From the 2nd to 10th of November, we, participants from Euro-Mediterranean Association of Exchanges Volunteering Events Polska, had the opportunity to take part in the Training Course „Don’t H@te!” in Arrouquelas, Rio Maior, Portugal. The hosting organization, „H2O” – Associação de Jovens de Arrouquelas, with 26 years of history, hosted us in a hotel in Rio Maior and organized a program of activities that were connected with the topic, of discrimination, hate speech and social exclusion, financed and supported by Erasmus +. The main objective was to bring together 25 young people from 12 different European countries: Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Portugal, Poland, Romania, Serbia and Spain, with diverse cultural backgrounds but with common interests to share knowledge and learn about the topic of hate speech, discrimination and social inclusion. Also, this training course has defined other objectives: to increase the competencies of the participants and participating organizations to address offline and online hate speech in their communities and contribute to breaking stereotypes, prejudices, discrimination and racism that are facing various groups in participating countries, especially minorities including refugees and migrants; to develop competencies of the participants and participating organizations to create and launch campaigns, awareness-raising actions fighting the roots of hate speech and hate crime and fighting discrimination and racism; to strengthen the competencies of the participants to effectively use various media, including social one, as tools for awareness raising on the issue of online and offline hate speech and hate crime; to develop communication, teamwork, and leadership skills of the participants in intercultural settings; to support
creating new contacts among the participants and their organizations and developing new projects
ideas that could be implemented with the support of the Erasmus+ Programme.
