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Kerry College Embraces Diversity For European Action Week Against Racism

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Carmel Kelly (Deputy Principal), Anne Doyle (Guidance Counsellor) at Kerry College, Clash Campus with students Ema Baftjari (Pre-Teaching Studies Student), Washington Solomon (QQI Level 5 Physiotherapy Assistant Student), Emma Browne (Pre-Teaching Studies Student) with Guest Speaker Teresa Elumely of Tralee International Resource Centre (TIRC).

KERRY College students are ready to tackle racism and embrace diversity in their future workplaces.

The College marked European Action Week Against Racism at the Clash Campus this week.

Teresa Elumely from Tralee International Resource centre (TIRC) gave an eye-opening talk about her experience of racism and heightened students awareness of anti-racism movements in Ireland.

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Through her talk, students became aware of how easy it is to have bias that they are totally unaware of and how their perceptions of cultures and races may affect the way they treat individuals in workplaces.

Kerry College Clash Road students, on both employment and progression orientated courses, were encouraged to stand up for diversity as they enter the working world.