GREEK FORUM OF MIGRANTS

The International Day Against Racism and Racial Discrimination, on Thursday 21st of March, the Greek Forum of Migrants, for a 5th 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. 

The International Day against Racism (International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination), on Thursday 21st of March, the Greek Forum of Migrants, for a 5th 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.

Representatives from wider groups affected by discrimination and racism (PWD, LGBTQI, Roma, Migrants, Refugees, HIV positive, Elderly, Drug addicts, Mentally ill, Religion minorities, etc.) united we will have the Walk Against Discrimination #WAD2019, marching together for a better world.

• We gather on Thursday 21 March 2019, at 3:00 pm at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Station SYNTAGMA) and we walk together towards Propylaia (station PANEPISTIMIO), where the Award Ceremony will take place:

• The closure of the WAD 2019 will happen, as every year, with the Award Ceremony of Antiracism - Tzanetos Antypas 2019 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 WAD2019 decided to award  Golden Dawn Watch -the platform of monitoring the Golden Dawn trial. It is an alliance of Civil Society organizations, which records the historic - on a national and european level - trial of the neo-Nazi organization, and opposes fascism and racist violence.

• 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.

• This year, the Organizing Committee of the WAD 2019 raises the issue of the increasing incidents of racist violence and hate crimes, at  European and national level. On the occasion of the upcoming elections we are about to publish a Public Statement -open for signatures and support by Civil Society and citizens, asking from the political forces to take a stand against the rise of the far-right across Europe and our country.

• Ιnterpretation in sign language will be held by Hands-Up Agency

The Organizing Committee of the WAD2019 is consisted by:

• Racist Violence Recording Network (RVRN)

• Greek Forum of Migrants (Union of 40 Migrant Communities)

• Hellenic League for Human Rights (HLHR)

• PRAKSIS

• Migrant Integration Council of the City of Athens (SEM Athens)

• Transgender Association in Greece

• HumanRights360o

-The WAD2019 is supported by european networks: UNITED for Intercultural Action, ENAR European Network Against Discrimination, EGAM (European Grassroots Anti-racist Movement), FARE network  και European LGBT Police Association.

-Organizations and communities of the Civil Society, active on the human rights, that support and participate marching with us, are:

1. 18  Ano
2. AMEA Greek Portal for people with disabilities
3. Wind of Renewal
4. ANTIGONE - Information and Documentation Center on Racism, Ecology, Peace and Non Violence
5. ARSIS- Social organization for the support of youth
6. African Network in Greece - ANG
7. Babel - Mental health unit for migrants
8. Doctors of the World / Médecins du Monde – Greece
9. German Embassy
10. Georgian Cultural Center “Causasus”
11. Amnesty International
12. Network for Children Rights
13. Network of Recording Racist Violence - RVRN
14. Network of Users of Psychoactive Substances
15. Network of cooperation for Migrant Women “Dimitra”
16. Police Action for human rights
17. Hellenic League for the Human Rights
18. Hellenic Platform for Development
19. Greek Monitoring for Helsinki
20. 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)
21. Greek Forum of Refugees
22. Positive Voice
23. Kentro Zois - Centre of Life
24. Κέντρο Συμπαραστάσεως Παλιννοστούντων και Μεταναστών – Οικουμενικό Πρόγραμμα Προσφύγων
25. Afghan Migrants & Refugees Community in Greece
26. Kosmos xoris polemous kai via
27. LGBT Refugee Group
28. Melissa network - Migrant’s Women Network in Greece
29. METAdrasis
30. LGBTQI+ Employment Support Group
31. OLKE - Lesbian & Gay Community of Greece
32. Olympic Truce
33. Federation of Albanian Communities in Greece
34. Organization EARTH
35. United African Women Organization Greece
36. Cultural Centre African Arts and Cultures - ANASA
37. Multicolor Schools
38. SKEP- Association of Social Responsibility for Children and Youth
39. Nigerian Women Organisation of Greece
40. SYNOIKO Koin.S.Ep. Integration of Special Groups
41. Integration Council of Migrants - City of Athens
42. Integration Council of Migrants - City of Piraeus
43. Social Workers Network in Greece - SKLE
44. Transgender Association in Greece - SYD
45. News for Special Education
46. Technodromo
47. ACSAR Foundation
48. Athens Pride
49. Campfire Innovation
50. Colour Youth - Κοινότητα LGBTQ Νέων Αθήνας
51. Connect Athens
52. Cosmos of Culture
53. EGAM (European Grassroots Anti-racist Movement)
54. ELIX - Conservation Volunteers Greece
55. ENAR European Network Against Discrimination
56. Equal Society
57. European LGBT Police Association
58. FARE network
59. Generation 2.0 for Rights, Equality & Diversity
60. GOLDEN DAWN WATCH
61. Hands-Up Agency
62. Hestia FC
63. HumanRights360o
64. HYP - Hellenic Youth Participation
65. Inter alia Project - Civic Society Meeting Point
66. KMOP Family and Childcare Centre
67. Make space for one more woman
68. PRAKSIS
69. Proud Seniors Greece
70. PROUD LIFE - LGBTQI+
71. RAINBOW FAMILIES - Οικογένειες Ουράνιο Τόξο
72. Red Umbrella Athens
73. Vana Ba Afrika
74. Victoria Square Project
75. We need books
76. Welcommon
77. Zagel Ομάδα Προσφύγων
78. UNITED for Intercultural Action

Political parties are represented by:

• Georgiou Anastasia, coordinator in the division of Migrant and Refugee Policy, Movement of Democratic Socialists
• Zontirou Eleni, president of the 6th District of Municipality of Athens, coordinator in division of social rights and services, Movement Democratic Socialists
• Kouneva Konstantina, MEP Syriza
• Lampsa Polina, head of department of foreign policy, Movement Democratic Socialists
• Margaritis Theodoros, Secretary of Human Rights and Migration Division KINAL
• Lefteris Papagiannakis, Vice Mayor in the Municipality of Athens, President of the Integration Council of Migrants of the Municipality of Athens
• Sarris Manolis, Member of Central Committee of SYRIZA, Coordinator of Migrant and Refugee department
• Stamatis Georgios, Secretary of Social Networks and Special Population Groups of New Democracy
• Eleni Stavrou, Women`s Network of Socialist Democrats Movement
• Maria Stratigaki, Vice Mayor of Social Solidarity and Welfare of the Municipality of Athens
• Pavlos Christidis, Press Officer KINAL
• Vasilis Chronopoulos, Member of the Department of Human Rights and Migration Policy KINAL
• Nikos Chrysogelos, co-president “Green party Solidarity”
• Tortorelis Charalambos, Associate of the General Secretary of Human Rights, Ministry of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights

Under the Auspices of City of Athens

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