Cardiff takes part in Rumourless Cities which is an URBACT Transfer Network of seven cities: Amadora (Lead Partner), Cardiff, Hamburg-Altona, Warsaw, Alba Iulia, Ioannina and Messina.
The network focuses on the transfer of best practice established by the municipality of Amadora, which addresses a common need across all partners; how to counter growing negative attitudes towards minority groups. The practice primarily focuses on migrant and minority ethnic groups, such as Roma and recently arrived refugees, but the anti-prejudice practice can be applied to other minority groups such as the LGBT community.
Cardiff's Local Objectives
- Develop an inclusive and visible city narrative which consistently recognises and celebrates Cardiff’s diversity and the contributions of Cardiff’s minority communities.
- Create a local evidence base on social attitudes and the experiences of minority residents in the city, particularly concerning migrant and BAME residents.
- Demonstrate a visible political commitment to remaining an open and global city.
- Build a network of allies and supporters who commit to the city philosophy of inclusion and peaceful co-existence, who reject extremism and xenophobia.
- Facilitate youth leadership for inclusion and critical thinking on complex issues relating to identity.
Cardiff’s Local Rumourless Cities Partners:
Cardiff Council, Butetown Pavillion, Cardiff City Foundation, Tongwynlais Football Club, Cardiff University, Oasis Refugee Centre, Cardiff and Vale College, Cardiff Rotary, Sherman Theatre, South Wales Police, Citizens Cymru, Ethnic Youth Support Team (EYST), Wales Strategic Migration Partnership (WSMP), Cardiff Community Housing Association (CCHA), Refugee and Migration Policy Manager – Welsh Government, and Youth Council.