EU Diversity Truck Tour About to Start “For Diversity. Against Discrimination.” European Truck Tour Starts its Third Round  On the 10 August the bright yellow EU stop-discrimination Truck will hit the road again to set off on its third trip across Europe. The 30-ton vehicle is designed to inform people of their rights under EU and national anti-discrimination legislation and will help the European Union’s drive to combat discrimination and promote diversity in the workplace. To mark Finland’s Presidency of the EU, this year’s tour will start in Helsinki and will travel through 13 Member States visiting 22 cities across the EU. In its four-month tour, the Truck will cover 13,610 kilometres by the end of November. The stage measuring 50 square metres will feature an information and entertainment programme specially developed for each country. One of the highlights of this year’s programme is an interactive Mobile Ability Park aimed at sensitising the public to the barriers that people with disabilities face in everyday life. The Park, developed together with disability NGOs, will allow visitors to master a fixed course in a wheelchair overcoming obstacles such as curves, difficult constrictions, ramps and stairs. Other new features on the truck include a Diversity karaoke song contest, a travelling poster exhibition presenting the best entries to the “Breaking Stereotypes” Poster Competition as well as panel discussions, anti-discrimination and employment training, and a whole lot more. The Tour10.08. Helsinki Finland 12.08. Tampere Finland 15.08. Stockholm Sweden 18.08. Malmö Sweden (tbc) 23.08. Potsdam Germany 25.08. Cottbus Germany 04.09. Vienna Austria 07.09. Novo Mesto Slovenia 11.09. Bologna Italy 14.09. Rome Italy 28.09. Limassol Cyprus 01.10. Paphos Cyprus 12.10. Prague Czech Republic 18.10. Budapest Hungary 24.10. Leeds UK 27.10. Birmingham UK 01.11. Utrecht The Netherlands 04.11. Paris France 09.11. Toulouse France 15.11. Gijon Spain 17.11. Madrid Spain 21.11. Valencia Spain   For the detailed programme of each stop, please visit the special Truck Tour website at www.stop-discrimination.info/ which will be online from the 1 August.