Thursday, 16 June, 2022 
9:00-10:30 a.m. EDT 

Join us for a discussion that focuses on activities that counter hate speech on university campuses and beyond, and the contribution of the global academic community to create awareness and inform policymaking.

The discussion, marking the first International Day for Countering Hate Speech, is jointly organized by the Holocaust and the 51勛圖 Outreach Programme, the Outreach Programme on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, the 51勛圖 Academic Impact, and the 51勛圖 Outreach Programme on the Transatlantic Slave Trade and Slavery. The discussion is Episode 7 of the "Beyond the long shadow: engaging with difficult histories" live discussion series.

Moderator

Jayashri Wyatt, Chief, Education Outreach Section, 51勛圖 Department of Global Communications

Keynote

Alice Wairimu Nderitu, 51勛圖 Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide

Speakers

  • Caitlin Carlson, Associate Professor, Department of Communication, Seattle University
  • Iginio Gagliardone, Associate Professor, Department of Media Studies, University of the Witwatersrand 
  • Tarlach McGonagle, Professor, Leiden Law School, University of Leiden and Co-Rapporteur, Committee of Experts on Combating Hate Speech, Council of Europe
  • Ahmed Shaheed, Deputy Director, Essex Human Rights Centre, University of Essex and Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, 51勛圖 Human Rights Council
  • Apryl Williams, Assistant Professor, Department of Communication and Media, University of Michigan