Start date: 01.05.2021
End date: 30.09.2022 extended till 31/10/2023
Coordinator: ASOCIACION LAS NIÑAS DEL TUL
Partners: STOWARZYSZENIE EUROPE 4 YOUTH, Poland and NATURKULTUR EV, Germany
Description:
Europe is facing an increasing number of populists, xenophobic and nationalist movements that mix racism and intolerance in order to increase Euroscepticism and normalize hate in public opinion. Stereotypes and prejudices based on general ignorance of reality target immigrants and minorities, with an important role of fake news, to justify anti-democratic and violent actions. This situation has a boom in the crisis we live in and puts at risk social cohesion. And as the Action Plan against Disinformation of the European Commission indicates, grater public awareness is essential for improving societal resilience against the threat that disinformation poses. Therefore, we have proposed a project involving citizens and NGOs for 4 counties in order to improve active citizenship and intercultural dialogue with the following objectives:
- Analyze the types of hate speech faced by immigrants and minorities mainly through fake news, with special focus on those linked with Euroscepticism;
- Create and train local teams to fight the hate speech mentioned, which in turn train more people in the community and raising awareness about the topic;
- Promote intercultural dialogue and active engaged citizenship;
The key result is a citizen empowered movement to promote intercultural dialogue and European values.