PRESS RELEASE
Greek Forum of Migrants, invites you in a press conference, at 23rd of June in Makkah Restaurant – Anaxagora 13-15 street in the central of Athens, at 7:30 p.m. , in order to present the program “Fight hate crime now”.
In cooperation with the Norwegian Centre Against Racism, Greek Forum of Migrants
implements the project “Fight hate crime now”. The normalization of aggressive
and verbally abusive speech toward people deemed to be “different” such as
migrants, homosexuals, and Roma, has contributed to the increasing level of
violence enacted against minorities which have become a regular occurrence in
many parts of Athens and in other regions of Greece. On the other hand, there is
no state or non-state apparatus to address the matter, except from the network
for recording incidence of racist violence. Essentially we are trying to broaden
the scope of the existing network by recording of racist violence in all its
manifestations. Also the role of migrants in the recording process so far has
been lacking, which we want to change through their active participation in the
project. The migrants themselves will be able a) to identify the victims, b) to
better explain that what happens to victims of racist violence is a crime, c) be
linked more systematically and actively with existing Network log.
This
project is funded by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway under the EEA Grants
Greek NGO Programme “We are all Citizens”. The Bodossaki Foundation is the Fund
Operator of this Programme. The Programme aims to strengthen civil society and
enhance the contribution of NGOs to social justice, democracy and sustainable
development.
About the EEA Grants:
Through the EEA
Grants and Norway Grants, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway contribute to
reducing social and economic disparities and to strengthen bilateral relations
with the beneficiary countries in Europe. The three countries cooperate closely
with the EU through the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). For the
period 2009-14, the EEA Grants and Norway Grants amount to €1.79 billion. Norway
contributes around 97% of the total funding. Grants are available for NGOs,
research and academic institutions, and the public and private sectors in the 12
newest EU member states, Greece, Portugal and Spain. There is broad cooperation
with donor state entities, and activities may be implemented until 2016. Key
areas of support are environmental protection and climate change, research and
scholarships, civil society, health and children, gender equality, justice and
cultural heritage. Learn more: https://eeagrants.org/
About the
Bodossaki Foundation:
The Bodossaki Foundation is the Fund Operator
of the NGO Programme named “We are all Citizens” in Greece. The Bodossaki
Foundation is one of the largest privately owned public-benefit organizations in
Greece. It was established in 1973, by Prodromos Bodossakis – Athanassiades, who
decided to donate his entire fortune in order to promote the provision of health
care, equality of opportunity, education, scientific progress and environmental
protection. The Foundation also supports the work of NGOs that treat socially
vulnerable groups. The Bodossaki Foundation has a deep knowledge of the
non-profit sector in Greece and has managed since its inception more than €400m
that have been spent, placing a great emphasis on decreasing inequality of
opportunity, contributing to the education of young people, improving medical
and research infrastructure and promoting environmental protection. Learn more:
https://www.bodossaki.gr/
