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When it comes to education, the Finnish know what they’re doing. The Scandinavian country has one of the top education systems in the world, and this year, ranked number one in literacy. So what’s Finland’s secret? It’s simple: more play, less work.
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By: Daryl Lim The signing of the first international AI treaty by the United States, European Union, and other nations marks a pivotal step in establishing a global framework for AI governance, ensuring that AI systems respect human rights, democracy, and the rule of law. This article advances the concepts of justice, equity, and the
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About 17 percent of migrants in the city's shelter system are from African countries, City Hall said; around 81 percent of migrants from Africa are single adults and adult families.
By Daniel Parra . Published April 17, 2024 During the last two years, over 189,200 migrants have come to New York City and about 64,400 are currently under the city’s care; of those, roughly 17 percent are from African countries, according to City Hall.
New York City Councilwoman Alexa Avilés opened Tuesday’s hearing on the experiences of Black migrants by calling for more funding and language access services for new arrivals from African countries, hundreds of whom gathered at City Hall for the discussion and a rally outside beforehand. While the vast majority of asylum seekers and immigrants who’ve entered the shelter system initially came from Latin America, more adult migrants and families are now coming from the African continent. During the last two years, over 189,200 migrants have come to New York City and about 64,400 are currently under the city’s care; of those, roughly 17 percent are from African countries, according to City Hall. During Tuesday’s joint hearing of the Immigration and Hospitals Committee—which was not attended by officials from Health + Hospitals or New York City Emergency Management, two key agencies handling the city’s migrant response—advocates complained about the language barriers and lack of access to interpreters in shelters. Avilés asked the commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA) about this lack of opportunities for non-English and non-Spanish speakers. “As you know OSHA is a federal program,” said MOIA’s Commissioner Manuel Castro in response, acknowledging that it is difficult to find trainers who speak other languages. “This is also an issue that partly belongs to the federal government. They need to do better at providing training in these languages.” According to Adama Bah, founder of Afrikana, a community center serving asylum seekers, the city does not have translators for some of the languages it needs, and the language phone line it uses to access an interpreter by phone does not work after hours, so she has been translating herself. “There’s many people in this audience right now that I have to call after hours to translate for migrants, and they’re constantly calling and telling the staff members to speak to Adama.” And written documents do not work for those who cannot read, advocates explained. “There is a significant amount of people who are illiterate,” Bah explained. “We have been sending voice clips to the migrants explaining to them what their rights are and to understand what’s going on. So it’s not just written, we need vocals.” An oral history teacher at LaGuardia Community College who has been volunteering with new arrivals from Africa read the testimony of two such migrants. “Life in the shelter is not a life,” she read, narrating the experience of a young Senegalese man. “I wouldn’t advise anyone to live in such condition. If you go out to look for work and you miss a meal, then you have to go find food. But if you can’t find any work, how are you supposed to buy food.” The other shared testimony came from a migrant from Mauritania who’d had difficulties getting information from shelter workers. “You meet staff at the shelters who would rather clean their fingernails than answer a question,” the woman said. “Sometimes you ask a question and strangely you get many different answers.” During the hearing, Council Speaker Adrienne Adams’ asked the administration officials present what their takeaways were from the large audience and their testimony. “That we need to do better, and we agree we absolutely need to do better every day,” Molly Schaeffer, interim director of the Office of Asylum Seeker Operations, acknowledged. “Specifically with language access. I think that was the biggest thing we heard.” Schaeffer explained that around 81 percent of migrants from African nations are single adults or part of adult families, which makes them more likely to have shorter stays than families with children coming from Latin America. Under Mayor Eric Adams’ deadline policy for new immigrant arrivals, families with kids are subject to 60-day shelter limits, while adults without children get just 30 days. Asylum seekers from African countries have accounted for 16 percent of applications at the city’s asylum application help center, Schaeffer added. She explained that the primary preferred languages of migrants under city’s care—though not necessarily reflective of the most newly arrived—is Spanish, at 76 percent, followed by those whose primary language is French (9 percent), English (3 percent), Russian (2 percent), Arabic (2 percent), and Fulani and Chinese (1 percent each). The wait time for a new shelter placement is 24 hours, Schaeffer said, though she did not provide details about the current length of the waiting list, and City Hall did not respond to questions about it by publication. The Senegalese young man whose testimony was shared by the LaGuardia Community College professor also touched on the impact of the city’s shelter deadline policy, which a number of lawmakers have pressed City Hall to abolish. “They’ll kick you out in the middle of the night in the cold,” he said, according to the shared statement. “They just don’t respect us.” To reach the reporter behind this story, contact Daniel@citylimits.org. To reach the editor, contact Jeanmarie@citylimits.org Via Charles Tiayon
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April 19, 2024 1:00 AM
"About 17 percent of migrants in the city's shelter system are from African countries, City Hall said; around 81 percent of migrants from Africa are single adults and adult families.
