EAPN Ireland AGM and workshop “Socio-economic status as a ground for discrimination”
Thursday 31st May Venue: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, 16-22 Green St, Dublin 7 AGM: 12 Noon An opportunity from EAPN Ireland members to come together to get an update on our activities and plans and to discuss some key issues together. Light Lunch 1:30pm Workshop: 2:00-3:30pm The workshop “Socio-economic status as a ground for discrimination” gives participants an opportunity to discuss the issue of discrimination, which many experience as a result of their address, being unemployed or on a low income, at an important time when a Bill has been introduced into the Oireachtas to add socio-economic status as a ground ...
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...full storyEAPN Ireland AGM and workshop “Socio-economic status as a ground for discrimination”
Thursday 31st May.
An important opportunity to discuss the work of EAPN and key developments including new legislation making it illegal to discriminate because of someone’s socio-economic status.
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