Racism across the diaspora: Personal narratives

Our goal is to raise awareness of racism in Ireland through personal stories and we hope our speakers will bring a better understanding of inequality experienced by Irish residents. Overall, we would like to provoke conversations that matter. The past discussions within this series have focused on the analysis of racial politics and proactive approaches towards the goal of racial equality. This month’s discussion intends to take a less clinical approach, and instead hold space for personal narratives. Through a conversation on lived experiences of our speakers, this panel intends to shine a personal light on the racism that pervades lives, as well as provide the groundwork for a comparative case study. 

By highlighting their relationship to race and racial politics, our esteemed speakers will trace the trajectory of how racial policies and the racial history of their respective countries has affected them on a personal level. They will outline some of the deep-seated racial issues in their countries and suggest steps decision-makers could take to address these issues. 

Speakers 

● Lassane Ouedraogo – Chairperson at Africa Centre Ireland 

● Sandrine Ndahiro – Tutor and PhD candidate at the University of Limerick 

● Denga Phiriga – Trainee Company Secretarial Executive – William Fry Master’s degree at Ulster University  

● Dr Thamil Venthan Ananthavinayagan – Teaching Associate University of Nottingham. Critical international Law Scholar 

● Teresa Buczkowska – Integration Manager | Immigrant Council of Ireland