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Topic: UNITED for Intercultural Action


  
  18-26 March 2000 European - Wide Action Week Against Racism
UNITED co-ordinated activities in the framework of the European-wide Action Week Against Racism on a European level, it initiated and inspired action, provided information and campaign material.
UNITED for Intercultural Action is the European network against nationalism, racism, fascism and in support of migrants and refugees.
UNITED is and will remain independent from all political parties, organisations and states, but seeks an active co-operation with other anti-racist initiatives in Europe.
www.unitedagainstracism.org /pages/rep00mrt.htm   (4846 words)

  
 Solidaritätserklärungen
At the moment United for Intercultural Action is holding a conference in Lisbon with the title Resisting Violence Against Minorities (see Público July 3, 2000).
UNITED has documented since 1993 that 2063 people died trying to get to Western Europe, or when chased, arrested or deported by the police.
UNITED has been for years, along with the Berliner Forschungsgesellschaft für Flucht und Migration (FFM), with ist activist Harald Glöde and with other NGOs raising awareness to and protested against this state policy of denying rights and to the systematic violation of human rights concerning refugees and migrants.
www.freilassung.de /soli/unit3700.htm   (636 words)

  
 Report of the UNITED Conference (summary)
Two actions were organised during the week: there was a working excursion to a detention camp in Gyr for refugees which resulted in a decision to make the authorities improve the terrible living conditions for those forced to stay there; and a demonstration in downtown Budapest against racism.
UNITED will distribute a fax calendar and solidarity message to all participating organisations and produce a report afterwards.
Actions will focus where possible on national laws against discrimination and putting pressure on parliaments, with a theme of a broad variety of actions.
www.hartford-hwp.com /archives/63/103.html   (537 words)

  
 MINELREL-L Archive (03202000-09:22:56-6241)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
From Poland to Ireland and from Sweden to Spain activities are being organised to counteract the rise of intolerance and racism in Europe.
UNITED for Intercultural Actions coordinates activities on a European level.
UNITED is the European network against nationalism, racism, fascism and in support of migrants and refugees.
www.minelres.lv /minelres/archive/03202000-09:22:56-6241.html   (325 words)

  
 no-racism.net: 21st March - European-wide Action Week Against Racism
Proclaiming the Day in 1966, the General Assembly of the United Nations called on the international community to redouble its efforts to eliminate all forms of racial discrimination.
This years slogan 'All Different-All Equal' for the European-wide Action Week Against Racism is connected with the Europe-wide Campaign from the Council of Europe for 'Diversity, Human Rights and Participation' (June 2006 to September 2007).
:: UNITED for Intercultural Action is the European network against nationalism, racism, fascism and in support of migrants and refugees.
no-racism.net /article/1992   (626 words)

  
 European Campaigning from UNITED Point of View
UNITED for Intercultural Action is a pan-European network against nationalism, fascism and racism and in support of migrants and refugees.
UNITED conferences are designed to enable the network organisations to make concrete plans and discuss common strategies.
Given the immense breadth of fields in which the UNITED network and its organisations are working, it is very important that as many organisations as possible are able to use the common slogans for their work against racism.
www.eumap.org /journal/features/2004/stopracism/campaigning   (1646 words)

  
 report LJU draft
This is why UNITED for Intercultural Action - the European Network against nationalism, racism, fascism and in support of migrants and refugees - decided to give a voice to youth from all over the continent in preparation for the UN World and European Conferences Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance.
Concrete demands were expressed regarding, among others, the implementation of existing anti-racist laws, multicultural training for teachers and multiculturalism in school curricula, equal rights to residence permits for immigrant women, support for victims of racist attacks, and international co-operation to fight nazi music industry.
UNITED for Intercultural Action is the largest anti-racist network in Europe.
www.icare.to /report-youthconference.html   (7371 words)

  
 Modkraft Forum
UNITED for Intercultural Action provides attractive campaign material like posters, postcards and stickers free of charge and produces a European List of Activities.
UNITED is the pan-European network against nationalism, racism, fascism and in support of migrants and refugees, supported by over 560 organisations in 46 European countries.
UNITED E-NEWS is an irregular email service to over 6500 organisations and contact persons active in the working fields: anti-racism, refugee support, anti-fascism, against antisemitism, migration, minority issues, intercultural youth work, against nationalism etc.
debat.modkraft.dk /read.php?7,71434,71434   (1034 words)

