Peace Lab for Youth (PLY) is a one-month initiative that starts with a workshop series and concludes with a summit that includes the participation of diverse youths and presenters from government agencies, civil society organisations, academia and businesses. PLY is one of INITIATE.MY’s public advocacy initiatives to empower young advocates of peace and tolerance to...
venttoioio Platform: Zoom Webinar Date: 22nd December 2021 (Wednesday) Time: 2.00 pm - 5.30 pm (MYT) Attendance: 25 representatives from diverse Malaysian Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) The Drafting Committee of the National Action Plan on Prevention and Counter Violent Extremism (NAPPCVE/NAP) organised a town hall on 18th November 2021 at Tenera Hotel to acquire feedback...
Watch Recording here Background Religious freedom and tolerance are a pillar for a multi-religious and multi-ethnic society like Malaysia. In promoting this, the scarcity of data remains a challenge to produce evidence-based responses from the government or civil society actors. Datafication of laws and cases can help understand the level of restrictions and...
Background: The mandate to develop the National Action Plan on Prevention and Counter Violent Extremism (NAPPCVE) is derived from the United Nations General Assembly 70/674 in 2015 to address the changing threats of violent extremism. Many countries have come up with their own action plans, among them Indonesia (2020-2024) and Kenya (2020-2024). At the...
Place: Liberal Latte, Bukit Damansara Date: 5th March 2022 (Saturday) Time: 1.45 pm - 4.15 pm (MYT) Attendance: 22 representatives from Malaysian CSOs, academics, university staff, religious and student leaders Since 2016, the number of detained university students associated with cases of extremism is increasing and their radicalisation is propelled by extremist/terrorist groups from Islamist...
