Anti-Racism Network South Africa

The Anti-Racism Network South Africa (ARNSA) is a South African civil society network established in 2015 by the Ahmed Kathrada and Nelson Mandela Foundations. Its secretariat also includes the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR) and the Centre for the Advancement of Non-Racialism and Democracy (CANRAD), with other organisations across various provinces forming part of the network. ARNSA aims to capacitate local organisations to deal with racism within communities while participating in national and international efforts against racism. It initiates Anti-Racism Week, held annually in South Africa during Human Rights Month from March 14-21, culminating on Human Rights Day and the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

The Anti-Racism Network South Africa (ARNSA) was established by the Ahmed Kathrada and Nelson Mandela Foundations in 2015. Its secretariat also includes the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR) and the Centre for the Advancement of Non-Racialism and Democracy (CANRAD), and a number of other organisations in various provinces are part of the network. The network aims to ensure that local organisations are capacitated to deal with issues of racism within communities, while at the same time forming part of national and international efforts to tackle racism. ARNSA initiates Anti-Racism Week, held annually in South Africa during Human Rights Month from March 14-21, culminating on Human Rights Day and the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The week is an annual action week aimed at creating public awareness about racism and ensuring a countrywide focus on tackling racism; while initiated by ARNSA, it encourages self-initiated activities across all sectors of society, and each year the ARNSA steering committee selects a theme.

A network aiming to capacitate local organisations to deal with racism within communities while forming part of national and international efforts to tackle racism.

1. 1Anti Racism Network South Africaarnsa.org.za
2. 2Anti-Racism Network South Africawikidata.org