GREEK FORUM OF MIGRANTS

For a 7th year in a row, the Greek Forum of Migrants along with the Organizing Committee of the Walk Against Discrimination 2021, sends a pwoerful message on the occassion of the World Day against Racism:

~ This year, we support & we send our message Against discrimination ~

Access to Protection and Safety without Discrimination

WORLD DAY AGAINST RACISM in the covid era
Sunday, 21 March 2021

The World Day against Racism (International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination), on Sunday, 21st of March, the Greek Forum of Migrants, for a 7th year in a row, is calling for all groups that are currently being discriminated and affected by racism to raise their voices and to declare their determination to fight all kinds of racism and humiliation of human dignity.

Our lives are now marked by the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. And they are worse marked, every day, by the increasing discrimination against all vulnerable social groups. The period of the pandemic highlighted the already existing discrimination against vulnerable groups and at the same time deepened it.

A ray of light in this dark times is the indiscriminate support, by means of solidarity, to any person who lacks the basics, who needs a plate of food, a roof, up to the most valuable nowadays but also necessary medical help.

This year, again, we are not marching but we support and send a strong message that today, as never before, non-discriminatory access to protection and safety is non-negotiable. We unite our voices with communities, bodies, NGO and representatives from wider groups affected by discrimination and racism (PWD, LGBTQI, Roma, migrants, refugees, HIV positive, elderly, drug addicts, people with mental illness, prisoners Religion minorities, etc.)

Together, we send a message of support through social media and urge all people to seek non-discriminatory support and action in vulnerable groups in their community, in their neighborhoods and to support in any way possible the precious hotbeds of solidarity in Greece.

The closure of the WAD 2020 will happen, as every year, with the Award Ceremony of Antiracism - Tzanetos Antypas award to an organization or a person for its contribution to the dealing with the issues of anti-racism and human rights. This year, the Organizing Committee of the WAD2020 decided to pass the award from the Union of Press Photographers Greece - EFE, that was awarded last year, to more than one relevant actions from Athens, Thessaloniki, etc. like Allos Anthropos, Khora, Oikopolis, Annapurna, and many more.

It is a symbolic movement and support to all those ventures that endure, in adverse conditions, in order to support their work daily, vulnerable social groups, which are affected and endangered more than ever in the midst of a pandemic. Our message, however, is to urge the broader support of every group, body, organization and action that actively promotes solidarity with the most marginalized and at-risk groups, thus making a decisive contribution against discrimination and racist violence, in defense of human rights, even at the risk of their lives.

 * The award was established in 2017 in the memory of the activist and founder of  PRAKSIS organization, Tzanetos Antypas, where each year an organization or a person working on issues of anti-racism and human rights is awarded.

The Organizing Committee of the WAD2021 is consisted by:

• Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)

• Greek Forum of Migrants (GFM)

• Hellenic League for Human Rights (HLHR)

• PRAKSIS

• Transgender Association in Greece

• HumanRights360o

 

 

 

 

 

→  WATCH OUR VIDEO MESSAGE HERE 

 → Follow the FB event here, and leave your message against racism:

The WAD2021 is supported by european networks: UNITED for Intercultural Action, ENAR European Network Against Discrimination, Equinox Initiative for Racial Justice, EGPA - European LGBT Police Association, also the National Committee for Human Rights - EEDA and the Integration Council of Migrants and Refugees of the Municipality of Athens.

The organizations/communities of the Civil Society in Greece, active on the human rights that support this initiative are:

1. 50 και ΕΛΛΑΣ - Fifty Plus Hellas

2. Ανεμος Ανανέωσης/ Wind of Renewal               

3. ΑΝΤΙΓΟΝΗ - Information and Documentation Center on Racism, Ecology, Peace and Non Violence - ANTIGONE

4. ΑΡΣΙΣ, Κοινωνική Οργάνωση Υποστήριξης Νέων - ARSIS Social organization for the support of youth       

