TOY - Trainers Online for Youth
This is a reference for Alessandra Coppola
Hate speech is one of the most frequent and most used techniques for discrimination of a certain group or
individual, both online and offline and the most damaging examples of hate speech are often grounded in simple
stories, which are repeated over and over again in different forms. The migrants “taking our jobs”, for example. Or
the consistent claim, made by radicals, that Islam is “under attack”. Such narratives often remain unchallenged,
either because they have become commonplace, or because they are delivered in sophisticated ways.
During the training, we will be identifying the dangerous story-telling that chips away at our communities. Even
more importantly, we will learn and share tested methods to propose powerful alternatives. Not simply telling
different stories, but building and deploying more truthful accounts of the world around us which encourage
others to challenge prejudice and think critically, and which deepen our knowledge and understanding of one
and other.
Therefore, the aim of this training is to empower youth workers and activists to develop counter and alternative
narratives to combat hate speech and promote human rights, especially in online environments. Based on WE Can
manual, training will propose a set of online and offline communication and educational approaches, and tools to
undermine narratives, which sustain and legitimize hate speech. It aims to strengthen the toolboxes of youth
workers, educators and activists already engaged in human rights work and education or willing to be engaged.
Objectives:
Explore and deepen the understanding of hate speech and narratives as well as its causes,
manifestations and consequences;
Develop participants competences to use counter and alternative narratives to combat hate speech
with the guidance of “We Can” manual;
Encourage and support promotion and implementation of NHSM Campaign in countries where it
still does not exist and in that way strengthen the campaign’s response to hate speech;
Make concrete and doable proposals for actions and initiatives to be implemented online and offline
in the framework of the NHSM campaign for the upcoming action day in solidarity with victims of
hate crimes on 22nd July;
Support capacity building of partner organizations/individuals same as to create space for and
support cooperation and networking with the aim of countering hate speech;
Develop the Euro-Med Network that will focus on taking actions against hate speech and
development of educational tools.
The group was composed by 25 youth leaders, youth workers and activist from Tunis,Italy, Croatia, Belgium, Morocco, Quebec.
Non formal education activities
We CAN! manual application
WEDI Activists Board Game
Ice breacking, energizers, name games
brain storming
group works
Production of 4 pice of counternarratives, 3 in the format of pictures and 1 in the format of video, applied online during the MedUNI.
To know more visit:
https://www.facebook.com/nohatemakers/?ref=br_rs
https://goo.gl/2z9fDf
Full time trainer