UNITED E-NEWS 19/01/2010: 13-21 March 2010 European-wide Action Week Against Racism

UNITED E-NEWS 19/01/2010: 13-21 March 2010 European-wide Action Week Against Racism Open your mind and ENJOY DIVERSITY! 13-21 March 2010 European-wide Action Week Against Racism **************************************************** JOIN! - the campaign INFORM! - us about your activity (see questionnaire below) ORDER! - posters for free (see order form - rtf 5kb - and below) **************************************************** Racism must not be tolerated nor ignored - Lets confront it UNITED! In 2009 numerous organisations in 48 European Countries joined the annual European-wide Action Week Against Racism. Thousands of people all over Europe were united in their fight for a Europe without discrimination, intolerance, racism and nationalism - promoting diversity, mutual respect and understanding. This year again UNITED calls for international participation during the European-wide Action Week Against Racism (13-21 March 2010)!   Become active in this years' campaign Don't worry, good activities don't have to be expensive. Much more important than money are creativity and engagement. You do not necessarily have to organise a big demonstration or event, awareness about the emerging issues of racism and discrimination is already created when you spread/hang the UNITED campaign material in universities, schools, your working place or in the streets. To get some inspiration have a look at the 2009 List for Activities Give the campaign a European dimension Inform us about your actions to highlight the issue of racism on European level. Your activities will be published through the European List of Activities that creates visibility and attention all over Europe. In this way you also contribute to create a strong and diverse European-wide campaign. Don't forget: Even small things can change the world! Order campaign material for free UNITED can send up to 2 kilos campaign material free of charge (only in Europe), please calculate how many copies you want. For more than 2 kilos we ask for contribution towards the mailing costs but if you need more free material for special purposes don't hesitate to contact us. order form  *** 21 MARCH *** The General assembly of the United Nations declared 21 March the International Day for the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination. This day was implemented as a reaction to the murder of 69 anti-apartheid demonstrators in Sharpeville, South Africa, in 1960. Apartheid was a legal system of racial segregation enforced by the government of South Africa between 1948 and 1990. This year, from 13-21 March, once again UNITED coordinates the European-wide Action Week Against Racism. Activists, NGO's, universities, schools, municipalities and a wide variety of different organisations carry out hundreds of activities all around Europe in order to make a change. *** Racists neither have courage nor taste! Open your mind and ENJOY DIVERSITY *** Our thinking is reflected in our actions. Discrimination and exclusion of minorities has a significant impact on society. Biased media coverage, hate speech, political utilisation of topics such as immigration/integration or religious and cultural customs incites different groups of society against each other. Acts of ignorance, mistrust and hate shape the overall atmosphere and consequentially affects everybody's environment - no matter if you belong to the discriminated minority or not. We have to break through this circle and start to take steps towards each other. Join forces with the European anti-racism movement! This is a European-wide call for action. Thousands of activists, from Portugal to Russia and from Iceland to Cyprus, united in the 18th annual European-wide Action Week Against Racism, mobilise to claim the streets of their neighborhood and beyond with creative actions. It is about bringing people together and enjoying diversity, about raising awareness on local problems, about solutions from a varied community and about getting to know the unknown. *** European List of Activities *** To make sure your activity is included in the European List of Activities, documenting all the different activities during the campaign and the strength of the anti-racism movement, send any available information to UNITED, either by fax (+31-20-6834582), e-mail (21march@unitedagainstracism.org) mail (Postbus 413, NL-1000 AK Amsterdam) or just call in the UNITED secretariat (+31-20-6834778). The List is regularly updated *** LET US CAMPAIGN TOGETHER *** UNITED for Intercultural Action is the European network against nationalism, racism, fascism and in support of migrants and refugees. Linked through UNITED, more than 560 organisations and youth organisations work together on a voluntary basis. UNITED publicizes and supports initiatives of local groups and highlights the issues of racism on an European level. UNITED can send up to 2 kilos campaign material free of charge (only in Europe), please calculate how many copies you want. For more than 2 kilos we ask for contribution towards the mailing costs but if you need more free material for special purposes don't hesitate to contact us. UNITED POSTERS ..........'Enjoy Diversity' - NEW for this years campaign!   Backside: information on 21 March campaign 2010 ..........(max. 100)'Value Diversity' ..........(max. 100)Double sided: 'Look Deeper - Don't Judge by What You See'   Other side: '21 March Campaign Logo' ..........(max. 100)'Colour is an Optical Illusion, All Different - All Equal' ..........(max. 50)Double sided: 'UNITED to Combat Racism' Other side: 'Look Deeper - Fundamentally We're All the Same' ..........(max. 100) RUSSIAN EDITION! 'Look Deeper'      Backside: information on 21 March campaign in Russian language UNITED INFO LEAFLETS On many topics and in different languages, downloadable from our website 21march@unitedagainstracism.org

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