Executive Advisory Group

 To ensure ultimate ownership, we are a community led, and fully inclusive of the community and their agenda, ITMB have developed  an Irish  Traveller  Executive Advisory Group (AG)  Membership and voting rights are exclusively based on identity and heritage of the Irish Traveller community. The group meets fully five times a year and meets in subgroups as and when required. The group is fluid and flexible in its approach and will meet on Traveller sites, community centres, when and where required.  The Advisory Group generates the policy work and broad campaign strategy of the Irish Traveller Movement in Britain and has been instrumental in:

 

  • Developing a policy paper on Traveller economic inclusion and lobbying the Department for Work and Pensions, this resulted in a joint seminar with the DWP.
  • Developing a policy paper on Traveller accommodation which helped form part of a lobbying campaign on the Housing and Regeneration Bill and submissions to government consultations on Traveller site design and management and drafting good practice guidance on Traveller tenant involvement.
  • Developing a response to the East of England Regional Assembly Traveller consultation as part of the East of England Regional Spatial Strategy – which will be a model for submissions into other regional spatial strategies.
  • Developing a policy paper on Travellers and education – which has been sent to a range of key policy makers including the Department for Children, Schools and Families.
  • Giving advice and comment on the London Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Needs Assessment.
  • Staging a very successful inaugural national conference on Community Engagement and Traveller Inclusion r in November 2007.
  • Staging the first ever Irish Traveller Cultural Symposium at the Hammersmith Irish Cultural Centre.

 

 

Input and management of the strategic direction of the organisation from the community is vital. To ensure confidence and pro-active participation we offer capacity building and skills development training to all members if required.  Areas and issues of particular personal interest are also identified. When self-confident (by their own assessment)  they fully participate and represent the organisation externally in their own right, Some of the external groups where the AG are very proactive are  HM Prison Service  Irish Travellers, Gypsy and Roma Advisory Group, National Gypsy and Traveller Steering Group, Conferences, Training and Awareness Raising.

 

Advisory Group

 

Our Advisory Group members whom are all Irish Travellers are recruited from a wide geographical spread with an incredible range of diverse backgrounds and skills base. Some of these   include – a classroom assistant, two school teachers, a district councillor, traders, community and youth workers and respected activists and community advocates.

 

The following are members of our Advisory Group:

  • Patrick McCarthy
  • Candy Sheridan
  • Julie Joyce
  • Breda Doran
  • Breda Mahoney
  • Helena Kiely
  • Bridget Moloney
  • Bridget McCarthy
  • Rachel Welch
  • Johnny Power
  • Nellie Power
  • Rose McCarthy
  • Malcolm Wilson
  • Tom Sweeney (visiting member)
  • Ann Marie O Brien
  • Shirley Joyce   
  • Pauline Anderson

 

If you would like further information or to become a member of our Advisory Group please contact the staff them on info@irishtraveller.org.uk 0r tel: 020 76072002