Friday 21 May 2010

Thank you to Dublin City Council for the invitation to speak at their Social Inclusion Week Seminar

The seminar ‘Excluded Groups in Our Community – Some Viewpoints’ was organised by Hugh Fahey, Social Inclusion Officer, Dublin City Council.

The context of the seminar is to actively support the 2010 European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion. One aim of the year is to give voice to people experiencing poverty and social exclusion.

The Chair for the day was Brian Merriman of the Equality Authority and the speakers were:-

* Mary O’Shea, Dublin Aids Alliance - HIV and AIDS – what are the issues today?

* Barry Johnston, Amnesty International – Mental Health and Human Rights.

* Martha Griffin, Rathmines Pembroke Community Partnership – Gateway Mental Health Project, a local resource.

* Moninne Griffith, Marriage Equality – Life for same sex couples today.

* Pol O Cionnaith, LGBT Noise – Outreach Programme on behalf of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans-gendered People.

* David Carrol, BeLonG To Youth Services, Youth Services for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans-gendered People.

http://www.dublin.ie/dcdb/social-inclusion-week-2010.htm

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