Tag: anti-racism
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Black Lives Matter: Unite ethnic minority members highlight role of unions in combating racism
June 24th: Members of Unite’s Regional Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority (BAEM) Committee have expressed solidarity with all those saying “Black Lives Matter!” in Ireland and around the world. Pointing out that the global response to the killing of George Floyd by police in the United States has highlighted racism in Ireland and elsewhere, union activists…
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Hate speech: Unite warns culture of apology risks co-opting victims to assist rehabilitation
Brendan Ogle says normalisation of hate speech a danger as by-election campaigns heat up Union calls on Fianna Fail and Fine Gael to disassociate themselves from Fingal and Wexford candidates November 21st: Unite, which represents members working in all sectors, today (Thursday) said that there is a danger of hate speech becoming normalised. Speaking in…
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Call to support Newry ‘Rally Against Hate Crime’ Demonstration
Post-Brexit focus on restricting migrants and failure to legislate for marriage equality are leading to growth of hate-crime Unite the union calls for attendance at rally set for 1pm Saturday, October 15th at Newry Rainbow Centre October 5th: Jimmy Kelly, Irish Regional Secretary for Unite called on the public to back a demonstration against Homophobic…
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Unite calls on workers to join anti-racism demonstration
Trade unions join with NICEM and Amnesty International in calling Anti-Racism March on Saturday 7th June June 2nd: Trade Union Unite is urging workers to join next Saturday’s anti-racism demonstration being organised by NIC-ICTU, NICEM and Amnesty International in Belfast next Saturday. The demonstration is being organised in response to a worrying increase in the…