Norway

No hate against Sámi people

No hate against Sámi people (Sammen mot samehets) is a Norwegian project that gathers youth leaders and local decision-makers to strengthen competence in, and commitment to, preventing hate speech and discrimination against the Sámi people.

Meeting place for regional youth councils

Cooperation with local decision makers on local meeting places and initiatives

The Sámi people are an indigenous group in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia (area called Sápmi). The Sámi have their own languages, culture and ways of living. They have experienced a history of assimilation in all countries. Discrimination, racism and hate speech remain a challenge. 3 out of 4 young Sámi persons in Norway have been discriminated against at least once, and 33% of the population in Northern Norway has observed hate speech against the Sámi.

Can a Democratic Checklist Put an End to Anti-Sámi Hate Speech?

Five youth councils in Norway have taken up the fight against anti-Sámi hate speech.  The hope is that a democratic checklist will help Norwegian national and local authorities prevent hatred towards the Sámi minority.

In this project, we aim to prevent hate speech against the Sámi people by creating meeting places for dialogue and exchange of experiences between youth leaders and local decision-makers: uniting against hate speech.

The project is funded by The Norwegian Directorate for Children, Youth and Family Affairs.

Other projects

MUCIT: Museums as Sites of Citizenship

This new project will gather forces across Norway, Poland and Ukraine to support Ukrainian museums and memorial sites by strengthening their civic education programs and building their capacity to safeguard, strengthen and showcase democracy as part of intangible cultural heritage during the war and in the postwar recovery.

22 July and Democratic Citizenship

The national learning programme ‘22 July and Democratic Citizenship aims to strengthen young people's democratic resilience.

Youth for the City, City for Youth

Youth for the City, City for Youth aims to strengthen young people’s resilience to handle crisis and reinforce their ability and confidence to participate in public life.

DEMRED - Strengthening democratic resilience through education

International project

Prevention of online hate speech

"Prevention of hate speech online" supported teachers and school communities in their fight against hate speech and discrimination and was part of the Norwegian government’s action plan against radicalization and violent extremism.

Hate I´m Against

"Hate, I'm against" gave Polish and Norwegian students the skills and tools to organize social campaigns against hate speech and discrimination in their schools and local environments.

Teaching Controversial Issues in the Nordic Countries

School leaders and teachers from 13 schools in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden took part in a 3-day training at Utøya as part of the Nordic pilot programme on ‘Teaching Controversial Issues and Managing Controversy in the Nordic countries

Signposts International Research Network (SIRN)

The Signposts International Research Network (SIRN), is a group of European researchers and curriculum developers concerned to improve the quality of religious and worldview education in schools.

Dealing with Controversy in the Nordic Countries

The project aimed to strengthen particpants' competences in creating safe and inclusive spaces for teaching and discussing controversial issues with young people.