DocuSpeech against Hate Speech
The project “DocuSpeech against Hate Speech” (training course and seminar) on promotion of human rights education through the documentary movies is made by the youth workers. We chose the film-making as a strategic tool for the youth workers as more and more in the education of young people are being used media tools to decrease intolerance/hate speech. Film and especially documentary films help us expand our world, introducing us to values, struggles, innovations, and beliefs beyond our daily experience.
Location
Luxembourg
Duration
December 2018
Focus Areas
Human rights education, combating hate speech, social inclusion, documentary filmmaking, youth work
Funding Program
Erasmus+ Programme, Luxembourgish National Agency – Anefore
Participants
Youth workers, young people
Key Activities & Learning
Using Short Documentary Films to Build Social Awareness
We recognized that short form documentaries have filled a key role in both formal and non-formal education. We used these films as a strategy for youth workers and educators to build social and emotional awareness on issues of intolerance and discrimination in a meaningful and compelling way for young people. We aimed to promote audiovisual tools with the concept of educational documentary as an effective medium for reaching youth audiences.
Addressing Online Intolerance and Hate Speech
We acknowledged that despite the existence of legislative background for protection of minorities, there is still evidence of growing cases of intolerance and discrimination within European society, sometimes even tolerated by governments. We noted that many hate speech and intolerance cases reported over Europe are taking place on the Internet, which means young people are being targeted as main users of the internet. We aimed to use the same tool but to promote tolerance instead of hate.
Fostering Social Inclusion and Democratic Understanding
We sought to decrease the level of aggression and intolerance through civil society organizations and youth workers, while helping young people understand the principles of democracy and participation and its influence on their lives. We worked to understand deeper the challenges faced by young people in social, cultural, ethnic, and religious minority groups, and to foster social inclusion especially of young refugees, young migrants, young people with disabilities and fewer opportunities in general. We saw this project as a step in creating tools that could be promoted by all involved organizations beyond the borders of participating countries.RetryClaude can make mistakes. Please double-check responses.
Issues and Needs We Sought to Address Through This Project
• To decrease the level of aggression and intolerance through the civil society organizations/youth workers;
• To understand the principles of democracy and participation and its influence on young people’s lives;
• To understand deeper the challenges faced by young people in social, cultural, ethnic, religious minority groups;
• To promote the audiovisual tools, with the concept of educational documentary;
• To foster social inclusion especially of the young refugees, young migrants, young people with disabilities and fewer opportunities in general.
Objectives of the Project
• To develop the competences of the participants to produce educational video materials to use in youth work to combat hate speech;
• To foster social inclusion especially of the young people with disabilities and fewer opportunities in general;
• To develop the competences of youth workers and youth leaders in making films in various formats;
• To develop non-formal framework for film-making as a tool for transformative learning;
• To promote understanding of the principles of democracy and participation and its influence on young people’s lives;
• To create 7-8 audiovisual tools (will be uploaded also on the SALTO toolbox), with the concept of educational documentary;
• To support the field presence of the European Commission in order to promote the values behind the institution.
“DocuSpeech Against Hate Speech” Project is organized by Foreign Students of Luxembourg, co-hosted by Doctor Cinema, financed by the Erasmus+ Programme, Luxembourgish National Agency – Anefore
Video
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