Collaboration with UNESCO and Human Rights Organizations
In the course of developing our international program, Director powell and two Kirwan Institute staff members met with representatives of various organizations in different European cities from March 30th through April 3rd, 2007. Among the organizations were the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI); the European Network Against Racism (ENAR); and the Representative Council of Black Associations in France (Le CRAN).
The objective of these meetings was to build an international network to fight against racism and promote inclusive democracy; to collect information; and to learn about and discuss the most pressing racial and ethnic issues in Europe in order to understand the potential areas of common action. The aim of the international network, which the Kirwan Institute seeks to build, will focus on the collection and sharing of information. Furthermore, the network will serve as a platform for discussion of the most pressing racial and ethnic issues and learning from each other in order to develop successful strategies to combat racism and discrimination.
