SOS Racisme - Touche pas a mon pote

What SOS Racisme - Touche pas a mon pote does

SOS Racisme is a French nonprofit association (loi 1901) founded in 1984 and operating under the public tagline "Touche pas à mon pote." Its mission is to combat racism, antisemitism, and far-right extremism through four service lines: (1) a dedicated legal department that provides free advice, court representation, and complaint filing for victims via phone hotline (01 40 35 36 55), an online contact form, and physical consultations in Paris's 19th and 10th arrondissements; (2) educational workshops in schools and an academic partnership with the Institut Supérieur de Formation au Journalisme to train future journalists; (3) systematic discrimination testing campaigns — most recently contacting nearly 200 real estate agencies across France to document racial bias; and (4) media-monitoring and ARCOM complaints against broadcasters, including a successful action that produced a €100,000 sanction against CNews.

The organization is governed as an independent membership-based association under President Dominique Sopo, with a paid press and communications function led by Millena Schaitl Brandão, and is operationally decentralized through a network of at least twelve local committees (Rennes, Lyon, Paris-Île-de-France, Creil, Compiègne, Aix-en-Provence, Poitiers, Gironde-Bordeaux, Haute-Gironde, Rouen, Blois, Eure) plus the Perpignan-based Nostre Mar festival. It co-signs coalition advocacy with La Cimade, Gisti, Syndicat des avocat·es de France, and Collectif "Né-es ici ou venu-es d'ailleurs," and runs recurring annual programming including the March 21 Semaine d'Éducation contre le Racisme et l'Antisémitisme.

There is no proprietary technology platform or AI capability; service delivery is entirely human-led. Revenue is generated exclusively from individual membership fees and tax-deductible donations (66% deductible under French law) processed via HelloAsso, with no disclosed corporate sponsorship, government contracts, or foundation grants. Distribution is multi-channel — website, email newsletter, LinkedIn, X, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, press relations in major French media (Le Monde, Nouvel Obs, Libération), and in-person events — and geographic scope is exclusively metropolitan France.

Name

SOS Racisme - Touche pas a mon pote

Legal name

SOS Racisme

Website

https://sos-racisme.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SOS Racisme is a French nonprofit association founded in 1984 that fights racism and antisemitism through free legal support for victims, school and journalism training, discrimination testing, and ARCOM regulatory complaints, funded by individual membership fees and tax-deductible donations across a nationwide network of local committees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Rights Advocacy

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Racial & Ethnic Justice Organizations (BPAGAFAC)

Keywords

• Anti-racism advocacy
• Legal aid services
• Discrimination testing
• Civil rights education
• Victim support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Individuals become paying members of SOS Racisme, supporting the organization financially while participating in its mission and receiving information about activities and events.
2. Donations: The organization receives charitable donations from individuals. Donations are 66% tax-deductible in France, meaning a 100 euro donation costs the donor only 34 euros after tax benefits.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

SOS Racisme is a French anti-racism nonprofit association that provides free legal support and representation to victims of racism and antisemitism, conducts educational workshops in schools, and runs systematic discrimination testing campaigns to document racial bias. The organization also organizes annual awareness campaigns such as the Semaine d'Éducation contre le Racisme et l'Antisémitisme and the Nostre Mar cultural festival in Perpignan, and files complaints with French regulators such as ARCOM against media outlets broadcasting hate speech.

