Active Change Foundation (ACF) aims to promote integration and cohesion within communities by confronting and preventing violent street crime, gang related issues, community tensions & violent extremism in all its forms. The ACF is staffed by employees with extensive personal experiences of street crime and violent extremism.

The impetus behind the Foundation are the inadequacies in the school system and crime rates of the Western Cape, the latter of which is the highest in South Africa. The educational and cultural activities that are offered to the 2,000 students the Foundation works with daily provide healthy alternatives to…

The Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) conducts public outreach and engagement with Arab, Muslim, Sikh, South Asian, Somali, and Middle-Eastern communities as part of wider efforts to protect America. CRCL engages in focused community engagement via meetings and roundtables that provide safe spaces for the exchange of…

Established in 2006, the aim of the Aggredi programme is to develop a systematic partnership with the Finnish authorities to enable a swift and efficient method of intervention for young adults with a predisposition to violent crime. Aggredi specifically targets adults between the ages of 18-39 that have committed serious…

The National Cooperation Network for the Prevention of Violent Extremism was launched as a constituent of the ‘Action Plan to Prevent Violent Extremism’ in Finland. This permanent cooperation team enables the development of interdisciplinary expertise in the prevention of violent extremism, providing a forum in which various professionals discuss current…

People Against Racism work closely with young people to disseminate anti-racist narratives and promote multicultural values. They participate in a myriad of programmes that aim to disseminate themes of inclusivity, tolerance, diversity and anti-racism. They provide support to victims of hate crime, deliver educational programmes to relevant actors working in…

The RASMUS Network against racism and xenophobia is a not-for-profit organisation that opposes racism and xenophobia in Finland. In practice, the network accomplishes this goal by bringing together actors from Finland that share the same ideals, and facilitating an exchange of ideas, theories, practices and approaches between them.

Rewind UK opposes racism by debunking the myths, lies and stereotypes that fuel racist ideologies, behaviours and attitudes. They have initiated and participated in a variety of projects, from preventative work in schools with vulnerable youths to interventions with both school pupils and older, more experienced far-right ideologues.

The ‘Stop Hate Crimes’ campaign sought to reduce incidents of hate crime committed in Denmark by improving public awareness, understanding and reporting of the issue, employed a variety of methods to convey the campaign message and publicise the issue.

The GODIAC Project (Good Practice for Dialogue and Communication as Strategic Principles for Policing Political Manifestations in Europe), is a pan-European research project that contributes to a comprehensive and collective European approach on police methods to establish dialogue with demonstrators, with an emphasis on openness and respect for the right…

The purpose of the Good Relations Project is to oppose various forms of intolerance by encouraging ‘good relations’ between people of different backgrounds and cultures. This is achieved by collecting information on existing approaches to promote good relations and in turn seeking to establish a series of indicators for the…

This article examines the phenomenon of “ecoterrorism” from a conceptual and empirical perspective. We explore the political and academic debates over the meaning and use of the term ecoterrorism, and assess the validity of the concept of “ecoterrorism” and of the alleged threat of the Radical Environmentalist and Animal Rights…