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SOFIA DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION IS RECRUITING PARTICIPANTS FOR AN INTERNATIONAL TRAINING ON THE SUBJECT OF HATE SPEECH ONLINE

Created on Monday, 15 August 2022 09:50

Within the framework of the activities of the LEAD-Online project, which helps young people and their teachers to better understand the phenomenon of 'online hate', the Sofia Development Association is looking for four participants in an international training to counter hate speech online.

What is the training about?

The event is titled "Digital Gardening: Applying Strategies to Counter Hate Speech Online through Real Case Scenarios". It will bring together teachers and trainers from 7 European countries, as well as specialists from 7 organizations and institutions with experience and skills in combating hate speech online. The training will be interactive and part of it will be the creation of scenarios for an online game for teachers and students, which aims to enrich the tools for recognizing and responding appropriately to hate speech.

It will take place between 14 and 16 November 2022 in Vienna, Austria. All expenses related to travel, overnight stays and business trips are covered by the budget of the LEAD - Online project and the Association for the Development of Sofia

What are the participation criteria?

SDA is looking for four participants who work in the field of formal and/or informal education and have interests in the field of combating hate speech online. They must have the opportunity to physically participate in the full training program in Vienna, which will last for 3 days. Participants must have an excellent command of the English language.

An important criteria is also their engagement in future activities in the project such as trainings and events that spread the tools to combat hate speech online.

What is the application procedure?

Interested participants should send a short motivation letter in English on the topic "Why do I want to get involved in anti-hate speech online training and how will I contribute to multiplying the results of the project?" (up to 400 words) and a short CV to the email address This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The project is funded by the EU’s Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme.

       

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