NationalHCAW Newsletter 2023
By Mark Healey
Welcome to issue 21 of our UK Hate Crime Sector Newsletter.
One of the conversations we have had with partners, is about how we work together to break down barriers between different communities and one of the ideas that has come forward - is to ensure we take the opportunity to celebrate aspects of each other's cultures.
Check out the video about Chinese New Year, Year of the Rabbit below, and read the piece submitted by Yoni Gordon-Teller from CST about 'Purim' - the next Jewish holiday that will take place on the 6th/7th March.
Working with CST we will be share information about all the main Jewish holidays this year.
January 2023 appears to have whizzed by in a flash, in the last issue I was wishing you Happy New Year, and with the start of the Chinese New Year on the 22nd of January I have the good fortune to be able to wish you all a Happy New Year again.
I used the Travel China Guide to look up my own Chinese Zodiac Sign - no surprises that I was born under the sign of the Rooster "Back in ancient times when there was no alarm clock, the rooster played an important role in waking people up."
Perhaps that's why I am woke about tackling hate and prejudice.
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On January 22nd 2023, over 1.5 billion people celebrated the Lunar New Year and the Year of the Rabbit.
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Newsletter Contents
- Welcome by Mark Healey.
- Chinese New Year.
- Newsletter contents.
17-24-30 National Hate Crime Awareness Week (1184819) Updates
- UK Government Petition - update the national hate crime action plan!
- NationalHCAW Website updated: April Acts of Remembrance 2023.
- Registration open - Eventbrite links Brixton, Brick Lane and Soho.
- NationalHCAW Website updated: NationalHCAW Archive.
- NationalHCAW Website updated: Plan your NationalHCAW.
- Statements of Support 2023.
- NationalHCAW Google Map 2023now live!.
- NationalHCAW Website updated: H.O.P.E. Campaign 2023.
- NationalHCAW Winter Meeting - Jan 2023.
- NationalHCAW Meeting dates for the Diary 2023/24.
- Join our NationalHCAW Meetings Mailing List.
- UK Hate Crime Network Group on LinkedIn.
UK Hate Crime Sector Community News
- Holocaust Memorial Day Trust Updates.
- Holocaust Memorial Day 2023 Online Commemoration Video.
- The Ten Stages of Genocide.
- CST Publications.
- Campus Antisemitism 2020-22.
- Purim (festival of Lots).
- Jewish Festival Dates 2023.
- Safe Webinar Programme - Feb/March.
- How to Stop Funding Hate - Tactics and Tools Video.
- Buy your Rainbow Lottery tickets from our Rainbow Lottery Page.
- Amazon closing AmazonSmile.
Back Issues
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Government Petition update
Update hate crime action plan and increase actions to tackle hate crime
133 signatures - have you added your support?
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17-24-30 NationalHCAW CIO updates
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National Website updated: April Acts of Remembrance 2023
We have updated this section of our national website which collates the history of these events since 1999.
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We would like to add more information about what happened between 2000 to 2009 - if you would like to share your experiences please get in touch.
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Registration open
We encourage registration so we have an idea of how many people wish to attend. This is optional and everyone is welcome to attend.
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National Website updated: NationalHCAW Archive
We have updated this section of our website which collates the history of NationalHCAW from 2009 to the current day.
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National Website updated: Plan your NationalHCAW
We have updated this section of our website so take a look and start planning your NationalHCAW now.
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Statements of Support
We are ready to start registering statements of support for National Hate Crime Awareness Week 2023.
Please use our Airtable submission form to submit your statements and photos online.
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NationalHCAW Google Map 2023 now live
Our NationalHCAW Google Map is now live and ready for markers advertising your hate crime awareness events and activities across the UK.
We have set up an Airtable Submission form for you to register events between the 1st January to 31st December 2023.
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National Website updated: H.O.P.E. Campaign 2023
We have updated this section of our website and invite you to start creating your own Hate Crime Awareness Campaigns.
Share them with us and we will feature the best on our website.
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NationalHCAW Winter Meeting - Jan 2023
Our Winter meeting went ahead as planned on Monday 16th January 2023.
We were joined by over 30 people from across the UK, with presentations from across all four regions of the UK - England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Speakers included:
- Mark - 17-24-30 NationalHCAW
- Yeow - Campaign Against Racism Group CARG
- Danni - Glasgow City Council
- Michael - Victim Support Northern Ireland
- Becca - Wales Hate Crime Hub
- Sam - CST
- Colin - CST SAFE
- Nina - Antisemitism Policy Trust
- Zaynab - Stand Up to Eucation
We are looking forward to our next meeting which will be held online in May.
