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Traveller Activism in the 1980s: The Committee for the Rights of Travellers and Mincéir Misli

An outline of early '80s Travellers' Rights groups and the first Traveller candidate in a general election, Nan Joyce.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/article/5703/

Traveller Activism in the 1980s: The Committee for the Rights of Travellers and Mincéir Misli

From Aonrud. The Committee for the Rights of Travellers was formed in 1982 in response to anti-Traveller protests in Dublin with the aim of exposing mistreatment of Travellers by the state and anti-Traveller protesters,…

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Irish Left Archive Aug 18, 2025

Published #OnThisDay, 18th August 1997:

"Down With Racist Anti-Traveller Attacks! For Trade Union Centred Defence of Traveller Halting Sites!"

A leaflet from the Dublin Spartacist Group on #TravellersRights

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/7615/

#Ireland #Spartacists #IrishTravellers

Down With Racist Anti-Traveller Attacks! (1997) — Dublin Spartacist Group

Commentary and PDF of Down With Racist Anti-Traveller Attacks!, published by Dublin Spartacist Group.

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Irish Left Archive Mar 31, 2025

New document:

"Down With Racist Anti-Traveller Attacks!"

From the Dublin Spartacist Group, August 1997.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/7615/

#History #Politics #Ireland #Spartacists #TravellersRights

Down With Racist Anti-Traveller Attacks! (1997) — Dublin Spartacist Group

Commentary and PDF of Down With Racist Anti-Traveller Attacks!, published by Dublin Spartacist Group.

Irish Left Archive

Irish Left Archive Jan 3, 2025

Traveller Activism in the 1980s: The Committee for the Rights of Travellers and Mincéir Misli

An outline of early '80s Travellers' Rights groups and the first Traveller candidate in a general election, Nan Joyce.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/article/5703/

#Ireland #Politics #History #Travellers #TravellersRights

Traveller Activism in the 1980s: The Committee for the Rights of Travellers and Mincéir Misli

Irish Left Archive

Irish Left Archive Nov 24, 2023

#OnThisDay 24th of November 1982, Nan Joyce became the first Traveller to stand in an Irish election.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/calendar/on-this-day/11/24/#event-5712

This article provides some of the history and background to the Committee for the Rights of Travellers and Nan Joyce's campaign: https://www.leftarchive.ie/article/5703/

#IrishTravellers #TravellersRights #Elections #OTD #IrishHistory

On This Day, 24th November

Events and documents from this day in history from the Irish Left Archive.

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Irish Left Archive Mar 3, 2023

Since this article has been shared a bit recently, readers might notice we have very little material from Traveller activism on our website.

If anyone has documents from Travellers organisations or campaigns that they'd be willing to send us (either digital or physical copies for us to scan) we'd be delighted to hear from you!

#TravellersRights #Travellers #IrishTravellers #Activism #IrishLeftArchive

P Gurgel-Segrillo Dec 7, 2022

The Irish Human Rights & Equality Commission is making the request of local authorities in South Dublin, Limerick City and County, Tipperary, Donegal, Mayo, #CorkCity and Wicklow using its powers under section 32(1) of the IHREC Act 2014.

“The State’s failure to provide culturally appropriate accommodation for members of the #Traveller community has long been criticised by the UN, the EU and various international human rights bodies." #TravellersRights #CulturalHeritage

https://www.irishlegal.com/articles/local-authorities-told-to-draw-up-traveller-accommodation-equality-action-plans

Local authorities told to draw up Traveller accommodation equality action plans

Seven local authorities have been asked to prepare and implement an equality and action plan on the provision of Traveller accommodation and services. The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission is making the request of local authorities in South Dublin, Limerick City and County, Tipperary, Doneg

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