Migrants In Ireland

A serious outbreak of COVID19 in the Kinsale Roaad Accommodation centre has shown us once again that people in these centres are not safe. 3 residents talk about what is happening. One who tested negative and stays with his family in the centre, and one familyman who tested positif and is in isolation with his wife and 3 children, They are all showing signs, The last interviewee tested positive and has an underlying condition.

A little promo sound byte, promoting Windows 4 Opportunity, a fundraiser organised by a conglomeration of many charities, with the aim to buy laptops for people in Direct Provision in Ireland. https://www.gofundme.com/manage/windows-4-opportunity

Translation: ( talking about the City of Sanctuary Movement) I would like to be at these meetings, tbh. Because I would like to ask them all this question: do you realise how it feels to work, to give your soul, your heart, your strength your physique, and after all this effort you made during Coronavirus, you receive a deportation letter. How would it affect you? How much trouble will that cause us, is this how the country will thank us?

Jamming with Basil on the Oud. by Roos Demol

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Interview on 96FM opinionline with PJ Coogan.about the clothes distribution ban in KRAC by Roos Demol

I went to another Direct Provision Centre, this one is situated in the Middle of Nowhere. I was struck by the depressed mood of every person I spoke to. They talked to me about the disappointment of the new Right To Work directive and about the mental pressures they are under. Have a listen. Music: Jeena To Hai titlesong by Asim Raza (Pakistan) Indzawo Yami (It's My Place) by Bholoja (Swaziland)

4 More Asylum seekers in Ireland react to the new Right to Work rule and tell us about their own experiences, the work they have done and how they are being abused. Music : Cloud Above Me by Ghost record Music

interviews with asylum seekers in Ireland about the very restrictive new Right To work, and a reaction from Nasc in Cork. The asylum seekers are talking about how they are being exploited as they have no choice but to work for people who exploit them. Extracts of music by Tiken Jah Fakoly (Plus rien ne m'etonne), Emel Mathlouti ( Kelmti Horra)and Alex Boye (More Than A Refugee)

Today we celebrate the International Day of the African Child.  it was initiated by the AOU in 1991 in commemoration of  the Soweto Uprising in 1976 in which many children were killed during a protest for better education in their own languages . Looking at the children in African countries, we can see that there are still many challenges ahead. A lot of children are orphaned due to ongoing conflicts, diseases and displacement of people. Many have fled their homes and live in dire circumstances in refugee camps across Sub-Saharan Africa. In Europe there are many refugees from African countries, many are fathers who had no choice but to flee, leaving their children and wives behind. The problem is, that if these fathers are not allowed to work they can't send money home and this leaves the children without support. Schools are expensive in African countries, and if the father can't help his children they just can't go to school, and may end up in child labour. We should not close our eyes to this. A country like Ireland who doesn't allow asylum seekers to work is also letting down and trampling on the rights of children who stayed behind in Africa. We made this podcast to mark the 2017 International Day of the Child. We interviewed Leonie, a mother form South Africa,  Frank, 19, who had to flee Zimbabwe after protesting in support of Evan Mawarire of the This Flag Movement. In their interviews we can hear how education is always mentioned. Children who have no education become aimless, don't go to school, end up using drugs and perpetuating the problem for their own children. Have a listen, and please share.

Clement Katebe lives with his wife Rebecca in Cork, he forms the band The JK Angels with his amazingly talented children, Jason, Jael and Jewel. Clement talks about his children, music and what Africa Day means to him.

Interview with Burundian in Ireland, Norbert Nkengurutse on what Africa Day means to him. Norbert even gave us a song. Music: Africa by Salif Kheita

Paulo and Alcides from Criola talk about the upcoming AfroLatin Festoival that will take place in Cork on May 5,6 and 7.

Recorded in St Peter's Church Bandon Ireland

3 Irish ladies, originally from Nigeria, Pakistan and Zimbabwe discuss the topic of forced marriages and reproductive abuse

Interview with Nisreen Youssef from Damascus in Syria who is living in Ireland . We talk about why she came here, the difficulties of living in a new country and how she organised a Syrian evening with food, music and images from Syria. Nisreen has started her own Syrian food catering business.

Interview with Tendai M. from Zimbabwe, now living in Cork about the#ThisFlag movement and the current events and protests in his country

Mahwish is a Pakistani mother of three who arrived in Ireland with her husband and three children a year and a half ago. She has been living in the Millstreet Drishane Castle Accommodation centre since June last year, and talks about the challenges and also about a fundraiser she is organising for school books, uniforms, etc for the children who are staying there. Drishane castle houses up to 300 asylum seekers.

My interview on Irish Radio International with Theo Mayekiso, who works as a community development worker with the JL Zwane Church in Cape Town , SA, on Mandela Day, racism in the world and Black Lives Matter

Ibrahim escaped his town in Syria after it had been bombed. Nothing in his old home is left. He escaped with his family. He tells us the story here. Ibraim now lives in Cork, Ireland with his parents. His brother lives in Lebanon, his siter in Lybia. Ibrahim is acting in 'No Borders' a series of plays and musical acts to raise funds for the Island to Island charity.

