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Journeys of Displacement – a Personal Reflection

March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 Caoimhe Butterly

In October of 2013, a ship carrying hundreds of women, men and children, mainly from Eritrea and Ethiopia, sank off the coast of Lampedusa, Italy. Over three hundred of those on board drowned, prompting a brief media focus on the precarious journeys of those seeking refuge in Europe. One of the accounts published in the … Read more

An Introduction to Cassandra Voices III Print Edition

March 26, 2020March 26, 2020 Frank Armstrong

Introduction – To Boldly Go IN A PERIOD OF PROFOUND DISLOCATION WE ASSERT THE IMPORTANCE OF INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM. Last December two Cassandra Voices editors gathered for a think-in with an external advisor. What followed was, for us, an excruciating exercise defining the mission of our publication. Formulating a so-called ‘elevator pitch’ does not come easily … Read more