Laura Angela Collins

Laura Angela Collins, mai fafutukar kare muhallin Irish Traveller ce kuma marubuciya da ke zaune a Landan.

 Rayuwar farko 
An haifi Collins kuma ya girma a Bermondsey, Landan ga iyayensa 'yan Ireland kuma ya halarci Makarantar Fasaha ta BRIT don yin wasan kwaikwayo da fasaha.

An binne kakarta, Angelina Collins, wacce aka sake mata suna Angela, a cikin wani kabari da aka binne a makabartar St. Finbarr da ke County Cork tare da wasu mata 72, bayan ta shafe shekaru 27 tana aiki a wani wurin wanki na Magdalene .

Collins ta yi kamfen don a tono gawar kakarta da kuma neman afuwa daga gwamnatin Ireland da cocin Katolika . 

Mahaifiyar Collins, Mary Teresa Collins, ta tsira daga tsarin makarantun masana'antu a Ireland, kuma yarinya ce da ke zaune a St Vincent's Magdalene Laundry da ke Cork.    

 Sana'a 
Collins ita ce shugabar wata ƙungiyar tallafawa waɗanda suka tsira daga cutar, wacce ke jagorantar ƙungiyar Irish Traveller, ta kuma wallafa bincike game da al'ummar Irish Traveller, da kuma Tuam Mother and Baby Home, inda jarirai 800 ke cikin kabari a Tuam, County Galway .  Ta kuma gudanar da bincike kan cibiyoyin Irish kamar makarantun masana'antu, gidajen uwa da jarirai, gidajen gunduma da kuma Magdalene Wandries kuma ta kasance mai suka ga Hukumar Bincike ta Gidaje da Jarirai da kuma binciken da ta yi a baya kan cin zarafin yara kamar Hukumar Bincike kan Cin Zarafin Yara da Rahoton McAleese (wanda aka fi sani da Rahoton Kwamitin Tsakanin Sashe don tabbatar da gaskiyar shigar Gwamnati cikin Laundries na Magdalen ). Sheridan, Anne (7 April 2019). "Woman's petition to stop child abuse records being sealed for 75 years". extra.ie. Retrieved 28 November 2019.

A watan Yulin 2015, Collins ta shirya zanga-zanga a Dublin, ta tashi daga Landan tare da iyalinta don tsayawa cikin lumana a wajen Dáil Éireann .  A ranar da mahaifiyar Laura, Mary, ta ce ta yi imanin cewa kabarin da mahaifiyarta ke ciki ya cika da mata masu tafiya da aka yi wa irin wannan rashin tausayin da aka yi mata a lokacin da take makarantar koyon sana'o'i . 

A watan Satumba na 2015, Collins ta yi kira ga gwamnatin Ireland da ta hanzarta bin diddigin shirin gyara ga tsofaffi da suka tsira, sannan ta ba da tallafin shari'a kyauta ga mutanen da ke kai ƙara zuwa ga Hukumar Kula da Gidaje ta Iyaye da Jarirai, sannan kuma gwamnati da coci su tallafa wa iyalai da kuma tallafa musu wajen cire waɗanda suke ƙauna daga kaburburansu su kuma yi musu jana'iza.  Ta rubuta wa Ministan Shari'a, tana kira da a yi adalci ga iyalan da aka manta da su na waɗanda aka ci zarafinsu a hukumomi .  Duk da cewa an shirya taron da Ma'aikatar Shari'a don isar da wasiƙar, yayin da suke gabatowa da isowarsu, ƙofofin sun kulle. 

A ranar 27 ga Janairun 2017, Collins da mahaifiyarta sun yi wa kakarta addu'a a kabarin kakanta, Angela Collins, a Makabartar St. Finbarr ga dukkan mata da yara da suka mutu a cibiyoyin Irish. Collins ya shaida wa TheJournal.ie kakarta "mahaifiya ce ta gari kuma dukkan yaran suna cikin koshin lafiya, Angelina ba ta fita ta yi fashi a shago ba ta kama kanta - uwa ce mai kula da 'ya'yanta. Abin da kawai aka yi shi ne ba ta da zobe a yatsanta kuma Matafiyi ne," in ji Collins ta ce ta yi imanin cewa an kai kakarta gidan gundumar saboda kasancewarta uwa mai tafiya ba tare da aure ba. 

