Language & Migration
POSITIVE MESSENGERS
2016 – present
“Coalition of Positive Messengers to Counter Online Hate Speech”
The Languages Company is a partner in a new EU project, Coalition of Positive Messengers to Counter Online Hate Speech, which runs from 1 October 2016 until 30 September 2018.
The project involves a consortium of 8 organizations from 7 countries across Europe: Bulgaria, Italy, Croatia, Czech Republic, Romania, Greece and the UK.
The central aim of the project is to strengthen the response to online hate speech through the active engagement of local communities in creating and sharing powerful counter-narratives against xenophobic discourse. It also aims to provide new data on the scope and impact of hate speech and to exchange best practices among those already working in the field.
To this end we aim to:
- Review and report on the current situation in each country , including analysis of on line media
- Work with others on developing counter narratives and support materials
- Develop public awareness campaigns on hate speech.
The resources and information developed will be available on line and will be disseminated in a final conference in 2018. For further details contact us enquiries@thelanguagecompany.com.
