Raising Awareness and Understanding of Extremism and Toxic Masculinity.

As part of Countering Hateful Extremism Week (CHEW), the Mid and South West Wales Community Cohesion Team in collaboration with Victim Support present a session designed for professionals working with young people.

The session will include presentations from a range of experts in their fields and will cover a wide range of relevant topics that fit under the umbrella term of ‘Extremism’, these include the rise of the Far Right, a brief overview of groups of interest, the growing threat of the Incel Movement, an understanding toxic masculinity and it’s associated themes, why graffiti and stickering can be such a problem when tackling extremist concerns, the issue of online hate and information on a fascinating case study funded by the Home Office and headed up by Ceredigion County Council.

 

If you work with young people in any capacity, we highly recommend attending this session, which we hope will be insightful and useful. Please email slbowen(at)carmarthenshire.gov.uk to book a place.

The event will take place via Zoom on Tuesday May 2nd at 1pm. Details are contained within the attached poster.

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