INAUGURAL CARIBBEAN SOCIAL IN WRITERS SQUARE BELFAST WITH NOTTINGHILL CARNIVAL STEEL BAND – TROPICAL HEATWAVE

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The Cathedral Quarter in Belfast comes alive on Sunday 19th, August 2018 with the vibrant sounds of the Caribbean. The African & Caribbean Support Organisation (ACSONI) in partnership with Belfast Summer of Music and Destination Cathedral Quarter Bid presents Caribbean Social from 12 noon to 3:00pm.

The event will be opened by Carolyn Stewart of U105. On offer will be the tingling sounds of steel band music performed by Tropical Heatwave from Nottinghill via Trinidad & Tobago. There will be a variety of live performances including: Reggae, Soca and Calypso music, Dance, Story Telling, Live DJ and lots more.

 

“We are delighted to host Caribbean Social as a part of ACSONI’s annual Caribbean Diversity Week which has been running for the past decade. It has been a rewarding experience working along with our partners at Belfast City Council & Destination CQ as well as connecting with the wider programmes throughout the city.” – Joseph Ricketts (Manager, ACSONI)

 

Gareth Neill of Destination Cathedral Quarter Bid says: “Destination CQ are really excited to support ACSONI (African & Caribbean Support NI) and partners in bringing this event into the city centre. We look forward to offering an alternative and vibrant Sunday activity for residents and visitors.”

Caribbean Social is part of the Belfast Summer of Music season and is free to the public. There will be a tempting array of Caribbean cuisine and local eats available for purchase.

For more information, press only:

Media & Communication: Nattassa Latcham

Email: nattassa@acsoni.org

For more information on the event:

Website: www.belfastcity.gov.uk/events

www.acsoni.org/

https://destinationcq.com/event-directory/

The Cathedral Quarter in Belfast comes alive on Sunday 19th, August 2018 with the vibrant sounds of the Caribbean. The African & Caribbean Support Organisation (ACSONI) in partnership with Belfast Summer of Music and Destination Cathedral Quarter Bid presents Caribbean Socialfrom 12 noon to 3:00pm.

The event will be opened by Carolyn Stewart of U105. On offer will be the tingling sounds of steel band music performed by Tropical Heatwave from Nottinghill via Trinidad & Tobago. There will be a variety of live performances including: Reggae, Soca and Calypso music, Dance, Story Telling, Live DJ and lots more.

 

“We are delighted to host Caribbean Social as a part of ACSONI’s annual Caribbean Diversity Week which has been running for the past decade. It has been a rewarding experience working along with our partners at Belfast City Council & Destination CQ as well as connecting with the wider programmes throughout the city.” – Joseph Ricketts (Manager, ACSONI)

 

Gareth Neill of Destination Cathedral Quarter Bid says: “Destination CQ are really excited to support ACSONI (African & Caribbean Support NI) and partners in bringing this event into the city centre. We look forward to offering an alternative and vibrant Sunday activity for residents and visitors.”

Caribbean Social is part of the Belfast Summer of Music season and is free to the public. There will be a tempting array of Caribbean cuisine and local eats available for purchase.

For more information, press only:

Media & Communication: Nattassa Latcham

Nattassa@acsoni.org

For more information on the event:

Website: www.belfastcity.gov.uk/events

www.acsoni.org/

https://destinationcq.com/event-directory/

Images of Africa & Their Impact on Public Perception, What are the Human Rights Implications

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This report debates the human rights implications around the negative usage of images and narratives of Africa and Africans. It recommends a consideration of the various factors influencing the composition of campaign images and literature and the nature of the responses they elicit in audiences, as well as the impact it has on people of African descent. It engages with academic literature where the topics of media images and representation have been discussed at length, documenting the arguments.

The two main organisations involved in framing the discussion on human rights in the context of this

research are the European Convention on Human Rights and Committee on the

Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The Convention and its

members are committed to the elimination of racial discrimination and the promotion of

understanding among all races. It also compels its parties to outlaw hate speech and

criminalise membership in racist organisations.

 

The official discourses relating to Africans and those of African descent in the wider

socio-political context of Northern Ireland must be considered given that it provides a

context for how race and human rights are provided for more generally in the region and

how this is informing how new communities are portrayed. The Race Relations (NI)

Order 1997 (RRO) echoed the provisions of the 1976 Race Relations Act in Great

Britain. It outlaws discrimination on grounds of colour, race, nationality or ethnic or

national origin.

 

This places the rights for individuals and groups to be free from discrimination which

may be viewed as being exacerbated by campaigns which essentialises and

reduces the identities of individuals to a point where they are only recognised in terms

of the ethos underlying a specific cause or campaign. This may be considered as

discriminatory as it denies differentiation for individuals/groups/regions and contributes

to a culture of stereotyping.

FGM Report

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BBC FGM Article

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-41904750

Official Press Release FGM ACSONI

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ACSONI July 2017 Newsletter

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World Sickle Cell Day 2017 – Event (June 2017)

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Important details about the event: – Main Hall, Stranmillis University College, Stranmillis Rd, BT9 5DY, Belfast – Saturday 17th June 2017 – Hour: 2PM – 5PM     For more information  contact us.       Register in the event -> https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/world-sickle-cell-day-2017-commemoration-tickets-34915833197

Africans in Northern Ireland – Event (June 2017)

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Important details about the event:  – Auditorium, McClay Library, Queen’s University –  Saturday, 17 June 2017  

For more information contact us.

 

ACSONI June 2017 Newsletter

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Have a look at what ACSONI has been involved with since our last newsletter issue.

Research

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