Verba manent: The Power of Words | Campus for young journalists, communicators and activists against hate speech!

Are you ready to join a unique campus experience focused on communication and activism from an intersectional perspective?

This is an opportunity to explore themes, languages, and methodologies that tackle racist and gender-based hate speech. If you are passionate about these topics and eager to deepen your understanding, this campus is the perfect place for you!
Sign up here by October 7th - postponed to October 14th.

 

“Verba manent: The Power of Words" is the anti-racist and transfeminist campus, organised by ACRA

This event will focus on countering hate speech using an intersectional lens, with special attention to gender and racism.

Participants will explore methodologies and build skills to tackle hate speech and create new narratives through written, spoken, and digital media.

 

WHERE AND WHEN

The campus will take place in-person in Milan from November 18th to 21st, at:

• Casa dei Diritti - Via Edmondo De Amicis 10, 20123, Milan
• Olinda - ex Ospedale Psichiatrico Paolo Pini, Via Ippocrate 45, 20161 Milan

Some preparatory campus modules will be provided online in the weeks leading up to the event.

4 days with speakers, experts, facilitators, and trainers from across Europe!

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FOR WHO

The campus will host 20 participants from European countries:

1. Aged between 19 and 30 years.
2. Working as a journalist or in the field of communication and / or activist or student with an interest in media and communication-related topics.
3. With a strong interest in exploring issues related to racist and gender-based hate speech from an intersectional perspective.

Travels, meals, and accommodation costs will be covered by the organiser ACRA for the duration of the campus.

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HOW

Objectives of the campus

• To learn new communication strategies for identifying and combating racism and hate speech.
• To develop a knowledge base on counter-narratives to apply in your work and activism.
• To contribute to the creation of a communication campaign focused on combating racism and hate speech with an intersectional approach.

Some topics

• campaigning and communication for social change;
• analysis of anti-migrant hatred online;
• intercultural dialogue, integration, racism and intolerance, best practices of communication, and awareness-raising campaigns on the topic;

The  participants will contribute to build a web editorial board, with the task to monitor the anti-migrant hate speech in their countries and to promote a positive narrative online.

The training will be led by different professionals including journalists, university professors, and intercultural experts.

The campus will be in English.

You can find in detail the topics and activities in the program below.

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Don’t miss the opportunity to be part of this unique learning experience and impactful project!

  To apply for the campus fill out the online application form

by October 7th  --> October 14th

Download and share the call and program here

 

The initiative is part of the projects:

"EMPOWER - European key Multipliers PromOte aWarenEss against Racism and xenophobia", promoted by ACRA and Razzismo Brutta Storia (Italy), ENWAD (Spain), Anthropolis (Hungary), co-funded by the European Union (CERV Programme - Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values).

“Sguardi intrecciati” promoted by ACRA with the contribution of Fondazione di Comunità Milano (2024.0013).

 

• Find out about "Empower project" on ACRA's website
• Find out about "Sguardi intrecciati" on ACRA's website

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