Tag: International Day for Countering Hate Speech

  • International Day for Countering Hate Speech

     

    Today is International Day for Countering Hate Speech.

    This year, the UN’s focus for the day is about AI and the speed with which that can acceleratee and amplify hate speech. You can read more about their strategy and plan of action here.

    For our founders, challenging discrimination and calling out hate speech is not just a day job, it’s in our DNA.

    This image is taken from an on-line council meeting in 2021, where Liz Mayers called out the (then) Leader of a council for racism and inciting racial hatred.

    What do you do when you hear hate speech?