WORDS ARE STONES
Stopping the legitimization of racism and xenophobia in European public debate. Engaging NGO activists and citizens in building counter-narratives to promote intercultural dialogue and mutual understanding.
The Project
A European initiative to combat the stigmatization of immigrants and build counter-narratives in the context of the 2019 European elections
Words are Stones is a project supported by the Europe for Citizens programme that aims to engage NGO activists and European citizens in stopping the current process of cultural, social, political and media legitimization of racism and xenophobia in political and public debate.
The project is coordinated by Lunaria (Italy) in partnership with Antigone (Greece), SOS Racisme (Spain), Grenzenlos (Austria), Adice (France) and Kisa (Cyprus).
The context: Nationalist, populist and xenophobic movements that instrumentally mix Euroscepticism, intolerance, hatred and racism to increase their consensus represent a danger to the construction of a democratic, united, cohesive and peaceful European society.
Public debate is crossed by stereotypes and prejudices against immigrants and refugees that often degenerate into racist crimes and attacks. It is urgent that European civil society strengthens its efforts to combat all forms of intolerance, stigmatization and hate speech.
Analyze
Analyze political discourses that exacerbate xenophobia, intolerance and discrimination against migrants, refugees and minorities that cross European public debate.
Empower
Provide civil society organizations, citizens and European institutions with the capacity to prevent and respond to hate speech through national and European meetings.
Engage
Engage young Europeans in campaigns against hatred towards immigrants, refugees and minorities through innovative counter-narratives, video clips and digital communication.
Raise Awareness
Raise awareness among European politicians and promote intercultural dialogue, the protection of human rights and peaceful coexistence through a targeted communication campaign.
The Results
Research reports and awareness campaigns developed during the project
European Report
Words are Stones – European comparative analysis of hate speech and counter-narratives. The key document of the project with results from all 6 partner countries.
Download ReportThe Campaign
Video clips, materials and counter-narratives developed during the project to raise awareness among European public opinion against hatred and discrimination.
Discover CampaignNational Reports
National Reports IT
Analysis of hate speech in Italy, Greece, Spain, Austria, France and Cyprus – Italian version
Download ITANational Reports EN
Hate speech analysis in Italy, Greece, Spain, Austria, France and Cyprus – English version
Download ENGMedia Gallery
Photos, videos and documents from national and international events organized in the 6 partner countries
View GalleryEvents and Meetings
8 national meetings (Rome, Barcelona, Vienna, Thessaloniki, Lille, Nicosia) + 2 international meetings
View EventsThe Gallery
Moments from the national and international meetings of the project
The Partners
6 organizations from 6 European countries united against racism and xenophobia
Project supported by the Europe for Citizens programme of the European Union
All materials are released under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0 license
