Teresa Buczkowska 🅾️+
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Migrant | #ObamaScholar | Editor #MigrantVote | Fellow @SCI_Belfast | Board @artscouncil_ie | @immigrationIRL | Blood donor | Future beekeeper | Views my own
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Local Councillors of a migrant background are not the antidote to the rise of far-right politics.
A new
#MigranbtVote
post post is out showing a migrant perspective on the results of local elections in Ireland
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Last night took a taxi at the Dublin Airport. Told the driver Dave my
#home
address in my Eastern European
#accent
. He said 'welcome home'. Thank you Dave for not assuming my
#belonging
on my accent. You're the 1st person to say that to me in 17y that
#Ireland
have been home.
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19 years in Ireland
I only came here for 3 months....
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Ethnicity, religion, class of perpetrators of male violence against women *never* plays a role. Journalists decided to include this info. The man was cleared from suspicions but the damage to the
#Romanian
community has been done, they are under attack now
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Meantime in Poland. Apperantly women eating bananas are deemed indecent and banned from the
@Muzeum_Narodowe
Ladies let's join this
#BananaGate
and let's eat some bananas in public
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To my fellow migrants, stand tall, walk with your head high, be proud of where you come from
& where you're going. Claim your right to your space. Don't explain or apologise for who you are nor ask a permission to be who you want to be. Happy
#MigrantsDay
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I felt so guilty thinking this today at the vigil. I don't want to take away from what happened but it's hard not to feel sadness that migrant women don't get public vigils & no one says our names.
#RIPAshling
#RIPUrantsetseg
Can't stop thinking of Urantsetseg Tserendorj and the lack of public grief over her murder.
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Dear
@hazechu
I know you may feel sad as we all do too. Please know that you're such a role model & inspiration for so many & we thank you for your bravery & hard work to pave the way & break glass ceilings for women & minority communities. Sending you a lots of 💚💚💚
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It seems there will be around 20 local councillors of a migrant background elected in 2024.
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After 15y in Ireland I'm not that new anymore and Ireland is *home* even though my accent still makes me a bit of a stranger.
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I moved into a tiny village & today our post lady Esther
@Postvox
saw me by the gate so she stopped to introduce herself & asked for my name. This is the Irish kindness & welcoming I love. Ireland has more love than hate 💚
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In personal news I just moved to New York, I can't yet say what's the opportunity that brought me here (those who know please do not share it here yet) but one thing I can say is that you should write down your dreams, it may help making them reality 🙂💚
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@killerguerilla
@REMARKSIST
Eastrem European here. Communism as a principle & a set of values? Big fan. Soviet version of communism? It's complicated.
There's a difference in learning history from books & learning history from intergenerational memory of lived experiences.
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#Ballymun
become my
#home
nearly 6y ago. The Ballymun I know is welcoming & kind. There's more love in Ireland than those shouting hate. I love Ballymun & I know Ballymun is better than this
#RefugeesWelcome
Ballymun right now. This needs intervention
Chanting “get them out” & “send them home” as young families look out frightened (a woman with 2 young kids sent us this).
This is utterly sickening.
The centre is a small number of mothers and kids.
Ireland is better than this 😢
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Poland is celebrating our day of independence with national manifestation of toxic masculinity, white nationalism and glorification of violence, all sanctioned by the state and endorsed by the church. 2020 in the heart of Europe, this is scary
#MarszNiepodeg
łości 💔
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Hi there, just a reminder that if you are inviting
#migrants
to speak at an event don't limit our input to migrant rights & intrest only. We are part of this society & we can discuss issues that are relevant to all. Thank you
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Those who focus on the nationality of the
#tullamore
attacker are not only excusing violence against women but use racism to do it. Those people are your neighbours, friends, family members. Are you going to say something to them, or you'll ignore it? If so you're the problem too
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Always wanted to be a writer never thought people like me could be writers. This month I submitted a creative nonfiction piece that's going to be published in a book. After a whole day of deliberation I gathered the courage to include 'writer' in my bio. Feels surreal.
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Great to see such crowd supporting the
#accountability
for
#Travellers
mental health camping. If you can't he here please contact your TDs to ask them to support better
#mentalhealth
services for Travellers We belong to the same place & space and we need to support each other.