  
 SALTO - UNITED for Intercultural Action
UNITED was founded in 1992 as an open network with a mission focussing on the importance of the role of civil society in the defense and promotion of democracy, human rights and European diversity.
They are free of copyright, but to be used for educational purposes only and quoting the source.
The conferences for 2007 are: Hate Speech and Crimes, Madrid, April and Baku, October.
www.salto-youth.net /UNITED   (386 words)

  
 Archives United for Intercultural Action
Documents relating to conferences organised by United for Intercultural Action, with correspondence, documents concerning preparation, subventions, participants and accommodation 1993-2004; documentation from European anti-fascist and anti-racist organizations.
UNITED for Intercultural Action is a european network against nationalism, racism, fascism and in support of migrants and refugees.It was founded 1992 aiming at the improvement of the co-operation between european groups and organisations that struggle against racism.
The organisations from which United received documentation are listed alphabetically in the appendix.
www.iisg.nl /archives/nl/files/u/10820116full.php   (799 words)

  
 Axis of Justice | Action
Anti-Racist Action is an international movement of people committed to exposing, opposing and confronting racism, sexism, homophobia and other forms of bigotry.
ARROW (Active Resistance to the Roots of War) is a nonviolent direct action affinity group set up in September 1990 to oppose the Gulf War (we were called Gulf War Resisters then).
War Resisters' International exists to promote nonviolent action against the causes of war, and to support and connect people around the world who refuse to take part in war or the preparation of war.
www.axisofjustice.org /get_involved.php?country=International   (463 words)

  
 Black information Link:
The European-wide Action Week Against Racism 2004 aims to Spot this European-wide problem in order to Stop it.
UNITED for Intercultural Action is a network of 560 organisations all over Europe working against racism and fascism.
Activities at the local level in the framework of the campaign around 21 March are carried out by organisations from 40 European countries.
www.blink.org.uk /pdescription.asp?key=3079&grp=13   (384 words)

  
 AXIS OF JUSTICE : ACTION
> Anti-Racist Action is an international movement of people committed to exposing, opposing and confronting racism, sexism, homophobia and other forms of bigotry.
ARROW has also taken action on other issues including Hawks to Indonesia, National Missile Defence, and Northern Ireland, but our main focus has been US/UK military intervention in the Third World (we're against it).
Justice not Vengeance is a group of individuals who have come together to show their opposition to military retaliation in response to the events of 11 September 2001
www.axisofjustice.org /action.php?country=International   (445 words)

  
  International Tolerance Network
UNITED for Intercultural Action - European Network Against Nationalism, Racism, Fascism and in Support of Migrants and Refugees
UNITED is an independent network of more than 500 European organizations based in the Netherlands that promotes cross-national and cross-cultural cooperation in the fight against racism and discrimination.
UNITED provides its members with a bimonthly "Calendar of Internationalism” listing details of campaigns and actions, the "European Address Book Against Racism”; with contact addresses of more than 1500 organizations, as well as practical help in fundraising and campaign organizing.
www.tolerance-net.org /links/united.html   (136 words)

  
 2000 / Our history / About us / Europe / ilga - ILGA Europe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
It aims at comparing successes and failure factors in action against discrimination, and the various ways of working of the three movements.
Current issues such as Article 13 follow-up action are also discussed at the three project seminars, each organised by one of the networks.
In order to bridge the time gap until this action programme is operational, the European Commission publishes a call for proposals – “support for the co-ordination activities of organisations operating at European level and active in fighting discrimination” – in April 2000.
www.ilga-europe.org /europe/about_us/our_history/2000   (518 words)

  
 Recomnetwork | 20 JUNE INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE DAY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
UNITED for Intercultural Action, the pan-European network against racism, has monitored refugee deaths since 1993.
UNITED believes that social peace and political stabilization in Europe can not be approached nor profoundly developed without closely monitoring and improving the situation of migrants and refugees at the borders.
UNITED E-NEWS is an irregular email service to 4600 organisations and contact persons active in the working fields: anti-racism, refugee support, anti-fascism, against antisemitism, migration, minority issues, intercultural youth work, against nationalism etc.
www.recomnetwork.org /articles/05/06/19/015201.shtml   (623 words)

  
 United Conference 24-29 March 2006, Sofia (bg) - call for nominations
The UNITED conference in Sofia will give you the chance to gain expertise and food for thoughts on a selection of themes, which includes minorised groups, institutional racism and the conditions of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers.
At a recent UNITED conference held in November 2005 in Cyprus more than 85 delegates representing organisations from 38 European countries analysed the situation of refugees, migrants and the new challenges of islamophobia and antisemitism and planned common strategies for intercultural dialogue in Europe.
UNITED E-NEWS is an irregular email service to 6000 organisations and contact persons active in the working fields: anti-racism, refugee support, anti-fascism, against antisemitism, migration, minority issues, intercultural youth work, against nationalism etc.
www.socialrights.org /spip/article1317.html   (2221 words)

