Racism

Racism is believing that members of one race are intrinsically superior or inferior to members of other races. With expanding globalization and migration, racism more and more often is under disscusion and is becoming a really big problem. So, how it comes out and what could we do to solve this problem?

Racism can be directed against any race, color or ethnicity. Unfortunately, it can exist all over the world. Racism takes many different forms. These can include :

• Personal attacks of any kind, including violence


• Written or verbal threats or insults


• Damage to property, including graffiti
  
  

Other forms of racism are not obvious, such as discrimination in hiring and apartment rentals, or policies that disadvantage members of certain races, whether intentionally or not. Racism can also exist at 3 levels: individual, institutional and cultural. One person can act in a racist way or a
group of people or a whole community of people can be racist. Racism is against the law and should not be accepted under any circumstances, because no one deserves racism.

We should take actions to stop or at least soften racism. Here are the possible ways of doing it :

• Speak out against racism, otherwise silence may be interpreted as an approval of discrimination


• Join organizations dealing with issues of racism and human rights


• Explore ways in which community organizations can work together to promote positive race relations


• Object to racist jokes and insults


• Organize an inter-cultural music or film festival
  

Racism is an attack on the very notion of human rights. It systematically denies certain people their full human rights just because of their race, colour, or ethnicity. It is an assault on the fundamental principle underlying the Universal Declaration of Human Rights - that human rights are everyone's birthright and apply to all without distinction. To sum up, race is not a valid way to classify people.