Historical Necessity
Pride of Colour Ireland was established to cultivate safety, connection, and systemic advocacy for Black LGBTQI+ people across Ireland. For too long, the lived experiences of Black queer individuals have been marginalized within standard civic frameworks, encountering an acute sense of isolation where racial background and sexual orientation intersect.
Our work challenges the persistent presumption that Black Irish experiences are merely migratory. By grounding our development in collective wellbeing and rights, we lay the institutional groundwork required to move from initial community consultation into structured, sustainable programmes that honour our full humanity.
Initiative Leadership
Led by community, shaped by lived experience
The foundational initiative is proposed by co-founders Binta Kyauta Salam (Kay Salam) and Anna Chivuga Keane. Their vision centers community-led agency and intentional care, ensuring that the organisation's development is steered directly by those who sit in the room and live these realities every day.
Explore our planned programme pillars
Discover how we are structuring our developmental areas of work to meet community needs.