5. Αfrican Network in Greece - ANG           

6. BABEL DC - Mental health unit for migrants       

7. Γιατροί του Κόσμου - Medecins du Monde

8. Γιατροί Χωρίς Σύνορα - Médecins Sans Frontières Greece

9. Διεθνής Αμνηστία - Amnesty International       

10. Δίκτυο για τα δικαιώματα του Παιδιού - DDP Network for Children Rights       

11. Network of Recording Racist Violence - RVRN

12. Network of Users of Psychoactive Substances

13. Network of cooperation for Migrant Women “Dimitra”   

14. Δίκτυο Χάρτα της Ειδομένης / Charter of Idomeni Network   

15. Διοτίμα - Κέντρο Γυναικείων Μελετών και Ερευνών / CRWI Diotima

16. Police Action for human rights

17. National Confederation of Persons with Disabilities (ESAmeaA)

18. Hellenic League for Human Rights - ElEDAP

19. Greek Network for the Right to Shelter and Housing

20. Hellenic Anti Poverty Network (EAPN Greece)

21. Ελληνικό Συμβούλιο για τους Πρόσφυγες - Greek Council for Refugees

22.     Greek Forum of Migrants (Association of Cameroonians of Greece, Congolese Community in Greece, Ethiopian Socio-Cultural Center "Aithiops", Ghanian Community in Greece, Union of Guinea of Greece, Kenyan Community in Greece (KCG), Union of Madagascar, Nigerian Women Organisation of Greece, Nigerian Community of Greece, Association of Senegalese of Athens, Unione of Sierra Leonese, Tanzanian Community in Greece, Zanzibar Association in Greece, African Network in Greece, United African Women Organization Greece, Afghan Migrants & Refugees Community in Greece, Bangladeshi Community of Greece, Greek Indian Cultural Company, Greek Pakistan Association of Greece, Federation of Albanian Communities in Greece, Georgian Cultural Center "Caucasus", Greek Georgian Union "Dioskouria", Hellenic Moldovans Association «ΟΡΦΕΥ», Association of Russian speaker and friends of Russia of the Municipality of Trikala, Ukrainian Community `The land of stork`, United Ukraine Union, Egyptian Community in Greece "El Rapta", Association of Moroccans in Greece, Palestinian Workers Union in Greece, Somalian Community in Greece, Greek Soudanese Frienship League, Sudanese Community, Association of Free Expats of Syria, Syrian House in Greece, Arab Association in Ambelokipi - Athens, Migrant Women Network "Dimitra", Zagel Refugee Group, LGBT Refugee Group)   

23. Greek Forum of Refugees               

24. Albanian Women Union in Greece

25. Ένωση Φωτορεπόρτερ Ελλάδας - ΕΦΕ, Union of Press Photographers Greece

26. Θετική Φωνή Σύλλογος Οροθετικών Ελλάδος - Positive Voice

27. Ίριδα-Κέντρο Γυναικών/ Irida Center                   

28. ΚΕΤΗΕΑ MOSAIC

29. Κοσμο-πολιτισμός/Cosmos of Culture

30. Melissa network - Migrant’s Women Network in Greece

31. METAdrasis           

32. OLKE - Lesbian & Gay Community of Greece  

33. Olympic Truce

34. Federation of Albanian Communities in Greece

35. Organization EARTH                       

36. SIMEIO.org.gr 

37. Syrian House in Greece/ Στέγη Σύρων Ελλάδος

38. Σύλλογος Βοήθειας Παιδιών Lalibela

39. Nigerian Women Association

40. Ηelpa-Prometheus

41. Symbiosis- School of political studies in Greece, Network of the Council of Europe

42. ِِAssociation of Social Workers of Greece

43. Transgender Association in Greece - SYD           

44. Technodromo   

45. 4C Cooperate-Communicate-Create-Change

46. ActionAid Hellas

47. Athens Pride

48. Anasa- Cultural Center of African arts and culture

49. Colour Youth - Κοινότητα LGBTQ Νέων Αθήνας   

50. El Sistema Greece

51. Equal Society - Κοινωνία Ίσων Ευκαιριών               

52. Hestia FC   

53. Higgs        

54. HumanRights360o       

55. HYP - Hellenic Youth Participation   

56. Inter alia Project - Civic Society Meeting Point       

57. INTERSOS HELLAS

58. Khora Social Center   

59. KMOP Family and Childcare Centre

60. Mobile info team for Refugees in Greece   

61. PRAKSIS

62. Proud Seniors Greece (ομάδα υποστήριξης ΛΟΑΤΚΙ ατόμων ηλικίας 50 & άνω)

63. Service Civil International Hellas SCI Hellas - Κίνηση ΕΘελοντών

64. Solidarity ΝΟW               

65. RAINBOW FAMILIES - Οικογένειες Ουράνιο Τόξο       

66. Velos Youth Center

67. Victoria Square Project

68. We need books

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