Sheffield is trying to combat the assumed rise in ignorance that has allowed the BNP's European election win by encouraging people to - literally -walk in another person's shoes for a week.
Shopping areas will hold host to poets, writers and performers, and schools and community groups will also be getting in on the act to open minds and make sure the week goes with a bang.
Leader of Sheffield City Council, Cllr Paul Scriven said: "One city, half a million people, all different, but all Sheffielders. This is your chance to tell your story and to hear and read other people's stories, and see what it's like to stand in someone else's shoes and look at things from their perspective.
"The more we understand each other, the harder it is to be intolerant and easier to work together on the things we all care about."
Between 6-12 July, a series of events will see people from all areas of
life unite, whether gay, disabled, part of an ethnic minority or a
single parent. Contributions can be posted at the In My Shoes website
at inmyshoes.co.uk, and other people's stories can be read too.