Truck blogger
Starting from the launch of the European Truck Tour 2007 on April 25th in Strasbourg, the Truck blogger will give short updates about the activities of the tour. Check this page regularly to keep abreast of what’s happening on tour and to access some inside information.
Maribor, Slovenia, 09. May 2007
S 30 TONAMI V BOJU PROTI DISKRIMINACIJI
POSTANEK EU TOVORNJAKA RAZNOLIKOSTI V MARIBORU
V sredo, 9. maja 2007, prav na Dan Evrope, se je v Mariboru ustavil Evropski Tovornjak raznolikosti, ki je na sedemmesečni turneji po 19 državah članica EU. Tovornjak raznolikosti je sestavni del vseevropske kampanje »Za raznolikost. Proti diskriminaciji.«. Letošnja kampanja in turneja tovornjaka raznolikosti sta povezani tudi z Evropskim letom enakih možnosti za vse 2007.
Ob postanku Tovornjaka raznolikosti v Mariboru je bila na tamkajšnjem Trgu svobode velika celodnevna prireditev proti diskriminaciji, ki jo kot lokalni organizator pripravil Mestni Mladinski svet Maribor.
Uvodoma je predstavnica EU kampanje »Za raznolikost. Proti diskriminaciji.« za Slovenijo Meta Maksimovič prebrala pozdravno pismo predsednika republike Janeza Drnovška, v katerem je med drugim poudaril: »Zavedati se moramo, da smo vsi v naši družbi soodgovorni za enakovreden odnos do soljudi, za njihovo enakopravno vključevanje na vseh ravneh življenja in delovanja. Zato si moramo pristojni državni organi, nevladne organizacije, mediji in širša javnost prizadevati, da vsem zagotovimo enake pravice, da skupaj in bolje rešujemo potrebe in stiske ljudi ter da ustvarjamo pogoje za kvalitetno življenje vseh v naši državi.«
V nadaljevanju so se kot govorci zvrstili namestnik vodje predstavništva Evropske komisije v Sloveniji Andrej Beloglavec, varuhinja človekovih pravic Zdenka Čebašek Travnik, predsednik slovenske delovne skupine za izvedbo Evropskega leta enakih možnosti za vse Cveto Uršič in župan Mestne občine Maribor Franc Kangler.
Prireditev v Mariboru je potekala na 50 kvadratnih metrov velikem odru tridesettonskega rumeno-modrega vozila in na prizorišču ob njem. Pester celodnevni izobraževalni in zabavni program je namenjen predvsem mladim. Med drugim je bila na sporedu tudi okrogla miza o diskriminaciji mladih pri zaposlovanju ter pogovori s slovenskim ambasadorjem raznolikosti novomeškim glasbenikom Marijanom Novino in z obrazom Evropskega leta enakih možnosti za vse Suzano Tratnik, pisateljico, lezbično aktivistko in letošnjo dobitnico nagrade Prešernovega sklada.
Riga, Latvia, 19. May 2007
Eiropas tūres ietvaros Rīgā pieturēs dažādības infobuss
Sestdien, 19. maijā plkst. 12:00 Rīgā, Doma laukumā pieturēs Eiropas dažādības infobuss. Apceļojot 19 Eiropas valstis un nobraucot vairāk nekā 18 000 kilometru, infobuss kampaņas „Par dažādību. Pret diskrimināciju” un Eiropas Vienādu iespēju gada ietvaros popularizēs dažādību un vienādas iespējas visiem.
Iespaidīgais, kampaņas mērķiem īpaši iekārtotais kravas furgons piedāvās plašu informatīvu un izklaidējošu programmu. Infobusa apmeklētāji sešu stundu garumā varēs saņemt informāciju par diskriminācijas novēršanu un iespējām aizstāvēt savas tiesības, ja tās tiek pārkāptas, piedalīties diskusijā, sacensties par balvām orientēšanās stafetē un karaoke, izmēģināt savas spējas īpašā „Spēju parkā”, kā arī noklausīties Nila Īles, Kaspara Antesa un folkloras ansambļa „Voļņica” muzikālos priekšnesumus.
Apaļā galda diskusija „Dažādība darba vietās – ieguvums visiem”, kuru vadīs Eiropas Savienības Monitoringa centra pret rasismu un ksenofobiju padomes viceprezidente un Eiropas Komisijas "High Level Group" par minoritāšu integrāciju darba tirgū locekle Ilze Brands-Kehre, piedāvās unikālu pieredzes apmaiņu, kā atpazīt diskrimināciju darba vidē un kā pret to cīnīties, kādas ir dažādības priekšrocības un kā dažādības politika tiek īstenota lielajos Latvijas uzņēmumos. Diskusijā piedalīsies Tiesībsarga biroja Diskriminācijas novēršanas departamenta vadītāja Līga Biksiniece, Eiropas Vienādu iespēju gada vēstnieks un Arābu kultūras centra vadītājs Hosams Abu Meri, invalīdu biedrības „Apeirons” vides speciālists Raimonds Smagars, „SEB Unibankas” personāla pārvaldes vadītāja Liene Ozolkāja, kā arī Valsts darba inspekcijas Juridiskās nodaļas vadītāja vietniece Inga Jonikāne.
