We have made this brainstormed list to give you some ideas for taking action. It is only a start, so please do feel free to add your own ideas to it! Obviously, a similar brainstorming session will look different in different languages. Why don’t you set your group a challenge to make their own A-Z?
A Advocate for human rights
B Boycott. Blacklist traders. Be alert for online hate speech
C Collaborate with local organisations. Campaign (online and offline). Celebrate difference
D Demonstrate. Disinvest your money
E Exhibit positive portraits. Extend your friendship group
F Films: make short films, or watch relevant films.
G Get involved with local organisations
H Hold a vigil
I Inform others. Invest your time in local ventures
J Join a living library, a social movement or human rights group
K Keep up-to-date and be informed. Keep alert online
L Listen to the stories of people who are different from you
M March. Make partnerships
N No! Say “no” to discrimination
O Organise a campaign or festival around interculturality
P Post on social media. Petition. Protest. Perform plays and music. Picket
Q Question policies
R Respond and report when you witness racism and/or discrimination
S Support local organisations. Strike. Sign public statements. Speak out
T Tweet. Transform the place where you study or work
U Undertake to examine your Unconscious biases
V Vote
W Write letters. Wear a safety pin. Witness
X X-ray your locality for signs of equality and inequality
Y Yield not to the forces of hate but take action against it
Z Zigzag between obstacles & create opportunities to take action. Zoom out from your bubble.