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Racism online Workshop 5: How to react to Hate speech online? Satu Kanninen, MA Human Rights Project Coordinator Save the Children 3.11.2011
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Presentation of a project conducted by Save the Children Finland. Main goals of the project: Increase awareness of racism and anti-racism Improve equality and remove prejudice Get anti-racism as a natural part of youth work Find tools to support and counsel youth who has experienced racism
Transcript of No-ra - no racism on the internet
Racism online Workshop 5: How to react to Hate speech
online? Satu Kanninen, MA Human Rights
Project Coordinator
Save the Children
3.11.2011
CONTENT
No Racism (NoRa) –project
Racism online
Anti-racism attitude online
No Racism (NoRa)
Co-operation project:
Save the Children Finland and Helsinki Youth Department
Launched in 2009 to develop anti-racism work
online
Funded by Ministry of Education and Culture
PROJECT GOALS
Increase awareness of racism and anti-racism
Improve equality and remove prejudice
Get anti-racism as a natural part of youth work
Find tools to support and counsel youth
who has experienced racism
OBJECTIVES
Produce material (toolkit)
Education and training
Research
Advocacy work
Campaigning
Online discussions
RACISM ONLINE
SYMBOLIC RACISM
• Pictures • Symbols • Societies
SYMBOLIC RACISM
• Numerology • Combination of letters
EVERYDAY RACISM
Profiles, status updates, blogs, groups
•
EVERYDAY RACISM
“but then theres some racist jokes, you
know... hmm, here it is practised a lot..
Usually I try to keep my head off, but
sometimes someone invents smthng so
crazy so that you have to laugh. but most
of the times racist jokes are quite awful ... “
-Demi.fi
GENERALISATIONS
“I'm not a racist at all.. I have few mates who
is dark skinned and very nice:) but I do not
understand immigrants and others because
they take jobs from us and they will come to
Finland just because they know they‟ll get
all the help and more. Also my mom is
unemployed at the moment.” –IRC-Galleria
EXPERIENCES
“Pretty basic stuff that some guys yells
„hey there goes the night roofs black
nigger‟, etc., and then there are other
situations eg elderly people keeps
distance to me and at the bus no one will
sit next to me, even tho the bus is full.” -
Habbo-hotel
ANTI-RACISM
"Racism is ... is one of the things that I‟m
opposed to the bottom of my heart, don‟t
people have their right to be what they
want (...)? I really don‟t understand
Racists. Peace & Amen! “ – Demi.fi
Anti-racism attitude online
STARTING
POINT
reviewing own
attitudes
Anti-racism
culture/pattern
The idea of multiculturalism
historical, political and social
awareness
speaking of problems with
their real names
Anti-racism attitude online
IN PRACTISE
recognise the forms of racism
active and systematic
interference
should not be afraid of
conflicts
diversed anti-
racism
humour allowed
dialogue
giving facts
