Call for proposals: Action grants to support transnational projects to prevent and combat racism, xenophobia, homophobia and other forms of intolerance – JUST/2015/RRAC/AG
The deadline for this call for proposals is 18/02/2016 12:00 (noon) CET.
Lithuanian Jewish (Litvak) Community in Vilnius, Lithuania – is non profit organization expanding its activities and seeks for partnerships under the call Action grants to support transnational projects to prevent and combat racism, xenophobia, homophobia and other forms of intolerance.
We would like to share our experience in the field of prevention and monitoring and also looking for organization across EU that are experts in this field. We would join the project or agree to become a coordinating institution.
The proposals under this call shall focus on the priorities described below:
- 2.1 Best practices to prevent and combat racism, xenophobia, homophobia and other forms of intolerance (BEST)
- 2.2 Training and capacity building for strengthening criminal responses to hate crime and hate speech (TRAI)
- 3 Empowering and supporting victims of hate crime and hate speech (VICT)
Our goal: We would like to share and expand our experience in the field of 2.1 (BEST) as we have developed and maintain The Bagel Shop social campaign aimed to promote tolerance, prevent and combat anti-Semitism and other forms of hatred in Lithuanian society. Interconnected educational, awareness raising and empowerment initiatives take place in Lithuania promoting multicultural understanding among society, strengthening Lithuanian Human rights coalitions and its dialog with stakeholders. The Bagel Shop educates Lithuanian society about the significance of Jewish contributions to Lithuanian history and culture, facilitate dialogue among various ethnical groups and actively engage young Jews and other Lithuanian citizens in order to help them to both re-examine the shared past and build a shared future together.
We will be interested to join related activities under 2.2 and 2.3, ready to contribute arranging interim or final events of the anticipated partnerships and more to be discussed during the proposal preparation stage.
Please disseminate widely and contact:
LJC Projects team projects@lzb.lt
The Jewish Community of Lithuania
Pylimo str. 4, LT-01117, Vilnius, Lithuania www.lzb.lt