Nasc’s Publications
 

The Global Kitchen Cookbook

The Global Kitchen was inspired by the conversations within the women’s group of Nasc. As we learnt of each other’s lives and cooking styles the idea of compiling a bank of recipes was formed.

The women and men of Nasc have come together on this project and we are grateful to all who took the time and trouble to help.

Gratitude is also due to Western Union Money Transfer and The Musgrave Charitable Trust who have assisted us financially.

Many thanks are due to Ms Darina Allen who has given freely of her time and expertise to make this collection of recipes turn into a book. Her support for the work of Nasc is much appreciated.

Written by: Oona O’Shaughnessy
Original Artwork by: Ray Murphy
Cover Design by: Oona Kavanagh
Published: 2001 by Omah Printing Ltd.

The Needs of Asylum Seekers in Cork

Nasc undertook this needs analysis of asylum-seekers and refugees in order to develop our understanding of their experiences in Cork. Many asylum-seekers participated by sharing their views, translating texts and assisting in the research process.&

The research was conducted between September 2001 and January 2002, a period during which some publications, some commentators and some public representatives decided to use and abuse the asylum issue. It must have indeed been strange to many respondents that on the one hand their views were being sought while on the other their good name and their vulnerable situation were being exploited for cheap publicity.

The findings showed that by not allowing people to work or have access to education and information, we have isolated asylum-seekers from the host community in Cork, a situation which has bred misunderstanding, ignorance and racism.

Asylum-seekers want to work, to contribute to society and to have an opportunity to integrate and make friends with the host community.

Written by: Aoife Collins
Published: 2001

A Safe Harbour?
Writing by Migrants to Cork

The seeds of this project were sown at Meetings of Nasc’s Women’s Group during the summer of 2004. At these meetings women from different parts of the world began to share their experiences and memories of life in their country of origin.

Our discussions led us to the idea that it would be good for members of Nasc, both women and men, to form a writer’s group.

Nasc was lucky enough to find that the Triskel Arts Centre were also interested in such a project and jointly we received funding from the Cork 2005 Credit Union Residencies Programme. We are very grateful for this contribution.

We were very fortunate that a writer such as Rosemary Canavan was interested in working on this project with us and we are very grateful to her for facilitating the Writer’s Group with such professionalism, dedication and patience.

Published by: Nasc in association with the Cork 2005 Credit Union Residencies Programme in partnership with the Arts Council and the Cork City and County Councils.