NUJ members joined a rally in Belfast to show that migrants and refugees are welcome in Northern Ireland – Image: Kevin Cooper, Photoline
VIEWdigital marked Indie News Week in Belfast in a week that witnessed a wave of racist attacks against migrants and refugees in Northern Ireland.
Our celebration of independent media publishers took place at University of Atypical in Belfast, an arts organisation which promotes work by d/Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent artists in Northern Ireland and beyond.
Jude Hill, Save the Children Senior Media Manager, left, with VIEWdigital co-founder Una Murphy; freelance producer Marisa Comeau-Kerage; and student Emily Mitchell
VIEWdigital highlighted a new Community Journalism Project, for migrant women and disabled people, funded by the National Lottery Community Fund NI. We also chatted about our big idea for a Pop-up People’s Newsroom in ‘Belfast’s Fleet Street’. University of Atypical is based in the historic newspaper district of the city. There will be an opportunity to vote on the idea at an event in Belfast City Hall on Sunday, June 29.
Concern over the recent racism attacks on migrant families living in Ballymena and other places in Northern Ireland last week was expressed by participants at VIEWdigital’s Indie News Week event.
VIEWdigital co-founder Una Murphy attended a protest at Belfast City Hall with other trade unionists on Saturday (June 15) to show that migrants and refugees are welcome in Northern Ireland.
• The Public Interest News Foundation, the UK’s first charity to support public interest news, coordinates Indie News Week.
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