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Policy and Campaigning Groups NI

Website are linked to where available.
Group | Lead organisations and contact | Issue(s) | |
---|---|---|---|
Cliff Edge Coalition NI | Law Centre/Housing Rights. Contact: Kerry | Welfare Reform and mitigations | @CliffEdgeNI |
NIADA (Northern Ireland Alcohol and Drugs Alliance) | Start 360 To join:https://www.niada.net/become-a-member/
| Alcohol and Drug use | @niada_info |
Brexit & Human Rights Working Group | Human Rights Consortium Contact: Claire | Brexit and human rights in NI | |
Equality Coalition | Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ) & UNISON Contact: Equality Coalition | Working across nine equality categories covered by Section 75. | @EqualityCoal |
Women’s Policy Group | Women’s Resource & Development Agency (WRDA) Contact: Rachel Powell | Gender Equality and changing policy which impacts upon women. | @WRDA_team |
Childcare for All Campaign | Employers for Childcare/WRDA Contact: Aoife Hamilton | Campaign for Universal Childcare in NI | @childcare4allni |
Coalition of Carer Organisations NI | Chaired by Clare-Anne Magee, Carers NI Secretariat provided by Kathy Maguire NICVA | Coalition of voluntary and community social care organisations advocating for the rights of carers in NI | |
Nature Matters NI | Comprising of organisations such as the National Trust, Northern Ireland Environment Link, RSPB NI, and Ulster Wildlife. | Campaigning for a nature-friendly Brexit in NI. | |
ESF Users Group | NICVA Contact: Kathy Maguire | Group of VCSE organisations in receipt of ESF Funding | |
Government and Voluntary Sector Joint Forum | NICVA Contact: Kathy Maguire | Sector-wide policy issues | (Closed Group) |
NICVA Public Affairs Forum | NICVA Contact: Kathy Maguire or Déarbhla Sloan | Sector-wide policy issues | |
NI Government Affairs Group (NIGAG) | Chair: Fiona Cole Contact: Email | NIGAG promotes good practice and provides a forum for those with an interest in political affairs. | @NIGovAffGroup |
NI Confederation of Health and Social Care Orgs (NICON) | Heather Moorhead | Voice of organisations in the integrated Health and Social care system. | @NHSC_NI |
NI Marine Task Force (NIMTF) | Contact: Ellen McMahon | Coalition of ten environmental organisations working towards healthy, productive and resilient seas for Northern Ireland. | @NIMTF |
Love Equality Campaign | A consortium of organisations campaigning for civil marriage equality in NI | @Love_EqualityNI | |
NI Union of Supported Employment (NIUSE) | Edyth Dunlop, NIUSE | NIUSE works with Providers, Employers and Policymakers to increase the numbers of people with disabilities/ other disadvantaged groups in paid employment | @niuse_tweets |
Raise the Age Not currently active | Include Youth | A collective seeking to raise the age of criminal responsibility. | @RaiseTheAgeNI |
Open Government Network NI | Chair: Colm Burns Co-Vice Chair: Paul Braithwaite | Government transparency, accountability, public participation in decision-making. | @OpenGovNI |
Focus: the Identity Trust | [email protected] | Lobby, write policy, campaign and support transgender individuals and their families. | @TheFocusTrust |
Action Group on Loneliness Policy in Northern Ireland | Mary Friel | The Action Group on Loneliness Policy collectively calls for a local Loneliness Strategy and for long term policy change. |
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