Saturday 20 May 2017

No Hate Speech Movement

"Hate speech, as defined by the Council of Europe, covers all forms of expression which spread, incite, promote or justify racial hatred, xenophobia, anti-Semitism or other forms of hatred based on intolerance, including: intolerance expressed by aggressive nationalism and ethnocentrism, discrimination and hostility against minorities, migrants and people of immigrant origin."

(Don't read the comments to this on YouTube: they are of course mostly ignorant hate from the very bullies the movement seeks to reeducate).

Objectives of the No Hate campaign

  • To raise awareness about hate speech online and its risks for democracy and for individual young people, and promoting media and Internet literacy;
  • To support young people in standing up for human rights, online and offline;
  • To reduce the levels of acceptance of online hate speech;
  • To mobilise, train and network online youth activists for human rights;
  • To map hate speech online and develop tools for constructive responses;
  • To support and show solidarity to people and groups targeted by hate speech online;
  • To advocate for the development and consensus on European policy instruments combating hate speech;
  • To develop youth participation and citizenship online.
The official site of the No Hate Speech Movement is here.

You'll also find the latest posts on their site in the FEEDS section of this blog.