Purpose: Long-term programme in Dublin to fight racism and discrimination in public transport
Process:
Dublin City Council in partnership with Immigrant Council of Ireland, the Equality Authority of Ireland and partners in public transport launched a document 'Towards an Inclusive Public Transport Service in Ireland' on Friday 27th June 2014.
This project developed with the One City One People Campaign in 2010 to ensure passengers and staff travelling on Dublin public transport, that racism and discrimination will not be tolerated. The project was developed over four years by the Immigrant Council of Ireland and evolved with improved transit and outdoor advertising campaigns, staff training, recording of racist incidents and awareness of interculturalism for the whole city.
The initiative was showcased at a Cities of Migration Conference in Berlin organised by the Maytree Foundation.
Showcasing this idea during the conference, Declan Hayden of the Office for Integration in Dublin City Council stated: "Through Intercultural Cities, many cities across the greater Europe, are striving to build a future where culturally diverse communities will learn to live in harmony, respect and peace. We are proud that Dublin is one of these pioneer cities and the One City One People and the Transport anti-racism and discrimination campaigns are an excellent example of this work".
Nine years later the campaign is still running. As part of the 2022 campaign, there was a partnership with ‘Humans of Dublin’ to spotlight staff from public transport operators around the country and ask them the question ‘What does diversity mean to you?’.
As part of the campaign, members of the public are encouraged to report racism where they see it/ experience it.
Finally, the City of Dublin is developing a new strategy to fight antisocial behaviours, in which racism is considered a crime for the first time.
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