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Intercultural & Anti-Racist Week 19-25 March 2007 (including the UN International Day Against Racial Discrimination 21 March and the bicentenary of the Abolition of Slavery 25 March).
Monday 19 March 2007
Sunday 25 March 2007
19 March 2007
25 March 2007
Northern Ireland
Not Applicable
Event
'Improving Government Services to Minority Ethnic Groups' 19-25 March is Intercultural and Anti-Racist Week in Ireland, North and South.
Intercultural Week 2007 provides an important opportunity for statutory, non-government, social partner, media, sport, youth and community and voluntary sector organisations to organise events and develop initiatives which celebrate diversity in Ireland, North and South. This week should also be used to develop and initiate long-term intercultural and anti-racism programmes.
This year the theme of the week is ‘Improving Government Services to Minority Ethnic Groups’ focusing on:
• Health
• Education
• Employment
• Housing
• Policing
Intercultural and Anti-Racist Week 2007 will provide a focus on Government departments and agencies as well as local and regional authorities in terms of the delivery of effective services to Black and minority ethnic groups, including migrant workers and Travellers. In recent years significant improvements have been made in these areas but gaps and deficiencies in service provision remain and need to be addressed. Whilst there is a focus on Government services this is not to the exclusion of other important areas of work on anti-racist and intercultural initiatives. The week should also be used by non-government organisations to take a stand against racism by developing sector based initiatives and working collaboratively to effectively address racism in Northern Ireland and to promote the positive benefits of interculturalism for our society.
Anticipated Outcomes of the Week
1. Initiatives which address the gaps and barriers that prevent minority ethnic groups (including migrant workers and Travellers) from accessing services.
2. Greater engagement between the statutory sector, social partners and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO’s) working with minority ethnic groups
3. Development of positive action measures in health, education, employment, housing and policing; such as recruitment into the public services and improving language, translation and interpretive services as well as initiatives in schools and colleges
Who is co-ordinating the week?
Intercultural Week is a North/South initiative coordinated by the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland and the National Consultative Committee on Racism and Interculturalism (NCCRI) in Ireland.What will be happening during intercultural & Anti-Racist Week 2007?
There will be a wide range of events happening during the week. Many organisations will be organising their own events. A list of these will be posted on our website.
If you are interested in organising an event please let us know. Ideas for Activities During Intercultural Week These are a few suggestions for events
For free posters/flyers and booklets or if you are looking for further information or wish to publicise your event please consult our websites for further information www.equalityni.org (Equality Commission for Northern Ireland) www.nccri.ie (National Consultative Committee on Racism and Interculturalism)
If you need to contact us, please email information@equalityni.org (Northern Ireland) or info@nccri.ie (Ireland)
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