A ranar 1 ga Maris, 2017, 'Yan Irish Travellers sun sami karɓuwa daga ƙabilu marasa rinjaye a cikin Ireland.  Kwanaki huɗu bayan fitar da shi, a ranar 5 ga Maris, 2017, Collins ya ba da rahoto ga Jaridar Irish Mirror cewa "Akwai sunayen al'ummar Traveller da yawa da suka bayyana a cikin jerin jarirai da yara 796. An yi wa mahaifiyata wata hanya daban saboda ko ita wacece. Ba na son in yi tunanin adadin yaran Traveller da ke cikin kaburbura marasa alama a Ireland. Yana sa ni fushi sosai. Wannan shine kawai farkon." 

A ranar 18 ga Maris, 2017, jaridar Sunday Mirror da Irish Sunday Mirror sun ambato ta, suna cewa "ta gano sunayen matafiya 335 da aka sani a cikin gawarwakin 796 da aka binne a gidan uwa da jariri da Katolika ke kula da shi a County Galway". O'Hanlon, Aengus (19 March 2017). "Third of dead babies 'were Travellers'". Irish Sunday Mirror. Retrieved 22 September 2020 – via pressreader.com.

A ranar 7 ga Yunin 2017, Collins ta shirya wata zanga-zanga, inda mahaifiyarta Mary ta tsaya a wajen Dáil don yin kira da a binciki kuma a amince da yadda ake kula da yaran matafiya . Collins ta ce a ranar zanga-zangar cewa gwamnati ya kamata ta duba wuraren wanke-wanke na Magdalene, gidajen uwa da jarirai da makarantun masana'antu tare, domin an yi imanin cewa dukkansu suna da alaƙa.  A watan Yunin 2017, Collins ta aika da sanarwar manema labarai ga kafofin watsa labarai, tana kira ga gwamnati ta nemi afuwa a hukumance ga al'ummar Traveller a madadin tasirin da aka samu game da rahoton kwamitin tafiye-tafiye na 1963.  [ tabbacin da ya gaza ]

Collins ya yi kamfe a kan Asibitin Mata na Ƙasa wanda ƙungiyar agaji ta Religious Sisters of Charity ke gudanarwa. 

Collins ce ke jagorantar ƙungiyoyin Justice 4 All Women & Children, Mincéir Model's, da Travelling People Worldwide .  An yi mata hira a RTÉ Radio 1, Cork's 96FM, da kuma Niall Boylan Show. 

Collins ta shigar da ƙara don tabbatar da cewa gwamnati ba ta ɓoye bayanan waɗanda suka tsira daga Hukumar Binciken Cin Zarafin Yara ba (rahoton Ryan) na tsawon shekaru 75, ta ce wa 'yar jarida Anne Sheridan "Na fara wannan ƙarar ne don in nuna wa Gwamnati cewa wannan ba abin da waɗanda suka tsira da kuma jama'a ke so ba ne, tasirin da wanki ya yi wa mahaifiyata bai taɓa ɓacewa ba. Babban al'ummar Irish da suka tsira a Ingila suna jin an yanke musu hukunci kuma an nisanta su daga wannan kuma, kuma, ba a jin muryoyinsu. Cin zarafin da aka yi musu bai taɓa tsayawa ba, wannan wani ɓoye ne," ta shaida wa Extra.ie. Sheridan, Anne (7 April 2019). "Woman's petition to stop child abuse records being sealed for 75 years". extra.ie. Retrieved 28 November 2019.

