ALL DIFFERENT, ALL EQUAL - European Campaign for Diversity, Human Rights and Participation
The aim of this European Campaign is to encourage and enable young people to participate in building peaceful societies based on diversity and
inclusion, in a spirit of respect, tolerance, and mutual understanding. In its undertaking, it will highlight the links with the 1995 Campaign against Racism, Anti-Semitism, Xenophobia and
Intolerance; to this end, the slogan selected for the Campaign is that of the previous initiative: “All Different, All equal”.
The partners in organising this Campaign are the Council of Europe, mainly the Directorate of Youth and Sport (DYS), the European Youth Forum, and the European Commission. Its activities will be undertaken essentially by young people in partnership with public authorities; the target group of the Campaign is the civil society, both at European and national levels. However, the Campaign should of course reach out to as many young people in Europe as possible, with a particular focus on those who are victims of discrimination, and in particular through activities involving schools.
This new campaign is aimed to have a wider focus than previous European Campaigns on discrimination. It will target not only racial and ethnic intolerance but also discrimination on the basis of someone's beliefs, someone's sexual orientation or someone's ability.
This Campaign will surely be the floor where many discussions on 'inclusion' can start, and where LGBT issues can be raised. Homophobia in members states of the Council of Europe has already been a concern for the activists of this Campaign (read more...). Thus, the CoE Directorate for Youth and Sport is committed to host an international event on homophobia in Strasbourg, 17th May 2007, in the frame of the Campaign. Of course, more events dealing with LGBT issues, proposed by NGOs, National Committes or any other proponent, could be certainly included in the frame of the "All Different, All Equal" Campaign.
IGLYO invites Member Organizations and all the LGBT Associations in Europe to report about events and activities happening around the Campaign in each country. Write to us at: info@iglyo.com
ref. www.alldifferent-allequal.info
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