Ghanaians living in the US and around the world will be taking part in an initiative called “BarCamp Diaspora” on July 25. The event, taking place in Washington, DC, will allow the African diaspora to exchange ideas on doing business in Ghana, West Africa. A barcamp is an open, participatory workshop event where the content… Continue reading BarCamp Diaspora to focus on global African talent
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Scotland’s Homecoming reaches peak with Gathering, Diaspora Forum
Scotland will welcome 8,000 members of its diaspora later this month for “The Gathering”, the highlight of its Homecoming Scotland year. In Edinburgh on the weekend of July 23-25, there will be a gathering of 130 clans, a Highland Games festival, and a spectacular clan pageant called “Aisling’s Children”. The Scotsman newspaper reports that cynics… Continue reading Scotland’s Homecoming reaches peak with Gathering, Diaspora Forum
Mother writes of son’s impending emigration
Patricia Leahy has written an extremely powerful article in today’s Irish Times about her son’s upcoming emigration. Leahy herself moved to Ireland 28 years ago; she is the daughter of Irish emigrants who left for New York in the 1940s. Seven decades later, after being unemployed for a year, her son is following in her… Continue reading Mother writes of son’s impending emigration
Diaspora is ‘Facebook for the nation’, says McWilliams
An interesting snippet from David McWilliams on Youtube: Absolutely. I think that if you look at the biggest phenomenon of the last few years… has been social networking. This is Facebook for the nation. It’s for the willing. You don’t have to coerce people. It’s not something that’s exclusive…The tribe in an era of services… Continue reading Diaspora is ‘Facebook for the nation’, says McWilliams
National emigration history centre given go ahead in New Ross
A national emigration history centre is planned for the Dunbrody Visitor Centre in New Ross, Co. Wexford, as part of a €2.5 million redevelopment plan for the Dunbrody Visitor Centre. The plan was given a go-ahead by the New Ross Town council last month, and the new visitor center could be completed as early as… Continue reading National emigration history centre given go ahead in New Ross
Silicon Valley entrepreneur urges diaspora to transform NI tech sector
Northern Ireland’s diaspora can play a pivotal role in rebranding Northern Ireland as a “software destination”, says David Kirk, a Belfast-born executive in Silicon Valley. Writing a call to action in today’s Belfast Telegraph, Kirk says it’s time to make a bold transformation to capitalise on the great talent and passion among entrepreneurs, technologists and… Continue reading Silicon Valley entrepreneur urges diaspora to transform NI tech sector