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Kick Out Zwarte Piet
Meldpunt Discriminatie Regio Amsterdam ondersteunt actiegroep Kick Out Zwarte Piet bij de registratie en afhandeling van meldingen van incidenten met een discriminatoir karakter tijdens de lokale intochten, zo laat waarnemend directeur Vincent Verkoelen weten.
Interview in het parool over het jaarverslag 2018
“De emoties lopen op”, zegt Karin Schadee, de nieuwe directeur van het meldpunt.
Intentieverklaring ‘discriminatievrije taximarkt Amsterdam’
Amsterdamse taxibranche neemt maatregelen tegen discriminatie.
Examples of discrimination
Difficulties filing a police report of discrimination
A man is abused on the street by a group of young people. The group made remarks regarding his sexual orientation and that he is too effeminate and should not be painting his nails.
Housing not granted
The client lives under the supervision of a foundation supporting victims who cannot live independently. Through the foundation she gets assigned another housing unit.
Insulted by colleagues as “monkey head”
A black employee is called a “monkey head” on various occasions by a colleague. When he brings this up, his supervisor does not take the complaint seriously.
School discourages enrollment
A school discourages parents of children with Down syndrome to enrol for education there. This happens without any investigation into the individual support needs.