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Ana Ruiz, from Pacto de convivencia, and Alfonso Aya, Prosecutor for Hate Crimes and Discrimination of the Supreme Court, during the meeting on the 13th.

The Platform met last Thursday 13 February with Mr. Alfonso Aya, Prosecutor for Hate Crimes and Discrimination of the Supreme Court. It was a cordial and intense working session, which helped us to better understand the circular on hate crimes issued by the Prosecutor's Office. With a focus on prevention, the entities were able to present real relevant incidents that were analysed together. Several evidences: the number of incidents is increasing; in addition to hate crime, it is essential to work on the prevention of hate speech and speech that, without being hate speech, fosters polarisation and hinders the free and respectful expression of ideological diversity. And a conclusion: More than ever, it is essential to appeal to our responsibility as citizens in prevention. To this end, we propose three practical keys: Do not produce hate speech, do not reproduce this type of speech in any form (especially through social networks), and do not let it permeate your attitudes and the way you relate to others.

Image of the meeting of the 13th of the Pact for Coexistence with the Hate Crimes and Discrimination Prosecutor.

La Plataforma Pacto de Convivencia recuerda a las víctimas de delitos de odio en la exposición ‘Auschwitz. No hace mucho. No muy lejos’

En el marco de la Semana para la Eliminación de la Discriminación Racial y el 70 aniversario de la Declaración de Derechos Humanos

El acto pretende advertir sobre el crecimiento de las dinámicas de odio y la necesidad de defender la convivencia como valor y práctica cotidiana

Pacto de Convivencia en la exposición sobre Auschwitz, fotografía de Manuel García Lafuente

Madrid, 22 de marzo de 2018. La Plataforma Pacto de Convivencia, compuesta por representantes de instituciones colegiales, universitarias, confesiones religiosas, ONG y otros colectivos de la sociedad civil, ha homenajeado hoy a las víctimas de delitos de odio en la exposición ‘Auschwitz. No hace mucho. No muy lejos’, una muestra coproducida por Musealia y el Museo Estatal de Auschwitz Birkenau.

Durante este segundo acto público de Pacto de Convivencia, se ha leído un comunicado con el título ‘Paremos el odio, defendamos la convivencia’, que sintetiza el objetivo de la comparecencia celebrada coincidiendo con la Semana de la Eliminación de la Discriminación Racial y el 70 aniversario de la Declaración Universal de los Derechos Humanos. En la ceremonia se reiteró la necesidad de reflexionar sobre el genocidio nazi como advertencia frente a las dimensiones del odio en la sociedad y la responsabilidad ciudadana en la formación y promoción de una sociedad democrática y comprometida con los Derechos Humanos.

La lectura corrió a cargo de los representantes de la Crue Universidades Españolas, el Consejo de Víctimas de Delitos de Odio y Discriminación, el Colegio de Abogados de Madrid, la Plataforma del Tercer Sector y la Comisión Islámica de España.

Durante el acto, Kenia Carbajal, hija de Lucrecia Pérez, primera víctima de delito de odio de la España democrática, manifestó que “hoy vemos reflejadas en Auschwitz a todas las víctimas de la violencia, de la vulneración de los Derechos Humanos, y de los delitos de odio, en cualquiera que sea su forma”.

Además, con el comunicado las entidades firmantes reiteraron su propósito de trabajar unidos para lograr una sociedad capaz de convivir en la pluralidad y el respeto mutuo. De la misma manera, se comprometieron a desarrollar líneas de trabajo conjuntas para poner fin al odio y apostar por la convivencia.

Tras la lectura del comunicado, los representantes guardaron un minuto de silencio por las víctimas y sus familias. Posteriormente, iniciaron una visita guiada por la exposición.

En el acto han estado presentes: Luciano Poyato, presidente de la Plataforma del Tercer Sector; Irene Ortega, vocal de ciudadanía global de la Coordinadora de Organizaciones de Cooperación para el Desarrollo; Estefanía Agraz del Consejo de Víctimas de Delitos de Odio y Discriminación; Enrique del Árbol, presidente de Diaconía España; Esteban Ibarra, presidente del Movimiento contra la Intolerancia; José Luis Segovia, el vicario episcopal de Pastoral Social del Arzobispado de Madrid; Carolina Aisen, directora de la Federación de Comunidades Judías de España, Mustafá Abdesalam Ahmed, representante de la Comisión Islámica de España en Madrid y Mariano Blázquez, secretario ejecutivo de la Federación de Entidades Religiosas Evangélicas de España; Ana Soler vicerrectora dela UPC en representación de la Crue Universidades Españolas; Begoña Castro, vicedecana del Colegio de Abogados de Madrid; Miriam González Pablo en representación del Colegio de Psicólogos de Madrid.

