FlexiQuiz - Protests and Discrimination

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Q1. What does the term discrimination mean?

Treating a person unfairly because of the group to which that person belongs

People who travel place to place

The laws of the land

A negative opinion of a group of people, based on a false judgement about nationality, religion, culture or race

Q2. What does the term prejudice mean?

A positive opinion about a group of people, based on facts and evidence

A negative opinion about a group of people, based on false judgements

Q3. What does the term stereotype mean?

Is a belief that all members of a given group share the same fixed personality traits or characteristics

Treating a person unfairly because of the group to which that person belongs

Q4. What was the name of Irelands' first Traveller rights organisation?

Minceir Misli

The Peter McVerry Trust

Pavee Point

Q5. Who was the first member of the Traveller Community to stand for election in the history of the state?

Tony Hackett

John Connors

Seamus Leonard

Nan Joyce

Q6. Many Travellers were not able to vote in the 1982 election. What was the reason for this?

Life on the road means very few Travellers are on the register and so they are not entitled to vote.

The government banned them from voting

Travellers did not want to vote

Q7. The All Ireland Travellers Health Study 2010 highlighted some startling data about health inequalities. Based on the study, Traveller men live years less than men in the general population.

Q8. What legislation protects members of the Travelling Community from discrimination?

The Commission of 1969

Equality Legislation

Human Dignity

Q9. What are the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

An individual or group's sense of self-respect and self-worth

It is an intergovernmental organisation tasked to promote international co-operation and to create and maintain international order.

It is an international document that states basic rights and fundamental freedoms to which all human beings are entitled.

Q10. The Declaration of Human Right article 2 says...

Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law.

Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state.

Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms, without distinction of any kind.

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