During the last two years, over 189,200 migrants have come to New York City and about 64,400 are currently under the city’s care; of those, roughly 17 percent are from African countries, according to City Hall.
New York City Councilwoman Alexa Avilés opened Tuesday’s hearing on the experiences of Black migrants by calling for more funding and language access services for new arrivals from African countries, hundreds of whom gathered at City Hall for the discussion and a rally outside beforehand. While the vast majority of asylum seekers and immigrants who’ve entered the shelter system initially came from Latin America, more adult migrants and families are now coming from the African continent. During the last two years, over 189,200 migrants have come to New York City and about 64,400 are currently under the city’s care; of those, roughly 17 percent are from African countries, according to City Hall. During Tuesday’s joint hearing of the Immigration and Hospitals Committee—which was not attended by officials from Health + Hospitals or New York City Emergency Management, two key agencies handling the city’s migrant response—advocates complained about the language barriers and lack of access to interpreters in shelters. Avilés asked the commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA) about this lack of opportunities for non-English and non-Spanish speakers. “As you know OSHA is a federal program,” said MOIA’s Commissioner Manuel Castro in response, acknowledging that it is difficult to find trainers who speak other languages. “This is also an issue that partly belongs to the federal government. They need to do better at providing training in these languages.” According to Adama Bah, founder of Afrikana, a community center serving asylum seekers, the city does not have translators for some of the languages it needs, and the language phone line it uses to access an interpreter by phone does not work after hours, so she has been translating herself. “There’s many people in this audience right now that I have to call after hours to translate for migrants, and they’re constantly calling and telling the staff members to speak to Adama.” And written documents do not work for those who cannot read, advocates explained. “There is a significant amount of people who are illiterate,” Bah explained. “We have been sending voice clips to the migrants explaining to them what their rights are and to understand what’s going on. So it’s not just written, we need vocals.” An oral history teacher at LaGuardia Community College who has been volunteering with new arrivals from Africa read the testimony of two such migrants. “Life in the shelter is not a life,” she read, narrating the experience of a young Senegalese man. “I wouldn’t advise anyone to live in such condition. If you go out to look for work and you miss a meal, then you have to go find food. But if you can’t find any work, how are you supposed to buy food.” The other shared testimony came from a migrant from Mauritania who’d had difficulties getting information from shelter workers. “You meet staff at the shelters who would rather clean their fingernails than answer a question,” the woman said. “Sometimes you ask a question and strangely you get many different answers.” During the hearing, Council Speaker Adrienne Adams’ asked the administration officials present what their takeaways were from the large audience and their testimony. “That we need to do better, and we agree we absolutely need to do better every day,” Molly Schaeffer, interim director of the Office of Asylum Seeker Operations, acknowledged. “Specifically with language access. I think that was the biggest thing we heard.” Schaeffer explained that around 81 percent of migrants from African nations are single adults or part of adult families, which makes them more likely to have shorter stays than families with children coming from Latin America. Under Mayor Eric Adams’ deadline policy for new immigrant arrivals, families with kids are subject to 60-day shelter limits, while adults without children get just 30 days. Asylum seekers from African countries have accounted for 16 percent of applications at the city’s asylum application help center, Schaeffer added. She explained that the primary preferred languages of migrants under city’s care—though not necessarily reflective of the most newly arrived—is Spanish, at 76 percent, followed by those whose primary language is French (9 percent), English (3 percent), Russian (2 percent), Arabic (2 percent), and Fulani and Chinese (1 percent each). The wait time for a new shelter placement is 24 hours, Schaeffer said, though she did not provide details about the current length of the waiting list, and City Hall did not respond to questions about it by publication. The Senegalese young man whose testimony was shared by the LaGuardia Community College professor also touched on the impact of the city’s shelter deadline policy, which a number of lawmakers have pressed City Hall to abolish. “They’ll kick you out in the middle of the night in the cold,” he said, according to the shared statement. “They just don’t respect us.” To reach the reporter behind this story, contact Daniel@citylimits.org. To reach the editor, contact Jeanmarie@citylimits.org" #metaglossia_mundus
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BY Sikivu Hutchinson “Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, and segregation forever.” This was white supremacist Alabama Governor George Wallace’s epic battle cry in his infamous 1963 Inaugural speech demonizing the civil rights movement.