Komentējot Eiropas dažādības infobusa ierašanos Rīgā, Eiropas Komisijas pārstāvniecības Latvijā vadītājas vietnieks Valdis Zagorskis uzsver: „Šodien Latvijā daudz domājam par ekonomisko izaugsmi un ar to saistītajiem izaicinājumiem, reizēm piemirstot diskriminācijas novēršanas problēmas, tāpēc ir svarīgi sev atgādināt, ka šie mērķi nebūt nav pretrunā. Gluži otrādi – tikai nodrošinot vienādas iespējas darba tirgū un izskaužot diskrimināciju, Latvija un Eiropa spēs sasniegt nospraustos izaugsmes un nodarbinātības mērķus.”
Informatīvā kampaņa „Par dažādību. Pret diskrimināciju” visā Eiropas Savienībā norisinās jau piekto gadu – tās galvenais mērķis ir informēt sabiedrību par ES vienādu iespēju politiku un atbilstošo likumdošanu, īpaši uzsverot ikviena sabiedrības locekļa tiesības tikt pieņemtam darbā vai uzņemtam izglītības iestādē neatkarīgi no viņa ādas krāsas, vecuma, reliģiskās piederības, seksuālās orientācijas utt. Vienlīdzības principi ievērojami arī ikdienas attieksmē pret visiem darbiniekiem un kolēģiem kādā darbā vietā, kā arī atlaišanas gadījumos.
Szeged, Hungary, 31. May 2007
The city Szeged was chosen as location for a truck stop due to its vibrating youth life and openness which is well-known. The programme started at 13.00, at Széchenyi-square. The moderators, Klausz Karola and the Grenadian MC Kemon greeted the audience and briefly made them familiar to the programme.
The truck tour’s main goal is to encourage people to become a part of the campaign. Thus, parallel with the programs, everyone had the chance to write in the guest book at the information desk, to tell in front of a camera what he/she thinks about discrimination or to get photographed at the photo wall.
In the „Test your senses!” game everyone could try how it fells if you lack one of your senses: participants had to put their hands in a box and guess what was in it, using only their hands. The other part of the game was smelling things, players had to identify different smells. They could test their ears as well; they had to recognize 9 different noises (train, bicycle bell etc.). The game was very popular the whole day; participants won anti-discrimination T-shirts, pens, posters and pins.
MC Kemon – entertaining the crowd with funny rhymes and melodious songs- introduced the Mobil Ability Park which is a wheelchair track. The MC was very surprised, when a real disabled called him out to a race. „Surprisingly”, Kemon did not win the race, but the audience clapped their hands for him as well. The park was open until the end of the day.
There were many activites on the stage as well; the first was a sign language workshop, held by Antal Alexandra, a professional sign-interpreter. Alexa showed the audience basic moves, which they could practice. Do you know how the deaf clap their hands? They wave towards the sky.
The workshop was followed by a quiz game. 2 teams competed against each other; they had to answer questions about the EU, anti-discrimination and diversity. They had to complete the Mobil Ability Park and the „Test your senses!” game too. The male team won the game; all three members were given free tickets to Szeged Youth Festival.
After the quiz, the most moving programme part started: the mentally retarded Sunbeam Group’s performance. They performed a majorette show, folk songs and a disco dance. A boy member sang a Hungarian song twice, because the audience wanted to hear it again. Furthermore, the 1994 Academy Award winning short movie „The black rider” was screened on the truck. After the movie Lőrincz Marcell, leader of the Subjective Values Found, held an anti-discrimination training. All volunteers got a role card (homeless gipsy, son of a banker, etc.), and they had to answer questions according to their roles. After the role-play all participants exchanged their opinions, everyone was eager to talk.
The Truck Idol karaoke contest followed, guided by MC Kemon. All contestants had to choose songs dealing with anti-discrimination or diversity. The winners were chosen by the audience. Two girls, singing „Africa” by KFT and „I’m just a girl” by No Doubt, won the race. Both of them received an IPod.
The concert of a local band, Honey Bee, highlighted the end of the programme.
Sofia, Bulgaria, 04. June 2007
The Truck “STOP DISCRIMINATION” in Sofia
The Truck “STOP DISCRIMINATION” arrived in Sofia on 4th of July /Monday/ 2007. The multifunctional vehicle is situated in front of the National Palace of Culture. It’s Bulgarian’s stop is part of the European tour on the occasion of 2007 - European Year Of Equal Opportunities For All. The event gets realized thanks to the very kind co-operation of Municipality of Sofia. Promoters are Kres Advertising Agency and radio N-JOY.
