On 2 December, from 10:30 to 12:00 CET, join Bridging Beliefs’ first webinar on online hate speech and misinformation, organised by ALDA. The Bridging Beliefs project seeks to foster dialogue between different faiths and convictions in order to strengthen democracy in the European Union. The MJLC is one of the project partners.
This webinar centres on online hate speech that targets faith communities. In the current climate of societal polarisation and religious intolerance and prejudice, Bridging Beliefs aims to enhance structured interreligious and interconvictional dialogue to build more inclusive and democratic societies.
Online spaces have become essential stages for our democracies, where public discourse and opinion develop. However, they have also brought about the proliferation of hate speech and misinformation, with religion being a commonly targeted topic. Bridging Beliefs’ first webinar will focus on identifying hate speech, understanding the phenomenon, and most of all: building digital resilience, interfaith solidarity, and cross-community responses to hate. It will include awareness-raising, capacity building, and knowledge exchange for better interreligious dialogue and cooperation.
Combining experts and participant interaction, we will learn to identify hate speech and build resilient responses across different faith communities.
The webinar will feature both expert insight and participant interaction, with guest speakers and leading religious representatives, and interactive and collaborative activities. Crucially, it will involve associations and participants from across nine European countries and various religions and faiths in order to build a toolkit of interfaith resilience and responses against misinformation.
We will build upon the findings of the past International Conference in Milan, Italy, the Capacity Building Event in Vicenza, Italy, and the local workshops in participant countries.
Join us on 2 December from 10:30 to 12:00 CET for our webinar on online hate speech and digital interreligious resilience. The webinar is online and in English. Register here and join the webinar on Zoom.
