"Never Again" Association

Polish organization September 2022 "Never Again" Association Never Again Association Logo.jpg Anti-racist organization 1996 Warsaw, Poland Rafał Pankowski Poland and broader Central and Eastern Europe Promote multicultural understanding and to contribute to the development of a democratic civil society particularly concerned with the problem of education against racial and ethnic prejudices among the young.Never Again: Mission http://www.neveragainassociation.org/ "Never Again" Association (pl Stowarzyszenie "Nigdy Więcej") is a Polish anti-racist organisation, based in Warsaw. The organisation has its roots in an informal youth group that was active since 1992. It was formally founded in 1996 by Marcin Kornak, a social activist, public life commentator, as well as a poet and songwriter who collaborated with independent rock bands. From the age of fifteen, due to an accident, Marcin Kornak lived with a physical disability.Tatar Anna Marcin Kornak (1968-2014) – the founder and leader of the NEVER AGAIN' Association "NEVER AGAIN" e-zine, No. 2/2020 https://www.nigdywiecej.org/docstation/com_docstation/188/marcin_kornak_the_founder_and_leader_of_the_never_again_association.pdf live https://web.archive.org/web/20201124154926/https://www.nigdywiecej.org/docstation/com_docstation/188/marcin_kornak_the_founder_and_leader_of_the_never_again_association.pdf 24 November 2020 Never Again founder receives distinction from Polish president https://www.cafefootball.eu/news/never-again-founder-receives-distinction-from-polish-president 18 May 2021 Centre for Access to Football in Europe en Since Kornak's death in 2014 the organisation is headed by sociologist and political scientist Rafał Pankowski.8 April 2015 Pankowski Rafał, Professor Collegium Civitas en-GB https://www.civitas.edu.pl/en/our-university/faculty/pankowski-rafal-dr-hab-2 18 May 2021 The organisation's work scope includes promoting multicultural understanding and contribution to the development of a democratic civil society in Poland and in the broader region of Central and Eastern Europe. "Never Again" is particularly concerned with the problem of education against racial and ethnic prejudices among the young. "Never Again" is not linked to any political party. Objectives The major objectives of the "Never Again" Association include: breaking the silence and raising awareness of the problem of racism and xenophobia; building a broad and inclusive movement against racism and discrimination, for respect, inclusivity and diversity; eliminating or marginalizing racist, xenophobic and antisemitic tendencies in various spheres of life.'NEVER AGAIN' Association https://www.nigdywiecej.org/en/ 18 May 2021 "NEVER AGAIN" ASSOCIATION en-gbCatholic Poles fight to ensure history doesn't repeat itself https://www.timesofisrael.com/catholic-poles-fight-to-ensure-history-doesnt-repeat-itself/ 18 May 2021 The Times of Israel en-US 0040-7909Pankowski Rafal 2004 Breaking the silence. Using popular culture to engage young people in human rights reporting. https://www.newtactics.org/sites/default/files/resources/Breaking-Silence-EN.pdf live New Tactics in Human Rights https://web.archive.org/web/20130309174950/http://www.newtactics.org/sites/default/files/resources/Breaking-Silence-EN.pdf 9 March 2013Konze Andre Deradicalization of foreign fighters. https://www.fvv.um.si/conf2016/files/Criminal-Justice-CE-Europe.pdf#page=277 live Univerza v Mariboru. Fakulteta za varmostne vede. https://web.archive.org/web/20200601182217/https://www.fvv.um.si/conf2016/files/Criminal-Justice-CE-Europe.pdf 1 June 2020 The organization's activity has achieved broad national and international recognition. It received endorsements from, among others, Jan Karski, Marek Edelman, Simon Wiesenthal as well as from Barack Obama and Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge.Keep it Up! says Obama to Polish anti-racists association https://www.cafefootball.eu/news/keep-it-up-says-obama-to-polish-anti-racists-association 18 May 2021 Centre for Access to Football in Europe en Activities Since 1994 "Never Again" has produced a regular publication in the form of NEVER AGAIN (pl NIGDY WIECEJ) magazine. The magazine is focused on countering intolerance, fascism, racism and xenophobia, providing information and analysis on hate crime and on extremist and racist groups operating in Poland and in the rest of Europe. Nowadays January 2025 it publishes articles