Pact of Coexistence

Pacto de convivencia es una plataforma integrada, con voluntad incluyente, por representantes de instituciones y colectivos significativos de la sociedad civil, constituida con el fin de consensuar e implementar propuestas encaminadas a fortalecernos como sociedad frente al proceso de radicalización creciente. Constituye un espacio de encuentro inédito en España con el objetivo de diseñar líneas de actuación conjunta en ética preventiva para fortalecernos como sociedad civil en convivencia, paz y reconciliación, y en especial en prevención de la radicalización violenta.

Press invitation

Tribute to the victims of the attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils. First public appearance of the Pact for Coexistence. Saturday 16 September at 11:30. Forest of Remembrance, Retiro Park.

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The Pact for Coexistence Platform pays tribute to the victims of the Barcelona and Cambrils attacks in Madrid

The Plataforma Pacto de Convivencia, made up of representatives of collegiate institutions, universities, religious denominations, NGOs and other civil society groups, will meet on Saturday 16 September to pay tribute to the victims of the attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils. The event will take place in the Forest of Remembrance, located in Madrid's Retiro Park, just one day before the one-month anniversary of the attacks in which 16 people lost their lives and more than 100 were injured.

Under the slogan 'With the victims, in defence of peace and coexistence', representatives of all the organisations that make up this platform will read a communiqué and make a symbolic gesture by making a puzzle symbolising peace and coexistence. In addition, a minute's silence will be observed for the victims and their families. The event will end with the performance of the song 'Despertar - Canción de paz' by the composer and singer Noemí García, who, together with a choir, will honour the victims and call for peace in the world.

Programme:

11:30h- Arrival of the representatives of all the entities. Followed by a group photo
11:35h- Presentation and reading of the communiqué
11:40h- Time of silence in remembrance of the victims
11:45h- Tribute gesture: Pact of Coexistence Puzzle
11:50h- Music for Peace "Awakening". Noemí García and choir.
12:00h- Closing of the event

The meeting will be attended by the different entities that make up the pact and their corresponding representatives (in alphabetical order): Archbishopric of Madrid; Madrid Bar Association; Official Association of Psychologists of Madrid; Islamic Commission of Spain; Council of Victims of Hate Crimes and Discrimination; Coordinator of Development Cooperation Organisations; Crue Spanish Universities; Diaconia Spain; Federation of Jewish Communities of Spain; Federation of Evangelical Religious Entities of Spain; Movement against Intolerance; Third Sector Platform.

About the Pact of Coexistence

Pacto de convivencia is a platform made up of representatives of institutions and significant groups from civil society, with an inclusive will, constituted with the aim of reaching a consensus and implementing proposals aimed at strengthening us as a society in the face of the growing radicalisation process. It constitutes an unprecedented meeting space in Spain with the aim of designing joint lines of action in preventive ethics to strengthen us as a civil society in coexistence, peace and reconciliation, and especially in the prevention of violent radicalisation.

For more information:
www.pactodeconvivencia.org
info@pactodeconvivencia.org
Tel. 671205157 (Ana Ruiz, Coordinator of the Pact for Coexistence)
Communication offices of each member institution of the Pact of Coexistence

Documentation

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Text of the press release (pdf)
Text of the press release (docx)

The platform Pact of Coexistencemade up of the undersigned civil society organisations and institutions, we wish to express our pain, affection and solidarity to the victims of the terrorist attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils, to their families and friends, and to all citizens shocked by these events, which we condemn absolutely and unreservedly. With firm conviction and willingness to work, we reaffirm our civic duty to build coexistence and social cohesion, and our intention to work together to achieve a society that yearns to live together in plurality and with the utmost mutual respect;

We join all those who reject and condemn these terrorist attacks, and we repudiate the religious instrumentalisation by criminal organisations such as DAESH in the service of a fanatical intolerance that only leaves in its wake the pain and suffering of thousands of innocent people around the world.

We also denounce and condemn the Islamophobic reactions, the attacks on mosques and Muslim centres, and the acts of incitement to hatred in all its forms generated in recent days in Spain. In the face of hate speech and hate crimes we call for the intervention of the authorities of our country. We also express our solidarity with the victims.

We ask the institutions and citizens to show the greatest solidarity with the victims of terrorism and to make a common effort to eradicate these organisations of criminal fundamentalism. We also urge the maximum active commitment in defence of human dignity, human rights and democratic values for the construction of tolerant, welcoming and inclusive societies. To this end, we call today for the active prevention of violent radicalisation and, in particular, the protection of minors from such radicalisation.

The entities subscribing to this Pact of Coexistence express their intention to develop all kinds of initiatives within their reach, including calls for citizen mobilisation which, within the framework of their objectives of prevention and intervention against radicalisation towards violent extremism, contribute to the promotion of coexistence in a democratic, peaceful, free and egalitarian society.

Signatories

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