What is this all about?

Graffiti on the walls say a lot about a community. What does the graffiti in your town or village in Cyprus say about the state of peace and reconciliation on the island? The Cyprus 2015 project invites you, wherever you live on the island, to submit reports on any graffiti, stickers, posters or other inscriptions on the walls of your neighbourhood, which contain a message of tolerance or a message of intolerance.

what happens next? the reconciliation index

 Your report, if it is relevant, gets posted online and the public can consult the map of the island to see where and when positive or negative graffiti was spotted. But beyond that, your data will feed in to efforts by the Cyprus 2015 project to measure the state of social cohesion and reconciliation on the island.

 Essentially, the stream of data will feed in to a “Reconciliation Index” which measures how society on the island is moving in terms of social cohesion and reconciliation. The index will of course use other sources of data, such as media reports, in-depth discussions with key people, and public opinion polls, but the Graffiti reports provide a quick and easy way to keep a finger on the pulse of society, in order to see if efforts to bring about a lasting peace on the island are bearing fruit.

anonymity - i’m interested, but…

Some of you may be concerned about anonymity of reports. If you are reporting online or through a smartphone, your details (name and e-mail) are optional, so please feel free to omit them. If you submit a report by e-mail, and you want to remain anonymous, please mention that in your message.

so let’s get started!

Submitting a report is easy: just follow the instructions on our website. In your report, you can mention whether it is positive or negative graffiti, provide the location and the date, plus a picture if possible.