UNITED Projects Russia

Civil Organisations Serving Society:
Youth Actions Against Racism, Nationalism and Xenophobia and for Human Rights and Intercultural Dialogue

1. Project Background:
A major problem of modern-day Russia is the high level of intolerance and aggression in the society especially among youth, combined with a lack of models for positive actions for those people who share the values of Human Rights and equality. There is also no adequate anti-discrimination law installed or executed in Russia. According to the SOVA annual report 2008 racist violence continues to grow at a high rate, including, in addition to neo-nazi skinhead attacks, numerous everyday violent conflicts triggered by ethnic and racial hatred.

At the same time, there is a growing willingness among young people to undertake actions to counter the activities of the neo-nazi groups and xenophobia. Yet, there is a significant lack of activities in this field that could be offered to the young people.

The project ‘Civil Organisations Serving Society: Youth Actions against racism, nationalism and xenophobia and for Human Rights and Inter-cultural Dialogue’ was developed thanks to the support of the Matra Program of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, after many years' experience of the Youth Human Rights Movement and UNITED for Intercultural Action in antidiscrimination work and deep analysis on the current trends of civil society active in the fight against right-winged extremism, racism and discrimination.

The project goal is to strengthen and empower Russian Youth, Human Rights, Ethnic and Civil Society NGOs in counteracting racism, xenophobia and hatred. Therefore the project intends to increase the professional level of civil society activists through: the stimulation of mutual relations between concerned parties from governmental and nongovernmental sides, as well as between Russian and European actors by creating acceptable and attractive resources and materials to promote Human Rights and inter-cultural dialogue; educational programs and setting up cooperation and exchange of experience; promoting positive and progressive social changes; stimulating the shift in direction of the state to advance the process of the realisation of an adequate anti-discrimination law by forming and implementing a common agenda on combating intolerance and discrimination into the work of the different actors in the field (both, from governmental and non governmental sides)

3. Project Campaigns:

International Day Against Fascism
and Antisemitism, 9 November 2012
“Be Loud Against Fascism”
campaign report 2012
list of activities 2012
order form in Russian (rtf 29kB)
campaign poster in Russian (pdf 1.5MB)
campaign logo in Russian (pdf 56.3kB)

International Day Against Fascism
and Antisemitism, 9 November 2011
“The World, which was built by X”
campaign report 2011 (pdf 2.4MB) - (html)
list of activities 2011
campaign poster in Russian (pdf 64kB)
campaign logo in Russian (pdf 56.3kB)

European-wide Action Week Against Racism
17-25 March 2012
Open Your Mind - Speak out Against Racism
campaign report 2012
list of activities 2012
campaign information in Russian (pdf 512kB)
campaign poster in Russian (pdf 274kB)
campaign logo in Russian (pdf 56kB)

European-wide Action Week Against Racism
14-27 March 2011
The Racist is the Other
campaign report 2011 (pdf 2.3MB)
list of activities 2011
campaign information in Russian
campaign poster in Russian (pdf 158kB)
campaign logo in Russian (pdf 47.7kB)

International Day Against Fascism
and Antisemitism, 9 November 2010
"Kristallnacht" Pogrom - Never Again
campaign report 2010 (pdf 2.5MB)
list of activities 2010
campaign information in Russian (pdf 1.1MB)
campaign poster in Russian (pdf 232kB)
campaign logo in Russian (pdf 56.3kB)

European-wide Action Week Against Racism,
13-21 March 2010
Enjoy Diversity - Stop Racism!
campaign report 2010 (pdf 2.2MB)
list of activities 2010
campaign information in Russian (pdf 748kB)
campaign poster in Russian (pdf 422kB)

UNITED Info Leaflet in Russian (pdf 852kB)
Clean the Walls: How to Recognise and Confront Hate Graffiti
Thematic Leaflet: This leaflet gives organisations, activists and committed individuals a guideline how to recognize and confront graffiti containing racist messages, xenophobic discrimination and right-wing extremist symbols and codes.
(pdf 975kB)
Love Music - Hate Fascism
Thematic Leaflet: Hate Music is a threat. It incites violence. Ignoring the problem means taht hate can grow in the middle of society without being confrontated. This leaflet informs about how to recognise and confront hate music.
(pdf 418kB)
The Danger of Words
Information Leaflet in Russian: Definitions of concepts most used in anti-racist work.
(pdf 475kB)
Get Active!
'How to Organise an Activity?' Guide
Information Leaflet in Russian: This leaflet aims to serve as a guideline for those who want to organise a low or no budget activity.
(pdf 456kB)
Football Without Racism
Thematic Leaflet in Russian: This publication focuses racism in football and examples of good initiatives to counteract racism in sports.
(pdf 496kB)
How to Understand and Confront Holocaust Denial
Thematic Leaflet in Russian: This publication focuses on claims, exponents and internationalization of Holocaust denial as well as on legal and academic responses to Holocaust denial
(pdf 1.5MB)
Human Library - Don't Judge a Book by its Cover!
Thematic Leaflet in Russian: Imagine borrowing a book from your local library. You enter, you browse a book, you borrow a book and you read it. Now imagine a different library, one were the books are people, and where reading consists of a conversation. You enter, you browse, you choose a book, you borrow a person and you have a conversation.
(pdf 475kB)

Russian Posters

'Be Loud Against Fascism' (Russian) (pdf 1.5MB)

'Open Your Mind - Speak out Against Racism' (Russian) (pdf 274kB)
Backside contains information on 21 March campaign in Russian language (pdf 512kB)

'9 November Logo' (Russian) (pdf 164kB)
Backside contains information on 9 November campaign in Russian language (pdf 755kB)

'The Racist is the Other' (Russian) (pdf 164kB)
Backside contains information on 21 March campaign in Russian language (pdf 755kB)

'Enjoy Diversity' (Russian) (pdf 464kB)
Backside contains information on 21 March campaign in Russian language (pdf 755kB)

'Hatred Kills!' (Russian) (pdf 240kB)
Backside contains information on 09 November campaign in Russian language (pdf 488kB)

'Open Mind - Think Wider' (pdf 36kB)

'The Racist is the Other' (pdf 164kB)

UNITED for Intercultural Action
European network against nationalism, racism, fascism
and in support of migrants and refugees
Postbus 413, NL-1000 AK Amsterdam, Netherlands
phone +31-20-6834778, fax +31-20-6834582
info@unitedagainstracism.org, www.unitedagainstracism.org