“Supporting Minorities in a Changing Irish Landscape” Conference – call for registration

BARKA for Mutual Help Ireland – 10 years on

Monday, 5th December 2022

10.00 – 10.30 – Registration and refreshments

10.40 – Welcome Remarks and Introductions – Ewa Sadowska-Keogh, Chief Executive, BARKA Ireland

10.45 – Welcome Address by the selected Delegates

11.00 – BARKA Ireland – 10 years’ history: challenges and achievements – BARKA’s Reconnections Team

11.15 – Personal Testimony of Mariusz Zeleznikow

11.25 – 12.10 – Discussion Panel I: ‘Working with BARKA and other non-profit organisations to overcome homelessness’ – (with the participation of representatives of Central and Eastern European Consulates, Local authorities, Garda and prison service representatives, and local Homelessness Charities).

Moderator: Aneta Kubas, BARKA Ireland

12.10 – 12.55 – Discussion Panel II: ‘Finding new ways to cooperate between public, private and voluntary sector entities to create a new generation of partnerships and programs for social and professional integration to support vulnerable adults in a post-pandemic landscape in Ireland’ – (with participation from representatives of Local Authorities, BARKA Foundation-Poland, BARKA Netherlands, local Homelessness Charities).

Moderator: Andrew Keogh, BARKA UK

13.00 – 13.45 – Lunch and Networking

13.45 – 14.30 – Concert

14.30 – Complimentary visit to EPIC- The Irish Emigration Museum

VENUE: EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, Dublin 1

REGISTRATION: PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL WITH YOUR FULL NAME AND PHONE NUMBER TO: ANETA.KUBAS@BARKAIE.ORG