Engage with the Elephant in the Room
Elephant Talk is an international action to raise awareness against online misogynistic hatred, through collective actions of data collection and visualization.
Project Overview
Elephant Talk is a project conceived by Maghweb in collaboration with Impact Hub Labs, Polylogos and Young Educators and funded by EACEA under the CERV programme, Citizen Involvement and Participation line. In collaboration with socioeducational animators, the initiative includes a series of structured activities to stimulate a critical understanding of misogynistic hate speech as a systemic European phenomenon.
Skill and Tools Building
An international itinerant training in Italy and Greece for socio-educational animators on the collection and visualization of “gender-sensitive” data and different aspects of misogynistic hate online.
National Mirror Actions
National data collection with young citizens and socio-educational animators on the phenomenon of misogynistic hate online.
Dialogues with EU Parliament
Activating a lively dialogue between young Europeans and members of the European Parliament in Brussels on how to counter misogynistic hate speech.
Where: Italy, Greece, Romania, Portugal
Duration: 18 months
Funder: EACEA, CERV-CITIZENS-CIV (Citizen’s Equality, Rights and Values Programme – Citizen’s Engagement and Participation)
Beneficiaries: Socio-educational educators, young people
Partners: Maghweb, Impact Hub Labs, Polylogos, Young Educators
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the granting authority. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
Get to know the Project
“Misogyny and hate speech online are not just words—they’re acts of violence. We must challenge and dismantle these structures, for our silence is the fuel that keeps them burning.”
Malala Yousafzai