  
 Campaign: European-wide Action Week Against Racism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
During the Action Week, Europe's campaign against racism, NGOs from 45 countries promote a Europe of diversity and equality, in which people of different ethnic and religious origin can live together in peace.
UNITED co-ordinates the European-Wide Action Week Against Racism, functions as an information point and distributes free posters and other campaigning tools to support organisations and activists.
UNITED for Intercultural Action is a network against racism consisting of 560 organisations all over Europe.
www.countmeincalendar.co.uk /countme/CMICampaigns.nsf/UNIDs/39EB7F918E9CCE1F85256DF80038A299   (227 words)

  
 Other Organizations | AFS USA
It is a global network of the United Nations with interactive Internet sites in many languages for information exchange on events and media productions that promote a culture of peace.
Aims to represent the diversity of volunteerism in all of its cultural forms, bringing global ideals to local voluntary actions.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization works as a laboratory of ideas and as a standard-setter to forge universal agreements on emerging ethical issues.
www.usa.afs.org /usa_en/view/2191   (688 words)

  
 TheEdge: Teaching Training: ... Intercultural Service Project by William Hart
Ideally any intercultural communication course should be action-oriented and empowering both to individual students and their community.
The predominate approach to teaching intercultural communication courses, however, is to discuss intercultural issues, but not take action.
It is now time to apply what you have learned by taking action (metaphorically speaking, doing something with your hands).
www.interculturalrelations.com /v1i1Winter1997/w97hart2.htm   (531 words)

  
 IRR: Dying to reach Europe?
To mark refugee week, UNITED for Intercultural Action, the pan-European network against racism, has revealed details of 6,300 deaths of migrants and refugees at Europe's borders.
With the help of their network of more than 560 anti-racist and refugee rights organisations they have documented the six-thousand deaths in the Mediterranean Sea, the Strait of Gibraltar, and in minefields between Turkey and Greece.
UNITED's spokesperson told IRR news: 'Dense Borders are a political illusion.
www.irr.org.uk /2005/june/ha000019.html   (317 words)

  
 ANTIFA INFO-BULLETIN, No. 231 [tacticalmedia]
The police action at 6:00am was preceded by the arrest of two men in Berlin aged 49 and 51.
FFM has worked with UNITED on several occasions, most recently as one of our local partners for the conference "Europe Without Borders" which was held near Potsdam in Germany in June.
Information in the carpetas allegedly was used to deny employment or take other punitive actions such as unlawful arrests against Puerto Ricans from every walk of life, from students and teachers to farmers and cab drivers, lawyers and artists.
www.squat.net /tmc/msg00529.html   (7392 words)

  
 Culturelink Network - Culturelink Review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The UNITED European Network against nationalism, racism and fascism and for the support of migrants and refugees saw the light of day in 1992 in the context of the fight against racism, nationalism, fascism, discrimination and asylum policy.
They are actively engaged in the struggle against racism, fascism and nationalism, and they support immigrants and refugees, besides jointly developing action plans that they then put into practice.
UNITED launches European campaigns involving 'action weeks', organises conferences aiming to enable the network's organisations to make concrete plans and discuss common strategies.
www.unesco.org /culturelink/review/34/cl34net.html   (5677 words)

  
 Calendar of Internationalism - ONLINE
UNITED co-ordinates the European-Wide Action Week Against Racism, functions as information point and distributes free posters and other campaigning tools to support organisations and activists.
This UNITED conference in Sofia will offer a chance to gain expertise and food for thoughts on a selection of themes, which includes minorised groups, institutional racism and the conditions of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers.
Themes: dealing with intercultural kinds of conflicts, different kinds of means for prevention, transformation and intervention, increasement of competences in action and intervention...
www.united.non-profit.nl /pages/calendar.htm   (8074 words)

  
 Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Themes: opportunity to re the association's motivation and to decide what actions must be taken to deal with current developments...
On 4th of December 2000 the General Assembly of the United Nations unanimously adopted a resolution to proclaim 20th of June as the World Refugee Day.
UNITED calls upon organisations to contribute to this awareness raising campaign.
www.ociv.be /agenda/international-events.html   (1379 words)

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