Content of the presentation • What is

Content of the presentation • What is hate speech • The campaign • Structure • European Activities • Tools — communities

Definition • The term hate speech shall be understood as covering 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, but not restricted to this. • (Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, Recommendation on hate speech, 1997).

Relation to other phenomena • Racism • Semitism • Xenophobia • Discrimination • Human Rights – freedom of expression; right to non-discrimination • Gender • LGBTQI issues • Religion and interreligious dialogue • Extremism • Conflicts • Disabled people and many others

Fields of occurance • Everyday life – privacy • Media (printed media, TV, Radio, Internet) • Politics • Govermental structures, institutions • Schools — bullying • Social ‘ science ’ • Hate crime

Impacts on young people Young people as targets of recruitment: • Internet is a learning space for easy ideas • Hate patterns reach out for youth involvement • Emotional risk Young people as targets: • Sensitive identity and personality • Emotional or psychological harm • Social harm • Physical harm • Suicide (in extreme situations)

Campaign Video

The Campaign objectives • To raise awareness about hate speech online and the risks it poses for democracy and individual young people. • 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 create a network of online youth activists to defend human rights. • To map hate speech online and develop tools to combat it. • To support and show solidarity to people and groups targeted by hate speech online. • To advocate the development of and consensus on European policy instruments combating hate speech. • To develop youth participation and citizenship online.

Campaign structure European Campaign — Framework; — European events; — Coordination; — Online action for everyone; — Tools and network development; — Support to NCC — Policy oriented; National Campaigns — National online and offline actions; — National priorities and plans of action; — NCC — Policy objectives — Dissemination of tools

Strategies and tools • Expose hate speech – Hate Speech Watch • Show solidarity – Join the movement • Educate – Tool-kits, training courses, study sessions • Taking action – European action days Community and action development

Online Campaign concept Landing page

The Community on social networks — Facebook: No Hate Speech Movement Combating Hate Speech Group — Twitter: @nohatespeech #nohatespeech — G+ community – where we organise Digital activists combating hate speech online

Upcoming events • Tool-kits launch • Regional Training Course in Serbia • Euro Dig Side Events • Study session Hate speech in Video Games online • Training course for NCC — October • Training course for volunteers — November • Campaign Conference – November • European Action Days