People Belong in Communities

Whether you were born here or moved here, all of us do whatever we can to keep our kids in school, to put food on the table, and to help our neighbours and friends.

Across Ireland, communities have created welcoming environments for people who have come here to build a new life for themselves or to seek safety. Schools, clubs, and community groups have been revitalised with new students and volunteers joining.

But a small group of extremists are trying to make people who come here from elsewhere feel unwelcome in our communities. People are being evicted and are facing deportation, and our politicians are failing them.

So together, we're going to show that people belong in their communities by starting local campaigns all across Ireland to support people who are being made to feel unwelcome. Can you start your own local campaign today and help us build a better, safer and more vibrant country for all?

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  • Keep the Adebowale Family Safe
    Lucy Adebowale and her 5 children , Star, Greatness, Value, Prosperity and Gold are facing deportation in the near future. Their case is currently being appealed on the grounds that their lives would be in danger if returned to Nigeria where their abusive father now lives. The 3 oldest boys attend St Mary's CBS, Portlaoise, where they have proven themselves to be hardworking students and gentlemen in behaviour. Showing true community spirit they have been involved in the Student Council and the School of Sanctuary Committee. This is a family that finally had some sense of peace and safety in our community only to find themselves under threat again. Lucy is doing everything in her power to protect her family, but she needs support. The Adebowale family are part of our CBS community, our CBS family, so let us give her that support.
    3,338 of 4,000 Signatures
    Created by Katrina Foley
  • Blackrock
    Prevent forced relocation of Ukrainian families settled in Blackrock
    The affected families have been integrated into many parts of our town in Blackrock so it would have an impact on many people in the community. It is within our interest to maintain them as a key part of this community going forward. 
    1,384 of 2,000 Signatures
    Created by Lucy Byrne
  • Galway
    Don't evict us Roderic O'Gorman
    No matter who we are or where we come from, all any of us want is to protect and take care of our families. Being evicted from the only shelter we have is cruel and heartless. 
    977 of 1,000 Signatures
    Created by Laurette Milikwini Pembele
  • Ireland must keep supporting Syrian refugees
    After the fall of the Assad regime, Minister Helen McEntee announced that Ireland will pause making final decisions on asylum applications from Syrian people.  While the fall of the Assad regime has been welcomed as a victory for the people of Syria, it has also left a power vacuum in the country and many Syrians have good reason to seek safety abroad. It’s still unclear how Syria will be governed and by whom. In addition to this, the country is being heavily bombed by the Israeli army. Minister McEntee's decision to pause asylum applications will cause huge stress and uncertainty for Syrian people who have made Ireland their home. We are urging Minister McEntee to immediately reverse this decision and start processing Syrian people's asylum applications once more.
    899 of 1,000 Signatures
    Created by Jacob Sosinsky
  • Call to urgently provide a protection programme for Palestinian Refugees
    Palestinians are at high risk from ongoing genocidal assault and brutal occupation by Israel
    879 of 1,000 Signatures
    Created by West Cork for Palestine
  • Roderic O'Gorman, don't evict me and my family
    No matter who we are or where we come from, all any of us want is to protect and take care of our families. Being evicted from the only shelter we have is cruel and heartless.
    144 of 200 Signatures
    Created by Ferry Ediagbonya
  • Protect Our Children: Clean Indoor Air and the Truth About Long COVID
    Children spend a huge proportion of their lives in classrooms. They should not have to breathe poorly ventilated, unfiltered, rebreathed air for six hours a day when practical solutions exist. COVID has not disappeared. Reinfections continue, and a proportion of children and adults (16% according HSE FADA report, 15-53% according to HIQA's review of international evidence, 16% according to Mass General Brigham study, 2026, 27% of healthcare workers according to NHS REACH-OUT study, 2026) develop Long COVID — sometimes with disabling symptoms. Due to the lack of information on long Covid in Ireland, much of this harm is going undiagnosed or is not attributed to the real cause, COVID-19 infection. The WHO, the CDC, the OECD and other international organizations continue to warn about Long COVID, including its impact on children, yet public awareness in Ireland remains remarkably low. Clean indoor air is one of the few interventions that can protect everyone without requiring individual behaviour. Good ventilation and appropriately sized HEPA filtration reduce exposure to airborne infectious particles while also helping to reduce pollutants, allergens and particulate matter. Other places are already acting. Schools in London, parts of the United States, Canada, Australia and elsewhere have introduced filtration, air-quality monitoring or wider clean-air programmes. Ireland announced €62 million for school ventilation improvements and HEPA filtration in December 2021, yet HEPA filtration is still not standard in Irish classrooms. This is also about the right to honest public-health information. Parents should be given clear, current information about airborne transmission, Long COVID, women and girls being at greater risk of Long COVID, reinfection and the potential longer-term consequences of infection so that they can make informed decisions for their families. The information vacuum on the reality of Long COVID and the huge burden it puts on the healthcare system is being filled by racist, antivax conspiracy theorists. Clean Indoor Air will save lives and improve the health and wellbeing of children today and for generations to come. The infrastructure we put in place now will protect pupils and teachers from COVID, influenza and many other airborne infections, while improving the everyday quality of the air they breathe.  Ireland entered the pandemic with the 4th highest rate of asthma in the world with 1 in 5 children suffering and as an outlier in the EU with rising deaths from asthma. It is an abomination that the government decided against making HEPA filters standard in classrooms when faced with COVID-19, and we feel it is an insult to our intelligence and an exercise in gaslighting when politicians and media discuss issues such as "alarming rates of absenteeism" and "record breaking hospital overcrowding", while completely ignoring the reality of long COVID. We know how to make indoor air cleaner. We know how to reduce airborne transmission. Parents deserve accurate information about the risks. What is missing is the political will to act. Please join us in asking the Government to make clean air and honest public-health information a basic standard for every child in Ireland.
    24 of 100 Signatures
    Created by Parents For Clean Air — Picture