INVITATION TO BE MEMBER OF A TRANSNATIONAL NETWORK AGAINST RACISM AND

XENOPHOBIA IN EUROPE

Dear Sir/Madam,

The Spanish Observatory on Racism and Xenophobia, an institution ascribed to the Directorate – General

Immigrants Integration (Spanish Ministry of Labour and Immigration), is developing the project “Living

Together: European Citizenship against Racism and Xenophobia”, co-financed by the European

Commission (DG Justice, Freedom and Security) in the framework of the community program

“Fundamental Rights and Citizenship”.

This European project, in which 13 organisations from 6 European countries participate (Spain, Portugal,

The Netherlands, Ireland, Finland and Sweden), pretends to promote a European discourse of tolerance

based in the generation of coexistence and respect arguments, recognition of the difference and building a

European citizenship away from any kind of racism, xenophobia and intolerance. In this sense, we have

argued and agreed on a Citizenship, Tolerance and Dialogue Decalogue that resume main arguments in

favour of coexistence and respect in the framework of an inclusive and tolerant European Citizenship.

Within this context, we want to launch a “Transnational Network Against Racism and Xenophobia in

Europe” that will be able to detect and react behind new racist and xenophobic discourses, as well as to

promote the values of democratic coexistence and tolerance that we think should constitute the European

Union basic pillars.

The Spanish Observatory on Racism and Xenophobia and the Living Together project’s member

organisations invite you to take part on this “Transnational Network Against Racism and Xenophobia

in Europe”.

If you need any further detailed information please do not hesitate to get in contact with us, through the

contact person below. Meanwhile we will get in contact with you for further information and for facilitating

you a document for joining to the Network and Decalogue. .

Looking forward to your collaboration in this initiative, please receive our best regards,

Yours sincerely

Nicolás Marugan

Director of the Spanish Observatory Against Racism and Xenophobia

ORGANISATIONS MEMBER OF THE TRANSNATIONAL CONSORTIUM – LIVING TOGETHER

PROJECT

- Observatorio Español del Racismo y la Xenofobia – Ministerio de Trabajo e Inmigración (Spain)

- Movimiento contra la Intolerancia (Spain)

- Casa Árabe (Spain)

- Cruz Roja Española

- CEPAIM – Consorcio de Entidades para la Acción Integral con Migrantes (Spain)

- Diputación de Barcelona (Spain)

- ACIDI - High Commission for the Immigration and Intercultural Dialogue (Portugal)

- CIG - Comissão para a Cidadania e Igualdade de Género (Portugal)

- Ministry of Interior (Finland)

- Finnish League for Human Rights (Finland)

- Erasmus University Rotterdam – Faculty of Social Science (The Netherlands)

- Centre Mot Rasism (Sweden)

- Equality Authority (Ireland)

For further information, please contact:

Oberaxe: Mª Angeles Dimas.

e-mail: oberaxe@mtin.es

Tel: +34913637062