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 The City of Bogotá, Colombia and its Chamber of Commerce invited Pablo Madriaza, the General Coordinator of the UNESCO-PREV Chair, to lead a two-day workshop on the prevention of radicalization leading to violence in schools from August 26 to 29, 2019. Representatives of various public sector institutions attended the event whose aim was to develop a preventive protocol against violent radicalization adapted to secondary schools. Much of Colombia’s recent history has been marked by the presence of extreme left and right-wing armed groups, some of which are recognized by Public Safety Canada as terrorist groups, including the FARC [Fuerzas Armadas

The UNESCO Chair in Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Extremism (PREV) is looking for a GENERAL COORDINATOR (RESEARCH PROFESSIONAL). To learn more about the position and the application process, please click here. Please apply by Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at 5 pm the latest.

Vivek Venkatesh, Director, Project SOMEONE, and Éric Bellavance, historian, biblical scholar and course lecturer at Université de Montréal, McGill University and Concordia University, recently edited Praising and/or Cursing God Through Music, a special issue of Théologiques, a journal from the Faculty of Theology and Religious Sciences at Université de Montréal. Fifteen local, national and international researchers contributed to this publication that explores this subject from the point of view of a variety of academic disciplines.  The issue is now available online here.

The UNESCO Chair in Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Extremism (PREV) is looking for a COORDINATOR FOR THE PREV-IMPACT PROJECT. To learn more about the position and the application process, please click here. Please apply by Monday, September 9, 2019 at 5 pm the latest.

Project SOMEONE is pleased to announce the launch of the Words in Context Database.  The project uses Corpus-Assisted Critical Discourse Analysis (CACDA) to critically analyze recent hate discourse on popular online spaces such as YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and Reddit. The focus of the project is on the Lebanese and Canadian contexts and aims to inform and shape public policy on these issues of extremism, misogyny and gender-based violence. Government and community leaders, researchers and practitioners can access this valuable tool to detect patterns and trends of online hate. The database website is easily navigable by keyword or theme (each of which also includes an accompanying

Initiatives like the Christchurch Call to Action emphasize the international and domestic need for enhanced collaboration among a range of actors including the digital industry, researchers, practitioners, civil society and governments, in tackling violent extremist and terrorist use of the internet (VETUI). Public Safety Canada organized this event as an opportunity for Canadian experts representing these sectors to engage with representatives from Google, including their Trust and Safety team and Jigsaw. The Google team reviewed their approach to VETUI, covering areas such as policies and procedures, as well as how they draw from existing knowledge, information and best practices. This was