Below are a range of resources that are free for use. Please contact us if you would like to develop new materials in partnership with Project Someone.
Instructional materials
Literary peace project (lesson plans)
Visualizing empathy (lesson plans/guided missions 1,2, 3)
Children on social media (infographics and visuals)
Learning to hate: an anti-hate comic project (visuals)
Adult education and online hate (guidelines)
Digital Citizens of Tomorrow (Workbook for school teachers)
Digital Citizens of Tomorrow (Workbook for school teachers in Arabic)
Digital Empowerment (Workbook for social workers in Arabic)
Online Media and the Critical Thinker (Workbook for media activists in Arabic)
Web 2.0 – a Platform for Peace (Workbook for university instructors)
Instructional videos
Navigating Hate: A Primer for Educators 4 part video series for pre-service teachers (Introduction, Is hate on the rise?, What do we mean when we talk about hate?, How to confront and dismantle?)
The Dark Side of Social Media short documentary, 13-minute video
What is hate speech? 2-minute video
Can hate speech be justified? 3-minute video
4 videos on adult education approaches 4 x 2-minute videos (Introduction, Virtual Theatre of the Oppressed, Virtual Appreciative Inquiry Asset, and Virtual Town Hall Meeting)
Poetry performance of “The Wrath of Religion” from the Literary Peace project, 2-minute video
Poetry performance of “Naming” from the Learning to hate: an anti-hate comic project, 3-minute video
Definitions of Hate 5-minute video from “Hate to Hope” MOOC
Challenges specific to online hate 6-minute video from “Hate to Hope” MOOC
Factors that lead to radicalization 5-minute video from “Hate to Hope” MOOC
Radicalization – push and pull factors 5-minute video from “Hate to Hope” MOOC
Techniques used by hate groups 5-minute video from “Hate to Hope” MOOC
Dialogue, resilience and online hate 6-minute video from “Hate to Hope” MOOC
Perspectives on prevention and resilience 6-minute video from “Hate to Hope” MOOC
Fake news 2-minute video from “Hate to Hope” MOOC
Interview with Bassel, journalist and activist. 3-minute video from “Hate to Hope” MOOC
Interview with Maxime, former extremist. Supplementary 18-minute video from “Hate to Hope” MOOC
Interview with Mubin, former extremist. Supplementary 13-minute video from “Hate to Hope” MOOC
Interview with Brad, former extremist. Supplementary 23-minute video from “Hate to Hope” MOOC
Interview with Abood, former refugee. Supplementary 19-minute video from “Hate to Hope” MOOC
Online courses and webinars
Addressing Online Hate online module as part of cybersec 101
Hatred in an Era of Misinformation: Lessons from Former Extremists webinar as part of media literacy week 2018
Social Pedagogy to Promote Pluralistic Dialogues in Classrooms: Lessons from Project SOMEONE webinar for APOP (Association for the Educational Application of Computer Technology at the Post-Secondary Level)
Youth and Social Media: Potential Paths to Radicalization webinar for The Conference Board of Canada (registration required)
Integrating Digital Technologies and Social Media In Learning Environments (EDUC307) at Concordia University (registration required)
Recorded presentations, lectures and workshops
Corpus-assisted (critical) discourse analysis (CACDA) methodology workshop and hands-on session from Prejudice du jour project, 2 x 30-minute videos
Critical analysis of IS social media videos presentation, 26-minute video
Theatrics of hate presentation at CICC (Centre International de Criminologie Compare), 30-minute video
Communal and Individual Politics in the Extreme Metal Artform lecture at Concordia University 42-minute video
Conversations with Metal Music Scene Members 10 videos of varying lengths
Sexual Violence and Misogyny in Lyrical and Literary Frameworks panel and improvisational reading, 60- and 20-minute videos
Spectacles of Hate Speech presentation and Q&A, 60- and 40-minute videos
Podcasts
Speaking Rights podcast – Motivate. In partnership with Equitas. 12 minutes
What’s that noise. Volume 12: Right-Wing Extremism 60 minutes
Deciphering Norms of Media Consumption in Extreme Metal – a podcast series
Propositions for Cultural Reappropriation 35 minutes
Balancing Free Speech, Critical Thinking and Media Literacy 29 minutes
Social Media: The Good, the Bad and the Unforgivable 34 minutes
Women in Metal: Underdogs or Equals? 29 minutes
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