Description:
BLITZEN is a Publicly owned service, attached to the Department of Employment and Social Policies of the Basque Government contributes to adapting regulations, and professional practices to the diversity that exists in Basque society. The main contribution to the community, resilience is the improvement of the capacity of the Basque society to manage, in an inclusive way, cultural diversity and the coexistence between the different cultural groups. It aims to incorporate different perspectives for promoting integration and inclusiveness, such as interculturality, diversity, lack of discrimination, and equal treatment. Blitzen is a program focused on facilitating social integration and intercultural exchange. The objective of this service is to stimulate dialogue between the different cultural communities present in Basque society and between them and the Administration. For that, they carry out different activities:
· Design and evaluation of policies focused on managing diversity equity and against discriminatory behaviour
· Integration of intercultural perspective in policies
· Improvement of norms and policies to consider diversity and equality
· Creation of awareness programs and resources to decrease racism and discrimination.
· Participatory programmes to strengthen social cohesion