Discrimination & Diversity

A 6-year-old boy from Afghanistan drowned in November 2020 off the coast of Samos. Ηe was with his father and other asylum seekers onboard a dinghy that was shipwrecked. The tragic loss of a child’s life hardly made an impression on the international media or public discourse in Greece.  

Online this year, the Select Respect Festival is running on 19-22 November, with over 3.000 participations at the competition, from which 46 short films were selected, along with special screenings such as the "Nimic" movie of Yorgos Lanthimos

Rising antifeminist, homo- and transphobic politics of right-wing parties in Greece, influenced by the orthodox church, are threatening progressive achievements in the country. 

the pandemic crises have been recorded in our individual and collective unconscious as health crises with an economic impact. But is that really the case?

The murder of George Floyd has thrown the United States into a state of unrest. President Trump is throwing fuel on the fire in an attempt to increase his re-election chances. The main problem, however, is historical, structural racism – and not just in the U.S. An interview with Bastian Hermisson, Head of the Foundation’s office in Washington, and Mekonnen Mesghena, Head of Migration and Diversity at the Heinrich Böll Foundation in Berlin.

The Select Respect Festival 2019 "City and Diversity" will take place 21-24 of November 2019 at Warehouse D of the Thessaloniki port, with four days of discussions, workshops, movie screenings on human rights and a short film competition

Heinrich Boell Foundation Greece presents the study "Legally combatting Gender-based Discrimination in Greece" in cooperation with the Select Respect Network and the Gender Alliance Initiative on 10 of October in Athens. An experiential seminar is also organiζed following the presentation, 11-12 of October. Expressions of interest up to 04/10