{"id":7233,"date":"2016-06-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-21T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/svp.matrix-test.com\/article\/world-refugee-day-cro-na-gaillimhe-resource-centre\/"},"modified":"2024-05-24T16:36:34","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T15:36:34","slug":"world-refugee-day-cro-na-gaillimhe-resource-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.svp.ie\/news\/world-refugee-day-cro-na-gaillimhe-resource-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"World Refugee Day, Cro\u00ed na Gaillimhe Resource Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"
Cro\u00ed na Gaillimhe Resource Centre marked and celebrated World Refugee Day 2016 with a free community event that involved the Cro\u00ed na Gaillimhe Multicultural Choir, a performance from the residents in the Eglinton Direct Provision Hostel and a sing song and dance with everyone from around the world.<\/p>\n
The event sent a message of welcome and inclusion, themes that are synonymous with Cro\u00ed na Gaillimhe. It was a multicultural gathering where the participants shared both the serious aspect of the current refugee situation, but also had plenty of fun and laughs.<\/p>\n
Photograph: Joe O'Shaughnessy, Irish Times<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n The atmosphere was warm, heartfelt and passionate, bringing down boundaries and everybody closer to each other.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Refugee Day provides a platform where positive images of refugees can be promoted in order to create a culture of welcome throughout Ireland. The ultimate aim is to create better understanding between different communities and to encourage successful integration enabling refugees to live in safety and to continue making a valuable contribution to our community. About 300 asylum seekers from Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, Sudan, Nigeria, Albania, Pakistan, Iran and other countries are housed in Galway City at the Eglinton in Salthill and the Great Western direct provision centre in Eyre Square.<\/p>\n
\nMore than 4,300 people, including 1,600 children, are living in limbo - some for more than a decade - in 34 direct provision centres throughout Ireland while seeking governmental approval to remain in the country.<\/p>\n