At NCB NI, we were deeply concerned that violent gangs indiscriminately targeted families including those with children and infants - and in one case a five-day-old baby girl.
Unfortunately, these events reflect a wider pattern of mistrust and prejudice that is pervasive in some pockets of our society, as NCB NI discovered in a recent research project to explore the attitudes of young people towards new communities in Northern Ireland. However, attitudes can change if enough people are willing to deal with difficult issues head on. NCB NI is working hard to tackle racism and prejudice by supporting children and young people to engage in debates about diversity and to understand and value cultures different to their own.
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