Advice Centre Saxony

Violence Prevention Network’s Advice Centre Saxony addresses people with questions in the field of religiously based extremism. It offers prevention, intervention and deradicalisation measures for those affected by religious extremism. The Advice Centre Saxony promotes the strengthening of tolerance of different world views as well as the early detection, prevention and reversal of radicalisation processes. Intervention in incipient radicalisation processes and targeted deradicalisation work start where people seek a way out of extremist ideologies.

Target groups

Young people (youth clubs, residential groups) / young women (girls’ clubs)
Parents and social environment
Public authorities, youth welfare offices
Associations
Mosque communities, religious organisations
Social workers, educators, volunteers
Schools: teachers and students of all school types from grade 9, school social workers

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Services of the Advice Centre Saxony

I: Intervention, distancing advice/assistance

Advice and assistance for young people at risk of radicalisation
Support for scene members and returnees from war zones
Advice through outreach approaches and building a relationship of trust for concrete relationship work

II: Advising and coaching of institutions to strengthen competence in dealing with (religiously based) conflicts

III: Training for multipliers

Prejudice, discriminatory and extremist attitudes can lead to radicalisation – this is a problem for society as a whole. Violence Prevention Network’s Advice Centre Saxony offers individually adapted, interactive training formats. Together, we develop options for dealing with challenging situations in your everyday working life. Using exercises, case studies, video and image analyses and moderated discussions, we create spaces for exchange and debate. We support developing and designing inclusive (public) spaces. The aim is to strengthen accessibility and to promote openness and participation. We can work on the following modules together with you; focal points and individual contents are determined individually:

Islam in society, perception and debates

Muslim life in Saxony and Germany
Basic concepts and religious everyday life
Identity, values and norms
Reflecting on gender roles and promoting equality
Acting with awareness of prejudice and creating opportunities for participation

Dealing with religiously based extremism

Recognising radicalisation and understanding the background
Be sensitive to online radicalisation and prevention in the internet
Acting in a solution-oriented way in cases of (alleged) radicalisation
Strengthening and supporting young people

(Anti-)discrimination and radicalisation prevention

Understanding forms, causes and consequences of group-based misanthropy
Counteracting ideas of inequality and strengthen diversity
Recognising prejudice-related language and communicating in a discrimination-sensitive way
Perceiving one’s own role and creating opportunities to shape it

IV: Empowerment workshop for Muslims with (ascribed) experience of flight/migration history

Muslims in Saxony are affected by discrimination in several ways: Anti-Muslim racism can work together with classism, sexism and language barriers. The workshop creates a space where experiences can be shared. Together, the participants will develop strategies for action. The workshop is led by Muslims who are themselves affected by multiple discrimination.

V: Workshops for young people

Specific prevention work against the consolidation of enemy images: Depending on the target group, age and level of knowledge, the following topics can be worked on with your school class/youth group:

Topic 1: Diversity as a resource