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	Racism will not be tolerated on public transport around Dublin city under a new initiative for buses, trains, trams and stations across the city.</p>
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	A partnership between Dublin City Council, the National Transport Authority, transport providers and the Immigrant Council of Ireland is behind a major awareness campaign, which will be launched at 1,000 sites in the capital.</p>
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	Posters on the public transport network will encourage commuters to report incidents they either experience or witness.</p>
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	DISCRIMINATION</p>
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	&quot;Our message could not be clearer&quot; says Gerry Murphy, chief executive of the National Transport Authority. &quot;There&#39;s no room on board for racism and discrimination.</p>
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	&quot;By taking a unified stand, we are letting the travelling public know that abuse of any kind is unacceptable and it will not be tolerated,&quot; he added.</p>
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	The campaign is being backed by the city&#39;s Lord Mayor Oisin Quinn who says the campaign is &quot;an opportunity to further increase awareness about racism, not just on public transport but in the wider community.&quot;</p>
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	&quot;By acting together, we are delivering the strongest possible message that racism is not acceptable in Dublin in 2014.&quot;</p>
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	Denise Charlton, chief executive of the Immigrant Council of Ireland, says the campaign is aimed not just at keeping the issue of racism on the political agenda, &quot;but more importantly it reaches out to victims and lets them know that there is nothing to fear in coming forward&quot;.</p>
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	She suggests that the initiative with the &quot;robust procedures&quot; to ensure teams are fully trained to respond and record incidents when they occur &quot;should be replicated in other sectors&quot;.</p>
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	Mr Murphy echoes the importance of internal training by the transport partners and follow-up support for victims from the Immigrant Council as &quot;both key to ensuring success in the coming weeks.</p>
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	&quot;The public transport sector is proud to take a lead with this initiative and together we are determined to ensure that our passengers and staff will be able to travel without fear of abuse or discrimination.&quot;</p>
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	<a href="http://www.herald.ie/news/bid-to-stamp-out-racism-on-city-transport-30170563.html">http://www.herald.ie/news/bid-to-stamp-out-racism-on-city-transport-30170563.html</a></p>
