The Working Group for the Prevention and Combat of Racism and Discrimination was created today, by order of the Secretary of State for Citizenship and Equality, Rosa Monteiro, published today.
With a multidisciplinary composition, including the Commission for Equality and Against Racial Discrimination (CICDR), experts and representatives of anti-racist associations and representatives of civil society, the Working Group's mission is to present, by June 30, a report with contributions and recommendations for public policies on the prevention and fight against racism and ethnic-racial discrimination.
Under the coordination of José Reis, member of the High Commission for Migration, the work of this group began on November 23, with three meetings having already been held and consultation with a wide range of entities is being prepared.
The Working Group's objectives are to contribute to the systematization of information on the diagnosis of the situation regarding discrimination and racism in Portugal; for reflection on European and national mechanisms for combating discrimination and the future Independent Observatory on the Discourse on Hate, Racism and Xenophobia; and for the identification of priority areas and intervention needs, presenting proposals for measures to be included in the future National Plan to combat racism and discrimination, which will be placed in public consultation on the occasion of the next National Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, March 21st.
This initiative aims to strengthen policies to combat racism and discrimination, in line with the priorities established in the Portugal 2030 Strategy, which embodies the government's vision for the next decade, in the thematic agenda “people first: a better demographic balance, greater inclusion, less inequality”.
This work is also framed in the most recent priorities defined at European level, namely in the European Union Action Plan against racism 2020-2025, launched last September.
Composition of the Working Group:
José Reis, Member of the High Commission for Migration, IP;
>Alexandra Castro, national expert of the Advisory Committee of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities and researcher at DINÂMIA'CET-IUL – Center for Studies on Socioeconomic Change and the Territory;
>Ana Rita Gil, professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon;
> Anabela Rodrigues, coordinator of the Associação de Imigrantes of the Teatro do Oprimido Group in Lisbon;
>Bruno Gonçalves, vice president of Associação Letras Nómadas;
>Cyntia de Paula, President of the Board of Directors of Casa do Brasil;
>Cristina Milagre, assistant in the Office of the Secretary of State for Integration and Migration;
>Cristina Roldão, researcher at the Center for Research and Studies in Sociology, CIES-IUL, and invited adjunct professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal;
>Inocência Mata, professor at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Lisbon and researcher at the Center for Comparative Studies (CEC);
>Jorge Malheiros, researcher at the Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning (IGOT) of the University of Lisbon;
>Mamadou Ba, leader of SOS Racism;
>Marta Araújo, researcher at the Center for Social Studies of the University of Coimbra;
>Marta Carneiro, assistant in the Office of the Secretary of State for Citizenship and Equality;
>Nuno Oliveira, Researcher at the Center for Research and Studies in Sociology, CIES-IUL, and guest assistant professor at ISCTE-IUL;
>Péricles Pina, lawyer in the support team for the Commission for Equality and Against Racial Discrimination;
>Sónia Matos, president of the Association for the Development of Portuguese Gypsy Women.
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