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📢THREAD📢 1/In the hope of fighting all forms of #racism at a systemic level, Ireland is deliberating a National Action Plan Against Racism (NAPAR). But what is the #NAPAR? And what features should be incorporated to make the NAPAR comprehensive and effective in tackling racism?

At 2pm on Saturday 19th of June we will gather in Dublin Smithfield for a socially distant, masked rally. Join us & our affiliated organisations to celebrate diversity & take a stand against the toxic rhetoric of the far right! Sign up 👇 fb.me/e/2mXKjsxRi #LeChéileDND

"I'm happy it's diverse, we're all here for one reason and that's to do well for the Republic..." 🇮🇪 @EdozieOgbene praises the ever-growing diversity in the Irish squad after his first call-up 🙌 #COYBIG | #WeAreOne | #ANDIRL

To mark Africa Day 2021, members of The Building Blocks, a Youth organisation with children/youths of African descents, have produced this video to celebrate their heritage and as they continue to embrace their second culture”. buff.ly/34k1QDG #AfricaDay

Pls push this as much as possible we could do with the extra hot meals as we are feeding 500 + a week

.@ClaireByrneLive will be covering the topic of 'Racism' tonight. It begins at 22:35.

‘Racism is one of the worst things you can encounter’ - hurling star Zak echo.ie/news/article/r…

The situation in Palestine is devastating. We are fundraising for Palestine Emergency Appeal as a matter of urgency. Please donate generously and if you have an item to donate that can be auctioned for this cause, please get in touch with us privately. gofundme.com/f/xjfyz-palest…

Today ! iamirish.org/irishrootsfest…

With all your support and awesome donations, we dropped off over 300 toys for children in direct provision today. This will bring a smile on so many childrens’ faces on Eid. Thank you for making this toy drive a huge success! Go raibh mile maith agat.

One more day !

To say I am priveledged and extremely grateful to have the opportunity to write articles for @IrishTimes is an understatement. Today's issue describes some of the issues LGBT+ Travellers face and what we discussed on @TheHazbeanzshow @Oeiny @JamesLaawrence @hughie_maughan

‘I used to say it was discrimination, but now I realise it’s straightforward racism’ irishtimes.com/life-and-style… via @IrishTimes

Great 2 get this far ! Some ways 2 go yet with R Members & R partners in Coalition Against Hate Crime, to make sure the legislation gives best protections & wrap around institutional practices R there. @ICCLtweet @LGBTIreland2014 @TENI_Tweets @ILMIreland @BeLonG_To @PaveePoint

‘When you are a person of colour in Ireland people don’t see you as gay’ irishtimes.com/life-and-style…

irishexaminer.com/news/arid-4026… "I come from a community of people that are smart, hard-working and entrepreneurial, but rarely get a chance to prove their worth," Senator Flynn said.

A warm welcome to new Members who have just joined our #antiracism national network: 👍@brayforlove 👍@DSWTogether 👍@FingalTogether These 3 groups are among a record nr of 21 amazing organisations joining INAR since our last members meeting in Feb! bit.ly/31eXk8S

That our national newspapers regularly carry transphobic pieces says that Editors think trans rights should be still up for debate. It's on all of us to resist that nonsense. Trans people have rights to equal healthcare, safety, and full inclusion in our society.

The chocolate egg donations have started to come in slowly. We will be delivering these to direct provision centres on Monday. We have drop off points in Dundrum and D15 if you would like to donate. Thank you!