Equals: Creation of a Message Against Hate
Overview
This pilot program in France provided an opportunity for students to create their own initiatives, products, or tools to counter violent extremism, anti-Semitism, and racially and ethnically motivated terrorist acts by creating positive alternatives and counter-narratives projects.
“I was able to learn about prevention factors (to violent extremism), which are not taught to students.”
Objectives
70 students from 4 university teams in Strasbourg, Lyon, and Grenoble participated in the first edition of the program, which took place during country-wide Covid-19 restrictions, curfews, and school closures.
They generated a combined 62K of online impressions and 6 press hits.
After participating in the program, 90% of students stated that they felt they had a role to play in preventing racially and ethnically motivated terrorist acts or violence.
Check out STUDENT WORK
The University of Toulouse and the University of Strasbourg were awarded for their outstanding work for the U.S. Embassy, France during their program.
“During this program, I learned to be aware of stereotypes and prejudices, and even implicit racial discrimination. From this observation was born the desire to promote a message of tolerance, acceptance, and valuing of diversity. Thanks to this project, we have helped to sensitize those around us.”