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Never said it in public but a well connected & respected 'comrade' sexualy harassed me & blamed my outfit for his behaviour. I rejected him so he bad mouthed my work & trolled me on social media, his comments got many 👍 The loyalty for the 'good lads' is what keeps women silent
I have not talked about this in 20 years but folx make it necessary. I was assaulted and raped by a leftie icon back then. The ever charming savior, the oh so well educated proletariat fighter. And guess what I never reported it. Because of what I see here 1/2
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Claire Daly & Mick Wallace's lost EU seats welcomed by most Eastern European migrants in Ireland. People who grew up with intergenerational trauma caused by living next door to Russia have simply a different perspective than politicians from an island far away.
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The
#MigrantLeadership
Academy crew are standing in
#solidarity
with our fellow refugees of all creeds & ethnicities. Ireland is a land of Cead Mile Failte & this is our message to David Quinn &
@SunTimesIreland
Yuliia, Abdulai, Rejoice & Celesta are refugees & found safety here
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There's a lot of hate out there but I've received so much 💚 & care since the announcement as well as in the 17y of my life in Ireland & that's more important. Ireland is a land of ceud mìle fàilte & being Irish means to know what finding welcoming home in a foreign land is about
Manager at Immigrant Council of Ireland selected as Obama scholar
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Delighted and honoured to be appointed to the Board of the
@artscouncil_ie
I'm looking forward to work on supporting diversity and inclusion in Irish arts.
Minister
@josephamadigan
has announced the appointment to the Arts Council of Ms. Teresa Buczkowska for a 5 year term.
Ms Buczkowska has wide experience in relation to equality, diversity & inclusion.
Read more:
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We're running a Polish speaking campaign to encourage Polish migrants to vote on Irish election candidates in the upcoming
#EUelections2024
@Foru
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If you are invited to speak on a panel it is *your* job to ask who's else going to speak. It is *your* job to keep the organisers to standards of diversity & inclusion. It is *your* job to stand by your values & live by them not only speak about them
#StandUpForDiversity
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This is what
#antiracism
is all about, recognising our own role in perpetuating this system of injustice and oppression before calling out others. I worked with
@joefingalgreen
for 4y and he did great work but I never was more impressed by him than today.
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Do Irish people know/celebrate Name Day? Anyway, today is my name day. It's an old fashioned tradition but I kinda miss the fuss it would be made for me if I were in Poland. I'm really in a need of a cake 😁
#MigrantLife
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After being struck in her head & being surrounded by an angry mob she got back to her feet she stood for around five minutes "to exercise my right to stand in the street". This is a definition of bravery
@IzzyKamikaze
so glad justice has been done today
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The spirit of hope was great but Travellers deserve better allyship, lets do better next time
#TravellersMentalHealth
#HumanRights
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We're delighted to announce Dublin Lord Mayor
@hazechu
will be the keynote speaker at the
#DemocracySummit2020
for
#migrant
and
#refugee
leaders. Soooo looking forward!
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On this day in 2005 I landed at the Bus Éireann after 48h bus travel from Poland planning to stay only for holidays, 15y later I am still here! It was a one bumpy ride. Here are some of my highlights from my migration story⬇️
#15yearsHere
#IrelandIsHome
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I'm in Poland on a facts finding trip to asses the situation with
#refugees
from the
#Ukraine
to inform our responses in Ireland. I'll try to keep you updated on a daily basis.
#IStandWithUkraine
#RefugeesWelcome
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My Twitter feed is full of images of David Quinn & his racist statement. Don't reinforce hare, share this video of resistance & hope. Let's share the image of Ireland we want.
#HopeNotHate
The
#MigrantLeadership
Academy crew are standing in
#solidarity
with our fellow refugees of all creeds & ethnicities. Ireland is a land of Cead Mile Failte & this is our message to David Quinn &
@SunTimesIreland
Yuliia, Abdulai, Rejoice & Celesta are refugees & found safety here
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Thinking about those who lost their life crossing the sea or forest in an attempt to reach safety & better life. The lottery of birth means I was lucky to be born in a country that eventually was included in Europe so I was spared the danger when I decided to seek a better future
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I’m thrilled to announce that I’m joining the 2022-23 class of
#ObamaScholars
at
@Columbia
. Follow
@ObamaFoundation
to learn more about the program and the incredible classmates who will be joining me for the next year.
📣 Announcing our newest
#ObamaScholars
from
@UChicago
and
@Columbia
!
These 30 rising leaders will work throughout the academic year to create sustainable solutions for their communities' most pressing issues.
Get to know how they're already making a difference:
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Just got my results and it's good news! I added to my qualifications Professional Diploma in Human Rights and Equality. Thank you
@_IHREC
for the opportunity. Looking forwards to post graduation drinks with the class 2020 🎓🎉🍻
I just finished sitting a 6h exam so I deserve it! Studying was a challenge as the pandemic situation is taking a lot of head space so getting to the finish line is a double achievement. Hope the rest of the class did well too!
