Growing Community Voice Pressure Group fund addresses social injustice The Pressure Group Fund has been established in recognition of the contribution groups and people in our society are making, towards supporting social change. “Ethnic groups are marginalised with regard to the sporting community in Northern Ireland. We, the Ethnic Minority Sports Organisation Northern Ireland (EMSONI) invest time and effort into lobbying for change, ensuring the Government and other authorities realise the present diversity in our society. We aim to secure the right policies and programmes in place to achieve inclusion, equality and social justice for people from ethnic minority communities and low-income backgrounds.” Adekanmi Abayomi, Executive Chair of EMSONI Democracy Day focused on increasing public participation in democratic decision making Fourteen new initiatives aimed at deepening local democracy in communities across Northern Ireland will be able to bid for a share of the £500,000 of funding, mentoring and support through our Civic Innovation programme. Paul Braithwaite, Head of Innovation and Voice at the Foundation explained, “The Civic Innovation programme formally commenced at Democracy Day, which was delivered in partnership with the Imagine Belfast Festival. As well as getting some inspiration from international and local contributors working in the fields of public participation and democratic innovation, the 14 successful programme participants will now attend a series of project design workshops where they will have time and space to develop the details of their idea and receive expert mentoring and support”.
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