Description
The main goal of the project is to assist with dismantling stereotypes held by young people and strengthening of their active participation in defending democratic values and multiculturalism. The selected methods include motivation and support of young people at schools in creation of their own small human rights promotion projects, as well as broadening of debate about the threat of hateful expressions and narratives in virtual space. This debate will also be attended by immigrants, since they are the ones the hateful attacks are often aimed at.
Summary of project results
The spread of prejudice and representation of xenophobia and racism in today´s society happens in the physical space as well as the virtual one. The goal of the project was to impact the opinions and stances in the Czech society, especially young people and pursue a path towards tolerance, respect and understanding multiculturalism. Therefore we combined activities focused on educating youth within the formal education sector as well as outside of the formal Edu. Sector – in virtual space. 10 student action teams were established, comprised of students from upper elementary and secondary schools and teachers as the team mentors. Teams organized local projects on racism, inclusion and acceptance of other cultures or monitoring of media about the „refugee crisis“messages. Through the project activities, students gained knowledge about how to organize student projects as well as about the topic itself. They learned about various sources which they can trust and use for their projects, whether in the form of human capital, who to call if they wanted immigrant to participate in their projects or information on the topic. Teachers learned how to mentor a team and assist them rather than lead. Migrants were part of discussions with the majority society and had an opportunity to be heard and express opinions about topics which touch them personally.
Summary of bilateral results