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News: Latest - distributed around Yorkshire April 09, 2017 10:42:37 AM
Officers and members from the council have been engaging with the public and raising awareness of hate and community justice today (Wednesday 29 March), to highlight the partnership work and action taken to keep our communities safe at the Rotherham Partnership Together event.
The event held at New York Stadium in Rotherham from 2-4pm, sees different local partners come together to demonstrate the activity and plans put in place to make a difference to the community through effective partnership working.
At the community focused event, PC Nicholson along with partners from the council are providing information on hate and the new ‘Hate Hurts. Report it.’ campaign, launched to raise awareness of the hurtful and long-term impact hate has on victims and encourages reporting.
Throughout the afternoon information has been given out and members of the community have had the opportunity to speak about the new campaign, what hate is, how it can be reported and what is being done by the police and the council, through their community justice panel, to tackle the issue.
PC Nicholson has commented on the event and the importance of this action: “There are many people that are unaware of what hate is and the channels available to report it. To change this and highlight the severity of hate and the devastating and lasting impact it can have on both victims and witnesses subjected to it, we have launched our new 'Hate Hurts. Report it.' campaign.
“The campaign, which was developed and designed with the input of different community groups, specifically highlights how hate makes people feel and aims to provide victims with a voice and encourages reporting.
“The new campaign is just part of the action taken to tackle hate and encourage both victims and witnesses to report it. In Rotherham, I have been working with local PCSOs to visit local colleges, raising awareness amongst the sporting community through engagement events and promoting Operation Solar- Rotherham’s anonymous reporting channel. Similar work and local engagement activity has also taken place across Sheffield, Barnsley and Doncaster.
“Everyone at SYP is committed to tackling hate and we will work wherever possible to raise awareness, provide support and encourage reporting, so we can tackle and prevent further hate.”
Rotherham Council’s Cllr Emma Hoddinott, Chair of the Safer Rotherham Partnership, added: “Abuse based on prejudice and discrimination will not be tolerated in our communities and victims of hate crime shouldn’t suffer. We hope people will come forward to report incidents, it can be as simple as sending an email about what you've experienced or seen."
If you are in the area and would like any advice, support or further information about hate and the reporting channels available, pop in and speak to PC Nicholson and our partners at the council.
You can also visit our website to gather information about the campaign and how hate can be reported. http://www.southyorks.police.uk/help-and-advice/z-crime-types/hate-crime
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