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November News

1.Schools of Sanctuary We are delighted to tell you that, following the outstanding success of Schools of Sanctuary in Belfast, this important initiative has now taken off right across Ireland, with Schools of Sanctuary signing up in Galway, Dublin, Monaghan, Wexford, Waterford and Cork. Have a look at the impressive new Schools of Sanctuary Ireland website, where […]

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WEXFORD SANCTUARY AMBASSADORS MAKE HISTORY

Wexford Sanctuary Ambassadors was formed last November, and began a training programme in public speaking, working with the media, and understanding the workings of Irish politics.  This is a group of around 30 asylum seekers and refugees determined to be part of the solution to the endemic problems around Direct Provision and the asylum system,

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Portlaoise Celebrates Ireland’s First Library of Sanctuary

Librarians Bernie Foran and Suzanne Carroll wanted their services to be easily available for everyone in their bustling, multi-cultural midlands town, Portlaoise. So, working with communities from the local Direct Provision Centre, the resettled Syrian community. The growing Lithuanian and Polish communities and many others, they went out of their way to create a space where

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Loreto School

Loreto School in Gorey Co. Wexford held a ‘We Belong’ day

Loreto School in Gorey Co. Wexford held a ‘We Belong’ day on Wednesday 12th of February to celebrate all the cultures represented in the school. Each country was represented by a beautiful stand, to display their customs, culture, food and a selection of interesting facts. Stands were manned by students from those countries,often wearing traditional dress.

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An important workshop on Migration and International Protection in Ireland organized at Mount Sion C.B.S Secondary School in Waterford City.

Great achievement at Mount Sion C.B.S Secondary School in Waterford City:  An important participatory workshop has taken place on 29th of January 2020 at the Mount Sion C.B.S Secondary School in Waterford City. The purpose of the workshop was to increase awareness of students and their teachers around Migration and  International Protection with focus on

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New Sanctuary in Politics course over June weekends in Galway

[embeddoc url=”https://cdn-e2wra3va3xhgzx.cityofsanctuary.org/uploads/sites/89/2019/05/Sanctuary-In-Politics-Provisional-Schedule-Galway.pdf” download=”all”]   You can also find out more about how to run a Sanctuary in Politics Course with our handbook. This is only a guideline, local groups should design their own courses bases on local needs and resources.  

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