Dear members of the No Hate Speech Network,
The General Assembly of the No Hate Speech Network will take place ONLINE on Thursday 24th of April 2025 from 17:00 to 20:00 CET.
Final agenda
The meeting has three parts. First is constitutions, second is GA documents and third is workshop.
Part 1 – Constituting the meeting
01.25 Welcome and how to participate
02.25 Member roll call
03.25 Acceptance of members
04.25 Approval of call, agenda and minute taker
Part 2 – General Assembly documents
05.25 Annual report 2024
06.25 Financial report 2024
07.25 Membership fees 2025
08.25 Budget 2025
09.25 Statutes
10.25 Strategic plan
11.25 Working groups
Part 3 – Elections
12.25 Election of Chair
Voting rights
Voting rights at the meeting are limited to members who have paid their membership fee. Information on how to register as a member and pay membership fee will be sent by email well in advance of the General Assembly. You may also renew your existing membership here.
Elections
Last year a new board of 7 people was elected, while the Chair was only elected for one year. The current Chair is running for reelections. It is open for other candidates to run.
The board is responsible for managing the work of the NHSN, representing the political positions and proposals of the NHSN. It executes the network’s activities and is the main decision-making body between the General Assemblies. The board has a fiduciary duty and must at all times act in the best interest of the NHSN, setting aside any personal benefits or matters that could give rise to a conflict of interest.
The NHSN aims to prevent and counter hate speech by mobilising and connecting individuals and organisations to act in support of human rights and democracy online and offline. It empowers young people and relevant stakeholders to think critically, act against hate speech and provide support to people targeted. It works through human rights education, awareness-raising, advocacy actions and any other means necessary in accordance with the core values and mission.
The deadline for nominations is 13th of March.
Registration deadline
The deadline for new members to apply for membership in order to attend to the General Assembly is 17th of April.
The deadline for members to register for the General Assembly is 23rd of April.
Motion submission deadline
Motions and other items for the agenda have to be sent to the board by the 13th of March, 6 weeks before the General Assembly. A second call with all proposals will be sent out on Wednesday the 3rd of April the latest, 3 weeks before the General Assembly.
Please send any motions to nohatespeechnet@gmail.com, the motion should contain:
- Who are proposing the motion
- What document is affected (if relevant)
- Line number and article (if applicable)
- What is the existing text
- What is the new text proposal
- What is the reasoning behind the proposed motion (why are you proposing it)
Statutes
This call is in accordance with the statutes Article 14 that states: The General Assembly meetings will be announced in a written document indicating the location, day and time of the meeting as well as the agenda. There shall be a deadline of at least 12 weeks between the announcement and the designated day of the General Assembly meeting at its first call.
No Hatefully yours
Alketa, Biljana, Eirik, Eleni, Luiza, Mariam and Martin
The Board