Official guests of the event were Lazar Lazarov, a councillor of the Minister of labour and social policy and a vice-leader of 2007- European Year Of Equal Opportunities For All., Margarita Spasova – national coordinator of the project, and the representatives of Municipality of Sofia – Nina Vladimirova and Ivayla Ivanova.
A streetball tournament and a short demonstration of the school for guide-dogs for blind people were held in front of the camion untill 12:00. Guests from the public had the opportunity to overcome obstacles in wheel-chairs in the “Mobile Ability Park”. The well-known NJOY radio stars Spens and Christina were hosts of the event.
The truck will offer various activities during the whole day: a game of chess between a chess-player with poor eyesight and a player with good eyesight, performances of “The cheerful boys” group (musicians with poor eyesight), Gestim formation (young deaf people), the famous pop singer Maria Ilieva, DJ Dimitar Zahariev (poor eyesight person), DJ Yassen Petrov and DJ Stiven – famous DJs from Metropolis movement.
The unique truck is equipped with a specially developed elevator for wheel chairs. It is separated into different halls. There are computers with Braille-keyboards, video screens with personal headphones and full audio-visual equipment in the main hall.
In the event took participation “Zrenie” Association, Foundation “Eyes on 4 paws”, Foundation Gender Project for Bulgaria, Bulgarian Fund for Women, Bulgarian gay organisation Gemini, Center for independent life and Bulgarian Basketball Federation.
Sliema, Malta, 15. June 2007
The Diversity Truck, which tours the European Union member states, made its second Malta stop in two years on Friday, June 15 and with it, the Sliema promenade was alive with entertainment and, above all else, the message of diversity and combating discrimination on the grounds of racial or ethnic origin, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation and gender equality was spread out.
To have the Diversity Truck in Sliema at the promenade was indeed the right choice. The venue has a beautiful panorama and a lot of people enjoyed to be around the Truck. Discrimination is in 2007 still an important topic and the people were not only paying their attention to the singers and performers but as well to the invited guests who spoke about discrimination and diversity. During the evening event the mood of the people was raising and had it’s peak in the karaoke. Especially young people were participating and cheering.
On the stage of the Diversity Truck, singer Miriam Christine (who is also one of the Diversity Ambassadors of Malta) and XFM’s Jason Zammit hosted the show which included acts such as Chiaran Siracusa, Klinsmann Coleiro and the band The Quacks.
Chiara Siracusa is famous for representing Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1998 and again in 2005. Klinsmann Coleiro is only 16 years old and can be considered as one of the future prospects in Maltese music circles. His music style is soft rock and especially young girls like him a lot. The Quacks were playing live on stage. They entertained the people with music which everybody likes. The singer Miriam Christine who was the presenter of the show was singing as well. In total there was multifaceted mixture of singers entertaining the people.
As special highlight of the event was the performance of the Wheelchair Dancers. They have international success at European tournaments and at that evening they showed the crowd how moving people in wheelchairs are.
Prizes, including three iPods and tickets to the Bryan Adamas concert, were also handed out to winners of the karaoke contest and quiz.
Guest speakers, highlighting the issues addressed by the campaign included Epifanio Vella from the Federation of Organisations for Persons with Disability, David Herrera, President of the Kunsill Studenti Universitarji, Gabi Calleja and Colette Farrugia Bennett from the Malta Gay Rights Movement and Hanan El Khatib, Vice Chairman of the National Implementation Body of the European Year of Equal Opportunities for All.
The aim of spreading out information about discrimination and organisations involved in these matters is fulfilled. But of course one must also be aware of the fact that the situation in Malta is extremely difficult regarding refugees. The idea of having a band of refugees playing drums had to be dismissed as it would have been too dangerous for them.
This shows that the work of the European Commission is very important. The Truck Tour brought the peoples mind to realise that there is more than the known stereotypes. The idea of diversity was communicated in words and as well in the heterogeneous mixture of different musicians on the stage.
Madrid, Spain, 29./30. June 2007
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION TRUCK TOUR ARRIVES TO PUERTA DEL SOL IN MADRID
The European Commission Anti-Discrimination Truck was located in Puerta del Sol, in the very heart of Madrid, coinciding with EUROPRIDE 2007 celebrations, from 29th to 30th June.
Its main goal was to inform citizens about Community legislation as regards anti discrimination and to spread the benefits of diversity and equity of opportunities for all citizens.
Estrella Rodríguez, General Director of Immigrants Integration, Tomás Jiménez, representative of the European Commission Office in Madrid, and Toni Poveda, President of the Spanish Federation of Lesbians, Gays, Transexuals and Bisexuals attended the introductory event.
According to Estrella Rodríguez, “guarantees of equal opportunities are directly linked to citizen rights”, and that is the reason why the Spanish Government has supported the EU yellow truck visit to Spain.
During its stay in Madrid, the truck housed different activities such as life music, karaoke and storytelling, and informative material was distributed.