Nomaxabiso addresed the issue of African Children's rights during the Africa Day 2016 Seminar in Cork

Ms Gertrude Cotter talk about the members of the African Diaspora in Irish history

Sophia Egan, former president of the African Society of UCC talks about her experiences of being Irish-Tanzanian during the Africa Day 2016 conference in Cork.

Tinyiko Chauke, author of the blog African Stories (http://africanstoriessite.wordpress.com) talks on the Africa Day Cork 2016 conference. A reflection of African unity, progress and challenges in the past 53 years

The opening address by mrs.Remi Kolawole and the opening speech by the Ethiopian Abassador to Ireland, ms. Lela-Alem Gebreyohanes Tedla

Africa Day by Roos Demol

John Hayes, the artistic director of No Borders, which is taking place in the Everyman Palace in Cork on June 7th. It consists of 6 one-act plays, 2 poems and one musical act. The play was created as a from of solidarity with refugees. There will be a question and answer session after the show. This is a fundraiser for Anti Deportation Ireland

A very vibrant committee is organising this year's Africa Day celebrations in Cork, Ireland. Irish Radio International are official partners for the event on May 28th. This is the interview with two of the organising committee. They talk about their own African identity, having been born in Europe, and the importance of keeping that connection with Africa.

Tinyiko Chauke talks about his new blog http://africanstoriessite.wordpress.com, in which he writes about his continent and tries to change perceptions on my program The New Rebels ,at Irish Radio International.

As a part of my presentation for the Socials workers association in Cork, I thought it would be best to let the Asylum seekers speak for themselves. I made this compilation of interview highlights from the interviews I have done over the past 2 years with asylum seekers. The message is clear: Direct Provision has to end! With music from Ghostface Music and King Jay Boris

My interview for Irish Radio International's The New Rebels with Nomaxabiso from South Africa, who arrived in Ireland 7 years ago, has passed through the horrible Direct Provision system, and is now working hard to settle down in Ireland and Ibou from Senegal who took the dangerous trip in a fishing boat from Senegal to Spain and is now also settlig in Ireland with his Spanish girlfriend. Music by Miriam Makeba and Inna Modja Tombouctou

Interview for Irish radio International, where I have my show The New Rebels. This is an interview with Christian from Congo Brazaville and Lucky form SA about Direct provision in Ireland, what they think politiians should do about it and how social workers could help.

Interview with Cian O'Sullivan and Orla of Amnesty International Cork and UCC about the gig for Ibrahim Wahala, an Irish citizen who is a prisoner of conscience in Egypt.

Three members of Ghostface Music talk about their long wait for refugee status and the single they are releasing to raise funds for the Irish Refugee Council and the Calais Refugees. You can support them on http://www.idonate.ie/ghostfacemusic30

Nqobizita Fortune Sibanda describes how he arrived in Ireland aged 18 and made his way through school and college to start up his own business, The Lab TV Ireland

Taoufik Hammammi talks to me again, two years after his first interview. He has made his business a true success through hard work and perseverence

Pamela Marshall tells us her migration story and also talks about Greece

Tinyiko has been in Ireland for just over a year now, he talks about how his perceptions have changed. Not just of Ireland but also of his own country.

Phindile from Johannesberg in South Africa talks about how and why she came to Ireland and her difficult time in direct provision, she also treats us to a song from home Shosholoza.

René Perrin comes from Cameroon. He couldn't cope with the harsh regime and the bad life circumstances there, so he decided to seek a better life and came to Ireland in 2000. Listen to René's story and his plans for a brilliant party in Cork

Ini Usanga didn't come to Ireland by choice. She tells us her story of migration , reproductive abuse ,her will to survive and the new life she is living. Please support her charity organisation www.facebook.com/loveandcareforpeople

Barnabas Agorh, who is from Nigeria talks about his life in Ireland and his memories of Biafra that lead him to become a prominent figure in the Biafran cause

Rap. Lyrics by King Jay J Boris Tracks by Mc Macca

An interview iwth rapper King Jay Boris who is an asylum seeker in Ireland and is an unaccompanied minor staying in Direct Provision. Boris ends the interview with his own rap The backing track is composed and performed by Mc Macca from Cork.

Lord Mayor Mary Shields of the CIty of Cork talks about her year in the office. and takes a firm stance against racism

Interview with Joan Walsh of the Crossing Borders initiative

Interview with the inspiring couple from Cork, Tony and Cordelia Oseh about their upcoming event , the multi cultural night

An interview for my new Migrants in Ireland podcast with tanzanian Salim and Emmerald who live in West Cork and who are part of the team that is organising the Cork African Film Festival