Activities of Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ related to 2021/2057(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Role of culture, education, media and sport in the fight against racism (debate)
Amendments (34)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
— having regard to Framework Decision 2008/913/JHA on combating racism and xenophobia
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
— having regard to the EU Roma Strategic Framework for Equality, Inclusion and Participation of 7th October 2020
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
— having regard to the European Parliament Resolution on EU sports policy(2021/2058/INI)
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas according to the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, racial discrimination and harassment remain commonplace throughout the European Union; whereas racial and ethnic minorities are subjected to harassment, violence, including from the police, racial and ethnic profiling and hate speech, both online and offline; whereas racial and ethnic minorities face structural discrimination and segregation in the EU in all areas, including housing, healthcare, employment and education;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas solidarity, respect for life and other people are values that are passed down from generation to generation; whereas school education plays a crucial role in this process
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas it is important for children and young people to see that they are represented throughout society, including in the classroom, cultural and sport clubs and on the media that they use;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas although sport has the power to unite communities, there is a serious issue of racismhave been racist incidents within sporting organisations across Europe;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas although sport has the power to unite communities, there is a serious issuehave been several incidents of racism within sporting organisations across Europe;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that racism exists in all areas of our daily life and can have many forms. Recognizes that different groups, communities and individuals are subjects of racism, xenophobia and discrimination, including Antigypsyism, Afrophobia, Islamophobia, Antisemitism, racism against migrants and other forms of racism. Each specific form of racism has distinctive features and some forms are more prominent in some Member States than in others. Reasons for such differences include historical or political factors. Acknowledges the EU anti-racism action plan; welcomes the inclusion of specific sections on education and media; calls on the Commission and Member States to follow a holistic approach and to provide adequate funding and resources to ensure the achievement of the outlined commitments;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges the EU anti-racism action plan; welcomes the inclusion of specific sections on education and media; calls on the Commission to provide adequate funding and resources to ensure the achievement of the outlined commitments; with the condition that the European funds will finance only organizations that strictly respect all European values, including freedom of thought, freedom of speech, equality between men and women;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges the EU anti-racism action plan; welcomes the inclusion of specific sections on education and media; calls on the Commission and Member States to follow a holistic approach and to provide adequate funding and resources to ensure the achievement of the outlined commitments;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges the EU anti-racism action plan; welcomes the inclusion of specific sections on education and media; calls on the Commission and Member States to follow a holistic approach and to provide adequate funding and resources to ensure the achievement of the outlined commitments;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Acknowledges that racism is inherently a matter of culture, heritage and norms; highlights, therefore, the role that culture can play in combating discrimination and racism; stresses the importance of development of inter- cultural learning
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Acknowledges that racism is inherently a matter of culture, heritage and norms; highlights, therefore, thee important role that culture can play in combating discrimination and racism;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the Commission and the Member States to foster a more diverse cultural sector by removing barriers to participation in culture for racialised communities through funding from all the relevant programmes; encourages the creation of support networks and outreach activities, especially for those in disadvantaged, rural and outermost regions;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Underlines the lasting negative impact of European colonialismracist manifestations on today’s society, including in the development of educational curriculaeducation systems;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Emphasises the role of education in promoting citizenship and the common values of freedom, tolerance and non- discrimination8a _________________ 8a https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/doc ument/A-9-2021-0291_EN.html
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Member States to foster the development of diverse educational curricula to ensure that authors, historians, scientists and artists among other figures from diverse raciintellectual, philosophical and ethnicsocial backgrounds are included in key materials;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for the history of all racial and ethnic communities living in Europe toa deepening in the study of common humanities, history, philosophy, languages and literature, that might help to promote the spirit of European concord, taking into account, in doing so, all racial and ethnic communities that lived in Europe, who should be included in all history curricula in order to encourage a broader perspective on world history centred on the interactions between different continents before and after European colonisation;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for deepening of common humanities studies, history, philosophy, languages, literature, that might help promote the spirit of European concord taking into account the history of all racial and ethnic communities livingthat lived in Europe to be included in all history curricula in order to encourage a broader perspective on world history centred ontaking into account their interactions between different continents before and after European colonisation;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Deplores the practice of segregation in schools; calls on all Member States to introduce policies to prevent children from minority groups from being placed in separate schools or classes, whether intentionally or not; and to make sure that all children have an equal access to quality education
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Recognizes the importance of sensitising the children and youth, developing their critical thinking and teaching them on the negative impact of intolerance. Ensure that human rights education begins from very early age and teaching materials reflects diversity and pluralism of society and do not consist of racist content
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Member States to ensure that the teaching staff from minority groups are recruited at all levels and are protected fromre competent in their subjects and adequately trained and that they have the knowledge to combat racial discrimination in the school system;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Member States to ensure that teachers are equipped with cultural competences and that teaching staff from diverse minority groups are recruited at all levels and are protected from racial discrimination in the school system;treated equally
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Member States to ensure that qualified teaching staff from minority groups are recruited at all levels and are protected from racialare recruited and adequately trained at all levels as to combat discrimination in the school system;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Emphasises on importance raising general public´s awareness of the diverse nature of our societies and sensitising public opinion trough the teaching and other relevant materials.
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to launching a communication campaign to foster diversity in the audiovisual sector; calls for this campaign to be centred on the diversity and history of racialised communitiesintellectual, cultural and social diversity and on how achieving racial justice can contribute to a more democratic Europe;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the Member States to take effective measures to prevent media from spreading stigmatizing rhetoric, hate speech, false narratives, negative portrayals of particular ethnic or racial groups that dehumanise the members of those groups.
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that sports clubs and federations have a crucial role in combating racism, also by raising awareness of this phenomena. Recalls the acknowledgement of sport as a driver of social inclusion, equality and the promotion of EU values in the Erasmus+ regulation; laments the fact that the most recent regulation does not make the same explicit reference to racism as the previous programme;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Insists on a zero-tolerance approach in terms of racism and violence in sport and urges the Commission, the Member States and sports federations to develop measures to prevent such incidents and to adopt effective penalties and measures to support victims;
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Recognises the progress in recent years addressing the under-representation of diverse minorities in sport; however, greater attentions should be paid also their representation in the management position of sports organisations.
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Calls on Member States to develop inclusive sport policies, with available funding to ensure that the sport is accessible to all, independently on ethnic, racial, disability or socio-economic background.
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Urges the Commission to develop an EU code of ethics in sportrecommendations or guidelines together with sport organisations in order to combat racism in sporting organisations and foster inclusion and respect at all levels of sport; invites sporting organisation stakeholders at all levels to subscribe to such an EU coderecommendations and to incorporate ithem within their statutes; encourages organisationsport stakeholders to raise awareness of such a code and itsrecommendations and their content among their members and their families, and the wider public;