Exploring the Role of Education in Combating Hate and Xenophobia

How do we combat hate? 

What happened in the Dublin Riots was driven by far right agitators but how do we fight their message? 

Dion and Joe ask how should we treat those on the margins of the hate movement.

Finland has become a world leader in combating hate and misinformation using a curriculum that starts when their kids are five years old. Turns out kids don’t hate “others” unless they have been taught to hate them.

Why can’t the same happen in Ireland?

Free State with Joe Brolly and Dion Fanning is a Gold Hat Production in association with SwanMcG.

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