April 2026 Newsletter
SHINING LIGHT GALWAY Community Newsletter | Issue 01 – April 2026 Welcome to Our First Newsletter We are delighted to share the very first newsletter from Shining Light Galway. Shining …
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Open letter to Government regarding Direct Provision from Shining Light Galway
Vusi Thabethe, Chair and co-founder of community group Shining Light Galway, has walked from Galway to Dublin for six days, setting off on Friday 6 August and arriving Wednesday 11 August, to deliver an open letter from Shining Light Galway protesting the appalling conditions suffered by people living in Direct Provision in Ireland, and asking for immediate changes.
Press Release: Galway immigrant to WALK to Dublin in protest against Direct Provision
Vusi Thabethe, of community group Shining Light Galway, will walk from Galway to Dublin, setting off this Friday (6th August), to protest the appalling conditions suffered by people living in Direct Provision in Ireland.
Direct action for people in Direct Provision
Shining Light Galway’s CEO Vusi Thabethe writes: Just last week I could not sleep thinking about all those people living in Direct Provision. I thought about how difficult it must be to look at their children and think of the future. How could they? Vusi what will you do about it?