Overcoming the Culture of Hate – Press Conference

Tuesday, 11th June, 11:00–12:30, Ravnikar Gallery Space, Prešernova cesta 10a, Ljubljana

Press conference and the launch of the interactive online map DecontRamination

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We will present to the wider public this year’s political message and Ljubljana Pride Festival 2019 program.

During the press conference we will launch the online map DecontRamination, a tool for reporting hate speech in public spaces.

In 2013/14 a local initiative and a project called DecontRamination (DekontRaminacija) was started in Ljubljana by Association Appareo. This initiative was built on the idea to track and monitor hateful graffiti present on the streets and public places. A website was set up and people were asked to take photos of hateful graffiti that were posted on an online map – thus reporting hate speech directly from the streets. Alongside tracking hateful graffiti, the project’s aim was to empower people with ideas for potential changes by keeping record of already-transformed, ‘decontraminated’ graffiti, where a hateful message was simply neutralised or even transformed into a call for solidarity and emancipation. Ljubljana Pride Association is reviving the initiative and will launch during the press conference an upgraded version of the online map.