Ms Evon Brennan:

As a mixed race Irish group, we are the ones who know about our issues. We are the ones with first-hand experience, and therefore are best placed to provide support. There are different psychological levels, and we are the people best placed to identify with that. We are doing that work under our own steam and it is very difficult because each time we attend meetings, we find we need time to rest because they evoke the past. The support we and our members need is not in place. We do not know how we will feel when we leave here. We do not know the impact this meeting will have on our mixed race community because we have never talked about the issue at this level before. It is all new. The support system is nil and we need support so that we can live and manage.