Luxembourg, Luxembourg, 20. July 2007
German:
„EU Diversity Truck“ in Luxemburg
Am 20. Juli 2007 wurde der 30 Tonnen schwere „EU Diversity Truck“ auf dem Place Guillaume in Luxemburg empfangen. Ziel war es die Besucher für die beiden Kampagnen: „Für Vielfalt. Gegen Diskriminierung“ und „Das europäische Jahr der Chancengleichheit“ zu sensibilisieren. Die mobile Informationsplattform reist durch 19 Länder und bringt eine Gesamtstrecke von 18.000 km hinter sich, um die Menschen über ihr Recht auf Gleichbehandlung zu informieren, sowie für das Europäische Jahr 2007 der Chancengleichheit für alle zu werben.
Informationen auf 30 Tonnen
Nachdem zu Beginn heftige Regenschauer auftauchten, verbesserte sich das Wetter am Mittag und der Stand mit den Broschüren und Faltblättern konnte aufgebaut werden. Hier bot sich den Besuchern die Möglichkeit, sich über ihre Rechte in Europa und die verschiedenen Arten von Diskriminierung zu informieren. Um 12:15 trat die erste Gruppe, « Primitive-Sawuri » aus Burkina-Faso, auf und animierte die Menschen dazu vor dem Truck stehen zu bleiben und sich mit dem Thema auseinanderzusetzen. Im Verlauf des Tages sorgten Konzerte der Melodic-Punkband „Everyday Balloons“, der Punkband „Rebellux“ und der Skaband „Esou Egal“ für Unterhaltung.
Während des ganzen Tages wurden Flugblätter mit Fragen zum Thema Vielfalt verteilt um den Besucher aktiv in die Kampagne zu involvieren; der Lohn für die korrekten Antworten war ein T-Shirt. Des Weiteren bot sich die Möglichkeit über ein Geschicklichkeitsparcours in einem Rollstuhl verschiedene Hürden zu nehmen, was sich bei so manchem als gar nicht so einfach erwies. Hiermit wurde den Besuchern bewusst, mit welchen Schwierigkeiten eine behinderte Person im Alltag konfrontiert wird. Eine zusätzliche Aufgabe war es, Gerüche, Geräusche und Gegenstände mit eingeschränkten Sinnen zu erkennen.
Um 18 Uhr fand dann das große Quiz mit 7 Teilnehmern statt. Bei dieser Gelegenheit wurde den Kandidaten bewusst, wie wenig sie über ihre Rechte informiert sind - so manche Frage offenbarte eine Wissenslücke.
Unterstützung
Die Informations- und Sensibilisierungskampagne der EU-Kommission wird vom Regierungskommissariat für Ausländerfragen des Familienministeriums, Info-Handicap, dem Beratungszentrum für Schwule und Lesben CIGALE, dem Antidiskriminierungsverband Saar und Job4Handicap unterstützt.
Weitere Informations- und Beratungsstellen:
CIGALE (Beratungszentrum für Schwule und Lesben)
Tél: 26 19 00 18
Info-Handicap:
Tél: 360 88 740
CLAE (Comité de liaison et d’action des étrangers)
Tél.: 29 86 86
Senioren Telefon du Ministère de la Famille et de l’intégration
Tél.: 478 6000
French:
„EU Diversity Truck“ au Luxembourg
Le 20 juillet 2007 le camion européen de la diversité a été accueilli Place Guillaume au Luxembourg. Le but de cette visite était de sensibiliser le public aux deux campagnes « Pour la diversité. Contre les discriminations » et « L’année européenne de l’égalité des chances pour tous 2007 ». La plate-forme mobile d’information voyage dans 19 pays et fait un trajet d’un total de 18.000 Km pour informer les citoyens sur leurs droits à l’égalité de traitement dans le cadre de l’Année européenne de l’égalité des chances pour tous 2007.
Des informations sur 30 tonnes
Après l’arrêt des giboulées, le temps a permis vers midi de remettre en place le stand d’information avec les brochures et les dépliants. Les visiteurs ont pu s’informer sur leurs droits en Europe et les différents motifs de discrimination. Vers 12h15 le groupe « Primitive-Sawuri » du Burkina-Faso s’est rendu sur le podium du camion en invitant les citoyens et visiteurs à se rendre sur la place pour se pencher sur le thème de la diversité. Pendant toute la journée des concerts du groupe de melodic-Punk « Everyday Balloons », du groupe de punk « Rebellux » et du groupe de ska « Esou Egal » ont garanti une bonne atmosphère.
Les participants ont été intégrés activement dans la campagne grâce au quiz traitant la diversité. Chaque gagnant a été récompensé par un T-shirt. Un parcours d’habileté a permis aux visiteurs de faire face à différents obstacles et situations dans un fauteuil roulant. Ceci a démontré clairement qu’une personne handicapée rencontre beaucoup de difficultés au quotidien.
Une autre activité consistait à reconnaître des sons, des odeurs, ainsi que des objets, tout en étant privé d’un de nos sens.
