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.
