Whether racist comments in social media feeds, gender-based violence in the public space, or political extremism: These are just a few examples of hatred in society. This hate is causing exclusion and fear, posing a threat to our democratic way of living. This is unacceptable. That’s why we need to act now.

In our democratic society, everyone must be able to speak their mind freely without fearing verbal or physical violence. That’s why we need to act now.

Together with Arun Mansukhani, TED-Talk Speaker and expert in trauma psychology, and Tommasso Chiamparino, policy expert at the European Commission, we want to develop concrete proposals for tackling this growing hate in Europe.

We will submit these proposals to the European Commission’s Citizen Engagement Platform. If they gather enough support, they will be considered for creating new laws to tackle societal hatred.