Trinity Immigration Initiative
Migrant Networks - Facilitating Migrant Integration
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* Award * HAPA Report * Article * Leaders Photographic Exhibition * View Exhibition * Leaders Launch * Chinese Earthquake Appeal *
Chambers Ireland Award for Corporate Social Responsibility
An Post, who supported ‘Leaders'’ a photographic exhibition compiled by the Trinity Immigration Initiative Migrant Networks, has been awarded a Chambers Ireland Award for Corporate Social Responsibility. The ‘Good Neighbour’ category award was presented by Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs, Pat Carey T.D. to Anna McHugh, Head of Corporate Communications, An Post and Dr.Ronit Lentin, Academic Leader, Trinity Immigration Initiative, at a gala dinner in Dublin on 16th April 2010. Chambers Ireland is Ireland's largest business organisation with 60 member chambers representing over 13,000 businesses.
The ‘Leaders’ exhibition showcases the contribution made by migrant networks in Ireland in rights advocacy, gender issues, health, culture, the media, and religion and highlights how these migrant networks facilitate social, cultural, and political integration in Ireland.
The exhibition opened in Trinity College in May 2009 June and, throughout the year, toured a number of busy public spaces such as Dublin City Council Civic Offices, Dublin city libraries, Dublin Docklands, and Croke Park. It is estimated that the exhibition and the associated media coverage reached 2 million members of the public.
The Trinity Immigration Initiative team led by Dr Lentin included Research Officer, Leslie McCartney and Research Assistant, Elena Moreo. Portrait photographer was Carl Czanik and PRO was Martina Byrne.
Two other companies were short-listed for awards for their innovative CSR partnerships with Trinity College – Chartered Accountants Ireland for the National Institute for Intellectual Disability (NIID) and Grant Thornton for the Trinity Access Programmes (TAP).
The Chambers Ireland President's Awards for Corporate Social Responsibility were established in 2004 to recognise the work being carried out by Irish and multinational companies to improve the lives of their employees and to enhance the civic environment in which they operate. The Awards are partnered by Business in the Community Ireland and run in association with the Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs.
For further information on the exhibition and the work of the Trinity Immigration Initiative see: http://www.tcd.ie/immigration/networks. Click here to view the exhibition in PowerPoint format.
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Dr Ronit Lentin, Principal Investigator in the TII Migrant Networks project (third from right) and the rest of the An Post Corporate Communication Team look on as Public Relations Officer Martina Byrne and Anna McHugh, Head of Corporate Communication An Post receive the Chambers Ireland President's Awards for Corporate Social Responsibility. |
Click here to read more about this award from An Post's website. Be sure to launch the video!
From Catastrophe to Marginalisation. The Experiences of Somali Refugees in Ireland
A new report has been published by the Migrant Networks Project in association with HAPA - Horn of Africa People's Aid. Click here to download a copy of the report in pdf format. If you wish to order hard copy, please email Ronit Lentin.
TII Research Associate has written an article entitled Navigating Networks: Government, Civil Society and Political Integration in Ireland. Click here to view the article.
The Migrant Networks Project presents 'Leaders' - A photographic exhibition
'Leaders', a photographic exhibition by the TII Migrant Networks project, is on display at Dublin Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8 untill the end of October, 2009. Portions of the exhibition can also be seen at Croke Park Stadium until the end of November. Click here for further information about the exhibition. Click here to download a poster of the exhibition.
Ireland is standing at a vital crossroads in terms of understanding the contribution migrants are making and what they themselves do so as to integrate into Irish society. This photographic exhibition aims to showcase the contribution made by leaders of migrant networks in the fields of advocacy, religion, culture, media, and gender, and highlight how these networks facilitate migrants’ social, cultural and political integration in Ireland and their cultural expression.
The exhibition resulted from the Migrant Network Project at the Trinity Immigration Initiative, which has been working with leaders and members of Ireland’s migrant networks. This project aims to highlight the work of these networks in helping migrants to confront the vicissitudes of migration, but also, through their multi-layered social, cultural, religious, media, advocacy and gender activities, bring about the transformation of Irish society.
This free public exhibition was made possible thanks to the generous sponsorship of An Post – an organization committed to serving a wide range of diverse populations.
Click here to view the exhibition in PowerPoint.
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To an invited audience of almost 100 people, the Leaders Photographic exhibition was launched by the Provost of Trinity College, Dr John Hegarty, Barney Whelan of An Post who generously supported the exhibition, Professor James Wickham, Chair of the TII and Ronit Lentin, Academic Leader of the TII Migrant Networks - Facilitating Migrant Integration project. Click here to download Barney Whelan's speech.
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Kunle Animashaun of Camino De Orula Productions African Theater; Barney Whelan of An Post; Provost Dr John Hegary; Reginald Okoflex National Chairperson of Nigeria Association Network Ireland. Photo Credit: Maxwell Photography. |
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Juliet Amamure National Coordinator Diaspora Women's Initiative; Kunle Animashaun of Camino De OLrula Productions African Theater; Barney Whelan An Post; Dr Ronit Lentin of the TII; Reverent Obinna Ulogwara Missionary Chaplain with the church of Ireland; Anna Pas Polski Express; Reginald Okoflex National Chairperson of Nigeria Association Network Ireland. Photo Credit: Maxwell Photography. |
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From left to right: Reverend Obinna Ulogwara Missionary Chaplain with the Church of Ireland; Kunle Animashaun of Camino De OLrula Productions African Theater; Alessia Passarelli PhD Candidate; Dr Ronit Lentin of the TII; Juliet Amamure National Coordinator Diaspora Women's Initiative; Dr Carla De Tona of the TII; Elena Moreo TII Research Assistant; Leslie McCartney TII Research Officer; Ying Yung Wang PhD Candidate; Anna Pas of the Polski Express; Leaders Photographer Carl Czanik; Barney Whelan An Post; Dr Ronit Lentin of the TII; Reginald Okoflex National Chairperson of Nigeria Association Network Ireland; Martina Byrne PhD Candidate and Leaders PR representative. Photo Credit: Maxwell Photography. |
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Chinese Earthquake Appeal Network in Ireland
Ying Yun Wang of the Migrant Networks Project has written an article which gives a background discussion of Chinese migration to Ireland, with specific focus on the nature of Chinese-led organisations. After discussing the usefulness of theorising Chinese-led organisations as networks, the paper describes the process of networking in relation to the earthquake appeal candlelight vigil which was held on 25 Mary, 2008 in Dublin. Click here to view or download the article. Click here to view or download photographs of the vigil.
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