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Let's talk patronising compliments & migrants. Yesterday I told off 3 well meant women from a civil society sector for commenting on English skills of a fellow migrant. They thought it was a compliments. It wasn't. Why?
🧵 1/6
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Had a lovely graduation ceremony.... at the Finglas Post Office and this is my graduation photo 😁 🎓
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So another cycle of 72h of hate & harassment ended. It happens each time I say that migrants & refugees are people & we have rights. Ah, how weak their sense of self must be to feel threatened by someone's confidence to exist true to themselves.
To my fellow migrants, stand tall, walk with your head high, be proud of where you come from
& where you're going. Claim your right to your space. Don't explain or apologise for who you are nor ask a permission to be who you want to be. Happy
#MigrantsDay
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I don't know who needs to hear this but
#Migrants
👏do 👏not 👏hord 👏empty 👏houses
So stop blaming migration for housing crisis & homelessness
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@AlanORiain
@RianOCeallaigh
I never can understand this kind of aproach, how boycotting a vote on such an important issue makes any sense?
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Behind the word migrant are stories of hard decisions & hopes & there are people with courage & determination. Behind the word migrant are cultures, languages & traditions. Be proud of the word migrant. Happy
#MigrantsDay2021
Carry your head high, my fellow migrants 💚
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I can't describe what it feels like to be recognised for my work as 1 of the
#ObamaScholars
but I didn't get here on my own. So many people I'm grateful for their mentoring & support especially
@immigrationIRL
@SCI_Belfast
@tmddgd
thank you for making me the activists I'm today🙏
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Congratulations to all who were recognised for their exceptional achievements at the
@irishtatler
Women of the Year awards
#WOTYA21
Shout out to equally exceptional women of
#migrant
background who do an amazing service to our communities but are rarely recognised. My list ⬇️
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Being a migrant is one of the most formative experiences in my life. It forms my thinking about concepts like citizenship, identity, women's rights, arts, language, democracy, leadership, belonging etc. Wishing all my fellow migrants a Happy
#MigrantsDay
may our journeys be safe!
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My Polish home town ended it's shameful 'LGBT free zone' status & made a new resolution to tackle discrimination! This sudden U-turn was caused by change of hearts...& withdrawal of the Nordic Funds.
Hate doesn't pay love always win I'm not ashamed anymore. Rest of Poland next🤞
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I know a Pancake Tuesday is great but have you heard about a
#FatThursday
??? 🤩
It is every Polish person's moral obligation & a duty to our cultural identity to eat as many doughnut as possible todsy. Here's my home made, strawberry jam filled doughnuts 🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩
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Please stop saying how 'exposure' to Travellers, Black people & ethnic minorities helped you stop being racist. People aren't scientific artefacts to be used for education. It's no ones duty to prove their humanity, it's our duty to challenge our inner biases from within.
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A big shout out to
@hazechu
for paving the way for
#equality
& representation for
#migrants
& ethnic
#minorities
. Breaking glass ceilings must be really hard having to both fight off trolls & convince others that
#RepresentationMatters
You are totally rocking 💪💚
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Did you know that 1 in 5 of Irish population believe that your 'race' and ethnicity dictates your level of IQ? That is 1.2million of people living in Ireland. We need a national Action Plan Against Racism NOW!
#EndRacism
#NAPAR
#1in5
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A woman in Poland died after she was refused a life saving
#abortion
Similar case helped winning a campaign for reproductive rights in Ireland. Why is it the road to women's liberation is always through the abuse & death of our bodies?
#NotOneMore
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Migrant & ethnic minority women are left behind not because we are not invited to speak at events. We are left to fight for our rights alone, rights that white, Irish settled women have for generations, like right to work or clean running water 👇
#NoWomanLeftBehind
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Make sure you are registered as a voter in Ireland, the deadline is 25th of November. Everyone living in Ireland regardless of the passport they hold can
#vote
in local elections. I'm calling on
#migrants
living in Ireland to register to vote
#CheckTheRegister
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This isn't about miscommunication it's about lack of good will to recognise a humanity of a person and denial of and exclusion from any social ties they've created. Asylum seekers are isolated from communities even after their death.
#endDP
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@RianOCeallaigh
@MargaretEWard
Withdrawal of funding will work best as it's the case with Poland. My hometown was one of those shameful 'LGBT free zone' but when they lost funding they revoked that. This has been brewing for years in both countries, pity the EU acts sooooo slow
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Declaring a BLM solidarity but still spreading anti-Travellers hate or voting against search and rescue in the Med
What are the terms you find confusing when you hear about or want to talk about racism?
