From l: David Bass (chair of Quaker Service), Avila kilmurray Community Foundation for NI, local Friend Felicity McCartney, Grace Cassidy and Justine Kouame. Photo: Photo courtesy of The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland.
First Stephen Pittam awards given
The first winners of the Stephen Pittam Social Justice Award have been announced
The first winners of the Stephen Pittam Social Justice Award have been announced in Northern Ireland. Justine Kouame of the Northern Ireland Community for Refugees and Asylum Seekers (NICRAS) and Grace Cassidy of the Belfast Mental Health Rights Group (BMHRG) were given the award for breaking new ground in providing a voice for largely unrecognised, marginalised groups.