Hate is not innocent (A30-EN)

This activity has the objective of curbing hate speech both in the public sphere and in the private sphere through the dissemination of the “hate is not innocent” campaign.

Hate speech, racism and xenophobia, NGO members

• To create alliances, no competition but alliances. Organizations must collaborate with each other; Competitiveness fuels hate speech.
• To promote self-care.
• Equality discards the narrative of the neocolonial figure of the cooperator; opting for approaches from equality.
• Complaint Organizations must be more proactive in denouncing hate speech and create counter discourse.
• Truth fights against lies with data and expert analysis.
• Judicial approach. Considering legal proceedings of the extreme cases.

NGO members. In particular, the participants of the “hate is not innocent“ campaign.

The organizations involved in this campaign are: AIETI, Alliance for Solidarity, Andalusia Welcomes, Amnesty International, Rumiñahui Association, CEAR, Galician Coordinator of ONGD, Coordinator of ONGD, Ecos do Sur, Entreculturas, SOS Federation Racism, FELGTB, Network of Latin American Women.

This activity aims to promote and replicate the campaign to curb incitement to hate speech in both the public and private spheres. It can be applied for awareness-raising, action taking and for the needs of different groups, both professional and social and non-governmental organizations.

Paper and pen.

The group will be divided into 5 subgroups called 1. Alliances, 2. Narratives, 3. Proactive approach, 4. Fight and 5. Judicial issues.

Since all participants are experts in hate speech because they work on it in their different NGOs, we would promote an in-depth approach working in subgroups. The aim is to focus on these 5 topics in order to improve the empathy and skills individually and in the groups.

Step by step

They will be subdivided into 5 groups at the very beginning of the training.

After that, they will have 10 minutes to write on the paper the priorities of the “‘Hate is not innocent” campaign related to their specific topic.

Then, they will discuss how they will implement these priorities in, at least, two activities during the next 3 months (10 more minutes).

The conclusions of each subgroup are being discussed in the general group dynamics and the goal is to create a safe and confidential environment to share experiences.

Last but not least, the main goals of the “Hate is not innocent” campaign and of this training in particular are being repeated.

«If the activity is conducted in a group, the trainer should be skilled in group dynamics and have enough experiences to know how to enhance group cohesion and participants' interactions.>

You would need a medium-big space in order to create 5 separate groups.

El odio no es inocente (2019). Retrieved https://futuroencomun.net/no-es-inocente/

CEAR (2019, June 11). 13 ONG se unen se unen en la campaña ‘El Odio No Es Inocente’. Retrieved https://www.cear.es/ong-contra-discursos-de-odio/

Minister of internal affairs (2017). Informe sobre la evolución de los incidentes relacionados con los delitos de odio en España. Retrieved http://www.interior.gob.es/documents/10180/7146983/ESTUDIO+INCIDENTES+DELITOS+DE+ODIO+2017+v3.pdf/5d9f1996-87ee-4e30-bff4-e2c68fade874

UMA, Ruth de Frutos

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