Collins ta gabatar da daftarin Dokar Rike Bayanan Tarihi na 2019 ga Ministan Ilimi da Kwarewa.  Collins da mahaifiyarta sun ci gaba da matsa lamba a bainar jama'a don a ba da uzuri ga al'ummarsu. A watan Nuwamba na 2020, ta shaida wa Echo Live game da kwamitin kula da lafiyar uwa da jariri : "Ina fatan rahoton zai kasance mai gaskiya kuma mutane za su sami damar samun bayanan da suka cancanta. Tsawon shekaru, duk game da sirri ne." Collins da mahaifiyarta Mary sun yi imanin cewa kakarta Angela "tana ɗaya daga cikin mata mata mata mata matafiya da suka ƙare a cibiyoyin Irish," kuma suna mamakin dalilin da ya sa ba a gane wannan ba. ta ce "mahaifiyarta, kakarta da sauran matafiya da aka saka a makarantun masana'antu, wuraren wanki na Magdalene da sauran cibiyoyi ya kamata su sami uzuri daga Gwamnati saboda abin da suka fuskanta." 

A watan Oktoban 2021, Collins ta ƙirƙiri wani kamfen mai suna Stop Traveller Hate for Hate Crime Awareness Week don mayar da martani ga damuwar cewa dandamalin sada zumunta ko dai ba su san tasirin wariyar launin fata ga mutanen Gypsy, Roma, da Traveller ba ko kuma ba sa ɗaukarsa a matsayin wani muhimmin batu da za a magance cikin gaggawa. Kamfen ɗin ya yi amfani da TikTok, Facebook, Twitter, da YouTube, yana mai kira gare su da su ɗauki kalaman ƙiyayya ga Gypsies, Roma, da Travellers da muhimmanci. 

A watan Yulin 2023, Collins ta shiga ƙungiyar matafiya a matsayin mai horar da mata masu daidaito, inda ta yi aiki a cikin ƙungiyar don tallafawa ci gaban ƙungiyar mata masu ƙarfafa gwiwa (WEN), ta yi yaƙin neman zaɓe a kan cin zarafin mata masu jinsi, kuma ta yi aiki don daidaita mata masu tafiya. Ba da daɗewa ba bayan fara wannan matsayin, ta koma matsayin mai kula da hulɗa.  A cikin wannan matsayin ta jagoranci ayyukan, ciki har da haɓaka kayan aiki don makarantu game da Gypsies, Roma, da Travellers, da ƙirƙirar jadawalin tarihi mai ban sha'awa wanda ke nuna fitattun mata 'yan Romany Gypsy, Roma, da Traveller. 

A watan Satumba na 2023, Collins ta shirya wani shirin nuna fim mai suna Never Going to Beat You a Ofishin Jakadancin Ireland da ke Landan, wanda ya mayar da hankali kan cin zarafin gida a cikin al'ummomin Irish Traveller da Romani. Bayan fim ɗin, Collins ta shiga cikin wani taron tattaunawa, inda ta yi magana game da mahimmancin ilmantar da matasa game da dangantaka mai kyau, da kuma buƙatar ƙarin tallafi ga waɗanda cin zarafin ya shafa. Taron ya yi nufin wayar da kan jama'a da kuma ƙarfafa tattaunawa mai mahimmanci game da waɗannan batutuwa. 

A ranar 30 ga Nuwamba, 2024, a martanin da 'yan sandan Greater Manchester suka mayar kan 'yan Romany Gypsies da Travellers a lokacin kasuwannin Kirsimeti na Manchester, Collins ya shirya zanga-zanga a Landan don yin kira da a kawo karshen nuna wariya ta tsarin mulki, da kuma tabbatar da adalci da kuma gyara. A ranar zanga-zangar, Collins ya ce: "Muna neman a dauki alhakin matsalar wariya ta tsarin mulki da kuma cin zarafin 'yan sanda da ake yi wa al'ummominmu. Muna kira da a gudanar da cikakken bincike kan wadannan cin zarafi da kuma sauye-sauye nan take domin tabbatar da cewa an yi wa al'ummominmu adalci, girmamawa, da daidaito."

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