Building a Euro-Mediterranean Community of Practice Against Structural Racism and Discrimination
The Tackle project (2024-2027) began as a consortium of 12 NGO and academic partners active across Belgium, France, Italy, Morocco, the Netherlands, Spain and Tunisia, committed to promoting youth activism against discrimination and structural racism in the Euro-Mediterranean region.
Amongst their actions to promote youth activism against discrimination and structural, consortium partners launched the Pact for Equality campaign to mobilise and amplify the demands of anti-racist activists (“advocates”) ahead of the 2024 EU elections, organized rights awareness and advocacy campaigns against discriminatory EU migration policies and restrictive citizenship laws, provided legal advice to individuals affected by systemic discrimination, and promoted North-South exchanges through transnational conferences and research projects.
Tackle: A community meant to grow
The Tackle consortium was always conceived as a community meant to grow. Indeed, one of the four key activity areas of the Tackle project consists in supporting and amplifying grassroots, youth, and local civil society initiatives addressing racial discrimination across Tackle’s 7 countries of intervention through a flagship subgranting scheme.
Since January 2026, an additional 24 partner organisations have joined the consortium following a call for project proposals, representing 17 new projects which will be implemented between 2026 and 2027.
These initiatives will considerably enrich the impact of the Tackle project, as they address some of today’s most pressing issues linked to racial discrimination:
▪ Islamophobia ▪ Border violence ▪ Online hate speech ▪ Racial profiling ▪ Gender-based discrimination ▪ LGBTQIA+ rights ▪ Racism in Schools ▪ Post-colonial inequalities ▪ Citizenship and Political Participation ▪ Media narratives ▪ Labour exploitation
These actions are predominantly driven by, with and for young and racialised people, ensuring that representation and lived experiences remain at the core of Tackle’s impact.
Over the next 18–24 months (2026–2027), these projects will roll out a rich mix of activities:
▪ Coalition building ▪ Legal aid ▪ Research ▪ Awareness raising ▪ Advocacy ▪ Educational activities ▪ Capacity strengthening ▪ Artistic activities ▪ Media activities
Where are we based?
Learn more about the 17 projects here:
