The European Commission is running a five-year pan-European information campaign (from 2003-2007) on combating discrimination on the grounds of racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, age, disability and sexual orientation. The campaign is designed to inform people about their rights under EU anti-discrimination legislation, as well as to promote the positive benefits of diversity in the workplace.

Diversity and dialogue are not only the key messages but also the guiding principles of the campaign, which includes pan-European, national and regional measures. The European Poster Competition "Breaking Stereotypes" is one of the major EU-wide projects in 2006. It will be running in all of the 25 EU Member States, inviting art and design students to send in creative poster visuals which may be used to convey the campaign's messages to a young audience.

To read more about the EU campaign "For Diversity. Against Discrimination." please visit the campaign website at www.stop-discrimination.info