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The
@rtenews
of the day is that politics of inclusion, respect & hope are stronger in Ireland than politics of divisions. Way more migrant candidates elected than those who wanted to bring violence & hate into our councils chambers. There's more love in Ireland than hate.
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I'm so happy to finally announce the launch of the Library of Migrant Women on Sept the 14th
@IrishWritersCtr
It's a participatory
#arts
project created by
#migrant
women to tell stories of their
#activism
in Ireland. So proud of the writers💚
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1st week of classes done. I'm taking 'NGOs & the Human Rights Movement' and 'Political Participation, Mobilisation & Socialisation' My thinking has been already changed by the class readings & I'm so looking forward to the rest if the semester
#ObamaScholars
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My debs dress is so old that it's vintage. The dress was waiting 21y in my wardrobe for a revival and the
@AkiDwA
anniversary event is the perfect occasion
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#Migrant
& ethnic minority women are organising to attend the
@NWCI
Women's Rally this Saturday the 5th. Join us to say clear & loud that
#WeAreHereToo
& this is our rally too. Meet us at the main TCD gate on Dame St @ 11.30am
#NoWomanLeftBehind
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What did you do over the weekend? I registered 200 people to vote.
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If you want to support
#humanitarian
aid to
#Ukraine
consider donating to the Polish Humanitarian Action
@PAH_org
I've been donating to them for years, they're sound. They do humanitarian aid to 🇺🇦 since 2014 & they work with Ukrainian refugees in Poland.
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I have been reading the diverse perspectives on identity & Irishness. The common thread is that being Irish is more about a state of mind & conscious self awearnes than genetics or geography. I'm honoured to be a part of this publication.
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Migrant women let's make some noise to support fellow
#migrantwomen
experiencing
#DomesticViolence
#WeAreHereToo
@EbunJoseph1
@KeitashaLinda
@bmariaam
@rivasmj
@RazanIbra_
@DilW
@furkankarayel
@JoyTendai
@Diane_Ihirwe
@Raemmu
@ddiezworld
@donnahsvuma
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Here's the rule of thumb of diversity awareness, if you wouldn't say it to a native English speaking, white, Irish, straight, Christian, full able-bodied person then don't say it to a person that has other background 6/6
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1 week in
#NYC
& 1 week of introducing myself few times a day & it's an absolute joy & privilege to say 'I'm Polish-Irish' 💚🇵🇱🇮🇪
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Looking in horror at what's happening in
#Afghanistan
I've been even more thinking about the lottery of birth. The only difference between people who can reach safety & live their lives to the full of their potential is the randomness of their birthplace. I feel lucky & ashamed
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My 1st op-ed in a national newspaper & it's on the Dublin riots....
Racism & anti-migrant hate is not incudental issue happening somewhere on the margin of the society. It happens everywhere & it's systemic.
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On this day 2y ago 53 candidates of a
#migrant
background run in local
#election
9 were elected & a further 2 were co-opted later. Here are the faces of diversity in
#Irish
local politics. Still work to do to go from a 1% to a full representation of 12%
#DiversityInLeadership
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When we are accused of wrongdoing the focus is on our nationality & ethnicity, making the crime secondary. When we are victims our nationality & ethnicity makes us invisible & the crime too. People are more interested in hate & exclusions that tackling crime.
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Here is some account what it feels like to be a blood donor. Ireland is my home, this is my community, giving back to our community is what
#BloodyForeigners
do.
'When I got the text about where my blood was used, I actually started crying' - with
@Giveblood_ie
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An all ethnic minority female panel discussing politics & social justice and how to build coalitions for equality. This is going to be a great great discussion
#MigrantIntegrationConference
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There must be something in the water, or the air or in morning mist over Irish green fields that makes Irish singers so exceptional. Singers and writers is what Ireland does best.
Tolü Makay - Don't Let Go 🎼
Beidh
@ToluMakay
mar chuid den cheiliúradh ar Ómós - Michael D @ 80, Dé Domhnaigh 21:30 ar TG4 🎂
Don't miss Ómós - Michael D @ 80 , Sunday 21:30 on TG4.
@PresidentIRL
@AniarTV
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Repeat after me : alcohol consumption is neither an excuse nor a mitigating factor for racist behaviour.
#EndRacism
Fair play to the judge who took the matter seriously 👍
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I just finished sitting a 6h exam so I deserve it! Studying was a challenge as the pandemic situation is taking a lot of head space so getting to the finish line is a double achievement. Hope the rest of the class did well too!
