NationalHCAW Newsletter 2022
By Mark Healey
Welcome to issue 07 of our UK Hate Crime Sector Newsletter.
Our next NationalHCAW Summer Meeting is due to take place online next Monday 18th July between 2 pm to 5 pm.
We are looking forward to updates from the Crown Prosecution Service, and regional updates from Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales - as well as our own NationalHCAW updates.
Call to action:
If you have not booked your place - book now.
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Newsletter Contents
17-24-30 National Hate Crime Awareness Week CIO Updates
- UK Hate Crime Network Group on LinkedIn
- NationalHCAW Summer Meeting 19th July
- Rainbow Boroughs Project
- Rainbow Boroughs Newsletter link
- CroydonHCO Newsletter link
- Croydon Pride 2022 16th July
- Photos with the Hate Crime Stall
- Croydon Library Visit Schedule - starts 21st July
- Intersex Progressive Rainbow flag project update
- Civic Mayors invited to St Paul's Cathedral
- We Stand Together Against Racism this year!
- Register for our event at St Paul's Cathedral
- Freedom of information Research Project
- National Hate Crime Directory
- Have you written a Statement of Support?
- Are you registering your Hate Crime Events?
- Can you support us by playing the Rainbow Lottery?
Community News
- Crown Prosecution Service Hate Crime Mailing List
- Met Police Launch new Engagement Handbook
- Sir Mark Rowley appointed as new leader of Metropolitan Police
- Neighbourhood Watch launch Community Safety Charter
- Mark Healey appounted as Co-Chair fo the London Hate Crime Stakeholder's Reference Group.
- Have you got Community News to share? LinkedIn!
- NationalHCAW Linktree
- ReportHate Linktree
Back Issues
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17-24-30 NationalHCAW CIO updates
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The UK Hate Crime Network Group on LInkedIn now has over 484 members across the UK
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UK Hate Crime Network group on LinkedIn continues to grow.
Another 19 hate crime professionals/leads have joined the UK Hate Crime Network group on Linkedin which aims to provide a national forum for the UK Hate Crime Sector.
We are encouraging the authorities (Government, Police and Councils), key partners and communities affected by hate crime to share content within the group to promote hate crime awareness and the specturm of projects and activities that are being delivered across the UK.
Have you joined? Do you know hate crime professionals/leads that should be invited to join? Please foward this invitation on to those you think should be part of this national network.
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18 July 2022 - NationalHCAW Summer Meeting
We are starting to make preparations for our next online Zoom meeting, our Summer meeting which will take place on Monday 18th July 2022.
- Discussions finalising plans for National Hate Crime Awareness Week 2022
- Networking opportunities
- Presentations
NB: Our onlines meetings are aimed at Hate Crime Sector professionals working across the UK, people who work and volunteer for anti-hate crime groups and organisations. We want to create opportunities for networking, communication and collaboration across the sector.
The meetings are not aimed at individuals experiencing hate crime or to provide a forum for cases/casework to be discussed - victims of hate crime should be directed to organisations that take on casework - as listed on the Reporting Hate Crime page on our national website.
https://nationalhcaw.uk/report-hate-crime
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Our Rainbow Boroughs Project goes from Strength to Strength!
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Pride Month has been an exciting month of action across the board - with members of the LGBT+ Community taking part in the Jubilee celebrations.
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We were invited to attend the Mayor of London's Pride Reception at City Hall.
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Mark Healey took part in the Gay Liberation Front's Veteran's Pride March on Friday 1st July - marking the 50th anniversary of their first Pride March in 1972.
Our Rainbow Boroughs Pride Marching Group had a wonderful time taking part in the Pride in London Parade on the 2nd July.
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Mark Healey revamped his Hate Crime Stall which had its first outing at the Tower Hamlets Pride Summer Bandstand event in Victoria Park.
It has also been exhibited during the "Heartstone Oddessy" Exhibition in Croydon.
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The Hate Crime Stand has been displayed a couple of times at the new weekly Croydon LGBT+ Meet Up events that take place on Wednesdays in Croydon.
On one side it is all about Hate Crime and on the other side we are promoting our Rainbow Boroughs Project to encourage networking, communication, collaboration and signpposting across the London LGBT+ Community.
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Mark will be representing Metro Charity and NationalHCAW at Croydon Pride on Saturday 16th July - come and say hello.
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Mark will be touring Croydon's libraries from the 21st July, and is running a campaign to encourage as many people as possible to come to the libraries and have their photo taken with the stall.
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STOP PRESS - Mark Healey is running out of supplies for his hate crime stall.
"I'm keen to do everything I can to promote the spectrum of organisations that are providing advice and support to victims of hate crime, but I can only do this if those organisations supply me with free leaflets and posters to display on my hate crime stall, and to place in the Hate Crime Reference and Resource folders that I am putting together for the libraries."
