Project “Creative campaigning: innovation in support of human rights”

Implemented in: Sofia

Program Active Citizens Fund Bulgaria

Implementation period: 31.10.2019 – 30.04.2021

Lead organisation: Fine Acts Foundation

Partner: no

Project summary: 
In Bulgaria, hate speech has been on the rise, especially towards Roma, LGBTI+ people, and refugees. The campaign reached more than one million people, raising awareness of the far-reaching implications of hate speech for society.The main goal of the project “Creative Campaigns: Innovation in Support of Human Rights” is to strengthen the public support for human rights in Bulgaria, as well as to increase the capacity of the civil sector to conduct campaigns.
The campaign reached more than one million people, raising awareness of the far-reaching implications of hate speech for society.
Fine Acts engaged 35 of the leading Bulgarian artists in a vast campaign against hate speech, featuring a series of urban art interventions, a participatory installation, a viral online video, and a large free-to-use collection of illustrations. See more at: https://fineacts.co/love-speech-campaign

Grant amount: 69 032 EUR

Contact: Yana Buhrer Tavanier
email: hello@fineacts.co
phone: + 359 896843370
address: Sofia 1000, 3, Angel Kanchev str., Cosmos Coworking Camp