MICRAG

While the important topic of diversity and inclusion is gaining ground in all different contexts, it also exposes more and more of our prejudices and unconscious bias. And even though we cannot influence our prejudices and bias directly, they are the cause of many unpleasant, hurtful or even harmful comments or acts. Often, no malicious intent is behind these micro-aggressive acts or comments. In fact, statements or acts may even be meant in a nice way, while being considered micro-aggressive at the same time because of the prejudices that are hidden behind it. Micro-aggression can be about race, gender, LGBT, age, nationality, disability, intersectionality and all other marginalized groups in a society. Such comments or acts, while not always intentional, are an attack on human rights and are in clear violation of the principles of equal human dignity and respect.

The specific objectives of the Micro-aggression Project are:

• A Catalogue, which will provide a definition of micro-aggression, categorize and illustrate the most common micro aggressive behaviours and indicate possible communication strategies and other tools for such situations;
• A Guide, including different Training Resources, which will contain the most efficient communication and argumentation strategies and tools for dealing with various kinds of micro-aggression;
• An Interactive E-platform, podcasts, a mobile application for smartphones and a multilingual website, which will provide easy access to all the contents and training materials.

1. Stichting Hogeschool Utrecht – Netherlands: hu.nl
2. Center for Social Innovation – CSI, Cyprus: csicy.com
3. Wissenschaftsinitiative Niederösterreich (WIN) – Austria:
4.  www.wissenschaftsinitiative.at
5. INTEGRA INSTITUT INSTITUT ZA RAZVOJ CLOVEKOVIH POTENCIALOV VELENJE – Slovenia: eu-integra.eu
6. QUALED obcianske zdruzenie pre kvalifikáciu a vzdelávanje – Slovakia:
7. www.qualed.net
8. UNIVERSITA TELEMATICA DEGLI STUDI IUL – Italy: http://www.iuline.it