Social Justice Matters is a podcast from Social Justice Ireland. We are an independent justice advocacy think tank that advances the lives of people and communities through providing independent social analysis and effective policy development to create a sustainable future for every member of society and for societies as a whole.
Episodes
Thursday May 13, 2021
Thursday May 13, 2021
It is possible to implement a Basic Income for artists and art workers. Social Justice Ireland's latest study shows that the Government could honour its commitment to pilot a Universal Basic Income by introducing a Basic Income for artists as proposed recently by the Arts and Culture Recovery Taskforce Report. This initiative would have minimal costs to the Exchequer and could be implemented from 1st January 2022.
In this episode, we hear from Seán Ward, Board Member of Social Justice Ireland and long-term advocate of Basic Income, on our proposals for a Basic Income Model.
Thursday May 06, 2021
Thursday May 06, 2021
On the 26th April 2021, Social Justice Ireland published our annual Poverty Focus. This publication examines the nature and experience of poverty in Ireland and sets out a series of solutions that could be adopted by Government.
In Part 2 of our two-part series highlighting Poverty Focus we look at the groups most at risk of poverty and set out our policy recommendations.
The publication is also available for download here: https://www.socialjustice.ie/content/publications/poverty-focus-2021
Thursday Apr 29, 2021
Thursday Apr 29, 2021
On the 26th April 2021, Social Justice Ireland published our annual Poverty Focus. This publication examines the nature and experience of poverty in Ireland and sets out a series of solutions that could be adopted by Government.
In Part 1 of our two-part series highlighting Poverty Focus we look at how poverty is calculated and the headline numbers.
The publication is also available for download here: https://www.socialjustice.ie/content/publications/poverty-focus-2021
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Bohemian Football Club is a professional football club from Dublin, founded in 1890 and is still 100 per cent owned by the members of the Club. CEO Daniel Lambert talks to Susanne Rogers about climate justice, social inclusion, community advocacy and making a difference.
In other news, we are delighted that Social Justice Matters has been recognised by FeedSpot as one of the 20 social justice podcasts you should be following. Check out the list here: https://blog.feedspot.com/social_justice_podcasts/
Thursday Apr 15, 2021
Thursday Apr 15, 2021
In today's episode, Susanne Rogers is joined by Ciara Gill, Policy Officer and Aoife McNamara, Participation and Rights Education Coordinator with the Ombudsman for Children’s Office to talk about Direct Division and Life in Lockdown – Two recent reports that spoke to young people living in the Direct Provision system.
In other news, we are delighted that Social Justice Matters has been recognised by FeedSpot as one of the 20 social justice podcasts you should be following in 2020. Check out the list here: https://blog.feedspot.com/social_justice_podcasts/
Thursday Apr 08, 2021
Thursday Apr 08, 2021
In today's episode, Susanne Rogers is joined by Paul Dornan and Sinead McGarrigle from Mercy Law Resource Centre to talk about the findings in their recent report 'Minority Groups and Housing Services - Barriers to Access and their work as part of the Home for Good coalition.
In other news, we are delighted that Social Justice Matters has been recognised by FeedSpot as one of the 20 social justice podcasts you should be following in 2020. Check out the list here: https://blog.feedspot.com/social_justice_podcasts/
Wednesday Mar 31, 2021
Wednesday Mar 31, 2021
In today's episode, Susanne Rogers chats with Bobby Mc Cormack from Development Perspectives about education, active citizenship and Ireland's progress in the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
In other news, we are delighted that Social Justice Matters has been recognised by FeedSpot as one of the 20 social justice podcasts you should be following in 2020. Check out the list here: https://blog.feedspot.com/social_justice_podcasts/
Thursday Mar 25, 2021
Thursday Mar 25, 2021
We launched our socio-economic review for 2021 this week (Tuesday, 24th March 2021), where we present a detailed analysis of a range of key matters which are central to social justice; a vision of Ireland’s future as a just and sustainable society; and a policy framework to move consistently and coherently towards that society.
In this episode, you can listen back to the presentations from this launch. The full publication is also available to download from our website HERE.
In other news, we are delighted that Social Justice Matters has been recognised by FeedSpot as one of the 20 social justice podcasts you should be following. Check out the list here: https://blog.feedspot.com/social_justice_podcasts/
Thursday Mar 18, 2021
Thursday Mar 18, 2021
The 20th March is International Day of Happiness, which we could all do with a bit more of! To mark this day, Colette Bennett chats with Dr. Clodagh Harris of UCC about Wellbeing - how it's measured and who should be involved - and how to build forward better.
In other news, we are delighted that Social Justice Matters has been recognised by FeedSpot as one of the 20 social justice podcasts you should be following. Check out the list here: https://blog.feedspot.com/social_justice_podcasts/
Thursday Mar 11, 2021
Thursday Mar 11, 2021
Last month, the Unite the Union published 'Hungry Bellies are not the same as Full Bellies' a report looking at inequalities in Ireland and their direct impact on people experiencing food poverty. In today's episode Colette Bennett chats with Brendan Ogle of Unite the Union about the report and the misrepresentation of inequality and economic prosperity.
In other news, we are delighted that Social Justice Matters has been recognised by FeedSpot as one of the 20 social justice podcasts you should be following in 2020. Check out the list here: https://blog.feedspot.com/social_justice_podcasts/