Point 4 - More Participation and Better Informed City Dwellers

To ensure better information for city dwellers on their rights and obligations, on protection and legal options and on the penalties for racist acts or behaviour, by using a participatory approach, notably through consultations with service users and service providers.

• To publish and disseminate as widely as possible a brochure or municipal bulletin giving relevant information on local residents’ rights, the obligations of a multiethnic and multicultural society and the city authority’s anti-racist commitments, as well as penalties for racist acts and behaviour. To disseminate in the various public places, forms or contact information that victims or witnesses can use in case of racist acts or behaviour to get in touch with competent authorities or support groups,
• To organise, on a regular basis, municipal forums against racism, in collaboration with existing bodies and mechanisms, in order to offer an opportunity to discuss the problems of racism and discrimination in the city, local policies, and their impact,
• To commemorate each year, on the 21st of March, the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, with a range of initiatives to promote awareness and mobilisation among city dwellers,
• To empower local NGOs to pursue their actions in providing information on and developing actions against racism and discrimination.