Alba Purroy, Social Activist, Nonviolent Action and Peacebuilding Trainer (top left); Maria Stephan, USIP (top center); Katherine Zavala, Thousand Currents (top right); Nelson Kwaje, #DEFYHATENOW (bottom left); Michael Silberman, Mobilisation Lab (bottom center); Rajaa Altalli, Center for Civil Society and Democracy (bottom right)

USIP joined activists and peacebuilders from South Sudan, Syria and Venezuela for a discussion on how nonviolent movements are confronting and adjusting to their new operating environments, how they are spreading awareness about the virus and safety measures in their communities and how they envision the post-coronavirus era in their societies.

For more information about this event, please visit: www.usip.org/events/people-power-pandemic

#defyhatenow workshop IV on social media use and awareness of online hate speech. In collaboration with CEPO and special guest specialist Aphrodice Mutangana (Kigali, Rwanda). Performances and guest talks with local children / youth by anti-violence activists Ras Lojuron Jaden and Calvince Ochieng (Kibera, Nairobi). #peacehackcamp Nov 30 - Dec 03, 2015, Juba (Images: Stephen Kovats and Hakim George)

At an outdoor peace bundling activity Organized by www.defyhatenow.net in Juba, South Sudan

Kids sing during #defyhatenow workshop IV on social media use and awareness of online hate speech. In collaboration with CEPO and special guest specialist Aphrodice Mutangana (Kigali, Rwanda). Performances and guest talks with local children / youth by anti-violence activists Ras Lojuron Jaden and Calvince Ochieng (Kibera, Nairobi). #peacehackcamp Nov 30 - Dec 03, 2015, Juba (Images: Stephen Kovats and Hakim George)

Nelson Kwaje, Director of Programs, #DEFYHATENOW

USIP joined activists and peacebuilders from South Sudan, Syria and Venezuela for a discussion on how nonviolent movements are confronting and adjusting to their new operating environments, how they are spreading awareness about the virus and safety measures in their communities and how they envision the post-coronavirus era in their societies.

For more information about this event, please visit: www.usip.org/events/people-power-pandemic

Calvince Ochieng (Kibera, Nairobi), drums with kids during #defyhatenow workshop IV on social media use and awareness of online hate speech. In collaboration with CEPO and special guest specialist Aphrodice Mutangana (Kigali, Rwanda). Performances and guest talks with local children / youth by anti-violence activists Ras Lojuron Jaden and Calvince Ochieng (Kibera, Nairobi). #peacehackcamp Nov 30 - Dec 03, 2015, Juba (Images: Stephen Kovats and Hakim George)

#defyhatenow workshop IV on social media use and awareness of online hate speech. In collaboration with CEPO and special guest specialist Aphrodice Mutangana (Kigali, Rwanda). Performances and guest talks with local children / youth by anti-violence activists Ras Lojuron Jaden and Calvince Ochieng (Kibera, Nairobi). #peacehackcamp Nov 30 - Dec 03, 2015, Juba (Images: Stephen Kovats and Hakim George)

Ras Lojuron Jaden, speaks during #defyhatenow workshop IV on social media use and awareness of online hate speech. In collaboration with CEPO and special guest specialist Aphrodice Mutangana (Kigali, Rwanda). Performances and guest talks with local children / youth by anti-violence activists Ras Lojuron Jaden and Calvince Ochieng (Kibera, Nairobi). #peacehackcamp Nov 30 - Dec 03, 2015, Juba (Images: Stephen Kovats and Hakim George)

Kids sing during #defyhatenow workshop IV on social media use and awareness of online hate speech. In collaboration with CEPO and special guest specialist Aphrodice Mutangana (Kigali, Rwanda). Performances and guest talks with local children / youth by anti-violence activists Ras Lojuron Jaden and Calvince Ochieng (Kibera, Nairobi). #peacehackcamp Nov 30 - Dec 03, 2015, Juba (Images: Stephen Kovats and Hakim George)

Kids sing during #defyhatenow workshop IV on social media use and awareness of online hate speech. In collaboration with CEPO and special guest specialist Aphrodice Mutangana (Kigali, Rwanda). Performances and guest talks with local children / youth by anti-violence activists Ras Lojuron Jaden and Calvince Ochieng (Kibera, Nairobi). #peacehackcamp Nov 30 - Dec 03, 2015, Juba (Images: Stephen Kovats and Hakim George)

Calvince Ochieng (Kibera, Nairobi), performs during #defyhatenow workshop IV on social media use and awareness of online hate speech. In collaboration with CEPO and special guest specialist Aphrodice Mutangana (Kigali, Rwanda). Performances and guest talks with local children / youth by anti-violence activists Ras Lojuron Jaden and Calvince Ochieng (Kibera, Nairobi). #peacehackcamp Nov 30 - Dec 03, 2015, Juba (Images: Stephen Kovats and Hakim George)

