Europe against racism: Tackling racism and discrimination together

The goal is to raise awareness of various forms of discrimination, dismantle prejudices, and develop concrete strategies for action. Participants will focus on practical approaches to solidarity, using discrimination-sensitive language, and fostering respectful communication. Best cases will be discussed, examined, and developed to ensure effective solutions across Europe and the world. A key objective is to counter the rise of right-wing narratives across Europe.

Within the framework of the project “Europe against racism” we invite trainers, educators and individuals committed to fostering an anti-racist environment to learn together and to scrutinise and challenge existing structures.

The following summarises the goals and gives an overview of the training content:

Objectives

• Develop awareness of discrimination: Participants will be sensitised to different forms of discrimination and racism and gain a deeper understanding of their impact on individuals and societies.
• Understanding institutional and structural levels: Participants will understand how structural and institutional inequalities are created and maintained.
• Positioning and privileges: Participants will engage with their own positioning in the context of discrimination and racism and will dismantle their internalised knowledge about it.
• Strategies to promote solidarity: Participants will learn about and apply practical approaches to promote solidarity and support marginalised groups.
• Discrimination-sensitive communication: Participants will learn skills to use discrimination-sensitive language to promote respectful and inclusive communication.
• Development of options for action: Participants will be able to develop and implement concrete action strategies to combat discrimination in their own context.
• Exchange best practices: Participants will discuss and adapt Europe-wide best practices for anti-racist projects to promote effective solutions at local and global levels.
• Challenging right-wing narratives: Participants will learn how to expose and actively work against right-wing narratives in order to promote a more just society.

Overview of the Training

• Introduction to dimensions of discrimination and intersectionality
• Introduction to different forms of racism
• Self-reflection: How does racism affect me? Workshop for white people OR Workshop for BIPoC people
• Workshop on Allyship
• Argumentation training
• Best cases from Europe and action plan

The seminar takes place from 11 to 14 December 2024 with December  11 and 14 being travel days.

Further information can be found on: https://www.eab-berlin.eu/europe-against-racism