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OVER 2,000 ATTEND CORK CITY'S FIRST DIVERSITY DAY EVENT
The event organised by the Cork City Integration Forum of which Cois Tine is a member took place in a city centre park on Saturday 28th of August.
During a speech to mark the occasion the Lord Mayor of Cork Cllr. Michael O’Connell said, “There are now people of more than sixty nationalities living in Cork who have become part of Cork. Today’s celebration is about saying that Cork is a diverse city and especially that this diversity makes it a better place. Today is not about welcome - it is about recognising that that people from many nations are an integral and valued part of our Community.”
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I'm usually the good guy . . . now I'm hiding out and putting friends at risk'
31st August 2010: Jamie Smyth writing in the Irish Times reports on the case of Bola Adeniran a 16-year-old student present in Ireland since 2005. He and his mother a now in hiding due to fears that a long standing deportation order against them will be enforced. Read More |
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WHAT DOES COIS TINE DO?
It provides a range of pastoral support services for Asylum Seekers and Refugees esepcially those of African origin. For convenience these services are classified under the headings of Social, Psychological and Spiritual.
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CAMPAIGN AGAINST HUNGER - you can help.
In an effort to highlight the issue of widespread hunger and to bring pressure to bear on governments the UN’s Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has organised a CAMPAGIN to highlight this urgent situation with the aim of getting the d eveloped world to do more. The Slogan for the campaign is 1,000,000,000 PEOPLE live in chronic hunger and I’m Mad as Hell indicating the need for a response, born of a righteous anger, to this unnecessary situation in a world where there is more than enough food.
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