Kids sing during #defyhatenow workshop IV on social media use and awareness of online hate speech. In collaboration with CEPO and special guest specialist Aphrodice Mutangana (Kigali, Rwanda). Performances and guest talks with local children / youth by anti-violence activists Ras Lojuron Jaden and Calvince Ochieng (Kibera, Nairobi). #peacehackcamp Nov 30 - Dec 03, 2015, Juba (Images: Stephen Kovats and Hakim George)

Calvince Ochieng (Kibera, Nairobi), performs during #defyhatenow workshop IV on social media use and awareness of online hate speech. In collaboration with CEPO and special guest specialist Aphrodice Mutangana (Kigali, Rwanda). Performances and guest talks with local children / youth by anti-violence activists Ras Lojuron Jaden and Calvince Ochieng (Kibera, Nairobi). #peacehackcamp Nov 30 - Dec 03, 2015, Juba (Images: Stephen Kovats and Hakim George)

Calvince Ochieng (Kibera, Nairobi), drums with kids during #defyhatenow workshop IV on social media use and awareness of online hate speech. In collaboration with CEPO and special guest specialist Aphrodice Mutangana (Kigali, Rwanda). Performances and guest talks with local children / youth by anti-violence activists Ras Lojuron Jaden and Calvince Ochieng (Kibera, Nairobi). #peacehackcamp Nov 30 - Dec 03, 2015, Juba (Images: Stephen Kovats and Hakim George)

Participant at #defyhatenow workshop IV on social media use and awareness of online hate speech. In collaboration with CEPO and special guest specialist Aphrodice Mutangana (Kigali, Rwanda). Performances and guest talks with local children / youth by anti-violence activists Ras Lojuron Jaden and Calvince Ochieng (Kibera, Nairobi). #peacehackcamp Nov 30 - Dec 03, 2015, Juba (Images: Stephen Kovats and Hakim George)

#defyhatenow workshop IV on social media use and awareness of online hate speech. In collaboration with CEPO and special guest specialist Aphrodice Mutangana (Kigali, Rwanda). Performances and guest talks with local children / youth by anti-violence activists Ras Lojuron Jaden and Calvince Ochieng (Kibera, Nairobi). #peacehackcamp Nov 30 - Dec 03, 2015, Juba (Images: Stephen Kovats and Hakim George)

Ras Lojuron Jaden, speaks during #defyhatenow workshop IV on social media use and awareness of online hate speech. In collaboration with CEPO and special guest specialist Aphrodice Mutangana (Kigali, Rwanda). Performances and guest talks with local children / youth by anti-violence activists Ras Lojuron Jaden and Calvince Ochieng (Kibera, Nairobi). #peacehackcamp Nov 30 - Dec 03, 2015, Juba (Images: Stephen Kovats and Hakim George)

Calvince Ochieng (Kibera, Nairobi), performs during #defyhatenow workshop IV on social media use and awareness of online hate speech. In collaboration with CEPO and special guest specialist Aphrodice Mutangana (Kigali, Rwanda). Performances and guest talks with local children / youth by anti-violence activists Ras Lojuron Jaden and Calvince Ochieng (Kibera, Nairobi). #peacehackcamp Nov 30 - Dec 03, 2015, Juba (Images: Stephen Kovats and Hakim George)

#defyhatenow workshop IV on social media use and awareness of online hate speech. In collaboration with CEPO and special guest specialist Aphrodice Mutangana (Kigali, Rwanda). Performances and guest talks with local children / youth by anti-violence activists Ras Lojuron Jaden and Calvince Ochieng (Kibera, Nairobi). #peacehackcamp Nov 30 - Dec 03, 2015, Juba (Images: Stephen Kovats and Hakim George)

Performance during #defyhatenow workshop IV on social media use and awareness of online hate speech. In collaboration with CEPO and special guest specialist Aphrodice Mutangana (Kigali, Rwanda). Performances and guest talks with local children / youth by anti-violence activists Ras Lojuron Jaden and Calvince Ochieng (Kibera, Nairobi). #peacehackcamp Nov 30 - Dec 03, 2015, Juba (Images: Stephen Kovats and Hakim George)

Participant at #defyhatenow workshop IV on social media use and awareness of online hate speech. In collaboration with CEPO and special guest specialist Aphrodice Mutangana (Kigali, Rwanda). Performances and guest talks with local children / youth by anti-violence activists Ras Lojuron Jaden and Calvince Ochieng (Kibera, Nairobi). #peacehackcamp Nov 30 - Dec 03, 2015, Juba (Images: Stephen Kovats and Hakim George)