Billionaire Christian conservative Betsy DeVos and her foundation’s robber baron school voucher crusade are inheritors of Wallace’s legacy. For over a decade, DeVos, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of Education, has been “at the helm” of a largely unsuccessful nationwide push to gut public education through voucher programs. According to the L.A. Times, “California and 36 other states have constitutional provisions—called Blaine amendments—that ban the expenditure of public money on religiously affiliated schools. Close to 80% of private school students attend religious schools, which would be ineligible for vouchers in Blaine amendment states.”
As many left-progressive and secular critics have pointed out, a linchpin of the DeVos agenda is an assault on secular education. The DeVos Foundation has bankrolled the ultraconservative, homophobic Family Research Council and sponsored scores of insidious “school choice” bills from Michigan to Wisconsin. It is part of an extensive network of right wing foundations, institutes and think tanks that subscribe to the “dominionist” belief that “Christians must take control over societal and government institutions.”
DeVos’ influence as an architect of checkbook theocracy in education is unparalleled. But it’s important for progressive humanists to understand that DeVos’ reactionary activism is not simply limited to the usual church/state separation issues vis-à-vis science literacy and white Christian fundamentalist efforts to shove creationism down students’ throats. Certainly, DeVos’ blatant disregard for church/state separation would further undermine science literacy in a nation that routinely ranks at the bottom of global rankings of STEM achievement. Yet, a cornerstone of the Christian right’s privatization agenda is the destruction of racial justice in education and a Dixiecrat return to separate and unequal schools."...
For full post, click on title above or here: https://www.laprogressive.com/betsy-devos-education-secretary/ ; Via Roxana Marachi, PhD
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One country, one passport cannot define who we are. Explore a deeper understanding of the implications of an often asked question… Via roula haj-ismail
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The AI revolution is transforming education at an unprecedented pace, offering opportunities to personalize learning experiences, support teachers, and optimize education management. This brief explores nine key AI-driven innovations in Latin America and the Caribbean, divided into solutions for teachers, students, and administration. For teachers, AI-powered mentors and feedback systems are improving teacher recruitment, retention, and professional development. AI-assisted lesson planning and automated administrative tasks are empowering educators to focus on teaching and mentoring students. Students benefit from AI-powered tutoring systems that adapt to their individual needs. The brief also examines the use of generative AI for assignments and the need to foster responsible AI use. In education administration, AI streamlines processes, identifies at-risk students, and optimizes resource allocation, such as matching teachers to vacancies and students to schools. Navigating the promise and challenges of AI requires addressing key issues like digital divide, ethical governance, and limited evidence on effectiveness at scale. AI should enhance human expertise, not replace it. Policymakers must proactively shape the responsible development of AI to create an inclusive, innovative future of learning for all. Via Canadian Vocational Association / Association canadienne de la formation professionnelle, juandoming
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In recent years, the term "woke" has gained significant popularity, especially in social and political discussions.
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Today YouTube and Facebook are the most-widely used online platforms. Explore the demographic patterns and trends shaping the social media landscape. Via EDTECH@UTRGV
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November 22, 2024 1:24 PM
"YouTube and Facebook are the most-widely used online platforms. Half of U.S. adults say they use Instagram, and smaller shares use sites or apps such as TikTok, LinkedIn, X (formerly Twitter) and Snapchat."
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A Kenyan government agency threatened Facebook with a suspension last week if it did not promptly remove advertisements intentionally submitted by a third party to test Facebook’s adherence to anti-Kenyan hate speech laws ahead of a general election on August 9, though Kenyan government ministers said on Monday that such a suspension would not occur, Voice of America (VOA) reported. Kenya’s National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) issued a warning to the U.S.-based tech company Meta, which owns the social media platform Facebook, on July 29 saying the company had seven days to “tackle hate speech and incitement on the platform” relating to Kenya’s upcoming election, “failing which its operations will be suspended,” Reuters reported at the time. “The NCIC has held talks with the Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK), which regulates social media firms, and it will recommend the suspension of Meta’s operations,” NCIC commissioner Danvas Makori said on July 29. Makori accused Facebook of violating hate speech laws in Kenya in addition to its constitution by allowing certain advertisements to run on its local pages, citing the findings of an investigation by the advocacy group Global Witness.
