Spirasi - The National Centre for Survivors of Torture

20/04/2026

Spiasi are hiring - Administrator (Rehabilitation)
If you're concerned about making a meaningful difference in the lives of torture survivors, and you're interested in quality administration, then this Administrator role in our Rehabilitation Department might be for you.
View the role details below.

10/02/2026

This video was created by people from migrant and ethnic minority backgrounds who have experience with mental health challenges, either personally or through...

23/12/2025

17/12/2025

17/12/2025

It's been a busy International Volunteers Day for us at Volunteer Ireland!
⭐Amy and Nina were at a Comhlámh event celebrating the launch of IVY 2026.
⭐Zsé spoke at a Spirasi - The National Centre for Survivors of Torture volunteer appreciation event.
⭐Antonella was at St Joseph's Shankill, Dedicated to Dementia Care for the launch of their new research into volunteering.
⭐Stuart hosted our regular Volunteer Managers coffee morning (swing by any first Friday of the month!)
⭐The corporate team was cleaning up after helping four teams of employee volunteers assemble Christmas craft kits this week.

And of course, stay tuned tomorrow for the biggest celebration of them all: the Volunteer Ireland Awards!

26/11/2025

15/10/2025

Nordic Conference gathers leading expertise and new approaches to trauma treatment
This November, DIGNITY hosts the 24th Nordic Conference on Trauma Treatment in Copenhagen — a two-day forum where clinicians, researchers, and other experts working with trauma-affected refugees share knowledge, and engage in workshops on the latest research and innovative approaches.

Date: 20-21 November 2025
Location: Copenhagen

How can trauma be treated when the trauma is still ongoing? We are pleased to welcome Dr. Khader Rasras, General Director at the Treatment and Rehabilitation Center for Victims of Torture - TRC - مركز علاج و تأهيل ضحايا التعذيب in Palestine, as a keynote speaker at the Nord...

25/08/2025

Open Call for Submissions - The Africa Migration Report Poetry Anthology Series

Forced Migration and The Arts, in association with CivicLeicester and Regularise, is inviting and accepting poems for possible inclusion in the Africa Migration Report Poetry Anthology Series, a multi-year, multi-volume initiative that is publishing poetry collections on the theme of African migration.

https://forcedmigrationandthearts.blogspot.com/

23/08/2025

This short film does not describe overt, historical racism, but rather the “low-level everyday” kind. He shows how racism is learnen and how it can also be unlearned through profound acts of redemption and mutual support.

Two Strangers Who Meet Five Times screened at the following festivals throughout 2017 and 2018 - winning the following awards.Follow me on Twitter at https:...