There are 418 Ukrainians staying in Maynooth university for the last 2 weeks they are moving out on 1st July. We are looking for good condition / new suitcases (20kg with wheels preferably) for those who arrived with none. Contact me for drop off details @HelpingHostsIRL
6/ Our team of volunteers at @HelpingHostsIRL will work with anyone and everyone required to play our part. We keep asking but it is exhausting and distracting from the real work of empowering people to host (and be hosted) in homes. Together is the only way. ✊💙💛
5/ Use the resources you have the privilege to manage to build momentum again. Say THANK YOU to the people who have opened their homes and the communities who have rallied to respond. Put on your big girl pants and make it happen.
I am not prone to twitter rants, it is not my style, but after 3 months of hosting, advocating and engaging with loads of brilliant people working to make this work, it’s just not good enough that the official response is to blame the public.
3/ it is time to rewrite the rule book. Throw it out. Use this opportunity to change the shameful DP system and provide a proper irish welcome for everyone seeking refuge on this island.
2/ actively cultivating the community response again. We are turning offers away @helpingirishhosts while we organise our own vetting with the support from Garda. Yet vetting os not the hold up. If @irishredcross is not sufficiently resourced to do this work, then who is?…
This is a thread. 1/1 So this is me with Natalya and Sasha, who live in my home. While my blood no longer boils (not worth the toxic effects) it does wreck my head that the narrative is that “people aren’t into it so we’re done now, into the camps they go,” instead of …
We’re sharing #hoststories on Instagram, first up it’s @Mattlunson and Debbie, hosting in Dublin and already on to a successful second match 💙💛✊ read in full here: https://t.co/AM80qnLOxb
@TheArtsCrusader saying it better than I ever could ❤️. It’s been an amazing experience so far meeting incredible people showing love and compassion during this horrendous war but so much more we can do
This is my @GoFundMeIE for @HelpingHostsIRL . Id love your support. 700+ people in 256 homes. Now THAT’s what I call #Community Angie 💙💛 lthank you for supporting and sharing x
https://t.co/uZLZwQk2Kh