For Immediate Release
Lagos, Nigeria
On the 3rd of January 2016, Nigerian social media
took a turn for the better with the ushering in of #ToleranceClass, a social
movement that aims to curb tribal, gender and religious hate speech on Nigerian
blogs and social media.
The large West African country has been battling against the Islamic
insurgents, Boko Haram, for almost a decade, and whilst the war undoubtedly
opened the gates to some religious and tribe based hostilities, the actions of
bigoted fanatics hiding behind the anonymity of the internet, continue to fuel
and propagate the lingering animosity left behind from several coups and civil
wars.
The increasingly derogatory and inciteful comments and opinions inspired
Alex Orakwusi, Executive Creative Director at Dolorem & Ipsum, a creative
solutions agency in Nigeria, to start #ToleranceClass, with the purpose of not
only rehabilitating the country’s cyberspace, but curbing continued prevalence
by spreading the idea of ‘tolerance’.
“#ToleranceClass works with the guiding principle that what if
‘Tolerance’ was a subject taught in schools to children during their formative
years? Would the next generation not grow up to understand each other better
and know that religion, tribe and gender are not reasons to fight?” he said.
The campaign was kicked off by a documentary titled ‘Let’s Talk’ that featured a few of the nation’s well known personalities
giving their support to the novel cause.
For further information,
please contact:
Website: www.toleranceclass.com.ng
Twitter/Instagram:
@ToleranceClass
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