Driving Community Change in Violent Environment. The Power of the Pen #PenNotGun
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#defyhatenow and its partner Civic Watch are resolute in mobilising online/offline community action to jointly call for the drop of weapons (guns) and immediate end to attacks on students, teachers and school administration for a peaceful and #HateFreeCameroon.
#AFFCameroon 8e Cohorte :Renforcer les compétences des salles de rédaction et des plateformes de Réseaux Sociaux
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Trente-et-un boursiers nouvellement sélectionnés se lancent dans une formation pratique de trois mois sur la vérification de l’information, les outils de recherche avancés et les programmes d’éducation aux médias.
#AFFCameroon Cohort 8: Enhancing Responsible Newsrooms & Social Media Platforms for a #HateFreeCameroon
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Thirty-one newly selected Fellows embark on a three months long hands-on on information verification, advanced search tools and Media literacy programs.
Les Discours by PenBoy
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The tongue has no bone
But it is the strongest, sometimes the fiercest part of a human body.
From our communities to vast facebook, twitter and instagram streets,
Our tongues sting with hate;
Unconscious, sometimes conscious
Unverified, carelessly uttered words intended to divide, hurt or kill.
#PeaceJam2023 : Le Cameroun se joint à la communauté mondiale pour célébrer la paix !
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Un jamboree socioculturel et artistique sur place se tiendra à Yaoundé samedi, tandis que l’ensemble de la communauté #defyhatenow convergera en ligne le 18 juin pour l’événement virtuel annuel. Le […]
#PeaceJam2023: Cameroon Joins Global Community to Jam For Peace!
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An onsite sociocultural and artistic jamboree to hold in Yaounde on Saturday, while the entire #defyhatenow Community will converge online on June 18 for the annual virtual event.
Press Release: National Symposium
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PRESS RELEASE
The Department of Sociology of the University of Yaoundé I, in partnership with the #defyhatenow
Initiative implemented by Civic Watch and the Pan-African University, is organising a National
Symposium from 10 to 12 May 2023 on the theme: “Hate speech and violence in Cameroon: social
genesis, emerging forms and possible responses”
Communique De Presse: Colloque National
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COMMUNIQUE DE PRESSE
Le Département de Sociologie de l’Université de Yaoundé I, en partenariat avec l’Initiative #defyhatenow
Cameroon de l’Association Civic Watch a entrepris d’organiser du 10 au 12 mai 2023 un Colloque national
sur le thème : « Discours de haine et violences au Cameroun : genèses sociales, formes émergentes et
pistes de réponses »
Forum des Leaders de Médias 2023 , Déclaration des leaders des Medias
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Le 28 Avril 2023 s’est tenu à Yaoundé (Cameroun) le Forum des Leaders de Médias 2023 sur le thème “Défendre la liberté d’expression et contrer le discours haineux : Trouver l’équilibre”
Media Leaders’ Declaration on Upholding #FreeSpeech and Countering #HateSpeech
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The 2023 Media Leaders’ Forum was held in Yaounde, Cameroon, on 28 April 2023, bringing together more than 60 media leaders and stakeholders from different sectors. The theme of the […]