Shows
re:publica 17 - All SessionsWhat´s love (got to do with this)? - Fireside Chat about #LOL instead of hating in silenceClemantine Wamarya and Mugethi Githau are honoring this year´s theme "Loving out Loud" by defining what love might be in respect for oneself, for community, for country and for the world; discussing the importance of being aware of what is in our way of loving outloud as opposed to hating in silence, rooted in their personal lived experience.
Clemantine WamariyaAchol Jok Mach tbc.2017-05-1027 min
re:publica 17 - Love Out Loud!What´s love (got to do with this)? - Fireside Chat about #LOL instead of hating in silenceClemantine Wamarya and Mugethi Githau are honoring this year´s theme "Loving out Loud" by defining what love might be in respect for oneself, for community, for country and for the world; discussing the importance of being aware of what is in our way of loving outloud as opposed to hating in silence, rooted in their personal lived experience.
Clemantine WamariyaAchol Jok Mach tbc.2017-05-1027 minre:publica 17 - All SessionsSocial Media and Conflict: How to mitigate online hate speech that fuels violence?Since gaining independence in 2011 the Republic of South Sudan has become embroiled in a protracted civil conflict claiming thousands of lives and displacing over a million people. When violent clashes between government and opposition forces erupted in the capital Juba on the eve of its fifth anniversary in July 2016 the role played by social media in stoking violence, fear and ethnic hatred came to the fore.
Initiatives such as #defyhatenow, working with local communities to identify and mitigate social media hate speech, along with the surveying and monitoring of ethnic hate terminology by the Peace Tech Lab seek to create...2017-05-0831 min