A 18h00 un grand quizz final qui réunissait 7 participants a été organisé. Ceux-ci ont ainsi pu remarquer qu’en général les gens n’étaient pas bien informés sur leurs droits. Le « EU Diversity Truck » était donc une excellente initiative.
Les partenaires
Cette campagne est initiée par la commission européenne et soutenue par le Commissariat du Gouvernement aux Etrangers du Ministère de la Famille, Info-Handicap, le centre d’information gay et lesbien CIGALE, l’Antidiskriminierungsverband Saar et Job4Handicap.
Des points d’informations :
CIGALE (Beratungszentrum für Schwule und Lesben)
Tél: 26 19 00 18
Info-Handicap:
Tél: 360 88 740
CLAE (Comité de liaison et d’action des étrangers)
Tél.: 29 86 86
Senioren Telefon du Ministère de la Famille et de l’intégration
Tél.: 478 6000
Liverpool, United Kingdom, 24./25 July 07
The UK Truck stops, organised in co-operation with both the Diversity and Social Inclusion Team and Youth Service of Liverpool City Council, attracted a very large and varied audience on both days. Roughly two thirds of the audience came from the general public and local community groups and stakeholders who had seen and heard the Truck Tour promoted in local press. The other third were made up of passers-by, the majority of which were young people.
The programme for the two days was evenly split between entertainment and awareness-raising activities. Four workshops were held during the two days of the Truck Tour in the local Job Centre Plus offices in Williamson Square:
- "Discrimination at school, at work, in life" - hosted by Jo Anne Brown (DA for the EYEO) for teenagers
- "The business case for diversity" – hosted by Joel O’Loughlin (DA for the EYEO) for SME employers
- "Recognising and managing harassment in the workplace: a workshop for employees" – hosted by Bill Majrowski (Face of the Year for the EYEO)
- "Diversity poetry" – hosted by David Neita (Face of the Year for the EYEO)
Each workshop was attended by 12 people (eight pre-registered and four signed up on the day). This was the maximum number allowed by Job Centre Plus for health and safety reasons. Initial feedback from both the hosts and participants has been very positive.
We also welcomed representatives from Age Positive and SALTO-Youth, both of whom are National Working Group members in the UK. They helped to promote the Truck Tour, hosted information stands, and responded to questions from the general public during both days.
The information stand, giveaways, guestbook and games were set-up immediately adjacent to the Truck and proved very popular with the general public. Much advice was given from the information stand on personal discrimination issues and all visitors to the Truck were encouraged to take away information material and giveaways about the campaign.
The entertainment on the Truck was very well received, with a good mixture of activities that drew people to the event from the surrounding area. The majority of the performance acts were provided by Brouhaha International Festival. In keeping with the theme of diversity, the acts were chosen for their varied backgrounds and performances. They included: Eclodir Azul (Portuguese drummers); Theatre Artmask (Ukrainian street theatre); Young Kof (Liverpool-based Hip-Hop artist); Vamos (Uruguayan dancers); Urbeats High Def Showcase (selection of Liverpool-based Hip-Hop artists); Roots and Routes (German B-Bop dancers); Three Hours Theatre (Polish street theatre).
The highlight of the entertainment programme was the ‘Diversity Idol’ karaoke competition that we extended by one hour on both days to meet public demand.
In summary, the Truck Tour went extremely well, encouraging the local community to engage with the message of the campaign in an interesting and educational environment. The central location meant that the Truck attracted a large cross-section of Liverpool’s community in addition to those that had heard about the Truck Tour before it arrived in Liverpool.
Saarbrücken, Germany, 29. July 2007
German:
Am 29. Juli 2007 stand Saarbrücken im Zeichen von Vielfalt in der Gesellschaft: Parallel zum Christopher Street Day besuchten den ganzen Tag gut tausend Bürgerinnen und Bürger den European-Diversity-Truck auf dem Platz vor der Bergwerksdirektion. Sie ließen sich informieren, wie die Richtlinien der EU jeden Einzelnen von ihnen vor Diskriminierung schützen.
Zur Eröffnung sprachen Journalistinnen und Journalisten auf der Truckbühne mit Landtagsabgeordneten, Expertinnen, Experten und Betroffenen über Diskriminierung in und um Saarbrücken. Im Anschluss startete Moderator Christian Balser das Show- und Informationsprogramm mit Livemusik der Leipziger Band Wrick und interaktiven Informationsangeboten, die Vielfalt erlebbar machten. Eines der Highlights war der Comedy-Auftritt von Alice Hoffmann: Als Vanessa Backes näherte sie sich dem Thema Homosexualität und Diskriminierung auf ihre Weise. Eingestimmt durch Sambarhythmen starteten 24 Wagen am EU-Diversity-Truck ihre Parade zum Christopher Street Day und nahmen von dort aus ihren Weg durch Saarbrücken, vorbei an 6000 Schaulustigen.
