« Je vaux mieux que ça » : Une analyse qualitative des points tournants menant à la sortie de l’incelosphère
Dans le cadre d’un partenariat de recherche – abordant la question des incels – entre le RPC-PREV et le Laboratoire de recherche sur le développement sexuel de l’adolescent et du jeune adulte (DESAJ), l’infographie ci-dessus a été conçue afin de résumer certains résultats clés de la recherche. Plus précisément, cette étude vise à comprendre comment les incels qui ont quitté ou souhaitent quitter les écosystèmes incels (incelosphère) vivent ce processus.
*In French only
Infographic - Navigating Traumatic Content in Media Coverage of Conflict
In today's media landscape, the coverage of conflict and violence has a profound impact on viewers and communities. Our latest infographic, "Navigating Traumatic Content in Media Coverage of Conflict" highlights the ethical responsibilities of the media in reporting such events and the emotional implications for viewers. It is crucial to understand how continuous exposure to distressing content can lead to desensitisation, trauma accumulation, and emotional exhaustion.
English version
*En anglais seulement
Addressing Online Hate
The “Addressing Online Hate ” module developed by Project Someone and partner SERENE-RISC was launched on January 30th. This module was developed to enable libraries and community organizations to offer educational sessions and raise awareness about online hate.
CoVivre Program
The CoVivre program addresses the inequalities faced by marginalized groups through initiatives carried out with key players in the community, education and health and social services sectors. CoVivre acts as a facilitator and as an accelerator of initiatives aimed at reducing socio-economic and health disparities caused by the pandemic. More specifically, CoVivre aims to inform, protect and support marginalized communities during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Greater Montreal area.
Extremism, Radicalisation & Mental Health: Handbook For Practitioners
[English only]
This handbook is not meant to be used as a risk assessment methodology, nor does it seek to offer a quantitative measure of risk and vulnerability. It also does not seek to offer a position on the medico-legal implications of mental health contributors to extremism vulnerability/risk. Its sole purpose is to aid in qualitative assessments, formulation and intervention planning and it is designed to be used as an adjunct to the appropriate, existent risk-assessment methodologies, intervention and therapeutic approaches, and mental health and counter-extremism frameworks and processes.
Free Online Course on Cognitive Biases and Radicalization
The course includes a 12 hour program that you can take at your own pace. Through a diverse mix of videos, reading materials and quizzes, you will learn about the role of automatic thinking in radicalization processes and how extremist online content can trigger cognitive biases. The course provides key information on radicalization and links it with our brain information processing, to better understand the mental processes that take place when people are confronted with extremist propaganda on social media.
From Hate to Hope: Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)
In April of 2018, Global Affairs Canada awarded funding to the UNESCO-PREV Chair to create a massive open online course (MOOC) – titled “From Hate to Hope” that draws from cutting-edge research in multiple disciplines from humanities and social sciences to address strategies that build resilience against hate through the use of pluralistic dialogues. The resources showcased herein comprise of seven videos (each are available with English, French and Arabic subtitles) that were created as part of “From Hate to Hope” which feature the voices of experts in extremism, political science, psychology, religion, humanities, education, art-based pedagogies, sociology, media studies and computer science debating the multi-faceted nature of combating hate and designing effective primary prevention activities in scholastic as well as public spaces.
How to talk about sensitive topics with infants, children and youth?
[Some content only in French]
As part of an inter-ministerial collaboration, three brochures, accompanied by video clips, were created by clinicians and researchers at the SHERPA Research Centre to help parents discuss sensitive topics with their children. The Centre was called upon in particular because of its expertise on issues related to social polarizations. The kit can also be useful to practitioners or people who work with youth.
Talking about violence in the news with small children (Video Tools):
Les enjeux de la médiatisation des tueries de masse
[french only]
Cet outil vise à guider les professionnels des médias dans leur couverture des tueries de masse afin de contrôler l’impact de ce dernier.
List of Resources on Online Hate
This document lists 50 organizations that provide resources for practitioners who are looking for information on online hate in PVE/PVR. The scale of the listed organizations varies from large international bodies to smaller local initiatives.
Mediasmarts Educational Games
[English only]
Educational computer games that introduce kids to key ideas in media and digital literacy. These games are a great way to start a conversation on media issues in the home or classroom.
National Strategy on Countering Radicalization to Violence
The National Strategy on Countering Radicalization to Violence engages with a variety of actors from police to community organizations to identify and prevent radicalization to violence before tragedies occur. There is substantial knowledge, experience, expertise, and evidence at the local, national, and international levels to rely on in developing approaches to countering radicalization to violence. In this context, the National Strategy on Countering Radicalization to Violence identifies areas where expertise and capability exist, and how the Government of Canada and its partners are investing to enhance our collective strengths.
Online Exposure to Extremist Content – Toolbox
In this bundle, you will find a variety of tools made to synthetize CPN-PREV’s first systematic review, which overviewed and assessed the existing literature on online exposure to extremist content. Within these resources, you will find, the systematic review report itself, as well as pamphlets detailing the implications of the review’s results for both practitioners and decisionmakers. Another resource, available through this link, are two videos that detail both the results and recommendations of our systematic review.
Pamphlets:
Videos:
Systematic Review Recommendations
Reports:
Versions française:Dépliants:
Vidéos:
Résultats de la revue systématique
Recommandations de la revue systématique
Rapports:
OPV: A Grassroots Guide to Community Reintegration and Rehabilitation of Returnees & Their Children
[English only]
Public discussions have involved the returning of individuals and families who left Canada to join groups like Daesh in Iraq and Syria. OPV has prepared a short document that aims to provide recommendations and guidelines on the issues surrounding interaction with people returning from conflict zones, following involvement with extremist groups. The main goal is to offer practical advice on how to interact with returnees and colleagues from different sectors, such as media and law enforcement.
PROFILE – A Practical Toolkit to Understand Racial and Social Profiling and to Find Ways Forward
This practical toolkit was commissioned by the Canadian Commission for UNESCO and developed by Project Someone at Concordia University. Designed both for individuals and for groups, it gives a chance to understand issues related to social and racial profiling, unpack this problem in marginalized communities and consider some solutions and ways forward. It is organized around five central questions and teaches empathy and creative thinking.
Répertoire de ressources “Comprendre pour mieux prévenir : la radicalisation violente chez les jeunes”
[French only]
This document, developed by the RASP team at the SHERPA research centre, compiles resources of various kinds that can assist parents, teachers and professionals in their support of children and young people around the topics of difference, tolerance, identity, violence and terrorism.
Toolkit for Social Workers
This Toolkit for Social Workers has been developed for professionals who are working with underprivileged youngsters at risk of radicalization. The toolkit provides a brief summary of the theoretical background of radicalization and describes the main current streams of radicalist movements in Europe. The aim of the toolkit is to support social workers in the process of recognising youth who are on their way to radicalization and to present ready to use activities supporting the prevention of radicalization with a special focus on cognitive biases.
Toolkit for Teachers
Here you can find a Toolkit designed for teachers working with students aged 15-18. The Toolkit comprises 11 units – an introductory unit about automatic thinking and cognitive biases and 10 units focused on ten selected biases. Each unit offers a set of activities, with printable worksheets, based on real-life examples from advertising, (social) media, political and social spheres and content developed by extremists.
Youth Engagement Resources
[English only]
Promoting Relationships & Eliminating Violence Network (PREVNET) offers a list of youth engagement resources on its website, including a webinar, toolkits and tip sheets. Several resources come from Wisdom2Action, a member of the CPN-PREV and partner of PREVNET.