We Are Here. Launch of the Unite Against Hate pledge.
An event to mark this year’s Unite Against Hate campaign and the launch of UAH pledge.
About this event
Join us for the conversation to explore experiences of the BAME communities in NI and the launch of Unite Against Hate pledge.
Speakers including Baroness Ritchie, Cllr Kate Nicholl, Lord Mayor of Belfast, Patrick Corrigan, Amnesty International NI, Eileen Chan Hu, CraicNI, Nuala Murphy, Diversity Mark NI, poet and activist Nandi Jola and many more.
This event is part of Unite Against Hate campaign delivered by the Centre for Democracy and Peace Building and supported by The Executive Office’s Central Good Relations Funding programme.
Special Guests:
Baroness Margaret Ritchie of Downpatrick
Member of the House of Lords and Chair of the Centre for Democracy and Peace Building
Lord Mayor Kate Nicholl
Lord Mayor of Belfast
Eileen Chan-Hu
Executive Director and Founder of CRAICNI
Nandi Jola
Poet, Writer, Storyteller
First Panel:
Sean Paul Conlon
Support worker working with homelessness and drug use, trade union representative and Board Member of Homeplus NI
Tanaka Chakwana
Assistant Project Manager, Consultant, Nhaka.UK Founder
Rebekah Njambi Njoroge
Literature and Creative Writing student at Queen’s University Belfast, part-time photographer passionate about writing, art and music
Andre Tavares
Photographer, self-taught videographer, and visual content creator for artists, models and entrepreneurs
Bekithemba Mbondiya
27-year-old Zimbabwean born, scientist for Randox Labs, actor, model and works to exercise every opportunity he can outside that
Tolu Ogunware
Black British self-taught Director, photographer, and Director of Photography. Working on conveying narratives and concepts through visuals
Second Panel:
Patrick Corrigan
Head of Nations & Regions and Northern Ireland Programme Director of Amnesty International UK
Nuala Murphy
Interim head of business at Diversity Mark, multi award winning professional marketer, entrepreneur, community builder and connector by nature
Sarah Kay
Human rights lawyer specialising in counterterrorism and warfare. Co-founder of the community project Belfast Wont Always Be Like This
This project is part of Unite Against Hate campaign delivered by the Centre for Democracy and Peace Building and supported by The Executive Office’s Central Good Relations Funding programme.