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A network to dispel rumors about immigration

Migrar.org (04/14/2011)

The "Xarxa Barcelona Antirumors" works to eliminate the rumors and stereotypes that roam the city, computing and collaborate! "Immigrants come to take our work", "have more aid," are uncivil "... are some of the rumors, prejudices and stereotypes that are repeated daily and little by little, they're catching on deep in the opinion of the public on cultural diversity. To avoid this, the Barcelona Intercultural Plan, approved in March 2010 by the Barcelona City Council, launched a few months ago "Xarxa Barcelona Antirumors", which today is continually expanding. The "xarxa" aims to "eliminate the negative and unsubstantiated rumors that hinder coexistence in diversity through networking with different actors and social institutions." Today, the network has more than 200 organizations working to combat, through arguments and evidence base, the four priorities to rumors detected. Why antirumores strategy? How rumors can hinder coexistence? Antirumors Strategy comes from one of the axes of Barcelona Pla Interculturalitat approved in 2010. In this axis aims to literally "the design of a city strategy against negative and unsubstantiated rumors that hinder coexistence in diversity, from networking with different actors and social institutions, promoting the figure of" agent antirumor " . What are the most common rumors in Barcelona? The basic working document of the strategy is the Manual to combat rumors and stereotypes about cultural diversity in Barcelona, \u200b\u200bwhich contains the main rumors 12 detected in the city. From this document, the working groups of the BCN Xarxa Antirumors (a network formed by more than 200 members, including entities and private individuals) identified four areas for priority action. In this first phase, therefore, and not forgetting the rest of the rumors, many of them cross-Xarxa Strategy and dismantle working in related rumors: Health and system welfare ("the immigrants stay with all the social benefits and health system collapse") Trade and taxes ("business operating outside the law and pay no taxes") Citizenship and Public Space ("do not know the rules and act in antisocial ways") labor market (are not trained and take away our jobs "). "The rumors have increased in recent years? Rumors and stereotypes related to cultural diversity is a reality fluctuating constantly changing. Obviously, there are currently factors as economic crisis bring out more the rumor mill, or at least some specific rumors. Added to this is often the irresponsible actions of media that consolidate information for certain treatments many of these rumors. How do I disable a rumor? With information. From the beginning, the strategy was raised to level of communication, no penalties. Our job is not to accuse or criminalize those who believe or spread rumors because this attitude largely stems from misinformation. We believe that a punitive attitude is counterproductive and is more effective to invite people to dialogue and reflection. Our proposal is summarized in three phases: get informed, think and act . From the channel's Strategies and dissemination (basically the web ) disseminate objective and offer materials for reflection and social action. We distinguish it from its way of functioning of the rumor: rumor tells us what to think, from the Strategy invite people to think, for people to recover the critical spirit that seeks to anesthetize the rumor. How can someone antirumor agent? What is your role? Figure antirumor born agent of the training courses are free and open to everyone that we have been developing since the last quarter of 2010. Are cycles of nine hours which have passed about 300 people formed at the theoretical level (which is a rumor, how it forms, etc..) And receive material and tools to dismantle the rumors that they detect in their environment closer. However, for the strategy, also an agent antirumors anyone who, in one way or another, integrated in your daily life the model of action we propose. At a more basic level, but not least, any such person who puts us in Facebook or retwittea our posts and is an agent antirumor. How do you use the web 2.0 and social networks in the campaign? We are currently developing a series of viral campaigns, through email, Facebook and Interculturalitat Barcelona Pla Twitter , disseminate informational videos antirumor arguments. The first campaign reached over 30,000, at the moment, we are broadcasting a clip that belies the perception that foreigners are more stories with official protection. You can view it here . I invited also to reenviéis the link to your contacts as incorporéis video on your social networks. What has been done in the area of \u200b\u200b"public debate"? is one of the pillars of the strategy in that it allows to work through dialogue. In late 2010, developed a pilot of ten debates, one for each district of the city. Already in 2011, this line of work has been consolidated and grown spectacularly in the first half of this year we will have developed more than fifty debates for all city neighborhoods. How can users and users of Migrar.org work in your campaign? The best way to collaborate with the Strategy is to internalize the attitude antirumor and using the resources of our website, disseminate materials or participate in viral campaigns. We invite you to visit our web or send any comments, suggestions or questions via antirumors@bcn.cat . Blog del Migrante Via Migrar.org Blogsmundo