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Greens at the top, no fascist elected and the Exit Poll shows that 7 of 10 yesterday voters agree that on the whole immigration has benefited Irish society. Irish voters made it clear politics of hate have no footing in Ireland. ❤️
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Guess who arrived at a recording studio thinking it is going to be a radio interview only to discover it will he a live TV 🤭 trying to keep my nerves at bay 😬
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Ireland, I'm back! After 13 months it's a very happy welcome home for me 🥳😄
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Migrant
#Leadership
Academy graduation, an Irish man shouted at us 'There's no 1 leader between yis'
Sir, this group of inspiring, hard working & foward looking
#migrant
women leaders already are transforming Irish society to be a better place for us all. You just seat & watch us
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Eastern European
#migrants
are the largest minority in Ireland but our issues are missing form the debate on
#diversity
&
#inclusion
The only time I was asked to talk about my own ethnic group was about low vaccination rates. Let's take a more diverse outlook on diversity
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Have you ever seen more power than this?
Another iconic image of a woman leading a protest in Africa. This one from Nigeria ✊🏾 images are powerful and we are
#BlackGirlMagic
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“Voting gives a person a sense of belonging” yet the high costs of citizenship (4th highest in the EU) is a real barrier for most of
#migrants
living, working and paying taxes in Ireland. We need a revision of
#VotingRights
and
#Citizensip
costs.
#GE2020
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Senator
@Love1solidarity
speaking with passion & power uniting the crowd to demand
#accountability
of the Irish State for addressing
#mentalhealth
crisis amongst
#Travellers
. Standing in
#solidarity
✊
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May I just say that
@ShamimMalekmian
is doing exceptional work reporting on immigration issues, the range of topics & her writing gives justice to the lives of
#migrants
She is a real asset to the public discussion on this topic. Always a pleasure reading your work Shamim 👏
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For every time Ireland breaks my heart the healing comes with much stronger force. There's more love in Ireland than hate 💚💚💚
Nearly three-quarters of people surveyed agree that Ireland benefits from being a more inclusive and diverse society
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Even though Ireland lifed visas for
#Refugees
from
#Ukraine
the travel cost is a significant barrier due to a low currency exchange rate. I'm learning a lot on my 2nd day in Poland, more updates to come.
@immigrationIRL
#IStandWithUkraine
#RefugeesWelcome
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12 weeks of training and the day is finally here, I'm a bit nervous so wish me luck, I'll tell you how it went in about 2.5h.
#dublinmarathon
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My grandma did only 4y of school. She only had 1 pair of shoes she shared with her sister, so each went to school only every other day. She taught me how to read & each nigh she told me her own bed time stories. She could've been a writer if she had a chance to stay at school.
Please tell me one fascinating thing about one of your grandparents.
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'Let’s end laws that make it easier for domestic violence to happen' my letter to the Irish Times on connection between immigration laws &
#DomesticViolence
#MigrantWomen
deserve better protection, let's start from ending
#Stamp3
#WeAreHereToo
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Guess who's been up since 4.30am (damn time zones) to deliver a diversity & inclusion workshop? All because I love you Ireland 💚
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Cllr
@Raemmu
is campaigning for
@fiannafailparty
nomination for the
#Senead
by-election. She could become the 1st black
#migrant
woman Senator. Here's my piece about the importance of positive action for minority politicians
#DiversityInLeadership
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How about migrant, ethnic minority & other marginalized women not represented in this lineup gather together at the rally with placards
#WeAreHerToo
or
#WomenLeftBehind
📢SPEAKERS ANNOUNCEMENT📢
Women's Rally, March 5th
Join us at 12pm outside Leinster House and ensure
#NoWomanIsLeftBehind
@MaryLouMcDonald
@ivanabacik
@RoisinShortall
@bridsmithTD
@ailbhes
@Womens_Aid
@All4Choice
@RosaWomen
@DublinRCC
@genderchores
@ChoirContinuum
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If you can read one thing today read Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's latest blog. It is a burning, punching & unapologetically straight talking account of today's social media activism. Read it and make an opinion for yourself, but I 💚 this brave woman brain and heart.
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A big shout out to
@FingalTogether
for doing an amazing job on demystifying
#diversity
, opposing racist rhetoric in the
#GE2020
and promoting overall great community spirit. An example to follow!
Blown away by the support from all quarters for
@FingalTogether
, a movement to embrace and value our inclusive home and everyone who lives here. We didn't know what we were starting, but there's no stopping it now ☺ ☘ 🇮🇪
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