The OND fights to safeguard everyone’s rights and to help to build a fairer and more cohesive society. So it supports people on the receiving end of any type of discrimination, giving legal advice on how to report it, and it works to raise discrimination awareness among Barcelona’s citizens.
Anti-racism and Anti-discrimination Resources
In this section, you can find various municipal resources to help you combat racism and discrimination.
Services
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Office for Non-Discrimination (OND)
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Human Rights Resource Center
The Human Rights Resource Center is a service for the citizens, the associative fabric, and the administrations of the city that works on the prevention, respect, and protection of human rights in the city, under the principles of equality and non-discrimination.
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BCN Anti-Rumour Network
This network brings together a wide variety of entities, associations, informal groups, services, programmes, municipal facilities, and individuals who, along with Barcelona City Council, work from an intercultural perspective to build a city free from racism and discrimination.
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#BCNvsODI tools
In this #BCNvsODI website, you will find useful tools to educate yourself about hate speech and the best ways to confront it. Among other things, it includes good practices in the fight against hate, articles for reflection, interviews, and infographics.
Videos
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What is discrimination based on racism and xenophobia?
Talk with Bianca Galusca and Miguel Ángel Gómez Gómez, experts from the Secretariat Gitano Foundation, and with Gemma Ferreón Rivera, spokesperson for SOS Racisme.
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Let's talk about racism in schools
Video to raise awareness featuring young people discussing the inaction of teaching staff in dealing with instances of racism, the absence of racialised teachers, and the hidden curriculum.
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Safe Reporting
Project that promotes equal access to justice for victims with irregular immigration status, providing a safe environment for reporting crimes without fear of deportation.
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Regularisation Now
An initiative made up of migrant and racialised collectives working to develop a Popular Legislative Initiative aimed at regularising the administrative status of thousands of migrants.
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Elisa Loncon
Interview with the activist for linguistic rights and former president of the Constitutional Convention of Chile, discussing the Mapuche people and the importance of state reparations for citizenship.
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Denise Duncan
Interview with the playwright, discussing the anti-racist work she is undertaking through her craft.
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Lissette Fernandez
Interview about anti-racism and care work with the representative of the Independent Union of Domestic Workers and Caregivers in Barcelona.
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What is discrimination based on religious grounds?
Conversation with Cristina Vilaplana, equality and non-discrimination expert at the Bayt Al-Thaqafa Foundation, and Arnau Oliveres, programme manager at the UNESCO Association for Interreligious and Interfaith Dialogue (AUDIR).
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Barxiluna: (Un)memory of the Islamic past and present in the different dimensions of the curriculum
Roundtable and debate discussing the need to appreciate Barcelona’s Islamic past and present, thereby acknowledging the city’s plural and diverse reality.
Documents
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Educational guide “Let's talk about racism in schools”
A tool aimed at anyone responsible for the education of children and adolescents to prevent racism and promote affirmative action practices.
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Discrimination Observatory Report
Tool for collecting and analysing discriminatory cases detected in Barcelona city.
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Guide: “Local initiatives against anti-Muslim racism”
Examples of good practices from 17 European cities to facilitate the recognition of the diversity of Muslim religious and cultural life.
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Intercultural Communication Guide
Document aimed at promoting the recognition and visibility of diversity, to eliminate racism, discrimination, and exclusion.
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The Islamophobia route
Infographic that explains the origin of Islamophobia and its relationship with the institutional and social dimensions of discrimination.
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The Romaphobia route
Infographic that explains the origin of Romaphobia and its relationship with the institutional and social dimensions of discrimination.
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The rumour stop
Infographic that explains the origin of rumours and their social function within the framework of social discrimination.
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Welcome to the... intercultural school?
Do’s and don’ts for an intercultural school where racism has no place.
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Barxiluna: (Un)memory of the Islamic past and present in the different dimensions of the curriculum
A set of activities that emphasise Barcelona’s Muslim legacy and how it has influenced the city.