Council of Europe

Rui Gomes

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.

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