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.
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 …
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The ECCAR has a strategic partner role in the project CLARINET. The project CLARINET - Communication of Local Authorities for Integration in European Towns, is a EU-funded …
21st March celebrates the international day against racism. To commemorate and highlight that special day the ECCAR encourages you, as a solemn act of engagement and actions, to …
The president of ECCAR also attended last year to the ACT NOW conference and took part, during these days, in a project called MENSCH. After one year the work is done and available …
On the occasion of the World Cities Day, UNESCO welcomed on 31 October at its Headquarters in Paris, the ECCAR president Benedetto Zacchiroli, the ECCAR vice-president & deputy …
Following a common tradition of ECCAR public conferences, general assembly and meetings, the city members exchange and reflect together with guests and partners from European …
