Many Tongues Of Cork Winter Warmer 2020 Many Tongues of Cork pop-up @ Winter Warmer 2020 International Poetry Festival (Cork). Five women read their poems in Ndebele, Swedish, Arabic, Norwegian and English. This popular Cork event, is produced by Joanna Dukkipati (Steward, Good Day Cork). Poems were presented simultaneously in sign language (ISL), by Cork […]
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Many Tongues of Cork October 2020 We spent a positive afternoon (Oct 3rd, 2020) with six Cork-based writers and performers who shared a piece of prose or poetry in Portuguese, German, Italian, French and As Gaeilge. We hope you find comfort in their reflections about family, culture and belonging. Read more about them here. Share
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Phone Pals Together with Think Speak Do Community Engagement (TSD), Good Day Cork hopes to encourage deep conversations between strangers in Cork. It is possible no matter where you are. These uncertain times may not allow for such conversations but do allow us to re-connect with old friends. Enjoy ‘Phone Pals’, a 5-part uplifting podcast
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The Colourblind Bind By Priya Krishnan Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on whatsapp 01/03/2021 The Colour of Truth ‘I don’t see skin colour’, ‘I don’t see you as Black/Brown’ ‘We’re all the same’ Really? Dismissal I know these words are meant in a positive way but my heart sinks at such comments. They
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Walk with me by Sylvia Wobo Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on whatsapp Mural by Garreth Joyce 25/01/2021The Colour of Kindness in Cork This Red Mural on Water Street- designed and painted by Garreth Joyce. It celebrates Cork’s citation as Europe’s Friendliest City in 2018 by the renowned Conde Nast Traveller publication. Walking along the
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Represent Yourself By Precious Oluwatumininu Daniels Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on whatsapp I was 14 years old when I moved to Ireland. My first day in Secondary School was so hard with teachers struggling to pronounce my name. The students made fun of my curly hair, my accent and the fact that
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“I am finally free to stand up for myself” By Farida Salim Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on whatsapp Hey there! My name is Farida Salim. I am a 19-year-old Kenyan-Irish woman, born and raised in County Cork. My family has lived in Ireland for a little over 20 years. I don’t recall a
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‘I feel supported, valued and feel that we are making strides together’ By Doireann Magee-Salawu Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on whatsapp My name is Doireann Magee-Salawu, I’m 16 years old, Irish-Nigerian, and from Cork. I’ve been raised in a single parent family by my mum who’s Irish. As a result, my Nigerian