If you can supply me with business cards, leaflets and posters - send them to Mark Healey C/O Metro Charity, The Mulberry Centre, 15 Amersham Vale, London SE14 6LE
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Back in January we raised funds to purchase the Intersex Progressive Rainbow Flags (designed by Valentino - pictured left) for all the civic Mayors across London.
It was a pleasure to have our photo taken with the Lord Mayor of Westminister, the new leader of Westminster Council and the flag, at the Lord Mayor of Westmisnter's Pride Reception.
We are hoping to get photos with all the Civic Mayors and their flags - and hope they will fly the flag for the LGBT+ community during their term of office.
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Come say hello at Croydon Pride on the 16th July! Waltham Forest Pride in on Saturday 30th July, UK Black Pride on Sunday 14th August 2022, and Bi Pride UK on the 3rd September 2022.
There are still many more opportunities to participate in the season of Solidarity / Pride events taking place across the UK.
The charity LGBT Hero has put together a list of local Pride events here.
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In July we will be writing to all the Civic Mayors across London to invite them to our annual Act of Hope and Remembrance for those affected by Hate Crime that is scheduled to take place at St Paul's Cathedral on Sunday 9th October 2022
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This year the theme is "We Stand Together Against Racism" to promote awareness of the hate and prejudice experienced during the Covid-19 pandemic by the South and Southeast Asian Communities - we will be working closely with the Campaign Against Racism Group.
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Freedom of Information Research Project
We are working through all of the responses to our Freedom of Information requests submitted in May to every police service and every council across the UK.
Naomi will talk about the project at our NationalHCAW Summer meeting on the 18th July.
National Hate Crime Directory
Naomi has started work on our National Hate Crime Directory. We are asking all anti-hate crime organisations to complete a organisation registration form so we can add them to the database.
If you would like to be added please contact Naomi@17-24-30.org with reference to the National Hate Crime Directory.
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Have you written a statement of support?
Every year, 17-24-30 NationalHCAW appeal for statements of support from across the community, social and political spectrum for National Hate Crime Awareness Week
We are seeking statements of support from:
- The Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition and leaders of all the main political parties.
- Members of the Government, including the Home Secretary, Secretary of State Home Office and Ministry of Justice, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities & Minister for Intergovernmental Relations.
- Police and Crime Commissioners
- Police Leaders
- Council Leaders, Mayors and local Councillors
- Key Partners from across the UK Hate Crime Sector
- Community and Faith Leaders
Statements, together with photos and organisation Logos should be sent to:
info@nationalhcaw.uk
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Are your registering your hate crime events?
The NationalHCAW Google Map 2022 is live and we are looking to regsiter as many hate crime events and activities on the map as possible.
The information we need:
- Name of event,
- Date/start/finish time,
- text description of event,
- URL link to more information or for tickets,
- public contact details (for publication)
- image/photo we can use to promote your event.
To register your event email:
info@nationalhcaw.uk
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Can you support us by playing the Rainbow Lottery?
We currently have 8 people playing 13 numbers each week. We are looking for people to play 20 numbers which will help us raise £1,300 each year. We get 50% of all ticket sales from our Rainbow Lottery page.
Please gamble responsibly. If gambling's on your mind, BeGambleAware can offer free, confidential help to anyone who's worried about their - or someone else's - gambling.
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Crown Prosecution Service Hate Crime mailing List
Mick Conboy from the Crown Prosecution Service has informed us that they are in the process of updating their Hate Crime Mailing List.
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Met Police launch new Engagement Handbook
Mick Conboy from the Crown Prosecution Service has informed us that they are in the process of updating their Hate Crime Mailing List.
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Sir Mark Rowley has been appointed as the new leader of the Metropolitan Police - reported by BBC News 8 July 2022
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Neighbourhood Watch launch Community Safety Charter
The aim of the Community Safety Charter is to involve a wider range of local organisations, charities, businesses and groups in crime prevention activity and extend the scope of this work towards a goal of eliminating harassment, antisocial behaviour, and intimidation experienced by anyone who lives, works, studies, or visits anywhere in England and Wales.
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Mark Healey appointed as Co-Chair of the London Hate Crime Stakeholders Reference Group.
With rising levels of hate crime directed at our community I'm determined to ensure we hold the Mayor's Office Policing and Crime and the Met Police Service to account.
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The London Hate Crime Stakeholders Reference Group replaces the London Hate Crime Board and the Met Police Hate Crime Diamond Group which were both disbanded during the pandemic. The next meeting is on the 26th July 2022.
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Have you got a piece of community news you would like us to share?
Send us press releases to share in this newsletter/on our social media.
Email information to info@nationalhcaw.uk
We are encouraging all anti-hate crime organisations to start sharing information and updates about their work in the UK Hate Crime Network Group on Linkedin - which we are building into a national forum for the UK Hate Crime Sector.
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NationalHCAW Hate Crime Reporting page
We list details our national website, for the police, council and hate crime reporting services across the UK.
You might also want to view our ReportHate Linktree profile.
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