Author: ATD Ireland

From January 2019 to September 2019 ATD will carry out a project exploring the issue of socio-economic discrimination in Irish public services and in every day life. A person’s socio-economic status is not currently recognised as a ground upon which a person might be discriminated against, under Irish equality legislation. Share your story with us today! The first step of the project is to collect anonymous real life stories to showcase how this type of discrimination or unequal treatment is unfortunately too common and needs to be recognised within legislation. The stories collected will be published into a report that will…

  "We really need to be integrated in the world, to love the world. We cannot introduce the people marginalised because of extreme poverty into today’s or tomorrow’s world if we are not ourselves part of it. It is not that we are blind to human failings, but we must constantly remind ourselves and each other that every human being deserves to be trusted, as long as we do not have proof to the contrary. We must welcome political discussions and the sharing of ideas, and we must love people who defend what they believe in. Whilst not being sidetracked, we…

For the two past months, All Together in Dignity prepared a delegation of 7 participants to the 15th ‘European ATD People's University’ which took place at the European Parliament in Brussels on Wednesday the 6th of February 2019. The group from ATD consisted of 7 volunteers involved in the  ATD’s Unity in the Community Youth Group (UCYG). The UCYG was created in the summer of 2017 after an ATD European Youth Exchange in the Netherlands. They are a group of young adults (aged between 18 - 25) who are social activists and leaders in their communities. In 2018 the members of…

The ATD Christmas Raffle is over! For every €5 donated from 24th November and before the 25th December 2018 supporters of ATD secured for them selves one entry ticket in the raffle! We collected €2515 and 503 tickets were given out! THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR GIFTS! The winners of the 10 prizes have been informed! The lucky numbers are: 1st Prize - 281 - 2nd Prize - 131 - 3rd Prize - 4 - 4th Prize - 9 - 5th Prize - 195 - 6th Prize - 398 - 7th Prize - 91 - 8th Prize - 447 - 9th…

#UDHR70 - Discover of 15 events or series of events marking the Human Rights Day 2018 in Ireland! From 23rd November to 18th December! 2018 was a very special year to mark the 70th anniversary of the adoption by the United Nations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)! It was the year when the world also celebrated the legacy of four major Human Rights activists and key figures of the second half of the 20th century: Nelson Mandela (#Mandela100), Martin Luther King (#MLK50), Mahatma Gandhi (#Gandhi150) and Joseph Wresinski (#30). For Ireland it is also a time to remember…

ATD Ireland is seeking a motivated person to join their small and dynamic team for a 3 month long unpaid internship. The internship is designed to give an opportunity for dedicated and talented individuals to gain experience working for the protection of human rights, the prevention of discrimination and the promotion of the sustainable development goals through a wide variety of grass roots projects. This internship offers a great opportunity to gain first-hand experience of working within a local NGO while also gaining experience of how ATD International operates, with teams in 40 countries worldwide. The intern will be involved with…

Marie WilliamsI’m  the director of the Dominican Justice Office, where I coordinate a peer-support project and network for women seeking asylum in Ireland and who live in the Direct Provision system. I hope my extensive experience in community development and project management in the area of intercultural integration, human rights and anti-racism supports the work of ATD Ireland. I’m passionate about Restorative Justice, Mediation and Conflict Intervention, and for over seven years was a Board member of Facing Forward, a voluntary organisation that promotes restorative practices, with a focus on serious crime. During this time, I worked as researcher for the…

In October 2018, over 15 events were organised around Ireland to mark the 2018 UN End Poverty Day. The 2018 observance marked the 25th anniversary of the observance of the UN Day since its recognition by the UN in December 1992. In Dublin it marked the 10th anniversary of the unveiling of the End Poverty Day Stone next to the Famine Statues. The 2018 Observance took place in a year when the world remembers the legacy of key social justice leaders, among them: Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King and Joseph Wresinski. 2018 is also the year of the 70th anniversary of…

17 November 2018 will mark the 1st anniversary of the adoption by the EU of the European Pillar of Social Rights. 10 December 2018 will mark the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. November or December 2018 will also be the time of consultation on the final draft of the new Irish National Plan For Social Inclusion! It's is time to Walk As One to develop a comprehensive Human Rights and Equality based approach of Social Inclusion and make the new National Plan the best ever! Add your name to the list of citizens ready…

Download the End Poverty Day Invitation posters here: Poster 1 - Poster 2