Join the campaign
The Discrimination-Free Zone campaign is open to all organisations, educational institutions and events. Declaring that your organisation is a Discrimination-Free Zone signals that all people are equal irrespective of their gender, age, ethnic background, religious conviction or belief, opinion, health, disability or sexual orientation.
Declaring a Discrimination-Free Zone means standing up to discrimination, tackling problems and recognising that all humans are equal.
An organisation participating in the campaign
- places the Discrimination-Free Zone sign in a visible place
- treats all customers and employees equally
- informs its employees about having declared itself a Discrimination-Free Zone
- takes all reports and suspicions of discrimination seriously.
After giving the declaration, we will send a Discrimination-Free Zone sign to the organisation by post.
Tips for implementing the campaign
- Inform members of your organisation about the commitment to the campaign. Tell them what the campaign is all about and why your organisation has joined it.
- Draw up clear instructions for situations involving discrimination.
- Inform your stakeholders about your commitment to the campaign and invite them to join it as well.
Tips for educational institutions
In a discrimination-free school
- Everyone is free to define their identity.
- Everyone has an opportunity to feel that they belong to the community, and everyone can participate in common activities. Attention is paid to the visibility and inclusion of minorities in student body activities, staff activities and recruitments.
- Pupils and staff are provided with opportunities to discuss equality-related topics, and their capacity to critically examine their own attitudes, prejudices and stereotypes is improved.
- Pupils are taught acceptance of diversity, respect for different people and non-discrimination. The fact that people are different is recognised and accepted in the school community.
- Discrimination, bullying and harassment are intervened in at all levels of the school community, from pupils to staff. Reports and suspicions of discrimination are taken seriously, and clear instructions are created for discrimination situations.