Asylum Apathy

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Above: examples of unused spaces within direct provision accommodation for asylum seekers in Ireland.

Eamon Sheehy of Migrate To The Fringe writes:

The asylum system functions as a closed and confined space far from the rest of society. It is the other, the outside, and a ghetto. The direct provision hostels and their residents don’t seem to have physicality. The rest of society is not to be concerned about their existence. Asylum Archive is taking visual samples of this reality…

UPDATE:

Over on the Human Rights In Ireland blog, Dr Liam Thornton writes:

“Direct provision is 14 years old today. Today, from 7am to 9pm, there will be 14 hours of blog posts on the issue of direct provision. The voices of asylum seekers themselves are central to this blog carnival, and we will hear their voices throughout the day. The Department of Justice and Department of Social Protection were invited to contribute to this carnival, however they have not replied to my email. Therefore, posts from several organisations working with and on behalf of asylum seekers, social workers, others challenging this system and artists, are all present.”

Human Rights In Ireland (#directprovision14)

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