Antirumours Networks for Diversity

Have you ever heard expressions like “Immigrants receive more financial aid to open their businesses, and they don’t pay taxes…”; “Immigrants are overcrowding our health services…” or “Immigrants don’t want to integrate or learn our language…”? Such ideas, generally unsupported by facts and data, target specific groups as ‘problematic’ and generate mistrust and social conflict.

C4i-Communication for Integration, co-funded by the Council of Europe and the European Commission (European Integration Fund), targets prejudices, rumours and stereotypes by using viral information techniques to provide evidence-based answers to common misconceptions. Active participation from citizens as “anti-rumor agents” is a key feature of C4i.

The project is based on a partnership network of 11 cities, working together to implement an innovative public policy to promote life –peace, diversity and social cohesion.

News

  • Engagement and Campaigning workshops

    Engagement and Campaigning workshops

    15-16 May 2014

    Amadora, Spain

    The City of Amadora received C4i Consultants Project, Gemma Pinyol and Daniel Torres, to introduce the C4i project and participate in the Engagement & Campaigning workshops, on 15 and 16 May 2014....

  • Press conference on solidarity walk of the city of Amadora

    Press conference on solidarity walk of the city of Amadora

    27/09/15

    Amadora

    "Diversity is one of the most positive and important strengths  of Amadora" -this was the main message sent by the Mayor of Amadora, Carla Tavares on 14th September at the press conference that...

  • "For Diversity" pedestrian walk in the city of Amadora

    "For Diversity" pedestrian walk in the city of Amadora

    27/09/2015

    Amadora

    “For the second year the City of Amadora, organizes a pedestrian run called "Aqueduct Run", with the extension of 10 km and a "Solidarity Walk" with a length of 5 km. "For Diversity" is the motto...

  • "Lublin Rumour-Eater" Video Workshop

    "Lublin Rumour-Eater" Video Workshop

    Launch of english versions of of short videos produced during "Lublin Rumour-Eaters" Video Workshops in Lublin, 2015. The videos can be consulted on the website  www.stopplotkom.lublin.eu and...

  • Comic-Exhibition, Erlangen

    Comic-Exhibition, Erlangen

    30.07.2015

    Erlangen, Germany

    30 July 2015 : Launch of the Comic-Exhibition "Come as you are and leave different" in the Erlangen Cityhall

The project aims to:

  • Use social networks and viral information channels to provide correct information and explanations on migration and diversity and combat unfounded (but widespread) myths and misconceptions.
  • Devise a methodology and tools that will enable a wide range of cities across Europe to apply the social communication & networking method in the field of diversity and integration. C4i-Antirumours will transfer to 10 partner cities the innovative social communication & networking method experimented successfully in Barcelona.
  • Assess the impact of the method among the population in project locations in order to verify its effectiveness.

Partner cities (click on the map)

C4i is part of the living together in diversity action strand of the Council of Europe and builds upon the knowledge base developed in the framework of the joint CoE/EU programme Intercultural Cities.

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Contact

Christina Baglai
Project Manager
 +33 390 21 59 37

Georgios Klis
Project assistant
+33 388 41 20 09

Elena Dubinina 
Communication assistant
+33 388 41 30 87

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