Community & Voluntary Sector

Carroll: Extern Offices Part of the Solution, Not the Problem

"People seeking help with housing are not a threat to children. Many are parents themselves. Treating them as a danger only deepens the stigma that stops people reaching out for help.”

Carroll: "This Is the Real Belfast" at City's Biggest Ever Anti-Racist Rally

"Today, Belfast spoke with one voice. This was the biggest anti-racist demonstration this city has ever seen, and everyone who turned out should be proud. We reclaimed our city from the fascist thugs who tried to take it from us. The people have answered terror with solidarity..." - Gerry Caroll

Galway & Roscommon ETB Teachers Protest, Denman Rooke Says 'Follow Their Lead'

Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) held a lunchtime protest over cuts to the (ESOL) and adult literacy programmes in their Education and Training Board (GRETB). Rooke: "Principled workers... organised in their unions... standing up for services in the community... It's the best answer to austerity."

"Stormont Must Intervene" on Cuts to Community and Voluntary Sector

Cuts to Community and Voluntary Sector Will Have Devastating Impact on Support for Vulnerable People. Stormont Must Intervene