weact
People affected by multiple discrimination shall be empowered to deal with racism with the help of a low-threshold racism-critical counselling services and with systemic support. Organizations of people affected by different racisms help create non-discriminatory structures at grassroot level.
Find a counselling Point Next to You
You can find the counselling point next to you. If this place is too far away, counsellors can come to you or contact you by phone. Together we will find a way to each other.
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Kick-off event for community-based racism-critical counselling – weact!
EducationWith welcoming address by the Lord Mayor of the City of Hanover, Belit Onay // Top speakers Prof. Dr Lorenz Narku Laing, member of the Expert Council for Antiracism
Read moreInspiring approaches
Here you will find local, inspiring approaches to the work of all thirteen weact project host organisations and allied civil society actors. Examples from the fields of health, culture, media, housing, education, work, social affairs and racial profiling are also highlighted.
You are not alone!
All human beings are different – and yet “born free and equal in dignity and rights”, as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights puts it. This principle should be the most normal thing in the world. But for many people in Germany, the reality is different. They are racially discriminated against, insulted and marginalised – at work, at the immigration office, at the citizens’ registration office, at school or when looking for a place to live. Structural racism is deeply rooted in our society and manifests itself in many ways. These are not isolated cases. This is shown not only by numerous scientific studies, but above all by the increasing number of testimonies from people who have experienced it, which make the extent of racism in this country visible.
