Luxembourg Team at the HATE-LESS Training in Tallinn
HATE-LESS training of trainers in Tallinn (September 15-17, 2025) tested media literacy toolkit and participatory video methods to counter hate speech and disinformation.
General information about the training
HATE-LESS is an Erasmus+ KA2 cooperation partnership that equips youth workers with media literacy and participatory methods to counter hate speech and disinformation. The training of trainers of the project Hate-Less was held in Tallinn, Estonia, from 15 to 17 September 2025, hosted by Eesti People to People.
The Methodological Guidelines and the practical toolkit, developed in the first part of the project, were the main topic of the gathering – to be tested. Educational experts and youth workers, through hands-on workshops, live trials and peer feedback had their input, ensuring the materials are safe, inclusive and ready for use in real youth-work settings.
The programme blended indoor sessions with study visits to a broadcaster and a newsroom, allowing participants to stress-test activities against professional editorial and verification routines.
General context
Across three working days, partners piloted activities that will help young people recognise manipulation techniques, deconstruct stereotypes and craft constructive counter-messages. A central strand was Participatory Video (PV), positioned as a youth-led pathway for creating credible narratives that challenge hate and disinformation. Participants also tested complementary chapters of the Guidelines to align ethics, safeguarding, digital readiness and assessment with day-to-day realities of youth centres, schools and community groups.
Participants from Luxembourg
Luxembourg was represented by Seg Kirakossian, Monica Bogdan, and Marc AUXENFANTS, educational experts active across the country’s learning ecosystem. Beyond Chapter 5, they joined cross-chapter trials and contributed targeted recommendations to improve clarity, safeguarding, and adaptability. They also presented different educational organisations from Luxembourg, mapping how the toolkit can plug into local youth-work needs and existing initiatives.
Seg Kirakossian from FSL led the presentation and testing of Chapter 5: Technical Guide for the Creation of a Participatory Video. In condensed form participants tried quick videomaking workshop cimulation with video-outcomes, from practical story generation and collaborative storytelling tools to the technical basics of the camera. Test runs focused on usability in low-equipment contexts that can allow the involvement of anyone.
The delegation was selected by Formation et Sensibilisation de Luxembourg (FSL) with a forward-looking goal – after Tallinn, these experts will help be involved in the organisation and delivery of local trainings in Luxembourg, ensuring that the methods validated internationally are transferred sustainably at home.
HATE-LESS project is co-funded by the European Union under Erasmus+ programme (KA220-YOU).
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