#defyhatenow workshop IV on social media use and awareness of online hate speech. In collaboration with CEPO and special guest specialist Aphrodice Mutangana (Kigali, Rwanda). Performances and guest talks with local children / youth by anti-violence activists Ras Lojuron Jaden and Calvince Ochieng (Kibera, Nairobi). #peacehackcamp Nov 30 - Dec 03, 2015, Juba (Images: Stephen Kovats and Hakim George)

Viola Abango (Uni Bahr el Gazhal, Wau) at #defyhatenow workshop IV on social media use and awareness of online hate speech. In collaboration with CEPO and special guest specialist Aphrodice Mutangana (Kigali, Rwanda). Performances and guest talks with local children / youth by anti-violence activists Ras Lojuron Jaden and Calvince Ochieng (Kibera, Nairobi). #peacehackcamp Nov 30 - Dec 03, 2015, Juba (Images: Stephen Kovats and Hakim George)

#defyhatenow workshop IV on social media use and awareness of online hate speech. In collaboration with CEPO and special guest specialist Aphrodice Mutangana (Kigali, Rwanda). Performances and guest talks with local children / youth by anti-violence activists Ras Lojuron Jaden and Calvince Ochieng (Kibera, Nairobi). #peacehackcamp Nov 30 - Dec 03, 2015, Juba (Images: Stephen Kovats and Hakim George)

#defyhatenow workshop IV on social media use and awareness of online hate speech. In collaboration with CEPO and special guest specialist Aphrodice Mutangana (Kigali, Rwanda). Performances and guest talks with local children / youth by anti-violence activists Ras Lojuron Jaden and Calvince Ochieng (Kibera, Nairobi). #peacehackcamp Nov 30 - Dec 03, 2015, Juba (Images: Stephen Kovats and Hakim George)

Ras Lojuron Jaden, speaks during #defyhatenow workshop IV on social media use and awareness of online hate speech. In collaboration with CEPO and special guest specialist Aphrodice Mutangana (Kigali, Rwanda). Performances and guest talks with local children / youth by anti-violence activists Ras Lojuron Jaden and Calvince Ochieng (Kibera, Nairobi). #peacehackcamp Nov 30 - Dec 03, 2015, Juba (Images: Stephen Kovats and Hakim George)

Aphrodice Mutangana (kLAB, Kigali) at #defyhatenow workshop IV on social media use and awareness of online hate speech. In collaboration with CEPO and special guest specialist Aphrodice Mutangana (Kigali, Rwanda). Performances and guest talks with local children / youth by anti-violence activists Ras Lojuron Jaden and Calvince Ochieng (Kibera, Nairobi). #peacehackcamp Nov 30 - Dec 03, 2015, Juba (Images: Stephen Kovats and Hakim George)

Ras Lojuron Jaden, speaks during #defyhatenow workshop IV on social media use and awareness of online hate speech. In collaboration with CEPO and special guest specialist Aphrodice Mutangana (Kigali, Rwanda). Performances and guest talks with local children / youth by anti-violence activists Ras Lojuron Jaden and Calvince Ochieng (Kibera, Nairobi). #peacehackcamp Nov 30 - Dec 03, 2015, Juba (Images: Stephen Kovats and Hakim George)

First #defyhatenow PoC activity run by correspondents team, with IDP teachers and community leaders, December 28, 2015 (image: Hakim George)

On the 1st of June, we organized a social media training for students in Yei, South Sudan. This training brought together four schools, three secondary schools and one higher learning institution.

The training covered extensively on the topic of social media and hate speech mitigation - the response and energy from Yei was so awesome. We are looking for more engagement with the people of Yei this month.

Our first activity on how to make use of time offline and online. In small groups, Students listed out what they mainly use their time on and both parties male and female listed out their activities. Interestingly, every group mentioned Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp, twitter most common platforms to post, share comment and get the latest gossips...Social medias being platforms for inciting violence, propagating hatespeech, and spreading propaganda and discriminative messages or posts on a particular group, this led to concerns about posts concerning a specific a group and the discussion further raised questions on how safe is the internet or this platforms for use? What measures or precautions need to be put in place to safe guard the masses? Most females raised the concern on how some posts or comments including websites that portray women in a very negative way in South Sudan #Defyhatenow

Our first activity on how to make use of time offline and online. In small groups, Students listed out what they mainly use their time on and both parties male and female listed out their activities. Interestingly, every group mentioned Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp, twitter most common platforms to post, share comment and get the latest gossips...Social medias being platforms for inciting violence, propagating hatespeech, and spreading propaganda and discriminative messages or posts on a particular group, this led to concerns about posts concerning a specific a group and the discussion further raised questions on how safe is the internet or this platforms for use? What measures or precautions need to be put in place to safe guard the masses? Most females raised the concern on how some posts or comments including websites that portray women in a very negative way in South Sudan #Defyhatenow

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A cultural dance during the launch of the

#Peace4All Music video by ww.defyhatenow.net in Juba, #SouthSudan

9th April 2017 .