Englisch:
On 29 July 2007 diversity was celebrated in Saarbrücken: Parallel to the Christopher Street Day (CSD), the gay and lesbian festival also known as Gay Pride, about a thousand citizens visited the truck in front of the historical Bergwerksdirektion site. They learned about how the EU directives protect each and every one of them from discrimination.
The truck stop was opened by a discussion round with the press on the stage. Journalists spoke with politicians, experts and victims of discrimination from Saarbrücken and the surrounding area. After the press event, radio presenter Christian Balser launched the entertainment and information programme with live music and interactive tools, which made diversity a real experience. One highlight was the comedy show performed by cabaret artist Alice Hoffmann: in her role as Vanessa Backes, she broached the issue of discrimination and homosexuality in her very own entertaining way. Samba rhythm announced the opening of the CSD programme on the truck stage, and the parade of 24 wagons began their trail throughout the city, passing 6.000 onlookers.
Nové Mesto nad Váhom, Slovakia, 04. August 2007
Slovakian:
Antidiskriminačný kamión na Slovensku.
V piatok zaparkoval na Zelenej Vode pri Novom Meste nad Váhom žltý antidiskriminačný kamión, ktorý križuje Európu v mene podpory kampaní `Za rozmanitosť Proti diskriminácii` a `Európsky rok rovných príležitostí pre všetkých 2007`.V sobotu 4.augusta sa naplno rozbehla Slovenská verzia Truck Tour.
Na účastníkov podujatia čakal bohatý, vyše trojhodinový program, v rámci ktorého svoje aktivity predstavili napríklad organizácia IUVENTA, Slovenské Národné Stredisko pre Ľudské Práva, o.z. Iniciatíva Inakosť či Ľudia proti Rasizmu.
Zábavný program zostavený z vystúpení Drvivej Menšiny, Zdenky Prednej & Band a gospelovej skupiny CESPOM, bol doplnený o zaujímavé súbežne prebiehajúce aktivity. Záujemcovia si mali možnosť vyskúšať identifikovanie rôznych vôňí, zdolať prekážkovú dráhu na invalidnom vozíčku, odhaliť tajomstvá Živej knižnice, kde ľudia ( živé knihy) rozprávali svoje životné príbehy, či namaľovať obraz s tematikou rôznorodosti a rovnosti.
Počas celej akcie sa v informačných stánkoch mimovládnych organizácii i ERRP rozdávali informačné materiály a propagačné predmety.
Veľký úspech zožala najmä spomínaná gospelová skupina CESPOM a úspešné podujatie bolo zakončené Karaoke súťažou, ktorej výherca si odniesol Mp3 prehrávač.
English:
Truck Tour in Slovakia
On Friday 3th August the yellow Antidiscrimination Truck pulled into the parking lot in `Zelená Voda` which is a part of Slovak city `Nové Mesto nad Váhom`.
The truck which is crossing Europe in the name of FDAD and EYEO campaign ideas, opened it`s interior for the visitors and performers on Saturday 4th. August.
On the Truck Tour visitors was awaiting interesting, more than three hours lasting show within which different organizations participating in the campaigns introduced their activities and goals.
Among these organizations was for instant IUVENTA { organization for young people }, Slovak National Centre for Human Rights, Iniciative Inakost and People against Racism.
The main show which consisted from performances of hip-hop group `Drviva Mensina`, singer Zdenka Predna & band and the gypsy gospel group `CESPOM` was supplemenmted by interesting additional activities. The persons concerned had an opportunity to identificate different smells, to overmatch the barriers in the `Disability Park` and try how`s it to be on the weelchair, uncover the secrets of `The Alive Library`, where people ( alive books ) were telling their life-stories, or they could paint a picture inspired by equality and diversity issues.
Huge success had the above mentioned gypsy gospel group `CESPOM` and Slovak Truck Tour was closed by Karaoke competition, in which competitors could win Mp3 player.
We would like to thank all of the visitors, performers and organizators for the participation on the meaningful idea - spreading.
Budapest, Hungary, 08. August 2007
SZIGET FESTIVAL
The 2nd Hungarian stop of the EU Truck Tour took place at Sziget Festival. The program had two parallel locations: at the truck, islanders could play the „Test your senses” game and be part of the campaign (photo or personal message). The other location was at the „Public Village” where FDAD and EYEO campaigns had their joint tent. Here, the Budapest Esélyek Háza (House of chances) coordinated the programs. Inquirers could take a walk in the „Labyrinth of chances”, learn sign languages or make their personal equality card.
The truck program was officially launched by Dr. Lamperth Mónika, minister of social affairs and labor. She was happy to announce the concert of the „Nemadomfel” band. All members are mentally disabled, but thanks to their moving performance, a huge audience came together.
The karaoke competition was coordinated by the well-known operator of the Szeged truck stop, MC Kemon. Not only Hungarian islanders entered the competition, foreigners were keen to sing for the I-pods.
As the closing event of the stop at Budapest, a rock band from Berlin, CorleeMad managed to make the international audience move.
