Cultúr facilitates a Migrants Forum for Co. Meath which could provide an opportunity for migrants to:
Receive and share information, form a collective analysis of their experiences and take action on issues affecting their day to day lives
The purpose of the Forum includes:
- Building solidarity and common ground among migrants of different nationalities on the issues affecting their lives
- Providing an information and discussion session on different topics which would be identified by migrants themselves
- Supporting the development of leadership skills among migrants who interested in voicing the issues that migrants experience
- Campaigning and publicising issues affecting migrants
- Development of the Forum is supported by a small working group who would organise events in between meetings
- An opportunity for migrants to meet and chat informally
Forum meetings tokes place monthly and have focused on the following themes:
- Issues affecting Migrants
- Unemployment and concerns about becoming unemployed
- Citizenship & the Zambrano case co-facilitated by the Migrants Rights Centre Ireland
- The Habitual Residence Condition co-facilitated by the Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC)
- Access to information about education and training opportunities co-facilitated by Meath VEC Guidance Service
- Information on Rights and Entitlements for Migrants
Please contact Reuben Hambakachere in our office by phone or on [email protected] for further information or if you are interested in getting involved in the Migrants Forum