Gavan Titley

Rui Gomes

Patricia Brander

Anca-Ruxandra Pandea

Laure de Witte

An invaluable education pack proposing resources and activities for education and action with young people against racism and discrimination It is easy to say, “I have no prejudices”, or, “I’m not racist, so it has nothing to do with me”. It is much harder to say, “I may not be to blame for what happened in the past but I want to take responsibility for making sure it doesn’t continue in the future”. Many young people in Europe, and beyond, defied the pandemic and took to the streets in 2020 to express their sorrow and their anger in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis at the hands of a white policeman. This also served as a wake-up call to the daily, systemic and sometimes structural forms of racial discrimination which are visible across Europe, expressed in hate speech or outright physical violence, and which target people on the basis of their characteristics or identity, including age, colour of skin, disability, ethnicity, gender, legal status, nationality, origin, “race”, religion and belief, sex and sexual orientation. Youth leaders and human rights activists turned to the Council of Europe, the guardian of human rights in Europe, for responses, support and, in particular, what the youth sector could propose. A consultation with youth workers and specialists in human rights education concluded that part of the response has to be educational. The rise of populist, nationalist and xenophobic ideas and discourse must also be countered through democratic citizenship and human rights education, including anti-racism education and intercultural learning. Education remains an important antidote to racism and prejudice. This manual was originally produced in 1995 for the European youth campaign against racism, antisemitism, xenophobia and intolerance. It has been updated and extended to reflect the kaleidoscope of racial discrimination in Europe today and the mutations of racist discourses and ideologies. It contains basic information and hands-on non-formal education methodologies for supporting young people in learning about and addressing prejudice and its impact on people and societies.

Resources and activities for education and action with young people against racism and discrimination

Education Pack "All different - All equal" 4th edition

Council of Europe

Pat Brander

This publication updates the 1995 edition as an educational resource for the European youth campaign against racism, anti-semitism, xenophobia and intolerance. It provides a reference source for those involved in intercultural education and training with young people in Europe and beyond. The pack itself offers a series of different methodologies, including role plays, simulation exercises, case studies and cooperative group work, which can be adapted by trainers, teachers and youth workers in their educational programmes.

Ideas, Resources, Methods and Activities for Informal Intercultural Education with Young People and Adults

Education Pack

Ellie Keen

Mara Georgescu

This revised edition of Bookmarks reflects the end of the coordination of the youth campaign by the Council Europe. The campaign may be officially over, but the education and awareness-raising to counter hate speech and promote human rights values remain an urgent task for young people of all ages. The work of the Council of Europe for democracy is strongly based on education: education in schools, and education as a lifelong learning process of practising democracy, such as in non-formal learning activities. Human rights education and education for democratic citizenship form an integral part of what we have to secure to make democracy sustainable. Hate speech is one of the most worrying forms of racism and discrimination prevailing across Europe and amplified by the Internet and social media. Hate speech online is the visible tip of the iceberg of intolerance and ethnocentrism. Young people are directly concerned as agents and victims of online abuse of human rights; Europe needs young people to care and look after human rights, the life insurance for democracy. Bookmarks was originally published to support the No Hate Speech Movement youth campaign of the Council of Europe for human rights online. Bookmarks is useful for educators wanting to address hate speech online from a human rights perspective, both inside and outside the formal education system. The manual is designed for working with learners aged 13 to 18 but the activities can be adapted to other age ranges.

A manual for combating hate speech online through human rights education

Bookmarks (2020 Revised ed)

Rui Gomes

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