“We decided to test Facebook’s ability to detect hate speech ahead of the Kenyan elections, sourcing ten real-life examples of hate speech used in Kenya since 2007 and submitting them for approval. In total we submitted twenty ads to Facebook, which covered the ten real-life hate speech examples and their corresponding translation in English or Swahili,” Global Watch wrote on July 28. “After making minor grammar changes and removing several profane words, Facebook approved the ads even though they contained clear hate speech,” according to the organization. “All of the ads we submitted violate Facebook’s Community Standards, qualifying as hate speech and ethnic-based calls to violence. Much of the speech was dehumanising, comparing specific tribal groups to animals and calling for rape, slaughter and beheading. We are deliberately not repeating the phrases used here as they are highly offensive,” Global Watch stated.
Kenyan Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi said the NCIC had made “a careless decision on the matter,” when asked about the issue on August 1. “He assured the public that the platform [Facebook] would not be shut down,” VOA relayed. Kenyan Information and Technology Minister Joe Mucheru seconded Matiangi’s remarks in a telephone interview with VOA on Monday. “He said while the issues raised were valid, they did not warrant blocking Facebook,” the U.S. government-funded broadcaster relayed. “That is not within our legal mandate, and we have been working with Facebook and many other platforms,” Muchera clarified. “Facebook for example has in this electioneering period has deleted over 37,000 inflammatory comments [sic],” he noted. Reuters on July 29 described the NCIC as an “ethnic cohesion watchdog” that aims to “foster ethnic harmony among Kenya’s 45 tribes, some of which have targeted each other during violence in past polls.” The NCIC was apparently worried that the Facebook advertisements in question could possibly stoke ethnic tensions ahead of or during Kenya’s presidential, legislative, and local elections on August 9. The Mozilla Foundation on June 8 published a report in which it said it had identified “130 TikTok videos that pushed ‘widespread disinformation’ and stoked ‘violent, ethnic discriminatory narratives,’” Al Jazeera reported on June 10. TikTok’s parent company, Bytedance, is a Beijing-based technology company. The Washington Post reported in August 2021 that China’s central government had recently “taken an ownership stake in a subsidiary that controls the domestic Chinese social media and information platforms of ByteDance.” Kenyan law does not explicitly define “hate speech,” though Article 33 of the Kenyan constitution prohibits “hate speech; or advocacy of hatred that— constitutes ethnic incitement, vilification of others or incitement to cause harm; or is based on any ground of discrimination specified or contemplated in Article 27.” Via Charles Tiayon
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August 5, 2022 12:06 AM
"A Kenyan government agency threatened Facebook with a suspension last week if it did not promptly remove advertisements intentionally submitted by a third party to test Facebook’s adherence to anti-Kenyan hate speech laws ahead of a general election on August 9, though Kenyan government ministers said on Monday that such a suspension would not occur, Voice of America (VOA) reported. Kenya’s National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) issued a warning to the U.S.-based tech company Meta, which owns the social media platform Facebook, on July 29 saying the company had seven days to “tackle hate speech and incitement on the platform” relating to Kenya’s upcoming election, “failing which its operations will be suspended,” Reuters reported at the time. “The NCIC has held talks with the Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK), which regulates social media firms, and it will recommend the suspension of Meta’s operations,” NCIC commissioner Danvas Makori said on July 29. Makori accused Facebook of violating hate speech laws in Kenya in addition to its constitution by allowing certain advertisements to run on its local pages, citing the findings of an investigation by the advocacy group Global Witness." #metaglossia mundus
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MICHAEL HENRY TESSLER, et al. SCIENCE 18 Oct 2024 Vol 386, Issue 6719 To act collectively, groups must reach agreement; however, this can be challenging when discussants present very different but valid opinions. Tessler et al. investigated whether artificial intelligence (AI) can help groups reach a consensus during democratic debate (see the Policy Forum by Nyhan and Titiunik). The authors trained a large language model called the Habermas Machine to serve as an AI mediator that helped small UK groups find common ground while discussing divisive political issues such as Brexit, immigration, the minimum wage, climate change, and universal childcare. Compared with human mediators, AI mediators produced more palatable statements that generated wide agreement and left groups less divided. The AI’s statements were more clear, logical, and informative without alienating minority perspectives. This work carries policy implications for AI’s potential to unify deeply divided groups. —Ekeoma Uzogara Read the full article at: www.science.org Via Complexity Digest
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Speaking, writing and reading are integral to everyday life, where language is the primary tool for expression and communication. Studying how people use language – what words and phrases they unconsciously choose and combine – can help us better understand ourselves and why we behave the way we...
