Hate speech
Other treatment? Summary Participants reflect about hate speech from their own experience. After that, they explore different case studies of hate speech and discuss reactions strategies, including how they can react when the source of hate speech is someone we know.
Materials Posters and markers, pens/pencils, printed tables (annexed), cards with situations (annexed)
Procedure Part one 1. Tell the group that this activity is about hate crimes and hate speech. You can ask participants what ‘hate speech’ and ‘hate crime’ means to them. You can write down two terms on the board/poster and ask participants for their understanding of the terms. At the end of this part of the activity, summarise the discussion and give definitions of ‘hate crime’ and ‘hate speech’. 2. Then, tell the participants that you will ask them some questions. If the answer to the question is yes, they should stand up and if the answer is negative, they should stay seated. Ask them to answer according to their own knowledge and experience. The answers should not be consulted with the group. During this part of the activity everyone should keep quiet. The questions: • Have you encountered hate speech on the Internet? • Has any of your friends ever become a victim of hate speech? • Has anyone around you ever been a victim of physical, verbal or psychological violence because of who they are? (e.g. has a different skin colour, is a foreigner, body shape, etc.) • Have you heard about cases of hate crimes? • Have you heard of cases of hate crimes from the media?
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Constellations . A manual for working with young people on the topic of racism and invisible racism
