It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognise, accept, and celebrate those differences- Audre Lorde

Recently people of colour living in the town of Bray have been the target of racist hate speech graffiti. Local woman, @emeroneill14 who has been outspoken about racist abuse she received, started a group called @speak4racialjustice_ireland other people in her community, last May. ‘Bray for Love’ is their campaign to counteract the graffiti the town has been experiencing. Some of the graffiti has been targeted at Emer specifically, even appearing in her housing estate.
Despite this, she has never felt so supported by the people of Ireland, and by her community in particular, and they raised funds to commission @hollypereira_illustration , to paint a mural depicting people from all over the world on the side wall of the @theharbourbar ✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 A print in A3 and A4 size available to buy in aid of Bray for Love Campaign  at @theharbourbar  #brayforlove #antiracism  #blacklivesmatter #community #peopleoftheworld #peopleofcolour  #createdonthate #supporteachother #muralartist #streetartwithpurpose #streetartwithmessage

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