Hasini Haputhanthri, researcher from Sri Lanka will facilitate a 2-day workshop on possiblities to transform discrimination into inclusion by putting culture first. The participants will discuss culture and its effects on their professional practices.

Based on the Positive Messengers project, which aims to combat online hate speech for migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in Europe, experiences about online tools and methods in combating hate speech were shared.

Faciliated by Dr. Alice Nah from Centre for Applied Human Rights University of York, individuals from civil society sector and volunteers participated in the workshop called “Wellbeing and Activism in Risky Contexts”.

The workshop on discussion of news items within the scope of Media Watch on Hate Speech project was held on November 15, 2019 with the contributions of Friedrich Naumann Foundation.

In the discussion workshop on news items focused on sexual violence, how sexual violence-focused news reproduces discrimination and how a rights-oriented language can be adopted was discussed, with facilitation of Şehlem Kaçar. 

In the discussion workshop on news discourse, the role of the media in the production of discriminatory discourse and hate speech was discussed with facilitation of Dr. İdil Engindeniz, on October 15, 2019.

The workshop, held with the participation of our international invited speakers Agnes Kabajuni and Atanas Zahariev, brought civil society actors, academics and students working in the field of advocacy in Turkey together.

With the facilitation of Ezgi Koman and Yüce Yöney, children’s place in media, themes and discourses used in representing children, children’s participation in media and children’s rights based journalism were discussed.

Two researches from focusing on migration policies were discussed in the fourth session of the series 'Asulis Social Sciences Grad Students Workshops'. The workshop was held on December 19.

Three researches from focusing on migration experiences were discussed in the third session of the series 'Asulis Social Sciences Grad Students Workshops'. The workshop was held on November 27.

Three researches from focusing on the relation between migration and discourse were discussed in the first session of the series 'Asulis Social Sciences Grad Students Workshops'. The workshop was held on November 19.

Three researches from different disciplines on queer theory and methodology were discussed in the first session of the series 'Asulis Social Sciences Grad Students Workshops'. The workshop was held on October 26.

In the workshop, how hate speech is generated and spread in social media and the possible methods for creating an alternative language to combat such discourse is discussed under the facilitation of Prof.Dr. Aslı Tunç.

In the news discussion workshop held on March 31, 2018, the role of the media in the production of discriminatory discourse concerning women and LGBTI is discussed under the facilitation of İdil Engindeniz.

Gazeteciler, sanatçılar, oyun yazarları, STK temsilcileri, akademisyenler ve edebiyatçıların eşliğinde ve Peter Molnar’ın katılımıyla düzenlenen toplantıda nefret söylemi ve ayrımcılıkla mücadele pratikleri tartışıldı.