- EAN13
- 9789287185433
- Éditeur
- Council of Europe
- Date de publication
- 23/05/2017
- Langue
- anglais
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Taking Action against Hate Speech through Counter and Alternative Narratives (revised edition)
Agata de Latour, Nina Perger, Ron Salag, Claudio Tocchi, Paloma Viejo Otero
Council of Europe
Livre numérique
Combating hate speech offline and online: a new tool to help young people and
educators to confront, dismantle and replace hateful narratives. Online hate
speech has become a major form of human rights abuse, with serious, sometimes
tragic consequences, both online and offline. Hate speech cannot be allowed to
proliferate without being challenged and exposed in its nature: prejudicial
views on social groups combined with fake news which feed phobias and fears,
seem attractive as narratives. Narratives give a meaning to information
presented because they connect with what people believe, or want to believe
in.Their widespread presence online accredits their claims for legitimacy. But
narratives are rarely the truth and never the whole truth. When they are used
to oppress people, as in hate speech, the fundamentals of a pluralistic and
democratic society are undermined, and the lives and dignity of people are at
risk. Counter narratives are thus needed to discredit and deconstruct the
narratives on which hate speech is based. Alternative narratives are also
needed to reinforce positive values and perspectives which support human
rights and democratic citizenship, such as solidarity, respect for diversity,
freedom and equality. Young people need to occupy online public space with
positive narratives based on hope and love. This manual presents communicative
and educational approaches and tools for youth and other human rights
activists to develop their own counter and alternative narratives to hate
speech. It is designed for working with young people from the age of 13, and
is based on the principles of human rights education and youth participation.
Anyone can take action against speech. By providing insights into hate speech
and human rights, and a methodology for producing counter narratives, We Can
makes that action easier, more effective and positive. The Council of Europe
launched the No Hate Speech Movement campaign to mobilise young people for
human rights online and to combat hate speech. Education plays a central role
in the campaign. This manual complements Bookmarks - A manual for combating
hate speech online through human rights education, also published by the
Council of Europe.
educators to confront, dismantle and replace hateful narratives. Online hate
speech has become a major form of human rights abuse, with serious, sometimes
tragic consequences, both online and offline. Hate speech cannot be allowed to
proliferate without being challenged and exposed in its nature: prejudicial
views on social groups combined with fake news which feed phobias and fears,
seem attractive as narratives. Narratives give a meaning to information
presented because they connect with what people believe, or want to believe
in.Their widespread presence online accredits their claims for legitimacy. But
narratives are rarely the truth and never the whole truth. When they are used
to oppress people, as in hate speech, the fundamentals of a pluralistic and
democratic society are undermined, and the lives and dignity of people are at
risk. Counter narratives are thus needed to discredit and deconstruct the
narratives on which hate speech is based. Alternative narratives are also
needed to reinforce positive values and perspectives which support human
rights and democratic citizenship, such as solidarity, respect for diversity,
freedom and equality. Young people need to occupy online public space with
positive narratives based on hope and love. This manual presents communicative
and educational approaches and tools for youth and other human rights
activists to develop their own counter and alternative narratives to hate
speech. It is designed for working with young people from the age of 13, and
is based on the principles of human rights education and youth participation.
Anyone can take action against speech. By providing insights into hate speech
and human rights, and a methodology for producing counter narratives, We Can
makes that action easier, more effective and positive. The Council of Europe
launched the No Hate Speech Movement campaign to mobilise young people for
human rights online and to combat hate speech. Education plays a central role
in the campaign. This manual complements Bookmarks - A manual for combating
hate speech online through human rights education, also published by the
Council of Europe.
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