Practice of tolerance

A 2020 Eurobarometer survey showed that 75% of young people in online and offline debates have encountered hate speech, which is understood as expressions that promote racial hatred, xenophobia, anti-Semitism or intolerance. Hate speech is the most frequently cited illegal content in some countries and, untreated, can normalise violence.  This project aims to equip youth workers with the tools to recognise, challenge and transform hate speech. The project aims to enhance the skills of youth workers to deal with hate speech and support transformation in youth settings, focusing on culturally diverse communities such as minorities, the Roma, refugees and migrants. The project will take place in Lithuania. LEVEL UP will be represented by 4 people from Poland.

Activities to be carried out in the project:

1. Leaders’ meeting in Vilnius to prepare training and better understand participants’ needs
2. An international training course that will address topics such as:

• understanding of what hate speech entails in various environments
• development of multilingual competences
• understanding the different levels of hatred and how it escalates;
• exploring the motives and influences of hurtful language and understanding why some people may react differently

During the project, we:

• we facilitate a proactive group response to hate-related conflicts in a group of culturally diverse young people;
• we learn to recognise and reflect on the impact of hate speech from different perspectives;
• we raise awareness of existing social structures of privilege and discrimination

They are involved in the project