Die „ausgewählten Kunden“ dürften irritiert gewesen sein, als ihnen Anfang September ein Ero-tikkalender ins Haus flatterte – hatte doch niemand die hoch glänzenden Bildern mit allzu freizü-gigen Damen bestellt. Ein Blick in den Absender der Überraschungspost gab Aufschlüsse: der Kranhersteller Palfinger aus dem benachbarten Österreich wollte seine Produkte ins rechte Bild rücken und damit überdies […]
Ein Abend im Theater mit opulenten Bühnenbild, überzeugenden Charaktermimen und überra-schenden Handlungen – das ist nichts für erblindete Menschen? Weit gefehlt. Dank des Hörthea-ters München gibt es bereits seit November 2004 spezielle Audiobeschreibungen von Theater-aufführungen aus dem Spielplan deutschsprachiger Bühnen für Sehbehinderte und Blinde.
A new report commissioned by the Trades Union Congress reveals that thousands of Polish and Lithuanian workers are being exploited at work in the UK. Over 475,000 Lithuanian and Polish workers have come to work in the UK since 2004.
A Jewish food entrepreneur from Manchester designed an advent-style calendar for this month Ramadan, which has started on the 13th September and will last until 12th October. Under each of the 30 wickets, lies a halal chocolate and a question on the Islam. 15% from the sale will go to Islamic Relief. Mr. Finlay, the […]
The International Center for Black Women’s Perspectives (AFRA) is taking the European Year for Equal Opportunities for All as a challenge to organise the 1. Black European Women’s Congress from September 27-29 2007 in Vienna Austria.
Argentina will be the host country of the 2007 Lesbian-Gay World Soccer Championship from September 23rd until September 30th . Gay and lesbian teams began to pop up almost three decades ago and the International Gay and Lesbian Football Association was formed to act as a governing body for the sport.
According to the latest Best Value Performance Indicators (BVPIs) from the Audit Commission, the number of minority ethnic workers in the highest earning positions has risen for the first time since 2003. English councils reported that the number of minority ethnic workers rose from 2.6 per cent to 3.3 per cent in the top five […]
The Migration Policy Group will develop together with Eurocities and Ethics etc… an innovative method for best practice identification among selected European cities with a comprehensive dissemination and dialogue strategy that will reach out to the wider European integration community.
Information collected by the FRA in 2006 points to ethnic discrimination and inequalities in employment, education and housing. An increase in recorded racist crimes has been noted in 8 of the 11 EU Member States that have collected adequate criminal justice data on racist violence and crime over a period of several years.
The retail group METRO presented awards for their competition “Together.” All Berlin-based employees had been asked to contribute ideas on how to better address customers’ international diversity. Dr. Hans-Joachim Körber, CEO of the Metro Group, presented the awards to the winning teams. “More than 15 million people in Germany have an immigrant background. That is […]
