The Creative Minorities project promises to bring challenges and celebrations that both educate & engage

The Creative Minorities Project, under the auspices of the PEACEPLUS Creative Minorities initiative, represents a significant endeavour to foster intercultural understanding across County Donegal. This programme will unite residents from both minority and majority backgrounds in a series of structured and participative engagements designed to inform, inspire, and strengthen communal bonds.
This is one of 32 cross-community projects, part of Donegal’s €7.6 million PEACEPLUS local action plan. 

Central to this endeavour are three strategic goals:

  1. Creating spaces within and between cultural and ethnic minorities and the majority population, helping to build a society that fosters cultural expression, inter-community relationships, and personal and social development;
  2. Building relationships and connections with education providers through the delivery of a range of programmes that foster an understanding of equality, create empathy and address stigmatisation, stereotyping, and othering of ethnic minority children, young people and families in educational settings;
  3. Delivering a programme of participative activities and events that promote interculturalism, cross-community understanding, and trust in each of the municipal districts of Donegal.

There will be exciting workshops and exhibitions in Letterkenny/Milford, Inishowen, Stranorlar, Donegal, and Glenties, each meticulously facilitated to encourage collaborative creation of visual art, performance pieces, and digital storytelling. 

Already at nearly mid-point, the Creative Minorities project has delivered in-school diverity awareness programmes, three community based ‘Sewing Solidarity’ initiatives (Letterkenny, Raphoe and Milford) and held a really successful showcase event at the Regional Cultural Centre during Anti Racism Week which included the Imaging Diversity Photography project as well as examples of the school and community based creative project artworks and materials.

In parallel, partner schools will host tailored modules – codesigned by educators and community facilitators – where students engage directly with peers from diverse backgrounds to coproduce murals, short films and interactive presentations that challenge preconceptions and cultivate empathy.

If you would like to hear more about the Creative Minorities programme in your area or countywide click here and send us your details, where you live and your areas of interest (music, cultural events, drama, arts, workshops, courses)

For more detailed information click Creative Minorities supplement FINAL