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Look Deeper Value Diversity! campaign report 2009 European-Wide Action Week Against Racism HUNGARY NORWAY ALBANIA LUXEMBOURG RUSSIA IRELAND BELARUS MALTA ITALY NORTHERN IRELAND SLOVAKIA MONTENEGRO FRANCE AZERBAIJAN PORTUGAL BULGARIA GREAT-BRITAIN LIECHTENSTEIN UKRAINE BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA BELGIUM MACEDONIA Look Deeper Value Diversity! KYRGYZSTAN DENMARK SERBIA United in the Fight for Tolerance and Equality! MONACO CZECHIA Europe’s history demonstrates how economic depres- diversity is not seen as an obstacle anymore; a future together this huge campaign, we learn from each other sion can tragically lead to increasing social exclusion without discrimination and exclusion, but with a main- and gain new energy, inspiration and motivation to go SWEDEN and persecution. Europe is concerned, that in time of stream culture based on intercultural respect, solidarity on with our everyday struggle against racism. We show crisis, migrants, minorities and other vulnerable groups and equal rights. With this goal, we stand UNITED in our that there is an enormous amount of people that believe NETHERLANDS become ‘scapegoats’ for populist politicians and the struggle to value diversity. in an open, multicultural society and we can generate media. Such ‘scapegoating’ has already led to increased European-wide publicity for our single actions in our dif- CROATIA hostility and incidents of violent hate crime against Activities in 48 Countries! ferent countries and the common vision that lies behind. minorities and migrants in some countries. As the The Action Week against Racism, 14-22 March 2009 Together we are united! United we are strong! ESTONIA economic crisis deepens, there is a great need for politi- was joined this year by numerous organisations, which TURKEY cians and other public figures to carefully consider their contribute actions like workshops, seminars, conferenc- Campaigning With UNITED statements to avoid inciting and inflaming ethnic, racial es, festivals, exhibitions, roundtables, discussions, street The European-wide Action Week against Racism has ICELAND and religious tensions. But we do not have to desper- actions and much more to inform the public about the grown into the broadest annual antiracist campaign, ate; there are also people all over Europe, who share a need to stand up against racism and to promote the di- involving thousands of people in the fight against racism. UZBEKISTAN common vision of Europe as a land of equal rights and versity of Europe. In Ireland a worldwide campaign was We, who work at the UNITED secretariat in Amsterdam, opportunities for everyone. People, who look deeper and organised, an online Campaign, where everybody from are often asked how such a huge campaign can be POLAND open their minds and those who have the courage to all over the world could sign up against racism. From coordinated by such a small office with only a few staff stand up and speak out against racism. To be successful 14th to 22nd March 2009, thousands of people all over members. The answer is quite simple: UNITED is not ARMENIA and effective in the fight for tolerance and equality, to Europe, from Lisbon to Samara, from Oslo to Belgrade, an office, it is the European network against national- make our message strong and to promote solidarity, we were united in their fight for a Europe without discrimi- ism, racism, fascism and in support of migrants and GERMANY have to work united! nation, intolerance, racism and nationalism, promoting refugees. This means that the participating organisations diversity, mutual respect and understanding. carried out their own activities, but could benefit from a ROMANIA Diversity Adds Value Why This Campaign? strong network structure and the support of the UNITED LITHUANIA Value Diversity secretariat that coordinated the campaign: We prepared The 21st of March was declared the ‘International Day campaign material, distributed it all over Europe, we FINLAND Population in Europe is becoming more and more for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimin-ation’ actively motivated hundreds of NGOs via e-mails and diverse. International and external migration processes by the General Assembly of the United Nations as a phone-calls, we supported them by offering knowledge SLOVENIA are making it a place where people of many different reaction to the murder of 69 anti-apartheid demonstra- and helping in finding partners etc, and we produced a backgrounds share their existence. Nowadays diversity tors in Sharpeville, South-Africa, in 1960. UNITED ‘List of Activities’, which gives an overview on all events AUSTRIA seems to be considered worrisome rather than a poten- initiated the European-wide Action Week Against that took place during the Action Week. To get Europe- tial growth. “Diversity is beautiful” – that is true and much Racism around the 21st of March in 1992 to protest an-wide attention for the campaign and to help the single GEORGIA more than that it adds value to society, cohesion and against current forms of racism and discrimina-tion and network