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Last week, a national poll on Fox News showed that 51 percent of Muslim Americans want Sharia Law instituted as the law of the land. Via Charles Tiayon
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The digital divide persists--access to devices and internet for students with lower family incomes lags that of students with higher incomes. Via EDTECH@UTRGV
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August 7, 2024 12:43 PM
"Students’ access to technology has improved over time, although it continues to vary across family income categories and racial and ethnic groups"
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J.K. Rowling's critique of Scotland's new Hate Crime and Public Order Act sparks a nationwide debate on free speech and women's rights.
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Daryl Lim, Penn State Dickinson Law associate dean for research and innovation, H. Laddie Montague Jr. Chair in Law and Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences co-hire, has proposed an “equity by design” framework to better govern the technology and protect marginalized communities from potential harm in an article published on Jan. 27 in the Duke Technology Law Review.
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Laws and programs designed to benefit vulnerable groups, such as the disabled or people of color, often end up benefiting all of society. Via roula haj-ismail
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'I often hear from those who wish to achieve a sense of belonging for every student but are worried that their initiatives will inadvertently stoke division or backlash within the community.' Learn more from Dr Emily Meadows and see how her framework can help you and your school. Via roula haj-ismail
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Do angels exist? They must because I felt their gentle touch as they cared for me lying injured on the footpath. Via Peter Mellow
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The choice between minimizing your digital footprint and making your social presence felt comes down to aligning your values and goals. Via EDTECH@UTRGV
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"The way we interact online impacts everything from our personal data security to our professional reputation."
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School districts across the country have established diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) offices to reduce discrimination, and the Department of Education regularly touts the value of DEI programs to quell bias. Yet nationwide, school officials reported a “record number” of discrimination complaints last year. How can this be? In truth, studies show that DEI offices accomplish little more than producing a lot of bureaucratic sound and fury on the taxpayers’ dime.
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Thomas Sowell (born June 30, 1930) is an American author, economist, and political commentator who is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. Sowell is the author of more than 45 books (including revised and new editions) on a variety of subjects including politics, economics, education and race, and he has been a syndicated columnist in more than 150 newspapers.
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Olympia, Washington, is a microcosm of the problems created by the emptying of mental hospitals.
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hared Histories: 3 Alliances Between Africans and Natives Via Charles Tiayon
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Jul 26, 2023 "The recent verdict in a Quebec court case of Gabriel Sohier-Chaput, a 36-year-old Montrealer who wrote articles willfully promoting hate against Jews in The Daily Stormer, a prominent American Neo-Nazi website, has sparked an urgent and necessary conversation about hate speech and inadequate punitive measures in addressing this issue. Sohier-Chaput’s article entitled "Canada: Nazis Trigger Jews by Putting Up Posters On Ch--k Church," used antisemitic memes and editorialized commentary to celebrate neo-Nazi posters affixed to a bus stop in British Columbia. It also mocked a Holocaust survivor who was interviewed about the incident calling him an "oven-dodger," and called for "non-stop Nazism, everywhere, until the very streets are flooded with the tears of our enemies." Judge Manlio Del Negro, the presiding judge in the case, questioned the Crown’s proposed three-month sentence for a man found guilty of promoting hatred against Jews, raising a critical concern: does such a lenient sentence trivialize the gravity and danger of hate speech? A precursor oftentimes to discrimination, harassment, and physical violence, hate speech poses significant dangers not only to targeted individuals or communities, but to the fundamental values of our society. Hate speech is a destructive force that not only undermines individual dignity, but also threatens the fabric of societal harmony. In a multicultural nation like Canada, the propagation of hate speech stands in stark contrast to our core values and legal principles, particularly the right to freedom from discrimination, under Article 15(1) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Of particular concern, we know that online hate can turn into real-world violence. Left unchecked, this is how antisemitism is normalized and weaponized. The proposed three-month jail sentence by the Crown in this case is woefully insufficient. Such a brief punishment downplays the serious nature of the crime and fails to serve as an effective deterrent against similar criminal behavior. Sentencing in a criminal case should have multiple objectives: punishing the offender, deterring others, and providing an opportunity for rehabilitation. Such a lenient sentence lacks proportionality as