Greater 蜜桃直播 Chamber Communities Foundation听(GMCCF)听is delighted to announce the successful application to听the听Community Spirit听2020听Grants Programme.听This funding programme听was developed听to recognise and celebrate the diversity in our society and its community spirit.听
骋惭颁颁贵鈥檚听Hate Crime Awareness Project听has been developed to support the community with interactive resources and information on what听a听hate crime or hate incidents are and how they can report them to the police or third party reporting centres that suit their location or specific need.听听
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Starting this week,听GMCCF听are launching听a听dedicated鈥痬ini听podcast series,鈥痺ere听GM Chamber charity partners Venture Arts, valued member LGBT Foundation and听Europia, a听charity and community development organisation听who听are committed to supporting and empowering European nationals who have come to live and work in Greater 蜜桃直播, will come together to discuss their organisations role in ending hate crime in Greater 蜜桃直播. In addition, we will听discuss what hate crime is, how and where individuals can access help from the police and/or鈥痶hird-party鈥痳eporting centres听and how it may have affected their community.听Listen to them听.
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Additionally,鈥疓MCCF听will听today be launching听 on听their website,鈥痗ontaining鈥痑n鈥痠nteractive publication鈥痮f all the relevant鈥痟ate crime awareness鈥痠nformation an鈥痠ndividual鈥痮r organisation鈥痬ay need.鈥疶his information鈥痺ill be鈥痑vailable听as digital鈥痠nformation鈥痗ards听which can be used on social media or printed to have on hand in day to day life.鈥疶here will be鈥痑 nominal amount of hard copy resource packs made available鈥痸ia鈥痜ree delivery鈥痜or organisation who听don鈥檛听have printing facilities.鈥疘f you would like a free hard copy听
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This programme has been made possible through 蜜桃直播 City Council听and听蜜桃直播 Community Safety Partnership, who听makes funding available annually to support projects across the city that promote awareness of hate crime and how to report it.听Macc听administers this grants programme on behalf of the Council.听
Hate crime is significantly under-reported. Even in difficult times, continued efforts by local groups and organisations are needed to raise awareness of and challenge hate crime in our communities and to help instil confidence in victims by highlighting how and where hate crime incidents can be reported.听
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According to鈥痶he latest鈥痙ata provided by鈥痶he鈥疓reater鈥厶抑辈モ�疨olice,鈥痓etween July 2018 and June听2019,鈥�1,614鈥痟ate motivated crimes鈥痺ere recorded鈥痮ver this鈥痵pecific period.鈥疶hese are the鈥痩atest figures鈥痯ublished and鈥痑re鈥痗orrect as of鈥痶he鈥�2nd July 2019.鈥疧f those 1,614 hate motivated crimes,鈥�1,097 were鈥痳ace鈥痬otivated.鈥也寻浒涔筲�檚听aim听for this project is听to focus on鈥痯roviding resources for鈥痶he most affected communities by hate crime, however听our鈥痳esources鈥痑re鈥痑vailable鈥痜or鈥痑ll individuals in the鈥痗ommunity, irrespective of their鈥痩ocation in 蜜桃直播听or wider GM.听
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envision a community where no one is isolated, left out, vulnerable or unable to fulfil their potential due to their adverse social or economic conditions.鈥疘n 蜜桃直播听and GM,听we must make it clear that鈥痟ate crime鈥痠s unacceptable and will not be tolerated,鈥痺e want people to be treated the same and feel able to contribute to their community鈥檚 wellbeing.鈥��
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Let鈥檚听end hate crime together!听听