NationalHCAW Newsletter 2022
By Mark Healey
Welcome to issue 19 of our UK Hate Crime Sector Newsletter.
Firstly, I would like to express my thanks to CARG, the Campaign Against Racism Group who we have worked with this year to raise awareness of the increasing levels of Race Hate Crime experienced by the East and Southeast Asian communities.
I hope we have encouraged many people to stand together in solidarity with you this year - and that we will continue to do so, working together for many years to come.
As we come to the end of 2022 it is a time to start looking forward to 2023, and I am pleased to announce that the theme for the year ahead will be Faith Hate Crime.
We will be working with CST, the Community Security Trust to raise awareness of their important work.
It is a great opportunity for everyone affected by Hate Crime to stand in solidarity with all Faith communities affected by Faith Hate Crime, especially Jewish communities affected by Antisemitism.
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Newsletter Contents
- Welcome by Mark Healey
- Newsletter contents
17-24-30 National Hate Crime Awareness Week (1184819) Updates
- UK Government Peition - update the national hate crime action plan!
- Petition Map
- Thank you for your service Tony
- Freedom of Informatiuon Research 2022 Report
- NationalHCAW Winter Meeting
- Call for Submissions
- UK Hate Crime Network Group on Linkedin
- April Acts of Remembrance 2023
UK Hate Crime Sector Community News
- Faiwell Rev Alan Green, Hello Sarah Castro
- Tower Hamlets Interfaith Forum release their annual Interfaith Calendar
- Why Me? Using Restorative Justice for faith-based hate crime
- Restorative Justice APPG release two briefing papers
- London Hate Crime Stakeholder Reference Group forum meeting postponed
- National Hate Crime Independent Advisory Group
- Safe Webinare Programme
- How to Stop Fundinng Hate - online workshops
- This Christmas you can support 17-24-30 at no extra cost!
- By your Rainbow Lottery tickets from our Rainbow Lottery Page
Back Issues
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UK GOVERNMENT PETITION - UPDATE HATE CRIME ACTION PLAN AND INCREASE ACTIONS TO TACKLE HATE CRIME
The Government's hate crime action plan ran from 2016 to 2020, and has not been replaced. We want the Government to produce an updated hate crime action plan, and introduce new duties for local authorities and the police to tackle hate crime.
Police Recorded Hate Crime (HC) in England and Wales 155,641 up 26% Race HC 109,843 up 19% Religious HC 8,370 up 37% Homophobic HC 26,152 up 41% Disability HC 14,242 up 43% Transphobic HC 4,355 up 56%.There should be no place for hate in the UK.
The Government should prepare a comprehensive hate crime action plan, and update legislation to create statutory duties for the police and local authorities to produce local hate crime action plans.
We also call on the Government to support initiatives like National Hate Crime Awareness Week and to actively encourage the authorities, key partners and communities affected by hate crime to work together to tackle all forms of Hate Crime across the UK.
Please add your support today.
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Petition Map
One of the interesting features of the UK Government and Parliament Petition website is the feature that enables you to view the constituencies where people are signing the petition.
At the time of the above screen print we had 110 signatures on the map - we have a lot of work to do to get the 10,000 signatures we need to get a goverment response to this campaign, and even further to reach the 100,000 signatures we need to get the petition considered for a debate in Parliament.
This map will show us where we are gaining support, and where we need to work harder to get people on board to get tackling hate crime back on the national agenda.
With your support - we will do it.
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17-24-30 NationalHCAW CIO updates
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Thank you for your service Tony
After several years on our Trustee Board Tony Collins-Moore has stepped down.
"We thank you for your service Tony, you have been a wonderful member of the team - and we wish you well with your adventures."
17-24-30 National Hate Crime Awareness Week will be looking to recruit two new members in the New Year and invite expressions of interest.
We welcome candidates located in Wales and Northern Ireland who can help extend our work in those regions.
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Our Board of Trustees meetings are held online on the 2nd Wednesday of each month, starting at 7.30 pm.
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Hate Crime Freedom of Information Report
In 2017. 2019 and 2022 we submitted Freedom of Information requests to every council across the UK.
In 2019 and 2022 we submitted Freedom of Information requests to every police service across the UK.
We aim to publish our 2022 Report at our NationalHCAW Winter Meeting.
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NationalHCAW Winter Meeting - 16 Jan 2023
Book now to attend our next national hate crime meeting which will take place online between 2 pm to 5 pm.
