferred to a latter date. We are sorry of this decision independent of our will. Our objective is to give more chance to the file of Mrs Tambidila Nhono and her children to succeed. So no more march this thursday. We remain in contact and will inform you of the development of the situation.
Please spread on this message.
On behalf of the Executive comitee of the congolese Community of Ireland,
Justin Pambi President 0868637991
The Irish Congolese community is launching a call to all persons of good will and who recognise the tragedy of the RDC and the congolese to join them in a march they are organising Thursday 12 March 2009 to protest against the deportation of Congolese asylum seekers to the Congo. The Minister of Justice has notified Madame Nhono Ntabidila and her two children, Yantha Mienvu Tambidila and Aristote Bolekanza Tambidila, his refusal to grant them a residence permit and the protection of the Irish state. This woman and her children are to be deported to the RDC, from which they feld seeking refuge in Ireland. The two children are in education and one is to sit his / her ? Leaving Certificate this summer.
The RDC is a country at war. « The cruelty and violence to be observed has no equal in the modern world, apart from the horrors of the Holocaust » commented an Irish TD at a protest against the war in the RDC organised by the Congolese Community in Ireland on the 15 November 2008 at the parliament in Dublin. The world media are witness to the atrocities, the violations of human rights, the terror and the crimes to which the congolese people have been subjected. International organisations of the United Nations such as the High Commissioner for Refugees and the Red Cross have testified to the instability and daily risks suffered by citizens of the Congo. Human Rights Watch in its 2008 annual report exposed the dramatic picture of terrorism, torture and disappearances experienced in the RDC. The Irish media have also highlighted the unstable political situation of the RDC despite the term “Democratic” being attributed to the Kinshasa regime. For example on the 5 February 2009 Metro Eireann stated:
"IMMIGRANTS from conflict-ridden DR Congo are among those being refused permission to stay in Ireland under a last-gasp immigration measure. » et le journal de poursuivre :
"Subsidiary protection, a watered-down version of refugee status, is granted to people who face 'a real risk of suffering serious harm' if returned to their native country. Ireland introduced the measure in October 2006 in accordance with EU regulations, but has so far granted just nine of 3,000 applicants with the status. Moreover, only 600 of the total 3,000 applications have been decided upon, said a department spokesperson, who added that applicants would already have had asylum applications refused by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner, the Refugee Appeals Tribunal or both.”
People are treated badly not only because of war but because of the style of the regime. People may think there is democracy going on but there are underground forces and people are killing all the time. People don’t have freedom of speech, freedom to do business; things haven’t changed since Mobutu up till now, and things are very, very worsened.
In December, the High Court ruled as unsafe a decision by the RAT in rejecting an application from a Congolese man who claimed he faced political persecution back home.The teacher, who was active in a school strike in early 2005, succeeded in judicial review proceedings challenging a RAT decision rejecting as implausible his claims that he faced persecution due to his activism against the government of DR Congo.
SOME 98 per cent of failed asylum seekers from DR Congo had their appeals rejected by the controversial Refugee Appeals Tribunal (RAT) during 2008.The much-criticised tribunal, which assesses claimants rejected by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner (which itself has a high refusal rate), increased its percentage of refusals of DR Congo applicants by approximately 12 per cent on 2007.
Despite being well informed about this situation, the Irish government, through its Minister for Justice, has authorised the deportation to the Congo of a woman and two children to a country where their lives, without any doubt, will be in danger.
We call on the Irish Government to reconsider its decision to deport madame Ntabidila and her children to the Congo and to spare the lives of congolese asylum seekers by not sending them back to the Congo.
Come and march with us to demonstrate your support. We will be going from Parnell Square at 11 am Thursday 12 March to the Dáil where we will have a sit-in protest for two hours.
Thank you for your assistance and support.
Comité Directeur de la Communauté Congolaise d’Irlande
Contacts : mob. 0868637991 email : justinya_pety@hotmail.com
Please spread on this message.
