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COSPE was founded in 1983 and is an international, secular and non-profit cooperation association. We operate in 23 countries alongside civil society and local communities, committed to social justice and peace, supporting marginalized and discriminated groups in their requests for social inclusion, human rights and democracy. For 40 years we have been working to support and network community projects, their struggles and practices, which pave the way for the world we want and which is already on its way. We develop alliances with those who are closest to us and who think the same way, working together on strategic themes and paths of a common agenda. We do it according to the values that distinguish us and in which we recognize ourselves: cooperation, respect, professionalism, coherence, creativity, and putting passion and the repudiation of social injustices and discrimination of all kinds at the centre.

ZARA is a non-profit association and non-governmental organization committed to the fight against racism, promoting a critical society, civil courage and countering online hate. Founded in 1999 in Austria by young students, the association was created to address the lack of an anti-racism counseling center in the country. Since its inception, ZARA has systematically documented racist incidents, resulting in the Annual Racism Report, the main source of qualitative data on the topic nationwide. In addition to consultancy, the association focused on the preventive and awareness-raising effect, offering training on anti-discrimination. Since 2017, the association has expanded its commitment by tackling the phenomenon of online hatred, managing a reporting and consultancy centre. In almost 20 years of activity, ZARA has maintained its consultancy, remaining active in the preventive sector and collaborating to combat structural discrimination.

Human Rights House Zagreb (HRHZ) is an advocacy organization founded in 2008 by six civil society organizations. Its main objective is the protection and promotion of human rights and fundamental freedoms. HRHZ’s vision is of a democratic, pluralistic and inclusive society, based on the values of human rights, the rule of law, social justice and solidarity. To achieve this goal, HRHZ is committed to the protection, promotion, development and advancement of human rights through research, monitoring, education, in accordance with international and regional instruments for the protection of human rights, both in Croatia and in Europe. Over the course of more than seven years of operation, the House of Human Rights has become a publicly recognized center of expertise for the protection and promotion of human rights.

Symbiosis, founded in May 2011, is committed to promoting the protection of human rights. Its mission focuses on information, education, freedom of expression, documentation, analysis, public debate and active civic participation. The organization works to ensure that people and communities can express their needs and ideas, participating democratically in political processes free from discrimination and exclusion. In 2020, Symbiosis was awarded the European Citizen Award for the activities of the School of Political Studies in Greece, founded by Symbiosis and the Council of Europe in 2014. This school aims to promote democratic processes, strengthen civil society and foster initiatives democratic through seminars, focusing on topics such as human rights, anti-discrimination, social inclusion, freedom of expression, democratic governance, gender violence, migration and environmental protection.

CONNGI, National Coordination of New Italian Generations, was born in 2014 in response to the lack of recognition and valorization of Italian diversity among young people of different origins. This organization, made up of associations distributed from Piedmont to Sicily, represents a step towards greater awareness, focusing on the protagonism of young Italians with a migratory background who claim their belonging to Italy. CONNGI aims to be a representative body of Italian plurality in various institutional and inter-institutional settings, at a national and international level. The organization is also committed to promoting more effective inclusion and participation policies for the new generations, trying to build dialogue and collaboration with institutions and organizations.

Dokustelle is a non-governmental organization created in 2014 by volunteers in Austria. It deals with reporting and offering support to those who experience and witness anti-Muslim racism and Islamophobia, focusing particular attention on women victims of such manifestations. Anti-Muslim racism as a specific form of discrimination directed against individuals, groups or institutions perceived as Muslim. Dokustelle is the first organization to have collected specific data on anti-Muslim racism in Austria. Documenting and recording Islamophobia and anti-Muslim racism allows us to draw attention to these problems and publish annual statistics, to identify trends and raise awareness throughout society.

Other Dokustelle activities currently include documentation, support, monitoring, empowerment, advocacy and cooperation.

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