Haringey is taking a firm stand against hate crime in our communities with a series of activities to mark National Hate Crime Awareness Week (external link).
Taking place from 14-21 October, National Hate Crime Awareness Week aims to raise awareness and promote the work that local authorities, key partners and communities are doing together to tackle local hate crime issues.
Hate crime will not be tolerated in Haringey or anywhere else and no individual should have to be subject to hostility based on their race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or transgender identity.
This has a devastating effect not just on the individuals targeted, but also on their families and communities.
Across the UK, activities will be taking place bringing people together to stand in solidarity with those affected, educate professionals and communities, remember those we have lost to hate crime and support those who need ongoing support.
Cllr Peray Ahmet, Leader of Haringey Council, said:
We want Haringey to be a strong, diverse community, where everyone has a stake and everyone feels part of our local democracy.
We have a great history of cultural diversity – and a proud history of fighting hatred – something that we should never stop celebrating. We have a whole series of events during Hate Crime Awareness Week in October right across the borough.
This year, the focus is on faith-based hate crime. We know that anti-semitism and Islamophobia especially have been rising in recent years, propelled as ever by forces on the hard right who want to divide working people.
We are very proud that we now have an Charedi councillor in Haringey. We should always have local representatives that truly reflect our communities and champions in the fight against hate crime. We are deeply committed to being a collaborative borough, working intimately with all of our communities to build a place that is fair, inclusive and welcoming.
Cllr Adam Jogee, Cabinet Member for Community Safety and Cohesion, said:
Our diverse communities are our greatest asset. We have made it a top priority to ensure that our borough is a place everyone can feel safe, welcome and proud to call their home.
This year, we will once again be marking National Hate Crime Awareness Week – an important opportunity to reiterate that there is no place for hate of any kind in this community, not now and not ever.
We will be working together with our community and faith groups - as we have done for many years - to organise a range of activities to engage residents, council officers, teachers, police officers and other practitioners in the fight against hate crime. I call on all local people to join us in our mission and take a firm stand against hatred and bigotry.
In Haringey, the week will be marked with a programme of activities including:
- Drop-in sessions in Haringey libraries giving residents the opportunity to ask questions to the council’s hate crime team, as well as taking part in fun activities
- A competition for school pupils celebrating personal identity in Haringey
- An online hate crime awareness session to educate residents, council officers and other professionals about how to tackle hate crime (external link)
- A training session to empower Community Champions to stand up against hate crime in their communities (external link)
- A community artwork session, raising awareness of hate crime and celebrating the diversity of Haringey (external link)
Find out more about Haringey Council’s work to tackle hate crime and how to report it.