Product overview

SOS Racisme is a French anti-racism and anti-antisemitism NGO offering a portfolio of advocacy services including legal support for victims, educational workshops in schools, discrimination testing programs, and cultural events. The organization operates through local committees across France and conducts annual campaigns such as the Semaine d'Éducation and the Nostre Mar festival. As a non-profit advocacy organization, it does not offer technology products but provides community-focused services for victims and educational programs for youth.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Legal Support for Victims of Racism and Antisemitism (Accompagnement Juridique) Free legal advice, complaint filing assistance, and court representation for individuals in France who have experienced racial or anti-Semitic discrimination, harassment, violence, or hate speech. Delivered through a telephone helpline, online contact form, and in-person consultations at PAD du 19ème and MJD du 10ème in Paris.
• Educational Workshops in Schools (Ateliers de Sensibilisation) Awareness and sensitization workshops conducted in French schools, colleges, and universities to address prejudice, promote inclusion, and counter discrimination among students. Includes videos, role-playing scenarios, and interactive games to deconstruct prejudices.
• Discrimination Testing Campaigns (Testings) Real-world testing scenarios that document racial discrimination in housing, employment, and access to services, producing empirical evidence used to support advocacy and complaints. The 2018 housing campaign tested nearly 200 real estate agencies across France.
• Semaine d'Éducation contre le Racisme et l'Antisémitisme (Education Week Against Racism and Antisemitism) Annual nationwide awareness and education campaign held around March 21 each year, featuring educational actions, school workshops, public events, and special gazette editions produced in partnership with journalism schools (ISFJ).
• Nostre Mar Festival Annual cultural and political festival held in Perpignan and the Pyrénées-Orientales region, combining debates, cultural events, concerts, and DJ sets to promote diversity and counter far-right influence in southern France.
• Educational Resources for Anti-Racism Training Educational materials including videos, role-playing scenarios, and interactive games designed to deconstruct prejudices and promote anti-racist education in schools and communities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 200 real estate agencies tested across France documenting racial discrimination practices
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Institut Supérieur de Formation au Journalisme (ISFJ)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 April 2026Academic partnership with ISFJ for journalist training on anti-racism. Students produce special editions of their gazette covering racism topics during the Education Week Against Racism. Partnership aims to train future journalists on responsible coverage of discrimination issues and media bias.
• La CimadecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-signatory of joint statements opposing proposed immigration laws. Advocacy coalition partner for defending migrants' rights and opposing discriminatory legislation.
• Gisti (Groupe d'information et de soutien aux immigré·e·s)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partner in opposing marriage restriction proposals. Joint advocacy on immigration and rights issues.
• Syndicat des avocat·es de FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLegal advocacy coalition partner opposing legislation on marriage restrictions. Combined expertise in constitutional and human rights law.
• Les Amoureux au ban publicminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation supporting mixed couples facing administrative barriers to marriage. Coalition partner in opposing discriminatory marriage legislation.
• ANVITA (Association Nationale des Víctimes Racistes ou TARGET - à vérifier)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partner in advocacy against marriage restriction legislation.
• Collectif Né-es ici ou venu-es d'ailleurscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSOS Racisme is a member of this collective which issues mobilizations against racism and xenophobia. The collective calls for broad societal mobilization between March 14-21 annually.
• Institut du Genre en GéopolitiqueminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint publication on RN's offensive against women's rights in Europe and France, analyzing gender and geopolitics dimensions.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• European Network Against Racism (ENAR): ENAR is the EU-level umbrella of anti-racism NGOs, of which SOS Racisme is effectively a French national affiliate counterpart. ENAR provides policy research and Brussels-level advocacy that complements SOS Racisme's domestic litigation and education work.
• Amnesty International France: Amnesty International France is the French section of the global human-rights NGO, with broader remit including freedom of expression, asylum, and policing. It addresses racism and hate speech as part of a much wider portfolio and competes for institutional donor funding.
• Défenseur des droits: Défenseur des droits is the French constitutional authority for equality and anti-discrimination, providing free legal support to victims. While a public body rather than an NGO, it competes with SOS Racisme for victim cases and operates the same legal-aid intake channels.

Emerging players

• Collectif Némésis: Collectif Némésis is a smaller French feminist and anti-racist collective active in media-monitoring and ARCOM complaints on discrimination. It overlaps with SOS Racisme on media-accountability work but is more niche in scope.
• Fondation pour le Logement (ex-Abbé Pierre): French foundation focused on housing exclusion, with overlapping interest in housing-discrimination testing — the same domain where SOS Racisme's 200+ agency testing campaign operates. Comparable on the housing-discrimination subset of SOS Racisme's work.

Direct peers

• MRAP (Mouvement contre le Racisme et pour l'Amitié entre les Peuples): MRAP is a long-standing French anti-racism NGO with overlapping advocacy, legal-aid, and educational missions. Both organizations operate in the same funding pool, address the same victim population, and often co-sign joint statements on discrimination policy.
• Ligue des droits de l'Homme (LDH): LDH is a French human-rights association with broader civic-rights remit but substantial overlap with SOS Racisme on anti-discrimination litigation, legal support, and advocacy against hate speech and far-right movements. Both file complaints with regulators and run local-section networks.
• LICRA (Ligue Internationale Contre le Racisme et l'Antisémitisme): LICRA is France's other major historic anti-racism and anti-semitism association, founded in 1927. It directly competes with SOS Racisme for the same donor and member base, runs legal support and education programs, and files similar complaints against media and political figures.
• La Cimade: La Cimade is a French NGO defending the rights of migrants and refugees, a confirmed coalition partner of SOS Racisme. Both organizations co-sign statements on immigration legislation and share overlapping victim populations, though La Cimade is more focused on migration status rather than racial discrimination per se.
• GISTI (Groupe d'information et de soutien aux immigré·e·s): GISTI is a French legal-advocacy NGO focused on immigrants' rights, and a confirmed SOS Racisme coalition partner. It provides legal support and policy analysis on a closely adjacent population, often co-litigating on the same statutory frameworks.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SOS_Racisme
• Facebookfacebook.com/TouchePasAMonPoteOfficiel/?locale=fr_FR
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sos-racisme
• Instagraminstagram.com/sos_racisme/?hl=fr
• TikToktiktok.com/@sosracisme_off

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Profiles2 records

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