Hate speech Stereotypes and prejudices
Innocent pictures, innocent words Summary Participants analyse authentic anti-Semitic cartoons from Nazi Germany to explore different types of hate speech and how it can harm communities.
Materials Printed images (annexed) or computer and projector;
Procedure The activity consists of two parts - you can do them together during one workshop session or completely separately. Part two is optional.
Part one 1. Tell the group you will show them pictures from comic books. Ask them to think about answers to the following questions: • What country do the pictures come from? • When were they created (indicative date)? • Who are they depicting? • What do you think of them? 2. Show the participants the images (annexed). It is best to display them as a presentation on a wall or screen. Then ask the participants to answer the questions above. Note: Images can be difficult to understand because they come from a different historical and social context. The aim of this part of the activity is to collect ideas from the participants. You should not judge the accuracy of their statements, but you can ask them to justify their opinion. 3. After this part of the activity, inform the participants that the pictures come from before World War II and were produced in Nazi Germany. These cartoons were used in schools as part of the educational process of children and youth. During social or geography lessons, these comic books were used to encourage young people to take concrete
Constellations . A manual for working with young people on the topic of racism and invisible racism
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