Writers Against Hate Speech – the final conference

On December 3 Writers House of Georgia will host the final conference of PEN Georgia project Writers Against Hate Speech.

The project aims to start a dialogue on Hate Speech and raise its public awareness in the countries of Eastern Partnership (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine). There will be three public lectures and a conference held in frames of the project. 

Conference speakers and project contributors are:

Hasmik Simonian (Armenia);
Marine Petrossian (Armenia);
Ali Novruzov (Azerbaijan);
Günel Mövlud (Azerbaijan);
Volha Hapeyeva (Belarus);
Uladzislau Ivanou (Uladzislau Ivanou);
Irakli Lomouri (Georgia);
Ketevan Kantaria (Georgia);
Inna Cebotari (Moldova);
Paula Erizanu (Moldova);
Ostap Slyvynsky (Ukraine);
Yury Zavadsky (Ukraine).

The authors will present speeches on Hate Speech in their home countries and about the fight against it. Their articles related to the speech topics are published on the project web page www.hatecontrol.ge

The project is supported by Black Sea Trust for Regional Cooperation — A Project of the German Marshall Fund.

Attendance is free. 

Please fill out the registration form if you want to attend the conference: https://forms.gle/WU7BizphNWsH4rsi8 

Duration: 10:30 – 16:00

Location: Writers House of Georgia, Ivane Machabeli st. #13

Detailed program 

11:00

Opening: Paata Shamugia

Introducing  Project and Participants

11:10

Yury Zavadsky

Youkraine: See the Enemy Inside

11:30

Ostap Slyvynsky

Hate Speech in the Times of Hybrid Conflicts. Ukrainian-Russian War of Words

11:50

Volha Hapeyeva

When Words Torture and Kill

12:10

Marine Petrossyan

Hate Speech and the Fear of New Things

12:30

Hasmik Simonian

The Women that Changed the World

12:50

Ali Novruzov

Hate Shall Have No Dominion

13:10

Coffee Break

14:00

Paula Erizanu

Hate Thy Neighbour As Thyself

14:20

Inna Cebotari

Hate Speech and Corruption

14:40

Keti Kantria

Hate Speech Again

14:55

Irakli Lomouri

Hate Speech in Georgian

15:10-16:00

Discussion

Against Hate Speech: Fight or Resistance?

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