Thursday 27 January 2022, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm MST, online (Alberta, Canada) In honour of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, please join internationally renowned Jewish author and educator Ben M. Freeman, as he discusses Jewish identity, combating antisemitism and raising awareness of the Holocaust. The Holocaust may have ended years ago, but the story…
Wednesday 2 February 2022, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm MST, online (Edmonton, Canada) The Resiliency Project aims is to work with the public to prevent and counter violent extremism through awareness, education and research. *Each webinar covers a different topic, in order to obtain a holistic awareness of the topics discussed, it is highly…
Friday 4 – Sunday 6 February 2022, London, UK The 4th International Conference on Social Sciences in the 21st Century is coming to London, the United Kingdom on the 4th-6th of February 2022. There are many reasons to attend this social sciences conference. It’s a fantastic learning opportunity. It’s a source of inspiration, new contacts, and…
Monday 7 February – Wednesday 9 February 2022, Oshawa, Canada & online Over the past five years, social media platforms have made the headlines as spaces where far Right individuals and groups produce, impart and receive hateful content. The proposed solutions to the problem have subsequently multiplied. Governments are enacting new laws, regulations and…
Wednesday 9 February 2022, 10:00 am – 11:00 am EST, online (Washington DC, USA) Building on the dramatic political transformations that occurred in Ethiopia since 2015, this chapter examines the potentials and limits of strategies to recognize and analyse hate speech in polarized societies. It reflects on how analytical frameworks devised to address a…
Wednesday 9 February 2022, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm MST, online (Edmonton, Canada) The Resiliency Project aims is to work with the public to prevent and counter violent extremism through awareness, education and research. *Each webinar covers a different topic, in order to obtain a holistic awareness of the topics discussed, it is highly…
Thursday 10 February 2022, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm GMT, online (Salford, UK) Hate is a common factor in disabled peoples lives but is under reported. This online session will explore this and the support available. We are very excited to welcome Dr Leah Burch, lecturer in Social Science at Liverpool Hope University and…
Wednesday 16 February 2022, 10:00 am – 11:00 am EST, online (Washington DC, USA) Online hate speech has real life consequences and is often used as a tool of radicalization, conflict, and polarization. While hate speech has been part of propaganda for centuries, social media has given it sharper teeth by creating conditions where…
Tuesday 22 February 2022, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm GMT, online (Bradford, UK) Understanding disability hate crime, led by Darryl Smith, 30 years experience championing, challenging and dismantling disabling barriers Participants will gain an understanding of disability hate crime covering the historical and national context. People will also receive practical steps on supporting…
Tuesday 22 February 2022, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm GMT, online (Wales) This session explores, hate incidents in schools – Reporting, Recognising and Reporting. Race Equality First (REF) has over 40 years of experience as the recognised lead body in South Wales for tackling discrimination and hate crime and promoting the message that Race…