THEY’RE ALL THE SAME, a theme of the “What If I Was Wrong? When We Talk, We Learn!” awareness-raising campaign. Did you know that the effects of a stereotype can be negative even if it is expressed in positive terms? A study by Aaron Kay of Duke University has shown that positive stereotypes such as […]

Panel discussion on the theme “A Second Chance for All?” for the launch of 404 magazine The Centre for the Prevention of Radicalization Leading to Violence is proud to launch 404: an inclusive new digital media project. Designed in the form of a web platform and available free of charge, 404 will engage with the […]

I DON’T FIT IN HERE, a theme of the “What If I Was Wrong? When We Talk, We Learn!” awareness-raising campaign. Did you know that the concept on inclusion, originating in the Anglo-Saxon world, is related to the movements to defend the rights of persons with disabilities? The word acquired a wealth of meaning in […]

Thank you again Victoria University for inviting the CPRLV to participate in the workshop ‘Exploring the Multi-dimensional Role of Former Extremists in the Prevention, Intervention and Countering of Violent Extremism’ this last June. Read about it in this sort story: 

For a few years now, events relayed in the news have increasingly attracted the public’s attention on movements asking for a return to traditional values, questioning the place of women in society, and rejecting our constitutional societies’ institutional model, especially as concerns gender equality. Have recent historical feminist victories, in Québec as elsewhere, encouraged the […]

US AGAINST THEM, a theme from the  “What If I Was Wrong? When We Talk, We Learn !” campaign Did you know that human beings have a spontaneous cognitive tendency to categorize their fellow human beings socially? This is particularly true of children, who appear to be predisposed to adopt the social categories used in their socio-cultural environment. The idea that social essentialism manifests itself (that is to say that children are predisposed to adopt the discriminatory ideas around them) may be harmful to a society.1 Do you think it is possible for us individuals and our families, communities and societies to address this tendency to prefer individuals who are like us? Each week, we will share a “did you know…”  from The What If I Was Wrong? Educator’s Guide. This […]