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UNITE AGAINST HATE. WHY UNITE? MEDIA HEADLINES. CAMPAIGN PARTNERS PSNI OFMDFM COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL NIO EQUALITY COMMISSION. CAMPAIGN LAUNCH 1 ST SEPTEMBER 2009. ABOUT THE UNITE AGAINST HATE CAMPAIGN
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WHY UNITE? MEDIA HEADLINES
CAMPAIGN PARTNERSPSNIOFMDFMCOMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCILNIOEQUALITY COMMISSION
CAMPAIGN LAUNCH 1ST SEPTEMBER 2009
ABOUT THE UNITE AGAINST HATE CAMPAIGN The campaign highlights all six forms of hate crime including homophobia, racism, sectarianism and transphobia as well as prejudices based around a person’s faith or disability and challenges everyone in Northern Ireland to unite to stop it.
OBJECTIVESTo inspire and to uniteTo sensitise general public to the problem of hate crime and its real costsTo create a climate of zero tolerance for hate crime and discriminationTo promote diversity
CAMPAIGN CALL People here are welcoming and friendly.Let’s keep it that way! Let’s keep bigotry and hatred out here.Respect everyone – no matter what their race, religion, disability or sexual orientation.Recognise and respect difference. It’s our community, it’s our choice.Let’s do it! UNITE AGAINST HATE!
SUPPORT TO DATEIrish FA/GAA/Belfast GiantsHuman Rights Commission/NICEM/Beyond Skin/British Council/ICR/Belfast City CouncilIndian Community Centre/Polish Association/Afro-Community Organisation NI/Chinese Welfare Organisation/Belfast Islamic CentreCulture Night Belfast/Belfast Festival/Belfast Fashion Week/ArtsektaButterfly Club/Queerspace/Rainbow ProjectBelfast Metropolitan College/South Eastern Regional CollegeBusiness community
CAMPAIGN ACTIVITES50,000 wristbands were distributed during over 60 different eventsincluding sport, community, cultural, diversity and educational eventsWebsite – over 800,000 hits Online Unite against Hate Call – 5k signaturesFacebook page and cause/social networking Bluetooth text messaging – 15,000 students Belfast Met/SERCE-Unite – weekly newsletter – about 30,000 recipients up to dateBelfast Metropolitan College – website and newsletter – 40,000Irish FA and GAA – websites and newsletters
IRISH LEAGUE CLUBS PROUD TO SUPPORT UNITE AGAINST HATE
ACTIONSVisit the Unite against Hate website LEAVE COMMENT ON THE MESSAGE BOARDand SIGN UP TO THE UNITE CALL JOIN OUR FACEBOOK PAGE Encourage your friends and relatives to do the same
ACTIONS Refuse to stand by and allow others to commit acts of hatredRecognise when a hate crime is taking place and report itAsk yourself could I be wrong in any views I hold about any other group of people Form or join a group working on these issues in school or club
ACTIONSRecognise that a crime does not have to be committed for hatred to be expressedStop using language which is based on hate and stop others using itChallenge newspapers and public figures when they use language based on hate