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3 Bridges Solidarity Walk marks International Human Rights Day with Limerick United Against Racism

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Limerick City and County Council, Limerick United Against Racism walk as part of the 3 Bridges Solidarity Walk for International Human Rights Day. Photo by Alan Place.

3 Bridges Solidarity Walk from Limerick City and County Council’s Offices at Merchants Quay marks International Human Rights Day as part of #DiversityIsStrengthLK campaign

3 Bridges Solidarity Walk marks International Human Rights Day with Limerick United Against Racism
The event was part of the Limerick United Against Racism (LUAR) campaign #DiversityIsStrengthLK. Photo by Alan Place.

Príomh Comhairleoir of Limerick City and County Council, Cllr Dan Mc Sweeney, led the 3 Bridges Solidarity Walk from the front doors of Limerick City and County Council’s Offices at Merchants Quay, to mark International Human Rights Day on December 10.

The event was part of the Limerick United Against Racism (LUAR) campaign #DiversityIsStrengthLK. The campaign is an initiative of the Migrant Integration Steering Group (MISG), which is a network of statutory agencies, community and voluntary organisations and migrant representative and support groups.  

Cllr. Mc Sweeney was joined on the Three Bridges walk by staff of agencies, organisations and service providers who support migrant integration or promote human rights in Limerick. It was a public demonstration of solidarity with all people who experience racism or xenophobia.


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At the commencement of the Solidarity Walk, Cllr. Mc Sweeney commented, “Racism in all forms is unacceptable in Limerick. The Limerick United Against Racism campaign sends a strong and clear message of solidarity with people who have experienced racism in Limerick. Limerick City and County Council is committed to and strongly supports this campaign, which seeks to foster a sense of belonging between all residents of Limerick irrespective of colour, creed or culture.”  

Chair of the MISG’s Anti-Racism Subgroup, Mr. Eugene Quinn added, “Unfortunately, there has been a significant growth in anti-migrant sentiment and racist incidents nationally over the past year. Each of us has a role to play in ensuring racism is not tolerated in Limerick. The Solidarity Walk and the Limerick United Against Racism campaign are an opportunity for public leadership to demonstrate there is zero-tolerance for racism in the region. All communities in Limerick, local and migrant, are equally valued and their fundamental human rights must be respected”.

The campaign’s online resource www.limerickunitedagainstracism.ie provides accessible information about the different types of racism, the impact of racism on victims and guidelines on how and when to report racism, and how to prepare for a conversation about Diversity & Racism.

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