On behalf of the Executive comitee of the congolese Community of Ireland,
Justin Pambi President 0868637991
The Irish Congolese community is launching a call to all persons of good will and who recognise the tragedy of the RDC and the congolese to join them in a march they are organising Thursday 12 March 2009 to protest against the deportation of Congolese asylum seekers to the Congo. The Minister of Justice has notified Madame Nhono Ntabidila and her two children, Yantha Mienvu Tambidila and Aristote Bolekanza Tambidila, his refusal to grant them a residence permit and the protection of the Irish state. This woman and her children are to be deported to the RDC, from which they feld seeking refuge in Ireland. The two children are in education and one is to sit his / her ? Leaving Certificate this summer.
The RDC is a country at war. « The cruelty and violence to be observed has no equal in the modern world, apart from the horrors of the Holocaust » commented an Irish TD at a protest against the war in the RDC organised by the Congolese Community in Ireland on the 15 November 2008 at the parliament in Dublin. The world media are witness to the atrocities, the violations of human rights, the terror and the crimes to which the congolese people have been subjected. International organisations of the United Nations such as the High Commissioner for Refugees and the Red Cross have testified to the instability and daily risks suffered by citizens of the Congo. Human Rights Watch in its 2008 annual report exposed the dramatic picture of terrorism, torture and disappearances experienced in the RDC. The Irish media have also highlighted the unstable political situation of the RDC despite the term “Democratic” being attributed to the Kinshasa regime. For example on the 5 February 2009 Metro Eireann stated:
"IMMIGRANTS from conflict-ridden DR Congo are among those being refused permission to stay in Ireland under a last-gasp immigration measure. » et le journal de poursuivre :
"Subsidiary protection, a watered-down version of refugee status, is granted to people who face 'a real risk of suffering serious harm' if returned to their native country. Ireland introduced the measure in October 2006 in accordance with EU regulations, but has so far granted just nine of 3,000 applicants with the status. Moreover, only 600 of the total 3,000 applications have been decided upon, said a department spokesperson, who added that applicants would already have had asylum applications refused by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner, the Refugee Appeals Tribunal or both.”
People are treated badly not only because of war but because of the style of the regime. People may think there is democracy going on but there are underground forces and people are killing all the time. People don’t have freedom of speech, freedom to do business; things haven’t changed since Mobutu up till now, and things are very, very worsened.
In December, the High Court ruled as unsafe a decision by the RAT in rejecting an application from a Congolese man who claimed he faced political persecution back home.The teacher, who was active in a school strike in early 2005, succeeded in judicial review proceedings challenging a RAT decision rejecting as implausible his claims that he faced persecution due to his activism against the government of DR Congo.
SOME 98 per cent of failed asylum seekers from DR Congo had their appeals rejected by the controversial Refugee Appeals Tribunal (RAT) during 2008.The much-criticised tribunal, which assesses claimants rejected by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner (which itself has a high refusal rate), increased its percentage of refusals of DR Congo applicants by approximately 12 per cent on 2007.
Despite being well informed about this situation, the Irish government, through its Minister for Justice, has authorised the deportation to the Congo of a woman and two children to a country where their lives, without any doubt, will be in danger.
We call on the Irish Government to reconsider its decision to deport madame Ntabidila and her children to the Congo and to spare the lives of congolese asylum seekers by not sending them back to the Congo.
Come and march with us to demonstrate your support. We will be going from Parnell Square at 11 am Thursday 12 March to the Dáil where we will have a sit-in protest for two hours.
Thank you for your assistance and support.
Comité Directeur de la Communauté Congolaise d’Irlande
Contacts : mob. 0868637991 email : justinya_pety@hotmail.com
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Minister of integration supports the ethnic minority cadidates
Minister of Integration Conor Lenehan speaks for the new Ethnic minority candidates and wish them every success.
John Hannon Local councillor for Tallaght Firhouse
He is re- electing again
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