The publication
The publication One of the outcomes of the project “Just and Safer Cities for All” is the publication of a manual titled “Preventing Discriminatory Violence at the Local…
Acts of discriminatory violence, which target people because they belong, or are perceived to belong, to population groups that have a common characteristic such as their ethnic origin, religion, gender identity or sexual orientation, a disability, their age, their language, or the fact that they are homeless, are different from
other crimes. Not only do they have a traumatic effect on the victims’ physical and mental health, but they also send a message to whole groups or communities,
threatening them with violence and denying them the right to participate in society.
Such acts create fear and hostility far beyond the local environment, and even those that seem isolated can potentially trigger large-scale tensions and conflicts. Furthermore, discriminatory violence directly undermines the founding values of democracy, social cohesion and citizens’ security as stated by the European Union’s Charter of Fundamental Rights. Such violence has a devastating impact on many levels.
> Reports from the 2024 Security, Democracy and Cities conference:
– Discriminatory Violence
– Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
Efus is coordinating a working group on “Preventing Discriminatory Violence at the Local Level“, the purpose of which is to exchange knowledge, strategies and practices on how to better prevent and combat all forms of discriminatory violence. Learn more
Projects on the prevention of discriminatory violence in sport
For over 20 years, Efus has been leading or taking part in projects to prevent discriminatory violence in professional and amateur sport.
Sport brings together millions of people, regardless of their sex, colour, gender, age, nationality or religion. It breaks down barriers and builds bridges where boundaries usually exist. In other words, it has the potential to foster inclusion, mutual respect and acceptance of diversity, and also to promote social integration. Due to its welcoming and diverse nature, however, sport faces a number of challenges with regards to incidences of racism and discrimination.
This is why Efus has been working to support local and regional authorities that host sports events in strengthening preventative and educational initiatives amateur sport to promote tolerance and non-discrimination. Efus has thus led or participated in projects on: preventing racism on the occasion of the Euro2000 football tournament; preventing violence stadia; collecting and disseminating local practices of prevention through sport in Europe, and preventing discriminatory violence in amateur sport. These projects are:
Discover the actions implemented in communities across Europe through our summary documents, which present the key elements of each of these initiatives, including their context, objectives, activities, budget, evaluation. All of our practice and summary sheets can be found on Efus Network.
The publication One of the outcomes of the project “Just and Safer Cities for All” is the publication of a manual titled “Preventing Discriminatory Violence at the Local…
Local Activities As part of the project, eight European organisations have developed local activities aimed at promoting tolerance and fighting discrimination in their country. Here we document their…
Compendium of Practices The project consortium received over 130 submissions to the call of practices from across Europe, and 50 of them were chosen to be published in…
Violence and crime motivated by racism, xenophobia, religious intolerance or by a person’s disability, sexual orientation or gender identity, are a daily reality throughout the European Union. These…
Final event of the project “Just and Safer Cities for All” Discriminatory violence workshop Efus organised the final event of the “Just & Safer Cities for All” project…
Paris, July 2017 – Efus will submit in November the JUST II project, which will follow up on Just and Safer Cities for All (JUST, 2016-2017), in the…
Vienna, Austria, March 2017 – In the framework of the “Just and Safer Cities for All” (JUST) project co-funded by the European Union’s Rights, Equality and Citizenship programme,…
Vienna, Austria, February 2017 – The city of Vienna (Austria) will host the European seminar “Preventing and countering discriminatory violence at the local level” on 2-3 March, as…
Preventing and Countering Discriminatory Violence at the Local Level European seminar 2-3 March 2017, Vienna According to recent reports by European institutions and civil society organisations, incidents motivated…
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