The “International Conference on Countering Hate Speech in Media” was held with the attendance of individuals and institutions that work on discrimination, democracy, equality, human rights, discriminatory discourse, and hate speech.

We met at the Hrant Dink Foundation Festival of Co-existence on July 2-3, 2022 at Lütfi Kırdar Congress Center. You can watch the videos of the panels organized during the festival here.

You can watch our video to learn more about the organizations whose common goals are to struggle prejudice and carry out activities on memory and cultural heritage, gender, refugee rights, human rights, disability rights, and freedom of speech.

The online talk titled “Artificial intelligence and hate speech: Opportunities and risks” was held on January 25, 2022. We talked about hate speech detection with artificial intelligence with Claudia von Vacano and Stefanie Ullmann.

The workshop titled “Facilitation 101: Designing and facilitating impactful and human-centred gatherings” was held online on December 8, 2021 and led by Clinton du Preez from Anew.

Civil Society Sharing Screen panel series where we discussed current debates, necessities, and problems in the civil society was held between March-November 2021. The videos of the series consisting of 8 sessions are available for those who missed it and want to watch it again.

You are invited to the "how does discrimination spread through algorithms?" online talk with the participation Susan Benesch from Dangerous Speech Project moderated by Yasemin İnceoğlu on the 15th December, Wednesday.

We discussed new and effective communication approaches for civil society organizations, corporate communication strategies, and how to develop a strong core target audience in Sven Gerst's session.

The workshop titled Facilitation 101: Designing and facilitating impactful and human-centred gatherings online will be facilitated by Clinton du Preez from Anew on the 8th December, Wednesday.

The workshop titled ‘Effective Communication for Civil Society’ will be facilitated by Sven Gerst on the 17th November, Wednesday at 23.5 Hrant Dink Site of Memory.

We talked about how to advocate for human rights in the European Union and why it is an interesting target for the activists at the workshop facilitated by Tommaso Nodari from Civil Rights Defenders.

The workshop titled ‘Advocating for Human Rights at the EU’ will be facilitated by Tommaso Nodari from Civil Rights Defenders on the 20th October, Wednesday at 23.5 Hrant Dink Site of Memory.

We discussed new methods based on emphaty in order to build a dialogue free of polarization in the workshop which was held on 21 September. We searched different ways of communication trying persuasion or understanding methods.

You are invited to the workshop where we will think about new ways to break the cycles of conflict in order to establish a constructive dialogue without polarization. You can register to attend the workshop to be held on Tuesday, September 21.

You are invited to listen to the inspirational and unique stories of civil society organizations supported by the Hrant Dink Foundation’s Grant Program. #Ondemand ‘7 minutes with civil society’ is now on air.