Outside In (2017-2019)
The Outside In project was a strategic partnership within Erasmus+. It involved
trainers and youth workers from Slovenia, Portugal, Finland, Scotland and Ireland (23 in total completed the project). It began in June 2017 with completion of the project in May 2019. It involves several elements, including a Training for Trainers on Transforming Hate in Youth Settings, the production of this Manual, the setting up of an international specialist Pool of Trainers and an online platform (www.transforminghate.eu). Unique to this project is that the vast majority of the participants and trainers involved come from different minority/marginalised groups and have personal experiences with racism, sexism,
homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, faith based discrimination or discrimination toward persons who are differently abled. Because of their first-hand experience of hate, they are uniquely qualified to develop and provide training and resources on tackling and transforming hate speech and/or hateful behaviour.
Each of the national teams focused on a specific form of discrimination and developed their knowledge on the topic, which is also shared in the manual.
- Slovenia: LGBTIQ+
- Portugal: Intersectional discrimination
- Finland: Racism
- Scotland: Religious discrimination
- Ireland: Gender based discrimination
Transforming Hate in Youth Settings
Practical Toolkit
This toolkit has been developed to help youth workers transform hate speech and behaviour in youth settings. Hate expressed by words, behaviour and attitudes is a form of violence that can easily be overlooked or ignored. When it is left unchallenged it can become normalised within our society and escalate into physical violence on a larger scale. Challenging hate when it occurs sends a clear message to young people that these attitudes and words are harmful and it takes the dehumanising impact of hate seriously. With the rapid growth of social media, which provides a willing platform, the ways in which hate speech can impact on people in all areas of society have multiplied. There is no widespread clarity on what hate speech is and how to address it. We intend for this toolkit to meet some of these needs by supporting youth workers to have concrete and adaptable tools to enable them to recognise, challenge and ultimately transform hate speech.
Transforming Hate in Youth Settings
An Educational Tool and Practice Manual for those working with Young People
This Manual is designed to support youth workers engaging with young people who express hateful speech and/or behaviour in youth settings.
It focuses on our practice as youth workers: to become more aware of our communication and listening skills; to understand how we can create safer spaces in youth settings that support learning and change to happen; and to focus on working with those young people that spread hate – through their speech or behaviour – whether they are conscious of doing so or not. The Manual gives us the tools to work towards transformative practice with young people with the aim of bringing about a real change in attitudes and behaviours with young people.