Our first activity on how to make use of time offline and online. In small groups, Students listed out what they mainly use their time on and both parties male and female listed out their activities. Interestingly, every group mentioned Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp, twitter most common platforms to post, share comment and get the latest gossips...Social medias being platforms for inciting violence, propagating hatespeech, and spreading propaganda and discriminative messages or posts on a particular group, this led to concerns about posts concerning a specific a group and the discussion further raised questions on how safe is the internet or this platforms for use? What measures or precautions need to be put in place to safe guard the masses? Most females raised the concern on how some posts or comments including websites that portray women in a very negative way in South Sudan #Defyhatenow

Our first activity on how to make use of time offline and online. In small groups, Students listed out what they mainly use their time on and both parties male and female listed out their activities. Interestingly, every group mentioned Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp, twitter most common platforms to post, share comment and get the latest gossips...Social medias being platforms for inciting violence, propagating hatespeech, and spreading propaganda and discriminative messages or posts on a particular group, this led to concerns about posts concerning a specific a group and the discussion further raised questions on how safe is the internet or this platforms for use? What measures or precautions need to be put in place to safe guard the masses? Most females raised the concern on how some posts or comments including websites that portray women in a very negative way in South Sudan #Defyhatenow

June 14th 2017: “An evening with #defyhatenow# South Sudanese Diaspora Talks, Hub East Africa, Nairobi Kenya

#defyhatenow social media one day forum in Bor, Jonglei State concluded with Key highlights on the significance of information verification, hate speech mitigation.

The forum also shared the Social Media Hate Speech Mitigation Field Guide with participants, a tool on how to use, combate off and online hate speech.

#ThinkB4UClick

#HateFreeSouthSudan

June 14th 2017: “An evening with #defyhatenow# South Sudanese Diaspora Talks, Hub East Africa, Nairobi Kenya

#Defyhatenow spoke to Juja youth in Nairobi from Budi Community. The dialogue was mainly on the responsible use of social media (fake news and understanding the context of information on social media). We also talked about cultural stereotypes and cultural biases

#ThinkB4UClick

On the 1st of June, we organized a social media training for students in Yei, South Sudan. This training brought together four schools, three secondary schools and one higher learning institution.

The training covered extensively on the topic of social media and hate speech mitigation - the response and energy from Yei was so awesome. We are looking for more engagement with the people of Yei this month.

On the 1st of June, we organized a social media training for students in Yei, South Sudan. This training brought together four schools, three secondary schools and one higher learning institution.

The training covered extensively on the topic of social media and hate speech mitigation - the response and energy from Yei was so awesome. We are looking for more engagement with the people of Yei this month.

Our first activity on how to make use of time offline and online. In small groups, Students listed out what they mainly use their time on and both parties male and female listed out their activities. Interestingly, every group mentioned Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp, twitter most common platforms to post, share comment and get the latest gossips...Social medias being platforms for inciting violence, propagating hatespeech, and spreading propaganda and discriminative messages or posts on a particular group, this led to concerns about posts concerning a specific a group and the discussion further raised questions on how safe is the internet or this platforms for use? What measures or precautions need to be put in place to safe guard the masses? Most females raised the concern on how some posts or comments including websites that portray women in a very negative way in South Sudan #Defyhatenow

Our first activity on how to make use of time offline and online. In small groups, Students listed out what they mainly use their time on and both parties male and female listed out their activities. Interestingly, every group mentioned Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp, twitter most common platforms to post, share comment and get the latest gossips...Social medias being platforms for inciting violence, propagating hatespeech, and spreading propaganda and discriminative messages or posts on a particular group, this led to concerns about posts concerning a specific a group and the discussion further raised questions on how safe is the internet or this platforms for use? What measures or precautions need to be put in place to safe guard the masses? Most females raised the concern on how some posts or comments including websites that portray women in a very negative way in South Sudan #Defyhatenow

On the 1st of June, we organized a social media training for students in Yei, South Sudan. This training brought together four schools, three secondary schools and one higher learning institution.

The training covered extensively on the topic of social media and hate speech mitigation - the response and energy from Yei was so awesome. We are looking for more engagement with the people of Yei this month.

June 14th 2017: “An evening with #defyhatenow# South Sudanese Diaspora Talks, Hub East Africa, Nairobi Kenya