Seminar with national specialised bodies to combat racism and racial discrimination

“Communicating on racism and racial discrimination”

26-27 February 2009
Strasbourg, AGORA – Room G03

PROGRAMME

Thursday, 26 February 2009:

Moderator: Ms Winnie SORGDRAGER, member of ECRI

SESSION 1: Setting the scene

9:00	Welcome by Ms Eva SMITH ASMUSSEN, Chair of ECRI
9:05 – 9:25	Communicating on racism and racial discrimination – main challenges, by Ms Claudia LAM, Acting Executive Secretary to ECRI
9:25 – 10:15	Discussion
10:15 – 10:30	Coffee Break

Moderator: Ms Johanna SUURPÄÄ, Ombudsman for Minorities (Finland)

SESSION 2: Communicating on racism and racial discrimination - developing a comprehensive communication strategy

10:30 – 10:50	How to develop a communication strategy and make it work, by Ms Tjessica STEGENGA, Managing Director, PLEON Belgium
10:50 – 11:00	· The French experience: Ms Marylène COURIVAUD, Director of Communications, Haute autorité de lutte contre les discriminations et pour l'égalité
11:00 –11:10	· The Irish experience: Mr Richard FALLON, Acting Chief Executive Officer, Equality Authority
11:10 –11:20	· The Bulgarian experience: Ms Esen FIKRI, member of the Commission for Protection against Discrimination
11:20 –12:30	Discussion
12:30 – 14:00	Lunch Break

Moderator: Ms Martina KÖPPEN, Head of the Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency (Germany)

SESSION 3: Communicating on racism and racial discrimination – key partners and strategies – Part I

14:00 – 14:20	Who are the main stakeholders and how to get them on board?
	· Presentation by Ms Lesley ABDELA, Eyecatcher/Shevolution
14:20 – 15:00	Key partners and strategies:
	· Public institutions: 1. Building partnerships with public institutions, by Mr Jozef De Witte, Director of the Centre for Equal Opportunities and Opposition to Racism (Belgium)
	· Civil society: 1. Building partnerships with non-governmental organisations, by Ms Mariëtte de HEIDE, Director of Article 1 (The Netherlands)
	· Business: 1. Building partnerships with the business sector, by Mr Jonas CHRISTOFFERSEN, Executive Director of the Danish Institute for Human Rights (Denmark)
15:00 – 15:45	Discussion
15:45 – 16:00	Coffee Break

Moderator: Ms Lesley ABDELA, Eyecatcher/Shevolution

SESSION 4: Communicating on racism and racial discrimination - key partners and strategies – Part II

16:00 – 16:40	Key partners and strategies:
	· General public: 1. Communicating with young people: defining their specific information needs, by Mr Johan EKMAN, Board Member of the European Youth Forum 2. Good practice: The Equalitas Campaign, by Ms Ingeborg GRIMSMO, Head of Communications, Office of the Equality and Anti-Discrimination Ombud (Norway)
	· Victims of racism and racial discrimination: 1. Communicating with victims of racism and racial discrimination: defining their specific information needs, by Mr Dieter SCHINDLAUER, Director of ZARA – “Zivilcourage und Anti-Rassismus-Arbeit” 2. Good practice: Communicating with victims of racism and racial discrimination, by Ms Aneli JOYCE, Director of Communication, The Office of the Equality Ombudsman (Sweden)
16:40 – 17:45	Discussion
17.45 – 18:30	Reception

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Friday, 27 February 2009:

Moderator: Ms Milica PESIC, Director of the Media Diversity Institute

SESSION 5: Communicating on racism and racial discrimination –working with the media

9:30 – 9:45	Working with the media: the “Speak out against discrimination” Campaign of the Council of Europe, by Ms Carole REICH, Campaign Coordinator
9:45 – 10:00	How to place diversity and issues related to racism and racial discrimination in the media, by Mr Tim WILLIAMS, Director, Projects-Direct.Net Ltd
10:00 – 10:15	Working with the media, by Mr Kamal AHMED, Director of Communications, Equality and Human Rights Commission (United Kingdom)
10:15 – 11:15	Discussion
11:15 – 11:45	Coffee Break

Moderator: Mr Michael HEAD, member of ECRI

CLOSING SESSION

11:45 – 12:00	Presentation of the main findings of the Seminar by the Rapporteur
12:00 – 12:30	Discussion
12:30	Closing of the Seminar