Since 2023, the NGO PADEM has been implementing a project in Luxembourg aimed at reducing discrimination and promoting social cohesion. On this page, you will find all the information, advice and resources that have been compiled and produced over the last few years. The entire team is at your disposal for any questions, requests for information or the organisation of workshops (integration@padem.org).
Collection of activities for addressing discrimination and racism with children
As part of the ‘Osez-Agir’ project, supported by the Ministry of Family, Solidarity, Living Together and Welcoming, PADEM is committed to promoting awareness of discrimination and racism from an early age. This project was designed in close collaboration with informal education stakeholders during several workshops for reflection and experience sharing.
This collection of activities is the result of this collective effort. It brings together the educational resources used by the PADEM team as well as those shared by workshop participants. Its aim is to provide tools for adults – facilitators, educators, parents or volunteers – who wish to address the issues of discrimination, racism and living together with children and young people aged 3 to 18.
This collection is designed as an evolving tool, intended to be enriched over the years with feedback from the field and everyone’s experiences. It is part of a participatory dynamic: we encourage you to make it your own, adapt it to your audience, and share your suggestions with us.
All the resources mentioned in this document are available at PADEM’s premises.
*This document only exists in french for the moment. Its translation will be updated shortly
In this section, you will find a compilation of existing resources that are useful for understanding and addressing the issue of racism with all types of audiences.
Some of the resources mentioned are available and can be borrowed on request from the PADEM NGO premises in Dudelange.
Books
Games and Animations
Videos
Books
Games and animations
In 2024, PADEM created a Brochure listing the associations, institutions and organisations that can provide support if you are a victim or witness of racist acts.
This brochure is available in print form. It can be ordered free of charge from the NGO PADEM – Email: integration@padem.org
Soon
Here you will find videos and interviews explaining the issue of racism in Luxembourg.
More specifically, in the following areas:
- Employment
- Education
- Housing
- Social networks
- Public space
Some important definitions
Racism: An attitude of hostility, ranging from contempt to hatred, towards a group of people based on their ‘racial’ or ethnic identity. It manifests itself in behaviours and speech based on stereotypes or prejudices. This can lead to social practices ranging from avoidance to persecution.
Invisible/latent racism: A form of implicit and insidious racism (racial microaggression, anonymous accounts on social media).
Unconscious racism: A form of racism that is uncontrolled within us; even a fundamentally non-racist person will have racist attitudes or ways of reacting without being aware of it.
Luxembourg, a multicultural and multi-ethnic country.
For more figures on Luxembourg, see the study “le racisme et les discriminations ethno-raciales au Luxembourg”
For more information and figures on Europe, see the study “Being black in the EU”
In Luxembourg, immigration is not a recent phenomenon; this territory has often been a landing place for various communities seeking prosperity.
Stereotypes, prejudices and discrimination
Stereotypes arise mainly from our brain’s ability to simplify the amount of information by categorising the world around us.
When we associate a characteristic with an entire group of individuals, we are categorising and simplifying. This is known as cognitive bias. This pattern can lead to discriminatory behaviour, even if it is unconscious!
Starting in 2023, the NGO PADEM launched the project
‘Bringing about significant change in relation to the societal issue of racism in Luxembourg and improving the conditions for the integration of third-country nationals’
Later renamed Osez-Agir
The project’s objectives were:
- To raise awareness of the challenges involved in combating racism
- To ensure an appropriate response to racist acts
Particularly in priority areas (education, employment and housing).
24 mois
- RAISE AWARENESS: Raise public awareness about the fight against racism.
- TRAIN: Train informal education facilitators on the concept of racism and provide them with the tools they need to deal with everyday situations involving racism.
- INFORM: Development of an information resource designed to inform victims or witnesses of racism about the various specialised organisations that can provide them with assistance, support or services.
Our poster campaign
For more information, contact us!
- integration@padem.org
- 28 79 44 40
- 691 788 410