Citadel Impact Report 2022-2023 Background information. Citadel is a project of International Community Dynamics CLG, supporting and educating refugees and International Protection Applicants. (further called IPAs) . Citadel was the project that drove us to kick off International Community Dynamics LG and we never looked back. As Citadel was inactive during the COVID Pandemic,Continue reading "Impact Report of 2022-2023 Citadel. We had an impact!"
Festival of Belonging 2023
The Festival of Belonging was a two-day event on June 23rd and 24th (refugee week), Supported by the INternational Protection Integration fund. Day 1: -exhibition by 7 refugee-artists, a Spoken word event, by Refugees and IPA- poets and a concert by Citadel and A Syrian band, replacing Orba, two world music bands of refugees andContinue reading "Festival of Belonging 2023"
Burnout? Let’s keep going!
/*! elementor - v3.10.2 - 29-01-2023 */.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px} the dangers of burnout The last few weeks and months have been draining for everyone here on the activist front. We see lies being spread without regard for anyone. Refugees and IPAs feel the pressure of racist protests and the people helping themContinue reading "Burnout? Let’s keep going!"
Let’s Welcome Refugees and Asylum seekers
The World has changed so rapidly and in the wrong direction, that it is a scary sight to watch.Ireland, known for its welcoming culture, is not a stranger to these changes. Although Ireland has always been somewhere on the bottom of the list of countries accepting IPAs and refugees, many people here have stepped up toContinue reading "Let’s Welcome Refugees and Asylum seekers"
Music, music music!
citadel in Action
2022, an Overview, starting with Citadel
Another year has passed, we have worked hard and achieved our goals of social impact.Over the next three weeks I will report on the various projects. Today, CitadelCITADEL.Citadel was kicked back into action in March of this year, when we were asked to perform at a concert for the Red Cross, in the Cork OperaContinue reading "2022, an Overview, starting with Citadel"
The unbearable burden of a driver’s license.
Driver's licences are hard to get by in Ireland, we all know that. You have to pass your theory test, which should be OK, then take 12 lessons on a provisional license, mostly at 30 or 40€/hour, after that, and after 6 months, you can pass your practice test, and that one can be aContinue reading "The unbearable burden of a driver’s license."
7th EU Migration Forum, EESC took place on 20 and 21 October. An overview
I was delighted to get the email confirming my attendance at the 7th EU Migration Forum was accepted. And I was intrigued to see what it would be like to become a member of the bureau. I put myself down for elections, although I am a totally unknown person in the EU sphere. Worth givingContinue reading "7th EU Migration Forum, EESC took place on 20 and 21 October. An overview"
The inside-out approach
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Christmas Celebration with the Street Children in Bujumbura, Burundi.
As part of our objectives to support victims of war and natural disasters and to promote children’s rights, we have cooperated with the Scouts and Guides of St Raphaël in Bujumbura, Burundi, to organise a Christmas party for children of Bujumbura’s streets, victims of wars in Burundi. A total of 69 children wereContinue reading "Christmas Celebration with the Street Children in Bujumbura, Burundi."