Cultúr Migrants Centre in Navan have launched a new FREE Employment Support Programme called Career KiskStart, aimed to support 60 migrants in the International Protection System. The project covers the following areas: Meath, Louth, Monaghan and Cavan. We are still enrolling! To register please contact [email protected] or [email protected], 0469093120.
This year’s celebrations will happen virtually due to the massive impact of COVID-19 in Ireland and the rest of the world under the theme: SilencingTheGuns: Creating Conducive Conditions for Africa’s Development and Intensifying the Fight against the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Cultur Migrants would like to Invite you to attend the Anti-Racism Day Event
Please register online by Thursday 18th March using the link below.
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUvcuihqDgrGt1fd1jVX0kk7sRUwFRFZIRX
https://www.changingireland.ie/people-new-to-ireland-to-learn-an-cupla-focal-this-month/
Cultúr Migrant Centre Navan Welcomes the Government White Paper: Next Task Monitoring the implementation of the Proposals.
Cultúr welcomes the proposals in the government’s White Paper on ending Direct Provision published today. This is a special moment for people who have long campaigned for the end of Direct Provision. Cultúr has called for the end of Direct Provision for over 17 years and has campaigned for a model that treats protection applicants with dignity and provides accommodation that is human rights compliant. We welcome the “multi-strand accommodation approach” that has been proposed which commits to building accommodation and using approved housing bodies, moving away from the for-profit accommodation model.
The plan includes mention of a budget to resource community groups to support the implementation and incorporates an independent oversight that includes participation of people with lived experience of Direct Provision and the experience of people in the protection process. The new social welfare payments proposed will also go a long way to address the poverty experienced by people in the protection process. The multi-agency approach proposed will ensure a coordinated effort to support integration is possible from the time of arrival.
Our concern is that the recommendation from the Catherine Day report to start the transition this year is not in the White Paper rather the work will begin in 2022. It is our opinion that in the interim the government should come up with a mechanism that will work on clearing the backlog and reduce the time in processing applications, the median processing time for international protection applications determined in 2020, by the International Protection Office (IPO)was 17.6 months and 12.7 months for prioritised applications.https://www.irishrefugeecouncil.ie/news/delays-continue-to-afflict-irish-protection-process. Without changes in processing of applications we foresee challenges in transitioning to the new model.
We welcome the report and look forward to working with the Department to ensure that people coming to seek international protection in Ireland will experience “integration from day one”. This a monumental day for people in the International Protection System, in particular for the people we work with and support in Mosney Direct Provision Centre and emergency accommodation centres in Co. Meath. The job is not over yet and we will continue to work for the full implementation of the White Paper.
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Join us on Tuesday the 16th of February to celebrate Chinese New Year. The Year of the Ox. The event will include guest speakers, prizes and information about Chinese culture and food. It will give the Chinese and wider Asian community a chance to celebrate virtually and link in together during the restrictions. You can register on eventbrite here:
Realing your goals and kickstart 2021 with Motivation. Join Cultur Migrants Centre at our free vertical goal setting workshop on Monday 8th Februalry.
Cultúr ran a four week Human Rights Day campaign in advance of our Human Rights Day event on the 10th of the December 2020. We posted every week on our social media channels highlighting a different aspect of human rights. Our theme was “From Crisis to Compassion: Recover Better”. COVID-19 has exposed many structural inequalities and human rights failures. Our campaign focused on four key rights; Children’s Rights, Migrant Rights & Direct Provision, Women’s Rights and Climate Change. We discussed different elements of these rights and how they’re been impacted by COVID-19. Our aim was to shed light on how we can “recover better” from the pandemic and ensure human rights are the focal point of our recovery efforts.
Cultúr Migrant Centre is hoping to learn more about how COVID-19 has impacted migrants, asylum seekers and refugees and what supports are needed. There are 38 short questions in relation to COVID-19, employment/ unemployment, education, mental health and housing. Please answer as many questions as possible and select all answers that apply to your situation. The responses to these questions are anonymous. The data obtained will contribute to Cultur’s work and may be used to inform a report on the impact of COVID-19 on Migrants. We would like to thank you for your participation.
Please use the attached link below.
