Breaking the Cultural Silence Imposed upon Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Migrants: A Snapshot of the Current Faith-Based Project in Tigers Bay (North Belfast)

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Title: Breaking the Cultural Silence Imposed upon Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Migrants: A Snapshot of the Current Faith-Based Project in Tigers Bay (North Belfast)
Language: English
Authors: Steel-Hawthorne, Isobel, Trotter, Syd, Bryne, Sinead, Morgan, Melissa
Source: Adult Learner: The Irish Journal of Adult and Community Education. 2018:116-124.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 9
Publication Date: 2018
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Adult Education
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Refugees, Migrants, Community Programs, Religious Organizations, Community Cooperation, Fear, Self Esteem, Empowerment, Cultural Differences, Transformative Learning, Story Telling, Adult Education
Geographic Terms: United Kingdom (Belfast)
ISSN: 0790-8040
Abstract: This case study tracks an established collaborative partnership between faith-based organisations and the local community of North Belfast. The initial stages of the project of implementing a welcome day, a cultural food and activities fest day and an Ulster University led Unblocking Potential programme. This set the scene for social cohesion and community integration through emancipatory praxis. The next stage of the project is to engage the group in theatre dramatising their experiences and disseminating the shared learning throughout the local community. Through the delivery of our programmes we identified issues around fear, low self-esteem and the lack of mechanisms within the wider community to empower participants to confidently engage more meaningfully within their own community and the wider community bringing a new dynamic to transformational cultural diversity work.
Abstractor: As Provided
Number of References: 10
Entry Date: 2018
Accession Number: EJ1197459
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This case study tracks an established collaborative partnership between faith-based organisations and the local community of North Belfast. The initial stages of the project of implementing a welcome day, a cultural food and activities fest day and an Ulster University led Unblocking Potential programme. This set the scene for social cohesion and community integration through emancipatory praxis. The next stage of the project is to engage the group in theatre dramatising their experiences and disseminating the shared learning throughout the local community. Through the delivery of our programmes we identified issues around fear, low self-esteem and the lack of mechanisms within the wider community to empower participants to confidently engage more meaningfully within their own community and the wider community bringing a new dynamic to transformational cultural diversity work.
ISSN:0790-8040