in the NEVER AGAIN (pl NIGDY WIECEJ) e-zine.E-zine - "NEVER AGAIN" ASSOCIATION https://www.nigdywiecej.org/en/e-zine 18 May 2021 www.nigdywiecej.org The organization closely monitors racism and discrimination on the ground and created the most extensive register of racist incidents and other xenophobic crimes committed in Poland, the Brown Book.'Brown Book' https://www.nigdywiecej.org/en/brown-book 18 May 2021 "NEVER AGAIN" ASSOCIATION en-gb Đaković Senta Tina Cvijeta Against Hate: Guidebook of good practices in combating hate crimes and hate speech Centre for Peace Studies and Human Rights House Zagreb https://yhdenvertaisuus.fi/documents/5232670/13949561/Opas+hyvist%C3%A4+k%C3%A4yt%C3%A4nn%C3%B6ist%C3%A4/2f0621c0-009b-9d31-4d38-0119913ffea4/Opas+hyvist%C3%A4+k%C3%A4yt%C3%A4nn%C3%B6ist%C3%A4.pdf live Yhdenvertaisuus.fi https://web.archive.org/web/20210518061624/https://yhdenvertaisuus.fi/documents/5232670/13949561/Opas+hyvist%C3%A4+k%C3%A4yt%C3%A4nn%C3%B6ist%C3%A4/2f0621c0-009b-9d31-4d38-0119913ffea4/Opas+hyvist%C3%A4+k%C3%A4yt%C3%A4nn%C3%B6ist%C3%A4.pdf 18 May 2021 "Never Again" provides information directly to journalists and researchers interested in the problem of racism and xenophobia. It has consulted numerous programs on the national and foreign television, among others the BBC, CNN, Euronews, ARTE, as well as assisted in writing a number of articles for the national and international press, such as The Guardian, The New York Times, Le Monde, Die Tageszeitung and Gazeta Wyborcza.Sveinsson Kjartan Preventing Racist Violence in Europe : seminar report and compendium of good practice https://www.runnymedetrust.org/uploads/publications/pdfs/PreventingRacistViolenceInEurope-2010.pdf Runnymede London 2010 978-1-906732-52-3 883422381 18 May 2021 5 November 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211105081919/https://www.runnymedetrust.org/uploads/publications/pdfs/PreventingRacistViolenceInEurope-2010.pdf dead 'NEVER AGAIN' Association https://www.nigdywiecej.org/en/ 18 May 2021 "NEVER AGAIN" ASSOCIATION en-gb The organization has provided expertise to institutions such as the Parliamentary Committee on Ethnic Minorities as well as consulted and influenced legislation on issues of racism and xenophobia. In 1996, "Never Again" successfully initiated campaign to include a ban on fascist and racist organizations in the Polish Constitution.Faszyzmowi nie https://classic.wyborcza.pl/archiwumGW/212997/Faszyzmowi-nie 18 May 2021 wyborcza.pl pl "Never Again" has cooperated with international organizations, including the Council of Europe, the United Nations, the European Union, and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. It has actively participated in international networks, including Football against Racism in Europe (FARE), UNITED for Intercultural Action, the International Network against Cyber Hate (INACH), Helsinki Citizens' Assembly (hCa), and the Anti-fascist Network for Research and Education (Antifanet). In 1996, "Never Again" organized a campaign with the slogan "Let's Kick Racism out of the Stadiums", imploring the Polish Football Association to act against racism in the sport.FIFA.com 2006 FIFA World Cup - News - Polish national team send out a clear message https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/polish-national-team-send-out-clear-message-17633 18 May 2021 www.fifa.com en-GBKassimeris Christos European Football in Black and White: Tackling Racism in Football Soccer & Society 2007 12 2 301–303 https://www.academia.edu/10099456 In 2012, ahead of UEFA Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine, "Never Again" launched one of the most extensive anti-racist campaigns in football, as part of the Fare network of which the organization is a co-founder.Social Responsibility. Report. https://www.academia.edu/10099456 Soccer & Society 2011 12 2 301–303 Chakraborty Subhas Ranjan 10.1080/14660970.2011.548367 144019874Respect Diversity - Football Unities https://www.nigdywiecej.org/pdf/en/Respect_Diversity_Project_Report.pdf live https://web.archive.org/web/20160306210917/http://www.nigdywiecej.org/pdf/en/Respect_Diversity_Project_Report.pdf 6 March 2016 Jurczyszyn Lukasz 30 September 2015 'Respect – Diversity Football Unites' UEFA/FARE Program at EURO 2012 in Poland and Ukraine. Between Pro-diversity Project and Security Policy Towards Far-right Groups https://journals.sfu.ca/jd/index.php/jd/article/view/31 Journal for Deradicalization en 