Chief Executive of Derry City and Strabane District Council, John Kelpie and Mayor Lilian Seenoi Barr presenting Patricia Byrne, co-founder of Sole Purpose Productions, with her Lifetime Achievement Award.placeholder image
Chief Executive of Derry City and Strabane District Council, John Kelpie and Mayor Lilian Seenoi Barr presenting Patricia Byrne, co-founder of Sole Purpose Productions, with her Lifetime Achievement Award.

63 great pictures from the Advancing Race Equality Awards in Derry's Ebrington Hotel

By Brendan McDaid
Published 12th Mar 2025, 11:45 GMT

Over 250 people gathered in The Ebrington Hotel in Derry recently for the fourth annual North West Migrants Forum’s Advancing Race Equality Awards, which were established to celebrate the efforts of individuals and grassroots community groups working to tackle racism and break down barriers.

Photos by Mark Hamill Photography.

The Advancing Race Equality Awards judges: Mukesh Chugh, Donna Mukasa-Nassuna, Eliza Browning and Beverly Simpson with, centre, Mayor Lilian Seenoi Barr. Missing from photo are Ray Russell and Goretti Horgan.

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The Advancing Race Equality Awards judges: Mukesh Chugh, Donna Mukasa-Nassuna, Eliza Browning and Beverly Simpson with, centre, Mayor Lilian Seenoi Barr. Missing from photo are Ray Russell and Goretti Horgan. Photo: Mark Hamill Photography

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Mohammed Idris, owner of Bash Café in Belfast, collecting his Community Champion Award which was sponsored by the Housing Executive.

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Mohammed Idris, owner of Bash Café in Belfast, collecting his Community Champion Award which was sponsored by the Housing Executive. Photo: Mark Hamill Photography

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Maisie-Kate Nixon of Long Tower Primary School with her Schools Anti-Racism Art Competition trophy.

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Maisie-Kate Nixon of Long Tower Primary School with her Schools Anti-Racism Art Competition trophy. Photo: Mark Hamill Photography

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Editor of the Derry News, Rory Mooney, with this year’s Anti-Racism Media Award, presented to him by Aidan Bennett of The Halifax Foundation.

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Editor of the Derry News, Rory Mooney, with this year’s Anti-Racism Media Award, presented to him by Aidan Bennett of The Halifax Foundation. Photo: Mark Hamill Photography

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