Copenhagen, Denmark, 15. August 2007
Danish:
EU’s mangfoldigheds-truck indtog Danmark i august. Første stop var på Rådhuspladsen i København den 15. august - 1. skoledag for mange elever på de københavnske skoler efter sommerferien. Om morgenen besøgte ligestillingsminister Eva Kjer Hansen Randersgade Skole for at lancere det interaktive rollespil ”Mars: Spirit of Humanity” og udpege eleverne på skolen til ligestillingsambassadører. Efter skoletid tog eleverne alle til Rådhuspladsen for at se, hvad der foregik ved trucken.
Her præsenterede Dokumentationscentret mod Racediskrimination sin nye rapport om Diskrimination i København og var vært for en paneldebat med eksperter og lokale politikere. Senere indtog Mikkel Lund scenen med sit show ”Crooner i kørestol”. Han blev efterfulgt af den populærer rapper, som gav en halv times show.
Overborgmester Ritt Bjerregaard bød trucken velkommen til København og sagde, at mangfoldighed står højt på dagsordenen i Danmarks hovedstad. Det understregede hun ved at vaje med Regnbueflaget – de homoseksuelles flag – sammen med unge aktivister fra Landsforeningen for Bøsser og Lesbiske som en kommentar til truckens besøg i Vilnius i Litauen, hvor regnbueflaget ikke var velset på scenen.
Dagen sluttede med en invitation til at deltage i spillet "Slå en homo – i dart, ringspil eller supermikado".
English:
In August the EU Diversity Truck had two stops in Denmark. The first stop was in the Town Hall Square in Copenhagen on 15 August – the day that many schools started up again after their summer break. In the morning The Minister for Equality Eva Kjer Hansen had visited a school in Copenhagen to launch the interactive role play “Mars: The Spirit of Humanity” and to appoint the students equality ambassadors. When school was over the students all went to the Town Hall Square to experience the different activities on the truck.
Here, the Documentation Centre against Race Discrimination presented their report on Discrimination in Copenhagen and hosted a panel discussion with experts and local politicians. Later “Crooner in a wheelchair” Mikkel Lund took over the stage, followed by the popular Danish rapper Ataf.
Copenhagen mayor Ritt Bjerregaard welcomed the truck to Copenhagen stating that diversity is high on the agenda in the Danish capital. This was underlined when she took the opportunity to vawe the Rainbow flag together with young activists from the Gay and Lesbian Association as a comment to the incident in Vilnius where the Rainbow flag was not allowed on the truck.
The day ended with an invitation to "Beat a homo – in dart or super Mikado".
Aalborg, Denmark, 17. August 2007
Danish:
To dage senere, den 17. august, var trucken i Aalborg. Her var der fokus på unges uddannelsesvalg set med ligestillingsbriller. Specialfunktionen for Ligestilling stod for en paneldiskussion med eksperter og politikere, og publikum havde mulighed for at møde unge med et utraditionelt erhvervsvalg: en kvindelig politibetjent, en kvindelig racerkører, og en mandlig SoSU-medarbejder.
Også I Aalborg besøgte en populær rapper trucken, nemlig Zaki, som sluttede sit show med at spille sammen med ”crooneren i kørestol” Mikkel Lund. De opfordrede også begge tilskuerne til at komme op på scenen og være med i karaoke konkurrencen.
Truckens program i Aalborg sluttede omkring klokken 18 efter at lokale fodboldstjerne have lagt et godt ord ind for kampagnen ”Giv racismen det røde kort”. Blandt dem den populære målmand Karim Zaza, som for nylig begyndte at spille for Aab – og som opfordrede publikum til at score et mål mod ham og vinde en fodbold.
English:
Two days later on 17 August the truck visited Aalborg in northern Denmark. Here the focus was on young people’s choice of education seen from an equality point of view. The local Task Force on Equality hosted a panel discussion with experts and politicians and the audience could meet young people with unconventional careers: a female policeman, a female race driver, and a male health care assistant.
Another popular rapper, Zaki, visited the truck in Aalborg and let the “crooner in a wheelchair” join him in his final song. They both encouraged the audience to get on stage and join the karaoke contest.
The truck programme in Aalborg closed around 6 PM after local footballers campaigned for “Give Racism the red card”. Among them the popular goal keeper Karim Zaza who recently joined the local Aalborg cluband and let the audience try to score a goal against him.
Leipzig, Germany, 20. August 2007
German:
Am Montag, den 20. August hat der EU-Diversity-Truck nach dem Stopp in Saarbrücken vom 29. Juli zum zweiten Mal in diesem Jahr Station in Deutschland gemacht. Der gelbe 30-Tonner stand von 13–20 Uhr auf dem Nikolaikirchhof in Leipzig, um die Bürgerinnen und Bürger über die beiden EU-Kampagnen „Für Vielfalt. Gegen Diskriminierung“ und das „Europäische Jahr der Chancengleichheit für alle 2007“ zu informieren.