organisations to get their actions visible and development in any aspect. What we need to under- to promote diversity, intercultural dialogue and mutual known by a wide public, we sent out a media release to SPAIN stand id how to manage diversity and not to be afraid of understanding. Racism and discrimination are not a all the important European press agencies, newspapers it. The magic formula is to LOOK DEEPER and VALUE local issue, but have a European dimension, which is etc. and finally published this report. On behalf of the MOLDOVA DIVERSITY to recognise what is beyond the unknown why they have to be fought on all levels: local, national whole network, we would like to thank the participat- and find out that there is a lot to explore, to understand and European. The strength of the UNITED campaigns ing organisations for making this successful campaign CYPRUS and to learn from each other.. We believe in future is the amount and variety of organisations, people and possible and for their active engagement and support to as a time of communion, when all the people living in countries that participate in them and the creativity and create this report. GREECE Europe offer their uniqueness to each other as a gift and diversity of the activities that are organised. Creating SWITZERLAND page 2 Report: European-wide Action Week Against Racism 14-22 March 2009 Bulgaria: Be Aware! Ireland: Youth in Action Awareness-First Step to Change Something. a plan of actions against racism, at school in Anti-Racism Policy in Schools. A survey Lack of information is a huge threat or human Sofia. on racism, interculturalism and resources for rights and it is important that the youth, our future minority ethnic students was commissioned by gets educated to the respect of diversity. On 21st the Teachers Union of Ireland Equality Council March 2009 the coordinator of the Bulgarian (TUI) and carried out by ‘Behaviour Attitudes’, Gender Education Research and Technologies an independent market research agency. The Foundation organised a discussion against survey showed, that one out of four teachers was racism for young people at Sofia University. The aware of racist incidents in schools in the past main aim of this activity ‘United in Diversity’ month. These incidents ranged from verbal abuse was raising awareness of the youth about and bullying to assaulting minority students. problems connected with racism and supplying Therefore, it needs to be ensured, that all schools them with more information on these issues. are follow an anti-racism policy. Students participated in the discussion, they Colourful Event. The Royal College of were very enthusiastic and active. Moreover Surgeons (RCSI) international night took place understanding the need of doing something on in Dublin in the evening of 12th March 2009. the issue of anti-discrimination and organising At this popular and colourful event, students in such activities more often, they had important traditional dresses performed entertaining acts ideas about follow up actions. For example they from all over the world. This event was held want to initiate a debate competition to create Students use UNITED material during discussion. in the College from 9th to 14th March 2009. This annual college event aims to celebrate and increase awareness of the cultural diversity within RCSI. Highlights of this year’s action Firhouse Community College Students prepared their own Action Belarus: Do Racist Serve Militia in Minsk? Day by doing handicrafts and present them later to the public. week were a photography exhibition and an Forbidden Action. The Minsk militia stopped the young people. Having talked with their international gourmet evening. an action dedicated to the 2009 ‘European Wide commanders on radio set, they asked to stop the Count Me In. Sport Against Racism Ireland Action Week Against Racism’.This was reported action and threatened participants with possible (SARI) launched an online campaign for by the website of the Belarusian Helsinki consequences. The organisers from BHC tried to young people called ‘Count Me In’ to promote Committee (BHC). Volunteers from the BHC hold the action some hours later. But militia-men and support the ‘European Wide Action-Week planned to release hundreds of coloured balloons near Nyamiha stopped them again. But despite 2009’. They used the universal language of into the sky near Nyamiha metro station in the of all these obstacles, Belarusian Helsinki sport: ‘Young people who believe in respect, city of Minsk. They should symbolise the right Committee acivists managed to distribute fair play, working as a team and not leaving of a person of any race for respect and a decent balloons and information bulletins to pupils of anyone out, were allowed to sign up to I say NO life. The chief of the Tsentralny district Militia the nearest schools. After the canceled action, to Racism…Count Me In‘. This Internet action Department in Belarus had been informed about human rights activists complained to the law brought together thousands of young people the action in a written form before.
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