New Antidiscrimination Practices Database to be launched in November

A new anti-discrimination practices database will be launched in November 2012 by the Dutch knowledge centre on discrimination Art.1. The new tool, which was realised in co-operation with MOVISIE, offers an overview and concise information on various anti-discrimination practices in the Netherlands aimed at combating discrimination and/or the promotion of equal treatment. The practices have been selected for being inspiring and for offering lessons learned for future projects and policies in the field of antidiscrimination. The practices presented cover the following aspects:
■ Discrimination grounds: The database includes practices aiming at the prevention or combating of discrimination based on religion/belief, race/ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, disability/chronic disease or age. Practices may also involve multiple discrimination grounds (multiple/intersectional discrimination).
■ Social areas: Practices in the database concern different social areas, such as the labour market, education, sports, housing , catering industry or neighbourhood.
■ Types of practices: All sorts of practices can be found in the database, ranging from training or information provision to educational programmes and dialogue initiatives. Some are directly aimed at the prevention or combating of discrimination; other practices pursue anti-discrimination in a more indirect way (for instance by promoting mutual acceptance of certain groups or by tackling prejudice).
The database is accessible to anyone interested and can be visited from November 2012: here