4 226–255 2363-9849Welle (www.dw.com) Deutsche Crusaders in the crowd: Fighting Poland's right-wing football ultras DW 15.06.2016 https://www.dw.com/en/crusaders-in-the-crowd-fighting-polands-right-wing-football-ultras/a-19330835 18 May 2021 DW.COM en-GB Poland's first black international player Emmanuel Olisadebe endorsed their work.Anti-Racism in European Football: Fair Play for All, Christos Kassimeris, Lexington Books, page 45-46 "Never Again" has launched the Delete Racism project to combat racism and antisemitism on the Internet,"Never Again" Association – INACH https://www.inach.net/never-again-association/ 18 May 2021 en-USHall Charlie Hatred, free speech and one developer's connections with Poland's far right (correction) https://www.polygon.com/2014/12/18/7417045/hatred-free-speech-and-one-developers-connections-with-polands-far live Polygon 18 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141218213115/http://www.polygon.com/2014/12/18/7417045/hatred-free-speech-and-one-developers-connections-with-polands-far 18 December 2014 as well as conducted high-profile educational campaigns in the field of popular culture such as Music Against Racism.'Music Against Racism' still playing - news from the 'NEVER AGAIN' Association https://publicystyka.ngo.pl/music-against-racism-still-playing-news-from-the-never-again-association 18 May 2021 ngo.pl plMusic, football and refugee rights https://publicystyka.ngo.pl/music-football-and-refugee-rights 18 May 2021 ngo.pl pl Among the activities of the organization is promoting diversity and respect in cooperation with prison personnel and inmates.Anti-Bigotry and Anti-Hate Actions at Penitentiaries https://www.nigdywiecej.org/en/who-are-we/4364,anti-bigotry-and-anti-hate-actions-at-penitentiaries 18 May 2021 "NEVER AGAIN" ASSOCIATION en-gbRespect. UEFA Football and Social Responsibility Report 2019/20 https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/0267-11e9abcc6e27-325df02d0d3f-1000/uefa_fsr_report_19-20_eng_v10.pdf live UEFA https://web.archive.org/web/20210423153146/https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/0267-11e9abcc6e27-325df02d0d3f-1000/uefa_fsr_report_19-20_eng_v10.pdf 2021-04-23 Since the mid-1990s, "Never Again", as the first organization in Poland, has offered non-material support to individuals who desire to leave far-right circles.DERADICALIZATION SUPPORT https://www.nigdywiecej.org/en/4411 18 May 2021 "NEVER AGAIN" ASSOCIATION en-gb In 2018, after over a decade of lobbying, "Never Again" convinced the e-commerce site Allegro to halt sales of items bearing Nazi symbols. A team of "Never Again" volunteers reported sales of over 1,000 such auctions to Allegro which then took them down. While such items are illegal in Poland and prohibited by Allegro's terms of use, prior to "Never Again's" activities the sale of such items on Allegro were widespread.Nazi-inspired jewellery, trinkets wiped from auction site, Al-Jazeera, Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska, 29 July 2018 Since 2021 "Never Again" and OLX, Poland's largest ad platform, have partnered together to monitor and delete sales of racist, fascist and antisemitic propaganda items.DELETING RACISM https://www.nigdywiecej.org/en/our-news/195-articles-from-2021/4542-deleting-racism 19 May 2021 "NEVER AGAIN" ASSOCIATION en-gb Through event partnership, the organization supports and promotes initiatives that are in line with its mission, profile, and activity scope.Event partnership https://www.nigdywiecej.org/en/who-are-we/event-partnership/the-rules-of-cooperation 18 May 2021 "NEVER AGAIN" ASSOCIATION en-gb The organization supports and promotes through event partnership, the initiatives, which are in line with its mission, profile and sphere of activities. "Never Again" also participate in commemoration of the Holocaust and in combating Holocaust denial.Holocaust commemoration and countering genocide denial in Southeast Asia https://publicystyka.ngo.pl/holocaust-commemoration-and-countering-genocide-denial-in-southeast-asia 18 May 2021 ngo.pl pl See also Never again References 30em External links http://www.nigdywiecej.org/en/ Category:1996 establishments in Poland Category:Youth organizations established in 1996 Category:Human rights organisations based in Poland Category:Anti-racist organizations in Europe Category:Anti-fascist organisations in Poland Category:Anti-racism in Poland Category:Articles with quotation marks in the title