Point 8 - Challenging Racism and Discrimination Through Education
To strengthen measures against discrimination in access to, and enjoyment of, all forms of education; and to promote the provision of education in mutual tolerance and understanding, and intercultural dialogue.
To intervene to ensure equal opportunities, especially in terms of access to education, through affirmative action policies.
To develop teaching material (textbooks, guides, audiovisual or multimedia documentation, kits) on mutual tolerance, respect of human dignity, peaceful coexistence and intercultural dialogue that can contribute to enhancement of the ability of pupils, teachers and trainers to operate in a multiethnic, multicultural and intercultural environment and to deal with the pressures and opportunities of such diversity.
The UNESCO Master Class: Colonial Continuities and Climate Activism in Heidelberg, follows up on climate justice discourses, shifting perspectives on climate change towards global and intersectional perspectives. The Event will address asymmetries in media attention and the visibility of BIPoC voices within european climate movements, as well the lack of sensitivity for forms of discrimination and racism in the organizations and their activities.
Online Symposium: Covid-19 & Queer Asylum 29th of April 10 AM - 4 PM To leave no one behind we need to grasp racism in its intersections with other forms of discrimination …
On 22 and 23 November 2019, the General Assembly and meeting of the Steering Committee of the European Coalition of Cities against Racism took place in Barcelona. The ECCAR is glad …
On Friday 27th and Saturday 28th September, the meeting of the Board of the European Coalition of Cities Against Racism - ECCAR took place at the city hall of the state capital of …
We are happy to announce the winners of the Clarinet award! Traditional Media : Give prejudice no chance , from Austria Web and Social Media : Stories of children from around the …
Although it is inadmissible according to the "General Equal Treatment Act" to deny people access to a restaurant or a disco because of their ethnic origin or for other reasons of …
ECCAR warmly welcomes a newly city member within its coalition, unanimously voted by the Steering Committee of ECCAR in Toulouse, last June: The city of Hasselt (capital of the …
The ECCAR would like to announce a new opportunity for the member cities of the Coalition. We are in a period which requires a greater commitment to combat discrimination and all …
Last week in Paris, the President of ECCAR , together with Franck Porterat (City of Nancy), attended a meeting at the UNESCO headquarters with Nelson Fernandez, representative of …
