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 organise, on a regular basis, municipal forums against racism, in collaboration with existing organs 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.
Last week, the president of ECCAR and one of the Vice presidents (Lefteris Papagiannakis from Athen) took part in the 6th INTERNATIONAL MAYORS 'CONFERENCE from 27 to 29 January …
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The president of the European Coalition of Cities against Racism, Benedetto Zacchiroli has recently met with the mayor of Madrid, Ms Manuela Carmena. During the meeting, Zacchiroli …
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 …
Am 29. September soll in Hamburg eine große Parade des Antirassismus und der Solidarität
stattfinden: Demo, Zug, Karneval, Theater, Musik. Ziele sind: Geschichten auf den Straßen
In the context of the temporary exhibition “Us and Them: From Prejudice to Racism”, the conference series “Jeudis de l’actualité” (Topical Thursdays) welcomes Ms Lucienne Redercher …
Ist Rassismus ein Randphänomen? Oder ist rassistische Diskriminierung Ausdruck gesellschaftlich eingespielter Routinen und Selbstverständlichkeiten? Wie äussert sich …
Since 1983, together with all major cultural institutions, the City of Karlsruhe’s Cultural Department and the Baden State Theatre (Badisches Staatstheater) train the spotlight in …
ECCAR and the AMITIE CODE project present the international contest “AMITIE youth teams for human rights of migrants”. The contest is open to teams of teens (aged 14 to 19) who …
Potsdam is the largest city and the capital of the State of Brandenburg. 170,000 people are living in Potsdam. Since 2006 Potsdam is a member of the ECCAR.