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Call for Submissions
Would you like to give a presentation about your work tackling hate crime at our NationalHCAW meetings?
The call for submissions for our NationalHCAW Winter Meeting on the 16 Jan 2023 are now open until the 10th January 2023.This meeting aims to sum up NationalHCAW 2022 delivery so we want to hear about the projects you have delivered. It was also see the launch of our theme for 2023 - tackling Faith Hate Crime and standing in solidarity against Antisemitism. We will be launching our updated website, delivery plan for NatioanlHCAW 2022, and Freedom of Information Report 2022
Please contact Mark via info@nationalhcaw.uk
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NationalHCAW Meeting dates for the Diary 2023/24
We intend to organise three NationalHCAW meetings in 2023/24
- Spring Meeting - Mon 15th May 2023 (Networking)
- Summer Meeting - Mon 14th August 2023 (Representation)
- Winter Meeting - Mon 15th January 2024 (Health and Wellbeing)
We do not organise a meeting in Autumn (Community Safety) as all our efforts are focussed on delivering National Hate Crime Awareness Week
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UK Hate Crime Network Group
on Linkedin
We now have 548 members
Have you signed up to the UK Hate Crime Network group on Linkedin - the forum where the UK Hate Crime Sector networks and shares information. Come join us.
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The previous Lord Mayor of Westminster 2022/23 joined family, friends and survivors earlier this year for the annual Admiral Duncan Act of Remembrace in St Anne's Gardens.
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Registration opens for the April Acts of Remembrance 2023
The April Acts of Remembrance take place on the 17th, 24th and 30th April each year and mark the anniversaries of the three nail bomb attacks on Brixton, Brick Lane and Soho. 2023 will be the 24th anniversary of these attacks.
We encourage registration for these events so that we have an idea of the number of people including friends, family and surivors who wish to attend.
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UK Hate Crime Sector Community News
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Fairwell Rev Alan Green, Hello Sarah Castro
The wonderful Rev Alan Green is retiring, and will be moving on from his role as Chair of Tower Hamlets No Place For Hate Forum.
Alan (pictured second right) supported us at the relaunch of the Brick Lane Acts of Remembrance in April 2010 and had been absolutely fantastic to work with over the last 12+ years. We are sad to see him go but wish him well in his well-earned retirement.
At the latest Tower Hamlets Community Safety Partnership meeting held on the 8th December, Sarah Castro has been confirmed as the new Chair of the forum.
The next Tower Hamlets No Place Forum Meeting will take place on the 19th January 2023.
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Tower Hamlets Interfaith Forum release their Interfaith Calendar 2023
A comprehensive list of major faith dates for Bahá'í, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Judiasm, Paganism, Rastafarianism, Shinto, Sikhism, Zoroastrianism faiths.
The calendar is produced by the Tower Hamlets Interfaith Forum and dates are collated with the support of faith partners around the borough
Download your copy today.
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Using Restorative Justice for faith-based hate crime
With rising hate crime in the UK, including religious hate crime, there is an urgent need to find new approaches to strengthening community interfaith relations.
As part of Interfaith awareness week and Restorative Justice week, Why me? partnered with Faith Belief Forum to begin conversations about how we might begin to address faith-based hate crime in a way that prioritises healing and moving forward.
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The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Restorative Justice have released two new briefing papers
The APPG, which Why me? is a member of, have released two of their four upcoming papers following a consultation with the restorative field.
The papers are on the topics of 'Raising practitioner standards within the criminal justice sector' and 'Opening up universal access to restorative justice in the criminal justice sector'. Both are available to read and download on the APPG website.
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London Hate Crime Stakeholder Reference Group Forum meeting postponeded until New Year
The London Hate Crime Stakeholder Reference Group quarterly forum meeting that was due to be held on the 6th, then 13th December has been postponed until the New Year.
The forum's coordinator Tanishtha informed members yesterday 8th Deccember 2022.
The next forum meeting will focus on Disability Hate Crime with presentations from Inclusions London and some of the Deaf and Disabled People's Organisations DDPOs that they work with on their Pan London Disability Hate Crime Project.
The forum provides an opportunity to hold London's Statutory authorities to account - including MOPAC and the Metropolitan Police Service.
For more information contact Tanishtha hatecrimesrg@equallyours.org.uk
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