Activists’ initial involvement with the EDL was often associated with feelings of anger and outrage, but also with feelings of excitement and with feelings of possibility.
Through open dialogue and debate we seek to understand why they feel the way they do. Then, we aim to give them the facts and information they need to think for themselves.
More democracy and power to the people is a good starting point. Democracy is not weak or defenseless in Greece and freedom of thought and ideology are the essence of democracy.
Right-wing extremism continues to be perceived by mainstream media and statutory organizations as a predominantly “male problem” since the stereotypical view regards white women as non-violent, peaceful, loving and caring individuals. This is highly misleading.
Working with extremists to disengage them from acts of violence should be done by trained intervention providers. Hear from them about how it can be done. (Video, 2 mins)
The FREE Initiative aims to prevent and counter far-right extremism across Europe by creating a platform for individual activists, organisations, government officials and others to learn from one another.
What is the scale of the problem of far-right extremism in Europe? (Video, 2 minutes)
What are the human impacts of far-right extremism? Hear perspectives from a survivor of far-right violence and a former far-right extremist (Video, 3 minutes)
People like myself know what it’s like to be isolated in a world that we wanted to kill, in order to do what we believed was ‘right.’ Fortunately today, in 2014, there is an emerging network of people who are offering help all around the world. openDemocracy archive.
This week's guest theme addresses a violent issue which has often been overlooked in Europe. Far-right extremism is often relegated to a second tier security threat due to the tendency to see these groups as irrelevant to inquiries into national security and terrorism. But we should be wary of thi
