“Butterfly Effect: metamorphosis of an inclusive Europe” a podcast with Ada Ugo Abara
Throughout the whole European Union, intolerance, racism, xenophobia and discrimination continue to affect many people because of their ethnic origin, migration background or religious belief. The consequences of this violence, although different in the various Member States, are particularly serious for the Afro-descendent youth, the Muslim minorities, the Romany, and, in general, those who come […]
Upcoming event in Brussels: Uniting against hate speech, hate crimes and discrimination in Europe
The final event of the project “Butterfly Effect – changing attitudes to change the world” will take place in Brussels, Belgium on the 30th October 2024. Venue: Mundo Matongé – Rue d’Edimbourg 26, 1050 Brussels What to expect? The ‘butterfly effect’, an allegory of chaos theory, evokes the idea that a small butterfly flapping its […]
Focus groups with parents on hate speech and gender identity issues in adolescents
The Butterfly Effect project includes actions also towards parents, as key actors in the educational community, through focus groups to make them aware of the importance of recognizing, preventing and tackling hate incidents. On 15th of May 2024 COSPE organized a focus group online with 19 participants, parents and teachers of the Gramsci-Keynes Secondary School […]
An European Social campaign to encourage indivuals to actively fight against racism, discriminations and oppression
Launched a couple of months ago, the first stage of the European campaign of the Butterfly Effect project already reached more than 14.000 people across Europe. The social campaign aims at raising awareness among young people and educational communities on racism, discrimination and oppression, as well as implementing counter and prevention strategies focusing on individual […]
Focus group in Rome on the issues of racism
Within the Butterfly Effect project, a European research is being conducted to outline the characteristics and impact of racism and hate incidents among young people and to understand how to prevent and address these phenomena. The research included focus groups, semi-structured interviews and questionnaires to young people in the 4 project countries (Italy, Greece, Austria, […]
Workshop for students in Florence with a discussion about the film “Io capitano”
On the 20th of December 2023 in Florence a workshop for young people was held by COSPE at the Cinema Stensen with 40 students from the Saffi high school. The film “Io Capitano”, directed by Matteo Garrone, was projected to reflect on the stories of migrants’ African routes to Europe. Then the students had the […]
Focus group in Florence on the issues of racism and discrimination from an intersectional perspective
The project Butterfly Effect – changing attitudes to change the world – is aimed at strengthening the capacities of youth, educational communities, and youth organizations to counter hate and racial incidents and to offer support to victims through an intersectional approach and innovative solutions. Actions include research aimed at identifying the characteristics and the impact […]