The European Network Against Racism (ENAR) is an EU-wide network of anti-racist NGOs. ENAR aims to end structural

racism Racism is the belief that groups of humans possess different behavioral traits corresponding to inherited attributes and can be divided based on the superiority of one race over another. It may also mean prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism ...

and

discrimination Discrimination is the act of making unjustified distinctions between people based on the groups, classes, or other categories to which they belong or are perceived to belong. People may be discriminated on the basis of race, gender, age, relig ...

and advocates for equality and solidarity for all in Europe. It connects local and national anti-racist NGOs throughout Europe and acts as an interface between its member organisations, and the European institutions. It voices the concerns of ethnic and religious minorities in European and national policy debates. ENAR is funded by the European Union, the

Open Society Foundations Open Society Foundations (OSF), formerly the Open Society Institute, is a Grant (money), grantmaking network founded and chaired by business magnate George Soros. Open Society Foundations financially supports civil society groups around the wo ...

, the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust and the Sigrid Rausing Trust.

History

ENAR is an outcome of the 1997 European Year Against Racism. Between March and September 1998, more than 600 NGOs were involved in national and European round table consultations to discuss the viability of such a structure. The 1998 Constitutive Conference of the European Network Against Racism brought together more than 200 representatives of these organisations to draw up a common programme of action.

Vision and mission

ENAR's vision aims at guaranteeing equality for all, and recognizes the benefits of a diverse and racism-free Europe for European society and economy. Its mission is to end structural racism in the European Union and to build structures, institutions and attitudes based on race equality and equal distribution of power, privileges and rights.

Areas of Work

The following are some of the fields in which ENAR works: * Racist crime and speech * Employment * Security and policing * Equality data collection * Migration and integration * Specific forms of racism, including Afrophobia, Antigypsyism, Islamophobia and Antisemitism Along with Equinox, ENAR has been denouncing the whiteness of the European institutions and argued for a greater representation or racialised communities in the policy discussions at the EU level.

Controversy

Links with the Muslim Brotherhood

ENAR has been linked to the Muslim Brotherhood by MEP Frederique Ries, a claim also extended to its member organization FEMYSO. Michaël Privot, ENAR's former director, publicly admitted he had joined and then left the Muslim Brotherhood.

Members

ENAR members include a wide range of organisations, from grassroots to advocacy organisations, from information centres, to trade unions, to faith-based organisations.

Member countries

NGOs in the following countries form the coalition:Member organisations by country
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References

External links

* {{Authority control Anti-racist organizations in Europe International organisations based in Belgium Opposition to Islamophobia