it sends an incorrect message about the seriousness of the offence and fails to deter others, who see that the consequences for such crimes are minimal, from committing similar offences. Accordingly, this sentence may actually embolden more hate speech and more hate crimes. In addition, such short sentencing prevents criminals from preparing adequately for their reintegration into society, therefore casting serious doubts on the authenticity of their rehabilitation and posing serious risks to the public, especially members of Canada’s Jewish community who remain the most targeted religious minority for hate crimes in our country. To his credit, Judge Del Negro called Sohier-Chaput "extremely dangerous to the public." Indeed, the Quebec court case provides a crucial opportunity to examine the efficacy of our current sentencing practices. In this context, the recommended three-month jail sentence sends a troubling message that the harm caused by hate speech is trivial and not worthy of greater sentencing and could set a dangerous precedent. Furthermore, it fails to recognize the profound societal and individual impacts of hate speech, in this case of the Jewish community, and risks the trivialization of this grave offence. Hate speech is a serious offence that requires a robust response from our justice system. With sentencing taking place on September 22, the sentencing guidelines must be reassessed to reflect the gravity of hate speech so that we can strengthen the protection of our diverse society and reaffirm our commitment to upholding the values of inclusivity and tolerance that define our nation. This case serves as a clarion call of the potential harm that hate speech poses and our responsibility to respond appropriately, fostering the hope that it will catalyze a deeper examination of hate speech penalties in Canada. Jade Levitt, Director of Quebec, HonestReporting Canada and Samuel Malamud, Social Media Intern, HonestReporting Canada editor@thesuburban.com" #metaglossia_mundus Via Charles Tiayon
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July 27, 2023 9:38 PM
"Jul 26, 2023 "The recent verdict in a Quebec court case of Gabriel Sohier-Chaput, a 36-year-old Montrealer who wrote articles willfully promoting hate against Jews in The Daily Stormer, a prominent American Neo-Nazi website, has sparked an urgent and necessary conversation about hate speech and inadequate punitive measures in addressing this issue.... A precursor oftentimes to discrimination, harassment, and physical violence, hate speech poses significant dangers not only to targeted individuals or communities, but to the fundamental values of our society. Hate speech is a destructive force that not only undermines individual dignity, but also threatens the fabric of societal harmony. In a multicultural nation like Canada, the propagation of hate speech stands in stark contrast to our core values and legal principles, particularly the right to freedom from discrimination, under Article 15(1) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Of particular concern, we know that online hate can turn into real-world violence. Left unchecked, this is how antisemitism is normalized and weaponized. The proposed three-month jail sentence by the Crown in this case is woefully insufficient. Such a brief punishment downplays the serious nature of the crime and fails to serve as an effective deterrent against similar criminal behavior. Sentencing in a criminal case should have multiple objectives: punishing the offender, deterring others, and providing an opportunity for rehabilitation. Such a lenient sentence lacks proportionality as it sends an incorrect message about the seriousness of the offence and fails to deter others, who see that the consequences for such crimes are minimal, from committing similar offences. Accordingly, this sentence may actually embolden more hate speech and more hate crimes. In addition, such short sentencing prevents criminals from preparing adequately for their reintegration into society, therefore casting serious doubts on the authenticity of their rehabilitation and posing serious risks to the public, especially members of Canada’s Jewish community who remain the most targeted religious minority for hate crimes in our country. To his credit, Judge Del Negro called Sohier-Chaput "extremely dangerous to the public." Indeed, the Quebec court case provides a crucial opportunity to examine the efficacy of our current sentencing practices. In this context, the recommended three-month jail sentence sends a troubling message that the harm caused by hate speech is trivial and not worthy of greater sentencing and could set a dangerous precedent. Furthermore, it fails to recognize the profound societal and individual impacts of hate speech, in this case of the Jewish community, and risks the trivialization of this grave offence. Hate speech is a serious offence that requires a robust response from our justice system. With sentencing taking place on September 22, the sentencing guidelines must be reassessed to reflect the gravity of hate speech so that we can strengthen the protection of our diverse society and reaffirm our commitment to upholding the values of inclusivity and tolerance that define our nation. This case serves as a clarion call of the potential harm that hate speech poses and our responsibility to respond appropriately, fostering the hope that it will catalyze a deeper examination of hate speech penalties in Canada. Jade Levitt, Director of Quebec, HonestReporting Canada and Samuel Malamud, Social Media Intern, HonestReporting Canada #metaglossia_mundus |
When it comes to education, the Finnish know what they’re doing. The Scandinavian country has one of the top education systems in the world, and this year, ranked number one in literacy. So what’s Finland’s secret? It’s simple: more play, less work.
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