Society of minorities in Switzerland
| Society of minorities in Switzerland | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Society (Switzerland) |
| founding | 1983 |
| founder | Sigi Feigel, Alfred A. Haesler |
| Seat | Zurich |
| motto | We make ourselves strong for the weak. |
| main emphasis | Minority protection |
| Action space | Switzerland |
| Website | www.gms-minderheiten.ch |
The Society for Minorities in Switzerland (GMS) is a Swiss society founded in 1983 with headquarters in Zurich . The founder and founder of the company was the Zurich lawyer Sigi Feigel , and Alfred A. Häsler was a co-founder .
Foundation goal
The company supports linguistic and cultural minorities in Switzerland in their endeavors to maintain and develop their historical uniqueness and to promote cooperation between the minorities. It wants to maintain and promote the understanding of the population for the importance of such minorities in a pluralistic , free constitutional state and to combat all forms of discrimination .
Fields of activity
The society works with the Foundation against Racism and Anti-Semitism GRA and the Foundation Education for Tolerance SET.
Projects
The projects include a. the subject areas of burial grounds for Muslims , minarets and stands for travelers .
Fischhof Prize
Together with the Foundation against Racism and Anti-Semitism, the GMS awards the Nanny and Erich Fischhof Prize every two years to personalities or institutions who have made a name for themselves in the fight against racism and anti-Semitism in Switzerland.
Web links
- Official website
- Literature by and about minorities in Switzerland in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Entry of “Society for minorities in Switzerland” in the commercial register
- ↑ Expert opinion on the legal status of travelers in their capacity as a recognized national minority. (No longer available online.) Federal Office of Justice, March 27, 2002, archived from the original on August 29, 2011 ; Retrieved August 20, 2010 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Languages and cultural minorities. Travelers. (No longer available online.) Federal Office of Culture, formerly the original ; Retrieved August 20, 2010 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
