THE history of Irish sport is a tale of emigration and immigration. Without Donegal man Dave Gallaher the mighty All Blacks might never have existed. Boxer Jack Dempsey, tennis player John McEnroe, even ‘The Greatest’ Muhammad Ali had Irish blood in his veins. Simply put, it is impossible to ignore the many positive sporting stories […]
IT has been a busy week for the North West Migrant Forum with the start of our summer scheme. Week one saw the eight to ten-year-old group engage in a colourful art project under the guidance of artist Estefania Baena Navarro. They then took in a movie and bowling at Derry’s Brunswick Moviebowl before making
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(Above) Over 40 Eritreans gathered in the North West Migrants Forum to mark the 32nd anniversary of their country’s independence. MEMBERS of Northern Ireland’s Eritrean community gathered in Derry at the weekend to celebrate their country’s 32nd Independence Day anniversary. It was the first time the occasion has been marked in the city. Traditionally events
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(Above) DUP MLA Deborah Erskine (centre) with Migrants Forum Director of Programmes Lilian Seenoi Barr, Programmes Manager Naomi Green and Forum members Shamano and Frank. Ms Erskine visited the centre to discuss a range of issues around identity and race relations in Northern Ireland. Senior politicians have continued to weigh in behind an 11-year-old girl
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The North West Migrants Forum has had its name added to a list of almost 200 civil society organizations urging the UK Government to immediately withdraw the ‘Illegal Migration Bill’. The coalition of signatories represent human rights campaigners as well as migrant, refugees, asylum seekers, anti-slavery and trafficking, violence against women and girls, LGBTI+, disability
Above – Director of Programmes at the North West Migrants Forum, Lilian Seenoi Barr, the moment she learnt she had been elected as a councillor. The success makes her the first black person to hold public office in Northern Ireland. Lilian Seenoi Barr made history on Saturday by becoming the first black politician to be
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A couple of things set Obinna Okeagu apart from the rest of Derry’s taxi drivers. One is the stunning blue Mercedes he uses to collect and drop off his fares. The other is that he is believed to be the city’s first black African cabbie. Born in the state of Enugu in eastern Nigeria, Obinna,
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Members of the public sift through the debris after an airstrike struck a residential area of Khartoum. (Image Above) A Sudanese man living in Derry says he fears for the safety of his family following an explosion of violence in his country. Hundreds of people have lost their lives since deadly clashes erupted between the
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Migrants Forum Director Tells American Audience Of Need For Investment. Director of Programmes at the North West Migrants Forum Lilian Seenoi Barr with American Congressman Richard Neal. Ms Barr visited Washington as part of events to mark 25 years since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement. THE North West Migrants Forum’s Director of Programmes
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A young girl enjoying getting her face painted during a previous Forum fun day. There will be similar fun in Coshquin this Sunday. COSHQUIN will be treated to colour, culture and cuisine shortly with a family fun day organised by the North West Migrants Forum. An impressive programme of events has been organised for ‘Celebrate
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