The Yellow Flag Programme is run by the Irish Traveller Movement. to celebrate Culture and Interculturalism.
Culture is sometimes described as ‘the way we do things around here’. It encapsulates the traditions, language, beliefs and practices of a people. Inter-culturalism is an approach that encourages all of us to understand, respect and interact with one another’s cultures. It acknowledges that everyone in our community does not have access to the same privileges and that some cultural and ethnic groups experience racism. Primarily it approaches cultural diversity, not a barrier, but rather as a reason for our success. As part of this, students and teachers learn more about identity formation and belonging, similarity and difference, human rights and responsibilities, discrimination and equality and managing intercultural conflicts. |