Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 22 October 2014
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
Experience of Persons of Mixed Race in State Institutions: Mixed Race Irish
1:20 pm
Ms Evon Brennan:
We need to have a discussion that reveals the truth and bares the reality of what happened, and we must not be frightened to say "This has happened." The way forward is to return to a story that is horrific. The way forward is not to highlight success and say "Look how well we are doing." It is to go back, be open, have discussions and say, "This happened. This is the effect of that and these are the effects of long-term racism." That is how we move forward.
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