Act against racism
The Week Against Racism will once again take place on 16–22 March 2026. This year, the theme of the campaign is safety. By speaking up against racism, you can create safer communities for everyone.
Safer schools. Safer workplaces. Safer communities.
How to participate
Share the message of the Week Against Racism on social media. Download social media images, materials for digital screens and campaign videos from the material bank
Test how you would act in various situations where people are experiencing racism. Try the Identify and Act navigator intended for adults.
Try the Identify and Act navigator intended for young people and adults working with young people.
Order free sharable materials from the Red Cross shop. You can order stickers and table-top displays.
Get familiar with anti-racism action guidelines.
Why do we need to take action against racism?
Racism leads to a reduced sense of safety and harms those affected by it, harming the entire surrounding society in the process. By speaking up against racism, you create a more humane world and safer communities for everyone. Everyone has the right to feel safe in their own school, workplace, hobby and other everyday environments.
The Week Against Racism provides information on how to recognise and address the racism around you. The objective of the Red Cross is to encourage everyone to speak up against the racism they encounter in their daily lives.
Taking the human approach means not excluding anyone, but actively involving everyone.
Every one of us has an obligation to address racism. How to speak up against racism.
How you would act...
If you overheard adults call a child names on the bus because of the child’s skin colour? Or noticed your supervisor discriminating against your colleague because of their background?
Learn about young people's experiences of racism by using the Identify and Act navigator and try to see if you can act in support of them.
Young people feel accepted when you approach them in a friendly way, without assumptions.
Join us as a volunteer
As a Red Cross volunteer, you can act in different ways for a more humane world. You can volunteer at language cafés for immigrants, for example. Explore local options.