Christophe Coupé wants to talk to Dubliners “who were born in Ireland, raised in Ireland”, and migrant kids who went through the Irish education system.
Tag: race and identity
Posted inCulture Desk, Oct 7th, 2020
Two Poets Come Together to Tell Stories and Explore Their Shona Identity
“The Language I Cannot Speak” is a performance of stories and poems that draws on Zimbabwean folklore and family tales to explore identity and culture.
Posted inCulture Desk, Jul 1st, 2020
Dean: MuRli and Denise Chaila Make Music for the Black Lives Matter Movement
“Irish music has been at the forefront of communicating the black Irish experience.”
Posted inJun 10th, 2020, Opinion
Filomena: As the Black Lives Matter Protests Continue, It’s Important for Black People to Look After Our Mental Health
Grief is different for everyone – it’s important that each member of the black community can express anger at racial injustice in their own way, writes Filomena Kaguako.
Posted inMar 11th, 2020, Opinion
Patrick: Without Reckoning with the State’s Treatment of Traveller Irish, We Can’t Build a Country Safe for All Minorities
The Irish state was built around a monocultural idea of “true Irishness” – an idea etched into laws that ignore and inflict violence upon those who do not match this imaginary vision of a nation.
Posted inOpinion, Sep 4th, 2019
Doireann: Here’s How the Gardaí Could Tackle Hate Crime Better
Gardaí need to do a better job of taking victims’ reports seriously and gathering data on hate crimes, and they should develop comprehensive rules for responding to such crimes.
Posted inJul 10th, 2019, Opinion
Ebun: On Dealing with Hateful Harassment
A woman and her partner often face harassment when going out together in their local area. How should they respond? they wonder. Ebun offers some advice.
Posted inCulture Desk, Jun 26th, 2019
Dean: What Makes Music Sound Irish?
Do Fontaines D.C.’s storming post-punk rhythms sound more Dublin than, say, Brazilian-born emcee Luthorist’s hushed rapping? asks Dean Van Nguyen.
Posted inJun 19th, 2019, Opinion
Ebun: On Responding to Subtle Acts of Discrimination
“What should I do if an employee of a venue treats me unprofessionally as organiser of a cultural event, because she doesn’t like other cultures?” a reader asks. Ebun offers advice.
Posted inApr 17th, 2019, City Desk
Some Taxi Drivers’ Bumper Stickers Target Immigrants
Irish Taxi Drivers Federation president Joe Herron says he hopes none of his group’s members have them, and that people shouldn’t blame all white taxi drivers for something only a few are doing.