Active European Citizens Against Hate Speech - summary of project results
The project «Active European Citizens Against Hate Speech» was funded with the support of the European Union under the Programme "Europe for Citizens"
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17 local youth events organised in the framework of the project "Active European Citizens Against Hate Speech"
Riga and Liepaja, Tallinn and Tartu, Vilnius and Kaunas, Zagreb and Rijeka, Bucharest and Cluj-Napoca, Sofia and Veliko Tarnovo – hosted youth events raising awareness of more than 350 young people about the harm of hate speech and motivating them to stand up against it. Young people who took part in the events were pupils, students, minorities, immigrants, refugees, persons with disabilities, and other vulnerable groups. There were young people who are active in civic society activities and those who never took part in such events before. Local events outside the capitals and online helped to reached young people from rural areas.
International conference “Tackling the Impact of Hate Speech on Our Lives and Society: A Comprehensive Approach Towards Prevention of Hate Involving Policy Makers and Young People”
An international conference Tackling the Impact of Hate Speech on Our Lives and Society: A Comprehensive Approach Towards Prevention of Hate Involving Policy Makers and Young People” organised on 25 June 2022, in Cluj-Napoca.
First phase of the NGO training program “On the Way to a More Tolerant Society” is completed
The first phase of the NGO capacity building program “On the Way to a More Tolerant Society” took place between the 18 February and 1 April 2022. A total of 28 participants took part in five online seminars, altogether representing 24 associations from different regions of Latvia.
Second youth event "Active Young People Against Hate Speech" is conducted on 20 April in Liepaja
The event gathered participants from Liepaja and other Latvian regions and international participants from Estonia, Sweden, Italy, Greece and Switzerland.