ACCESS THE VIRTUAL TOOL TO DETECT HATE SPEECH
The project “EDUCATIONAL INCLUSION INTO DIVERSITY, FACING EARLY SCHOOL LEAVING: Innovative methodologies to support ethnic minority students and stop hate speech in Europe” is built from the knowledge and necessity of the reality that secondary school students live when they are victims of harassment and hate speech. This project aims to stop the early signs of divisive attitudes in the classroom when they are a problem and before they become one, by training teachers and providing them the tools to detect this kind of hatred in the classroom.
In recent years, studies show that the levels of harassment suffered by minority students like Roma youth have increased significantly, in direct relation to the increase in hate speech and far-right movements that are permeating high school classrooms especially.
Thus, we propose the creation of a system of anonymous surveys (O1) for the students via their smarphone and/or PC, to detect racism and hate speech. Thanks to appealing and light digital questions, each student will provide answers about customs, behaviors, and attitudes in the classroom to be analyzed, allowing the tutor to detect signs of harassment or the appearance of hate speech in the forms it assumes. This will also serve as a progress evaluation, so when no discrimination is detected in the classroom, the platform will certify it as a DISCRIMINATION FREE CLASSROOM.
In order to achieve these objectives, eight entities expert in the fields of action of this project have joined in an intersectorial strategic partnership to work together and put a full stop to hatred in secondary classroms, creating an inclusive environment for all students.
PROJECT DESIGN STAGE
This stage was carried out prior to the request of the project, and it is where we carried out previous studies of the participating entities, to analyze the viability and social need for the project.
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PREPARATION STAGE
This is an essential step in these projects, especially when some partners are new to Erasmus Plus. A thorough preparation stage allows us to avoid serious communication problems in future stages of the project.
IMPLEMENTATION STAGE
The implementation stage encompasses multiple and very diverse activities aimed at developing all the project’s results, such as the Intellectual Outputs and the tangible or structural results.
DISSEMINATION STAGE
The dissemination and visibility stage allows the partners to spread information about the project while promoting the use of its results through activities aimed at the most appropriate multipliers, achieving a greater impact.
FOLLOW-UP STAGE
Once the project is finished, its results will continue to be disseminated to expand its impact, and it will be ensured that these remain available, in digital format, and easily accessible in the long term.
RESULTS OF THE PROJECT "EDUCATIONAL INCLUSION INTO DIVERSITY, FACING EARLY SCHOOL LEAVING"
O2: OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES (OERs) FOR TEACHERS – KITS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION
These kits are intended to promote the educational success and empowerment of high school students with obstacles, specifically Roma students; promote coexistence, inclusion, and empathy among students as a mechanism to prevent early school leaving; and develop the skills and competences of secondary school students as a whole, to improve their chances of educational success.
R1: VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT FOR THE DETECTION OF HARASSMENT AND HATE SPEECH IN THE CLASSROOM
A virtual environment to identify the segregation of students in their classroom and the appearance of hate speech and its first signs against students at risk of exclusion. This online tool will include surveys with indirect questions (not bluntly asking about bullying), appealing for the students, with the objective of getting answers that can later be compared with templates showing hateful or segregational tendencies.
R2: TRANING PROGRAM TO TRAIN TEACHERS IN THE INCLUSION OF ROMA STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM
We have already started to develop the Didactic Program with specific contents for teachers that will serve as support resources for O2: KITS AGAINST THE DISCRIMINATION IN THE CLASSROOM..
THE PROJECT "EDUCATIONAL INCLUSION INTO DIVERSITY" HAS BEEN CO-FUNDED BY THE ERASMUS PLUS PROGRAMME
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
OUR PARTNERSHIP
GRETA DU VELAY
Greta du Velay, in the Haute-Loire region (France), encompasses 22 schools located in the territory of Velay, provides training for adults in many areas, and leads actions for specific groups (newcomers, young people in integration, etc.). Our national and international activities are carried out by its Consulting-Research-Innovation department; since 1996, numerous European projects have allowed us to work with partners from all over Europe, and thus acquire expertise in very diverse areas of training.
SMALLCODES
Smallcodes is an Italian software development company divided into three areas of activity. The first and main one concerns our safeguard and promotion of linguistic diversity through technology, to create a network of linguistic minorities to guarantee a constant and systematic presence of all languages in the media and online. We currently include Occitan, Sardinian, Ladin, Walser, Lombard, Cimbrian, Mòcheno, Sappadino, Rromani, and many others.
AGFD
ASOCIACIÓN GITANAS FEMINISTAS POR LA DIVERSIDAD was born in April 2013 facing a decisive fact: that independently of the political situation of Spain and Europe, the Roma situation is intrinsically linked to social services, charity, Onegerism, and paternalism, assuming us to be «saved and rescued» from «cultural poverty». We raise awareness on Roma and non-Roma consciences, and demand corresponsibility; with enthusiasm and without fear we will succeed in this great project.
IES ISAAC PERAL
IES Isaac Peral began its activity in the 1968; it is located in the city of Cartagena, Murcia (Spain), and most of its students come from neighborhoods such as: El Ensanche, El Rosell, San Ginés, Estación, Vista Alegre, and Alumbres. Our objectives are to facilitate the participation of parents, highlight the roles of tutors, improve students’ coexistence within it, promote the use of ICTs, promote the students’ vocation towards research, and constantly improve its facilities and request new material resources.
La FEC
Fundación por la Europa de los Ciudadanos (FEC) is a Spanish institution with more than 15 years of experience, linked to the Parliamentary Group of the Green and United Left in the European Parliament (GUE), which has resulted in the realization of reports, research, organization of activities, etc. FEC works contributing to build a more fair, supportive, and egalitarian EU by: defending human rights, promoting social action and constitutional values, defending democratic principles, and promoting tolerance and solidarity between all persons.
INŠTITUT 8 MAREC
Inštitut 8 Marec is an organization focused on feminism, to achieve real equality between men and women, and help women to overcome the gender obstacles they face. Our aim is to challenge neo-conservatism, not only investigating specific agents like civil society movements and political parties, but also organizing concrete actions to stop the sexist and hate speech spreading through Europe. This is carried out through specific projects, the use of institutional mechanisms, and political influence to achieve equal opportunities between men and women in different areas.
RIBALTAMBIÇAO
RIBALTAMBIÇÃO (Association for Gender Equality in Roma Communities) is a non-profit association that actively promotes roma culture, social inclusion, and gender equality in roma communities, especially in the town where it is based (Figuera da Foz, Portugal). The entity comprised of dozens of roma people, mostly women, who actively work to achieve their empowerment through various educational and social projects.
REDTREE
Redtree Making Projects is a social cooperative based in Valencia (Spain) that spends a great deal of effort and resources to implement their own projects to change the world for the better.
We do this with the will of contributing to enhance the rights and conditions of the most disadvantaged groups and help build a fairer European society, consistent with the statutory purposes of a cooperative. We start projects and initiatives with a positive impact in Europe, especially for social inclusion, education, and equality, through the Erasmus Plus Programme.
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