Seeded by Aquil Basheer who began mediating conflicts in 1969, Maximum Force Enterprises, an L.A. based organisation that now works at a national and international level, describes itself as a ‘hands-on’ firm that seeks to provide a comprehensive array of effective and efficient organisational systems. This includes specialised tactical procedures…
The Migration Policy Group was founded in 1995 as an independent non-profit think tank, devoted toward a more durably open and inclusive European society. In advancing this goal, the MPG has done extensive research, policy assessments, network building, advocacy, and training programmes., Distinguishing the MPG from other think tanks has…
Begun in 2009 as a part of the 3-year Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE) Eastern European Development Project, the Monitoring Centre on Racism in Eastern Europe serves as a repository of acts of racism and violence in Eastern Europe, with special attention given to Poland and Ukraine., According to…
The primary aim of the programme is to ‘collect and structure knowledge for professionals which will enable them to exert evidence-based practice’ in the field of social interventions. The programme contains four key strands, a consultancy service that provides tailored advice to government institutions and civil society organisations, training for…
The No Place For Hate Forum (formerly known as the Race Hate Inter Agency Forum) is a borough-wide initiative in Tower Hamlets that coordinates the activities of key agencies working to respond to race and hate crime. The forum convenes on a quarterly basis, bringing together statutory and voluntary organisations…
The Northern Ireland Council for Ethnic Minorities (NICEM) was founded in 1994 following a Conference on Racism and Poverty organized by the Northern Ireland Anti-Poverty Network. It began with the initial goal of creating a working relationship between Northern Ireland’s Chinese, Indian, and Traveling communities and the Committee on the…
The Norwegian Centre Against Racism, a non-governmental organisation, was founded in 1978. The structure of the centre revolves around three major departments: Agenda X, Jobb X, and the Counsel Office. Agenda X is an activity centre aimed at promoting cross-cultural dialogue among Norwegian youth. Jobb X serves as a valuable…
In the summer of 2012, the Nothing Holy About Hatred campaign launched, bringing together people from all faiths, denominations and non-religious beliefs to stand against homophobia. The campaign was supported by Phoenix, a network of bloggers, activists, opinion-formers and community leaders managed by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue to engage…
The overarching aim of the initiative is to provide an integrated, national-level multiagency approach to the challenge of radicalisation, where ‘politicians connect with communities, frontline workers go to mosques, police interact with minority groups, so that all the networks are in place’. At its core, the initiative is engaged in…
Founded in Houston by local activist Reginald Gordon, OG-1 Operation Outreach works with youths that are either presently incarcerated or recently released. Based on the ‘Scared Straight’ program, Gordon founded his program while incarcerated in 1983. However, OG-1 aims to incorporate more educational tactics over fear-based tactics because ‘fear is…
This report contains findings from the Cyberterrorism Project’s symposium on terrorists’ use of the Internet. The event was hosted by Swansea University, UK, on 5- 6 June 2014. 43 delegates attended the symposium, including researchers from a number of UK universities, as well as institutions in the Republic of Ireland,…
This report shares the main insights and discussions of the “Practices and reflections on development, security and peace in the context of violent extremism and terrorism” side event co-organized with the Human Security Collective, West African Network for Peacebuilding, the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism – The Hague, Cordaid, United Network…
