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Irish Traveller Movement Independent Law Centre

Irish Traveller Movement Independent Law Centre. Irish Traveller Movement. Who are the Irish Traveller Movement? ITM was founded in 1990 to provide a representative platform for Travellers and Traveller groups at a National level.

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Irish Traveller Movement Independent Law Centre

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  1. Irish Traveller Movement Independent Law Centre
  2. Irish Traveller Movement Who are the Irish Traveller Movement? ITM was founded in 1990 to provide a representative platform for Travellers and Traveller groups at a National level. The purpose of the organisation: to develop policies to promote equality for Travellers in Irish Society. Our main objective: to promote the recognition of Travellers as a nomadic ethnic group that have their own distinctive culture and lifestyle.
  3. Irish Traveller Movement The work of the Law Centre
  4. Irish Traveller Movement Ethnicity Successive Irish Governments have failed to recognise Traveller Ethnicity. Britain and Northern Ireland have recognised Irish Traveller Ethnicity. International Human Rights Bodies have called on the Irish Government to recognise Irish Travellers as an Ethnic group
  5. Irish Traveller Movement Legislation enacted to protect Travellers
  6. Irish Traveller Movement Effect of Global Financial Crisis Education Accommodation Health
  7. Irish Traveller Movement Effect of Global Financial Crisis Education Budget 2010 €7mln p.a. Obstacles Traveller culture is not reflected in the curriculum Low levels of literacy levels among parents, who are statistically more likely to have been early school leavers Children’s parents may have had a poor experience in education, Traveller children were washed going in school, had separate play times, made sit at the back of the class- room, put in segregated classes Resources School Transport for Travellers Visiting teachers for Travellers Resource teachers for Travellers Senior Training Centres
  8. Irish Traveller Movement Effect of Global Financial Crisis Accommodation
  9. Irish Traveller Movement Effect of Global Financial Crisis Health - The All Ireland Traveller Health Study Life Expectancy Traveller Woman 11.5 years < General Pop Traveller Man 15 years < General Pop Suicide Suicide among Travellers 6x General Pop.
  10. Irish Traveller Movement Conclusion Join the Fight! IRISH TRAVELLER MOVEMENT INDEPENDENT LAW CENTRE 4/5 Eustace Street, Dublin 2 Tel: +353 (0) 1 6334067 Fax: +353 (0) 1 6796578 Email: susan.fay@irishtravellermovement.ie
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