On the 5th and 6th February, UNITED for Intercultural Action, in partnership with Prague Spring 2 against Right Wing Extremism and Populism, organized the online conference European Spring 2022 – Universal Disarmament for the Creation of a Culture of Peace and Socio-ecological Transition towards the 2022 World Social Forum in Mexico. The discussion lasted for… Read more »
The concern of a new all-out war between Russia and Ukraine grew into a sad and worrying reality, and today marks the end of a long time of peace in Europe, as international diplomacy failed to prevent a conflict turning into an invasion of Ukraine by the Russian military. We know this conflict is… Read more »
An assembly toward World Social Forum in Mexico On the 5th and the 6th of February, UNITED for Intercultural Action is co-organising the European Spring conference 2022. The theme for the event is “Universal disarmament for the creation of a culture of peace & socio-ecological transition”. The event will have four interesting sessions: 5th February:… Read more »
A wide range of initiatives is possible for a Europe that is solidarity-based and humane. Civil society should become active to achieve this. The International Day Against Racism, around March 21st, is suitable for this. This day is a focal point for initiatives and collaborations and can be extended to one or more weeks. … Read more »
The new year has just begun, but we are already looking ahead to our first campaign of 2022: the European Action Weeks against Racism. This campaign traditionally takes place around the 21st of March, the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. This year, the campaign will run for two weeks, starting on… Read more »
by Riccardo Mattone Fantini A new target for nationalist politicians Historically, authoritarian regimes have identified certain social, ethnic, or political groups as scapegoats, to explain the political, social, and economic issues in the country. Often, these scapegoats were defined as “foreign agents” to underline that they had acted against national interests. Then, after labeling anyone… Read more »
From 22 to 27 November 2021, UNITED for Intercultural Action organised the training ‘Let’s make it better! – Mentoring youth workers’. The training took place in Budapest, Hungary. 25 participants from all across Europe took part in the training. The training was about human rights education. It also focused on including an anti-racist… Read more »
On 1 December 2021, a representative of UNITED for Intercultural Action attended the OSCE Parallel Civil Society Conference and the Ministerial Council in Stockholm, Sweden. UNITED participated as part of the Civic Solidarity Platform. The Parallel Civil Society conference was held for civil society representatives from across the OSCE area, prior to the 28th… Read more »
For years, UNITED has monitored the humanitarian crises on the external borders of the European Union. During the past years, illegal pushbacks have been worrying. They are a clear output of a series of policies aimed at creating the so-called Fortress Europe, where people can freely move only if they have the privilege to be… Read more »
From the 12 until 13 October 2021 UNITED had the opportunity to join the European Regional Forum on Conflict Prevention and the Protection of the Human Rights of Minorities convened by the UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues and organized by the Tom Lantos Institute. All the participants were welcomed by the Special Rapporteur… Read more »