Sheehy Skeffington School

Spring 2013

Liberty Hall, Dublin. Saturday, April 20th.

10.30  Introduction by Chair, Carol Coulter (Dir, Child Care Law Reporting Project)

10.40  Aoife Nolan (Prof. International Human Rights Law, Nottingham University)
          Human Rights in Ireland after the Global Economic Crisis.Presentation(54K)

11:10  Austin O’Carroll  (Inner City GP and Activist,Health & Social Inequalities)     
          How Health Inequalities Undermine Human Rights and Democratic
          Participation. Presentation (3.47M)

11:40  Panel Discussion – Human Rights Equality and Community Activists.
          Michael Farrell (Sen. Solicitor, FLAC, former ICCL & IHRC)
          Rachel Mullen
(Coordinator, Equality & Rights Alliance) Presentation (129K)
          
Mariaam Bhatti (Domestic Workers Action Group, MRCI)
          Dessie Donnelly
(Director, Participation & Practice of Rights)
          Presentation (4.57M)
          Joe Donohoe
(Fatima Groups United Family Resource Centre)
          Presentation (9.95M) 

13:00  Break for Lunch.

14:00  Introduction by Chair, Michael Farrell.

14:05  Rosemary Cullen Owens (Historian, Academic & Writer)
          
A Turbulent Decade - Women in Social and National Movements in
          Ireland,1908-1918. Presentation (4.47M)

14:35  John Douglas ( Gen Sec, Mandate & Vice Pres, ICTU)        
          Organising for change - What now for the Unions? Presentation (1.16M)

15:05  Donal O’Kelly (Actor, Writer)        
          excerpts from his upcoming show about Francis Sheehy Skeffington, 'Skeffy',
          which will be in 2013 Edinburgh Fringe.

15.30  Closing remarks

15:40  Close.