Project Description

Objectives

The project will develop a new model of European youth empowerment to tackle racism, xenophobia and discrimination aimed at migrants.

At its heart is the concept of ‘Hate Interrupter Teams’ (HITs) – task groups of young people (14-19) developed through participatory, inclusive arts-based practices, facilitated by youth workers, mentors and guidance practitioners, intervening in hate speech and behaviour towards migrants (HSBM) in their communities, at school and among their peers.

 

Strategy and target groups

HITs address the perpetrators of HSBM through creative digital media-based ‘showcases’, imaginative role play and artistic techniques. Stakeholder Boards (SBs) will advise HITs on the design, test and publication of new curricula and guidance based on human rights knowledge and intervention techniques.

Together HITs and SBs will reach out to harness the power of ‘opinion-formers’ from diverse fields – media personalities (performing artists, TV presenters, journalists); educators; sport icons and policy makers as sponsors and role models to counteract HSBM via targeted initiatives and awareness

It is foreseen that the following groups will benefit from the project:

– stakeholders/opinion formers on SBs, workshops with HITs, press events

– young people participating in HITs via design, pilot, validation of training programme

– peers engaged by HITs

 

HIT’s expected results are:

– Production and validation of a transferable, European guidance and training curriculum for HITs;

– A new infrastructure model for sustained networked cooperation between stakeholders, opinion

formers, and young people to counteract HSBM;

– Public awareness-raising campaigns counteracting HSBM.

 

The project’s deliverables are:

– 1European, 7x national reports on youth empowerment HSBM counteracting strategies

– HIT Curriculum and Guide

– HIT portfolios

– HIT campaign storyboards

– Creative awareness raising campaigns counteracting HSBM

– HIT Portal and app

– HSBM testimonies

– Intercultural dialogue workshop

– Media contents/appearances

– Final conference

 

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