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We catch up with Friday Junior Osemwekhae, the founder of Young Migrant F.L.O (Figuring Life Out) and is a consultant at the Cork Migrant Centre, in our Person to Person feature
Friday Junior Osemwekhae the founder of Young Migrant F.L.O.
Tell us about yourself:
I am Friday Junior Osemwekhae, the founder of Young Migrant F.L.O. (Figuring Life Out) Consultancy and Mentor at Cork Migrant Centre. I am a content creator, driven to enable and inspire the youth through Motivational Speeches, Poetry, Music, Films and YouTube videos.
Lord Mayor of Dublin criticises people who say All Lives Matter
Hazel Chu said racism has “increased” in Ireland since her own mother emigrated to Ireland over 40 years ago
Hazel Chu criticised people who make statements such as All Lives Matter saying until equality has been reached for black lives, then it doesn t matter about anyone else.
Sun, 14 Feb, 2021 - 23:46
Caitlín Griffin
The Lord Mayor of Dublin has criticised people who have said “All Lives Matter.”
In an online panel celebrating Douglass Week, Lord Mayor Hazel Chu said racism has “increased” in Ireland since her own mother emigrated to Ireland over 40 years ago.
One of the call-outs is for peer to peer art inspired by #DouglassWeek.
There is no art form off limits so feel free to send in painting, prose, poetry, spoken word, crafts, dance, song - the options are limitless.
They are looking for is your authentic voice:
What does racism look like to you?
Are you aware of its presence in your life? Or not?
What could the future look like without racism?
You can take any perspective you like and they can’t wait to see what you create!
Entries to: info@museumofchildhood.ie
Another massively important piece of their work is the compilation of a survey on Discrimination in Ireland. The Youth Voices Team want other young people to fill out this form below and talk about their own experiences.
I didn’t know where Cork was : Hamilton star on walking in Frederick Douglass footsteps
Since arriving in Ireland for an event to celebrate the life of the anti-slavery campaigner, Paul Oakley Stovall has been moved by what he s discovered
Paul Oakley Stovall with Fionnuala O Connell of Cork Migrant Centre at the launch of the Douglass in Ireland exhibition, at Nano Nagle Place. Picture: Clare Keogh
Wed, 10 Feb, 2021 - 16:05
Marjorie Brennan
This time last year, Paul Oakley Stovall was playing the role of George Washington in the musical phenomenon Hamilton and enjoying every minute of it. Then Covid struck and everything changed, the iconic show created by Lin-Manuel Miranda just one of the thousands of productions that went dark around the world due to lockdown.