The week commencing 11th to 18th October is National Hate Crime Awareness week. This year in North Wales, key agencies are coming together to co ordinate an awareness raising campaign. They will all be promoting the same key message – hate crime will not be tolerated in North Wales!
A hate crime is where an individual is targeted because of their identity or perceived difference. It could be an act of violence or hostility or discrimination. Victims may have been bullied harassed or abused.
Hate crime destroys lives and isolates vulnerable individuals and communities. It is known to happen but it remains under reported. Left unreported, offenders are free to continue committing this crime. We want this to change. We want everyone to encourage and support people to talk about hate crime and most importantly REPORT IT.
So how can you support National Hate Crime Awareness Week? Help us to get the message across by:
- Downloading our posters and displaying them in your local pub, club, shop, workplace and anywhere else you can think of.
- Encouraging your friends and family to listen out for our community radio broadcasts during the week
- If anyone tells you that they have been a victim, listen to their story and encourage them to report it
- If you witness it, report it… You don’t have to be a victim to make a report
- Join in the Welsh Government/ Tai Pawb twitter campaign at #hcawarenesscymru
- Go to our facebook page during the week to find out more.
Hate Crime should be reported by calling North Wales Police on 101 (999 in the case of an emergency) or Victim Support’s free 24 hour helpline on 0300 30 31 982. Further information is also available online at the all-Wales report hate website
