3. B
• We are a registered Charity
• Been in existence for more than 10 years
• First known as Racial Justice Forum
• In 2004 changed our name to Communities
Together to broaden our focus on
- Community integration
- Promotion of diversity
4. Primary Objectives as per Constitution
• Promote equality of opportunity
• Promote good relations between all groups
within the community
• Advancement of public and schools education
regarding diversity and faiths
• Reducing causes and effects of racial
discrimination
• Reduction of Hate Crime
5. How?
• A calendar of diversity events
– International Markets
– Family Fun Days
– Bring a “Dish” Day
– Cultural Shows
• Interfaith Project
• Hosting school visits to religious
establishments
• Making visits to schools
• Diversity Day with Schools D-Factor
6. How? (continued)
• Engaging minority communities in
broader discussions
• Supporting diversity events in Grimsby
Institute
• Partnership working like Shoreline, Migrant
Needs Health Assessment, Prevent, Hate
Crime –So do we
• Focused on “Hate Crime”
7. HATE CRIME
(Communities Together Perspective.)
SUCESSES
– Now a priority with Humberside Police and
Safer and Stronger Communities
– Has got attention and focus
– Multidisciplinary team – linking into
communities and CT members
– Working well together – being provided with
statistics and type of incidents to raise
awareness to members
8. HATE CRIME
(Communities Together Perspective.)
WORK TO BE DONE
– Continue to increase awareness of Hate
Crime/Incidents – what it is, what can be
reported
– Increase skills and knowledge of dealing with
incidents across NE Lincs (education,
community, victim, police, other
organisations) – how to challenge
– Promote reporting of incidents
9. HATE CRIME
(Communities Together Perspective.)
WORK TO BE DONE
– Continue to work with statutory bodies to
improve service
– Police : Crime vs incidents, officer training to
provide better service by understanding the
impact of hate crime, call handling – IT
systems
– Housing : Anti Social Behaviour/victims of
hate incidents in neighbourhoods – is the
victim moved?
10. HATE CRIME
(Communities Together Perspective.)
WORK TO BE DONE
– Council : community engagement at all levels,
education, services, employer. Cross county
celebrations of events – harness activities delivered in
pockets to present to wider community as positive
imaging.
– Large Organisations : workers coming in from other
countries. Organisation role in promoting and
reporting hate incidents. Are employees/contractors
victims of hate crime. Is it reported – do they know
they can or how to?
11. HATE CRIME
(Communities Together Perspective.)
WORK TO BE DONE
Biggest job of all – educating the whole community
on diversity, equality, acceptance, tolerance and
‘what is a hate incident’ and the law.
Agreement with Shoreline, N E Lincs Council,
Humberside Police, NHS and Grimsby Institute
Multi-layered and everyone’s responsibility!
