The Congress has been working for over 20 years to promote a more inclusive and more resilient society. The attacks committed in Europe in recent years have highlighted the issue of the increasing radicalisation of certain sections of the population, the spread of new forms of hate speech and the stigmatisation of some of our communities. As a response to these trends and to encourage towns and regions to be more active in this area, in 2015 the Congress adopted a Strategy to Combat Radicalisation at Grassroots Level and drew up guidelines for public action.

In this regard, a toolkit for organising intercultural and interreligious activities was developed by the Congress to inform local and regional authorities more effectively about these new issues. The Congress has also set up a website to give local and regional authorities direct access to relevant information and resources concerning the issues of combating radicalisation, intercultural and interreligious dialogue, democratic citizenship and building inclusive societies.

All publications regarding the toolkit are available here.