{"id":3333,"date":"2025-12-11T11:09:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T10:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaycenter.it\/?p=3333"},"modified":"2025-12-11T11:42:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T10:42:03","slug":"gay-center-promotore-di-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gaycenter.it\/en\/gay-center-promotore-di-act\/","title":{"rendered":"GAY CENTER PROMOTES ACT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>GAY CENTER is the promoter of ACT<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>ACT is the acronym for <\/b><b><i>Alliance to Counteract Threats of Hate in Italy. <\/i><\/b><b><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#039;s the alliance <\/span><b><i>to counter hate threats in Italy.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><i><\/i><b>What are the objectives of the Act project?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The project aims to <\/span><b>building a more informed, resilient and inclusive society, capable of effectively combating hate speech and phenomena and defending the fundamental rights of all citizens<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. All this by creating strategic alliances in Italy and Europe, involving communities, institutions, civil society organizations and the world of schools, universities and research.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>How can we counter hatred?<\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ACT project aims to get to the root of the phenomenon of hate in Italy through:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a <\/span><b>greater awareness of the phenomenon<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, between citizens, local and international institutions.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>strengthening<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the already existing one <\/span><b>National Network against hate speech and phenomena<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and of the <\/span><b>skills<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the organizations that are part of it;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">there <\/span><b>promotion<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of a solid network of <\/span><b>collaboration between national and European institutions;<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1><b>What activities are planned?<\/b><\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Monitoring, Data Collection and Analysis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of hate phenomena that will lead to the production of reports and guidelines with data and case studies\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Training workshops<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, online and in person, aimed at strengthening capacities and<\/span><b>mutual learning <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on various topics such as \u201cHate Speech and the Role of the Media,\u201d \u201cVictim Assistance and the Referral System,\u201d \u201cIntersectional Hate,\u201d \u201cVictim Support in Educational Settings,\u201d and \u201cHuman Rights Education\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Communication and Awareness Activities<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> integrated and inclusive, using digital platforms and physical events, with the diffusion of <\/span><b>training materials<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> e <\/span><b>informative<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on countering hate speech and phenomena. It will also be implemented<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a <\/span><b>online campaign<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> dedicated to a gender-specific reading of the phenomenon of hate.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Organization of information and awareness events<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, some of which were designed together with students and also aimed at the general public.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Concept and implementation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of a path of <\/span><b>applied research<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to measure the impact of anti-hate initiatives.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Exchange of good practices<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and a <\/span><b>final workshop<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in presence in Italy.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Development of dialogue and collaboration mechanisms<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> between civil society organisations and institutions at local, national and European level.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Editorial Staff<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Of <\/span><b>periodicals<\/b> <b>policy<\/b><b><i> paper<\/i><\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">aimed at parliamentarians, commissioners and national stakeholders.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1><b>Who are the promoters of Act?\u00a0<\/b><\/h1>\n<p><b>Co-financed by the European Union<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the project was born from the initiative of some of the organizations that make up the <\/span><b>National Network against hate speech and phenomena.<\/b><b>\u2028<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The lead institution, coordinator and overall responsible for the project is <\/span><b>COSPE ETS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 Cooperation for the Development of Emerging Countries.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The other partner entities, in addition to <b>GAY CENTER \/ GAY HELP LINE,<\/b>\u00a0I am <\/span><b>Foundation<\/b> <b>PANGEA ETS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>LUNARIA <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Social Promotion Association, Association <\/span><b>Rome Charter<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>AMNESTY International<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Italian Section \u2013 ODV, <\/span><b>GI.U.LI.A<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. United Free Autonomous Journalists, <\/span><b>VOX <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 Italian Observatory on Human Rights.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>How long does the project last?<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The project started in September 2025 and will end in August 2027.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Project funded by the European Union.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i>However, the views and opinions expressed are those of the author(s) alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union. Neither the European Union nor the funding authority can be held responsible for them.<\/i><\/b><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GAY CENTER is the promoter of ACT. ACT stands for Alliance to Counteract Threats of Hate in Italy. It is the alliance to counteract threats of hate in Italy. 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