From Hate to Healing: Stories We Don’t Tell but Must Tell

From Hate to Healing Call For Submissions Flyer

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As part of CCMW’s Digital Anti-Racism Education 2 (D.A.R.E.2) Project, we invite you to share your lived experience of hate/racism/Islamophobia that has forever impacted you. Your story could empower others and provide them with courage and resolve to overcome the trauma.

For queries, contact firdaus.ali@ccmw.com

Digital Anti-Racism Education (D.A.R.E.) Project - Phase 1 & 2

Islamophobia is one form of discrimination in Canada that contributes to Muslim women’s and girls’ experiences of safety in public and online spaces. However, there is very little education available on how to respond and effectively counter online hate and extremism. CCMW’s Digital Anti-Racism Education (D.A.R.E.) Project, funded by the Government of Canada, is a unique and significant initiativeto respond to hate online.

CCMW’s national Digital Anti-Racism Education (D.A.R.E.) Project, aims at raising awareness about online hate and Islamophobia by empowering racialized women, girls and allies with resources and tools to counter hate online to #DeleteRacism.

Phase One of the D.A.R.E. Project (August 2019 to April 2020) aimed at increasing the digital capacity of racialized women and girls. As part of the Project, two e-learning modules, including ‘Racism 101’ and ‘Countering Cyberhate 101,’ were developed and CCMW Board, staff, Chapter members and volunteers received training on countering hate and extremism online. A creative DARETOBEAWARE! social media campaign was also launched as part of the Project. Click HERE to learn more.

Expanding on phase one, the D.A.R.E. 2 Project, aims at better understanding how Islamophobia further marginalizes Black and Indigenous Muslims, queer Muslims, and Muslims with disabilities. An effective anti-Islamophobia e-learning module will be developed, and virtual trainings held across Canada to better understand and counter hate speech & extremism online.

Phase 2 will also create a series of online videos to educate the communities on how hate, racism and Islamophobia impact Muslim women and girls. An anti-hate social media campaign will be launched during Islamic Heritage Month in October 2021.

To engage in the D.A.R.E. Project, please email: firdaus.ali@ccmw.com. For additional information about the Project (phase I & 2), please visit: www.daretobeaware.ca