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Short Talks
by Bairbre Flood
Artists, activists, refugees and community workers talk about different aspects of migration.
Episodes
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Nyama: Dishes From Around The World
Tanjina Begum, Thelma Dube and Abiola show us how to make a dish from their home countries of Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and Nigeria. Lamb biryani, a beef stew and jollof rice are on the menu and the chefs share with us their knowledge of cooking, their experiences living in Direct Provision, and their...
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Alternative Learning: The Cork Life Centre
Producer Bairbre Flood talks to students and teachers and examines what the education system can learn from the success of this iconic Cork school. Funded by the BAI (Broadcasting Authority of Ireland).
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Beyond Religion:Atheism in Ireland
Atheist Ireland (Dublin & Cork) members, parents bringing up their children outside religion; and an ex-Muslim, ex-Hindu, and ex-Catholic speak frankly about their experiences. Funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland.
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'We can't breathe here either' : Racism & Refugees
Mahdi wants to be a professional boxer when he grows up. Maisam is going to be an artist. Both of them are navigating the varied forms of racism & segregation refugees face.
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Abdulwahab Tahhan: Journalist & Creator of New Refugee Podcast
We talk about his time as a fixer in Turkey, how journalists can improve their coverage of refugee stories and the importance of media collaboration with refugees. Also his work as a senior researcher with Airwars, the political situation in Syria, co-production on a Youtube series, 'Lost With No...
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Abdul: On Teaching & Refugee Solidarity
Abdul is a teacher and co-ordinator with the One Happy Family community centre on Lesvos, Greece - https://ohf-lesvos.org/ - which is planning to reopen soon. One Happy Family is one of many initiatives run together with refugees in the Moria and Kara Tepe camps. Others include Stand By Me…
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Short Talks - Baqir
'I came from my own country just to be safe. I don't feel myself safe.' Baqir, an unaccompanied minor living in Moria refugee camp, shares his experiences, and his hopes for the future. *part of a longer documentary, 'Against The Wire', for broadcast later in the year on Newstalk, (funded by the...
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Ireland & The Slave Trade
In Ireland we're more familiar with thinking of ourselves as the victims of history - which we were - than as active participants in colonialism. But it's an uncomfortable fact that the Irish were also slave owners, slave traders, overseers and agents. We helped build the slave empire on behalf…
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Mary Elmes
The only Irish person recognised as Righteous Among the Nations for saving Jewish children during the Holocaust.
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Elena Lydon
'We're seeing so much trauma...we've seen lots of young children who no longer speak.' - Elena Lydon, a nurse from Mayo who's volunteering in Lesvos. Currently around 1,800 unaccompanied minors on the island, people stuck there with interview dates in 2022, and services increasingly overwhelmed.…
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Short Talks: Lucky Khambule
'We didn't want this conference to be any other conference, whereby we've got people theorising about other people's lives. We wanted the people that don't have the opportunity to narrate their own stories to be able to have that platform.' - Lucky Khambule, co-founder of MASI I chat to Lucky at...
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Short Talks Malak Bouod
Malak Bouod grew up in Benghazi, Libya and became involved in human rights activism in her teenage years. She moved to Ireland in 2014 and was granted refugee status in 2016. [Malak was interviewed by Sorcha Pollak as part of the New to the Parish series of articles in the Irish Times.]
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Short Talks Asylum Seeker
A resident in Clonakilty Direct Provision Centre (The Lodge) explains why they felt the need to hold a protest in the Centre. (She preferred not to give her name).
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Short Talks Jessica Traynor
Jessica Traynor reads Calais, and The Artane Boys’ Band from her collection, The Quick (Dedalus Press) – and we talk about the politics in her poetry.
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Short Talks Asylum Archive
Artist and activist Vukasin Nedeljkovic talks about his new book (Asylum Archive), Direct Provision, migration & deportation.
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Life On The Outside
Three women describe their experience of seeking asylum in Ireland; the threat of deportation, what it means to be Irish, and how they deal with racism. Elsie Nwaora, Nomaxabiso Maye & Florence Eriamantoe talk openly about their years in Direct Provision. Produced by Bairbre Flood with funding…
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The Hungry Road
Home to 10,000 refugees before its eviction in 2016 – what was life like for people living in the unofficial refugee camp in Calais, France, aka The Jungle? (Funded by the Mary Raftery Journalism Fund.)
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Artists, activists, refugees and community workers talk about different aspects of migration.
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Short Talks is created and hosted by Bairbre Flood.
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