Eröffnet wurde der Aktionstag von Herrn Dr. Schmidt vom Leipziger Jugendamt. Im Anschluss war im Truck-Kino der Dokumentarfilm der Grenzenlos gGmbH „Mit allen Sinnen lesen“ zu sehen. Der Film über blinde Kinder diente als Grundlage für die anschließende Podiumsdiskussion zum Thema Behinderung, Blindsein und Barrierefreiheit.
Auf dem Podium saßen Herr Jähnig, der Geschäftsführer des Behindertenverbandes Leipzig, Frau Lucke von der Deutschen Zentralbücherei für Blinde zu Leipzig sowie Frau Hasse von der Grenzenlos gGmbH, die den Film in Auftrag gegeben hat. Unser „Face of the Year“ des Europäischen Jahres der Chancengleichheit 2007 Frau Korn, eine blinde Erzieherin, und Frau Hanske – ebenfalls blind – vom Blinden- und Sehbehindertendienst der Leipziger Diakonie, brachten auf dem Podium als Betroffene eigene Erfahrungswerte in die Diskussion mit ein. Es war – gerade durch die persönlichen Schilderungen der Betroffenen – eine spannende Unterhaltung, die auch für das Publikum sehr interessant war.
Der Antidiskriminierungsverband Leipzig führte anschließend einen Workshop zum Allgemeinen Gleichbehandlungsgesetz durch.
Ein weiteres Highlight war der große Bandwettbewerb „Für Vielfalt. Gegen Diskriminierung“. Fünf Leipziger Nachwuchsbands traten im Rahmen des Wettbewerbs auf der Truck-Bühne mit einem „Song for Diversity“ gegeneinander an, um ein Zeichen gegen Diskriminierung zu setzen. Gewonnen hat die Band The Godfellas mit ihrem „Song for Diversity“ Zeichen der Zeit, wobei alle Bands großen Spaß an ihrem Auftritt hatten.
Die Gewinnerband wurde zum einen durch die Stimmabgabe des Publikums und zum anderen durch eine professionelle Jury live auf dem Truck ermittelt. Juroren waren Tobias Bader (Musikredakteur bei mephisto 97.6), Alexander Dreyhaupt (Kurator Forum Zeitgenössischer Musik), Richard Zikeli (The Butlers), Holger Schade (Künstlermanager) und Mathias Wöbking (Kulturredakteur bei der Leipziger Volkszeitung).
Nach der Siegerehrung folgten Hip-Hop- und Breakdance-Acts der Rapperin MC Sinaya, bevor gegen Ende der Veranstaltung die Band The Butlers für gute Stimmung sorgte. Auch die Quizshow „Team up vor Diversity“ und der Karaokewettbewerb fanden großen Anklang.
Die Leipziger und die vielen Touristen waren nicht nur an den verschiedenen Programmpunkten, sondern auch am Thema Diskriminierung sehr interessiert. Viele sind am Infostand stehen geblieben und haben ihre eigenen Erfahrungen mit Diskriminierung geschildert, die Einführung des Allgemeinen Gleichbehandlungsgesetzes als wichtigen Schritt begrüßt und sich Informationen zur Kampagne mit nach Hause genommen.
English:
On Monday, 20 August 2007, the EU diversity truck stopped in Germany for the second time. After its stop in Saarbrücken on 29 July, the truck stopped at Nikolaikirchof in Leipzig to inform people about the EU campaign “For Diversity. Against Discrimination.” and the “Year of Equal Opportunities for all 2007”.
Dr. Schmidt from the Leipzig youth welfare office opened the event. Afterwards, the documentary film “Reading with all senses” was shown in the truck cinema. The film served as a basis for the following panel discussion about the topics disability, blindness and accessibility. The discussion was led by the Secretary of the Association of Disabled People in Leipzig, Mr Jähnig, Ms Lucke from the German Central Library for Blind People and Ms Hasse, representative of Grenzenlos, the organisation which produced the film.
Further participants were Silja Korn, a blind teacher and Face of the Year of the Year of Equal Opportunities for all 2007, and Ms Hanske, Spokesperson for the blind and visually handicapped services of the Leipzig Diakonie, who added personal experiences.
Furthermore the antidiscrimination alliance organised a workshop about the General Equal Treatment Act.
A highlight was the “For Diversity. Against Discrimination.” band competition. Five young bands from Leipzig participated with their own “songs for diversity” to raise the awareness of discrimination as a social problem.
“The Godfellas” won the competition with their song “Zeichen der Zeit”. They were chosen by a professional jury and the audience in front of the truck.
After the award ceremony, MC Sinaya performed hip-hop and break-dance before “The Butlers” took the stage for the last gig of the day.
A lot of people were interested in the quiz show “Team up for Diversity” and participated in the karaoke competition.
People from Leipzig as well as the numerous tourists were not only interested in the different agenda highlights but also in the topic of discrimination. A lot of people stopped at the information desk, told about their experience of discrimination, judged the General Equal Treatment Act as an important step forward and collected information material.
