22 Facts About Ebun Joseph

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Ebun Joseph is founder and module coordinator of the first Black Studies module in Ireland at University College Dublin.

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Ebun Joseph first trained as a microbiologist at the University of Benin.

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Ebun Joseph went on to work as the Administrative Secretary for the Nigerian Britain Association before emigrating to Ireland in 2002.

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Ebun Joseph was awarded a PhD in Equality Studies from the UCD School of Social Justice, and has lectured in Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin.

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Ebun Joseph is the coordinator of the first Black Studies module in Ireland at UCD, which she established with Prof Kathleen Lynch in 2019 and director of the Institute of Antiracism and Black Studies.

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Ebun Joseph is a career development consultant with the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and a race relations consultant.

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Ebun Joseph is the chairperson and founder of the African Scholars Association Ireland.

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Ebun Joseph founded The Unforgettable Women's Network and is a founding member of the African Women Writers Ireland.

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Ebun Joseph is a columnist for the African Voice newspaper.

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Ebun Joseph has spoken about her experiences of racism in Ireland as well as highlighting the prejudices that other minorities, such as the Travelling community, can face.

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Ebun Joseph is an advocate for the ending of Direct Provision, and has argued for the Black Lives Matter movement in Ireland.

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In 2020, in light of protests and increased coverage of racism in Ireland, Ebun Joseph spoke about the importance of education about tackling racism that begins in the home as well as outlining more personal strategies for countering everyday racism.

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Ebun Joseph said there is a need to overhaul the Irish education system to incorporate anti-racist material into the curriculum, and that there is a need for more diversity within teaching staff.

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Ebun Joseph has highlighted stories from young black Irish people about the racism they experienced in schools.

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Ebun Joseph has spoken about her own experiences of racism in Ireland, including the use of a racist parody Twitter account pretending to be her.

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Ebun Joseph has convened a number of virtual town hall meetings, bringing together black academics, writers and others to talk about issues relating to racism in Ireland.

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Ebun Joseph has commented on the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on Irish workers who are black or people of colour.

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In 2020, Ebun Joseph supported the Shelbourne Hotel's decision to remove four statues of African women, which were claimed to depict African slaves, from outside their hotel.

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Ebun Joseph claimed that the black community were likely unaware of the statue's existence at the front of the hotel, suggesting that members of the black community can not afford to go to hotels.

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Ebun Joseph has commented on the international movement to remove statues which commemorate those who engaged in or profited from the slave trade.

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Ebun Joseph was born Ebun Joseph Arogundade in Benin City, Nigeria in 1970 to Joseph and Grace Arogundade.

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Ebun Joseph's father Chief Arogundade from Okpe was a politician, and a former commissioner for education and finance.