Has regional/local governance made a significant attempt at combating racism and related ideologies?

Code:: RED38
Key Area:: Anti-racist Policies & Organisations
Strand(s):: Racism

13/12/2011 - 14:07

Short Answer

No.

Qualitative Info

Sometimes local authorities support NGO projects aimed at combating racism and its manifestations. The most common example of this is the involvement in activities to remove racist inscriptions from the walls of cities – the role of local authorities in such cases is to provide moral support (e.g. patronages) or enforce the removal of these inscriptions on owners of the buildings, on which they were placed.

Groups affected/interested

Migrants, Refugees, Ethnic minorities, Religious minorities

Type (R/D)

Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Anti-semitism, Islamophobia, Afrophobia, Arabophobia, Anti-roma/zinghanophobia, Religious intolerance, Nationalism

Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas

Anti-racism

External Url

http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolorowa_Tolerancja

Situation(s)

Library

30/12/2012 - 23:20

Short Answer

Sometimes local authorities support NGO projects aimed at combating racism and its manifestations, while within the “Equal treatment as a standard for good governance” project in 2012 a series of regional conferences titled “Administration against discrimination” were organized.

Qualitative Info

Within the “Equal treatment as a standard for good governance” project in 2012 a series of regional conferences titled “Administration against discrimination” were organized. The seminars are supposed:

- to present the Strategic Recommendations for Equal Treatment which will become the basis for the National Action Plan for Equal Treatment;

- to present the outcomes of the research on the social phenomenon of discrimination;

- to present the outcomes of the research on variety and equal treatment of public administration employees;

- to exchange opinions and discuss the situation and problems depending on the region with the Plenipotentiary.

Source:

Biuro Pełnomocnika ds. Równego Traktowania, Równe Traktowanie Standardem Dobrego Rządzenia (Equal treatment as a standard for good governance), http://rownetraktowanie.gov.pl/rowne-traktowanie-standardem-dobrego-rzadzenia, http://rownosc.info/rownosc.php/main/index/page/433, Accessed on 12.12.2012.