We Make Good

Justice for Yves Sakila! Thursday · 1pm · The Dáil

We are joining the protest organised by the Congolese community in Ireland, called in response to the heartbreaking murder of Yves Sakila, a Congolese man raised in Ireland.

Our hearts go out to Yves' family and loved ones, in Ireland and around the world. We stand in solidarity with our Congolese, African, Black, Irish, racialised and migrant communities who are grieving, and who are scared and angry, and rightly so.

We also cannot ignore the context surrounding Yves' death. Just days before, former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern was recorded on a Fianna Fáil canvass in the Dublin Central bye-election making these remarks about immigration:
"It's the Africans I worry about."
"We can't be taking in people from the Congo and all these places."

Words like these, spoken by those in positions of power and influence, do real harm. They create a climate where racism is normalised and where violence against people from our communities becomes more likely. We believe there is a direct line between this kind of language and what happened to Yves.

Please join us on Thursday if you can. This protest matters.

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