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NationalHCAW Meeting dates for the Diary 2023/24
We intend to organise three NationalHCAW meetings in 2023/24
- Spring Meeting - Mon 15th May 2023 (Networking)
- Summer Meeting - Mon 14th August 2023 (Representation)
- Winter Meeting - Mon 15th January 2024 (Health and Wellbeing)
We do not organise a meeting in Autumn (Community Safety) as all our efforts are focussed on delivering National Hate Crime Awareness Week
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NationalHCAW Spring Meeting - 15 May 2023
Calling for submissions for our next online meeting - if you would like present an update about your anti-hate work please contact Mark Healey.
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Join our NationalHCAW Meetings Mailing List
.If you would like to attend our NationalHCAW meetings please use the link to join our NationalHCAW Meetings Mailing List.
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UK Hate Crime Network Group
on Linkedin
We now have 558 members
We message applicants to clarify their connection with the UK Hate Crime Network and to explore their reasons for wanting to join the group.
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"Thanks for your application to join the UK Hate Crime Network group on LinkedIn - which we have received today. This group is for hate crime professionals working in the UK Hate Crime Sector - for networking, communication, collaboration and signposting each other's work. Please can you respond outlining what your connection is to the UK Hate Crime Sector? Why would you like to join this group? and what do you hope to bring to the group? Please respond within a month as we automatically delete any applicants that don't respond within this timeframe. I look forward to hearing from you."
Check the UK Hate Crime Network group regularly as we are starting to see a lot more content shared by professionals across the UK Hate Crime Sector.
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NB: When was the last time you reviewed your contact details on Linkedin? We advise you to take a moment to select the 'Contact Info' link on your profiles home page - we recently had members who had forgotten that years ago they uploaded their home addresses and personal email accounts!
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UK Hate Crime Sector Community News
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Holocaust Memorial Day Trust updates
On Thursday 26th January the Holocaust Memorial Day Commemoration took place online with thousands of people joining from across the UK and abroad.
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Holocaust Memorial Day 2023 UK Online Commemoration
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Holocaust Memorial Day is a time to come together to remember all those affected by the Holocaust and more recent genocides, and to take action to protect those currently at risk of persecution. From educating ourselves to better understand those who we perceive as different, to reporting hate crime if we see it, there are actions we can and must take to make our communities safer.
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Gregory H Stanton, President of Genocide Watch developed the 10 stages of genocide which explains the different stages which lead to genocide. At each of the earlier stages there is an opportunity for members of the community or the International Community to halt the stages and stop genocide before it happens.
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CST Publications
The CST have published over 100 documents on their website including their Annual Reviews, Discourse Reports, Incident Reports, Research Briefings and other documents.
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Campus Antisemitism 2020-22
CST recorded a total of 150 university related antisemitic incidents in the last two academic years: 95 incidents in 2020/2021 and 55 incidents in 2021/2022. The total number of incidents marks a 22 percent increase from the total of 123 university incidents recorded in 2018-2020; the two academic years covered in CST's previous report.
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Purim (festival of Lots)
March 6-7 2023
The next major Jewish holiday is the one-day festival of Purim [Pooh-rim]. On this day, the Jewish community recalls the story of Esther, a Jewish queen in Persia who foiled a plot by one of King Ahasuerus’ advisors, Haman, to kill all the Jews.
In both the night and morning of Purim, the story is read in synagogues from a special scroll called a megillah [me-gill-ah], which is the Book of Esther. It is a day of communal celebration, and Communities and families also hold a festive meal in the afternoon.
This is a day of joy and fun, and fancy-dress costumes are traditionally worn, including in public places. It is traditional for many people to collect money and goods for charity and deliver food parcels to friends. This is also one of the few occasions in the year in which the consumption of alcohol is encouraged.
Other traditions include the performance of the megillah as a play, and the eating of triangular pastries called hamantaschen (“Haman’s pockets"), typically filled with a raspberry, apricot, date, or poppy seed paste. We wish all members of the Jewish community a "Chag Purim Sameach!".
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Jewish Festival Dates 2023
National Hate Crime Awareness Week 2023 is tackling Faith Hate Crime, raising awareness of the work that is being done to tackle Antisemitism.
Working with CST, we have checked that none of our events clash with Jewish holidays this year.
NB: Observance begins at sundown the night beforehand.
PURIM - Celebration of Jewish deliverance as told in the Book of Esther.
March 6-7
PESACH - Celebrates the Exodus, the freedom from slavery of the Children of Israel from ancient Egypt that followed the Ten Plagues.
April 5-13
SHAVUOT - Celebrates the giving of the Torah (Five Books of Moses), the first harvest, and the ripening of the first fruits.
May 25-27
ROSH HASHANAH - Jewish New Year. Marks the start of ten days of repentance, ending on Yom Kippur.
September 15-17
YOM KIPPUR - Holiest day of the Jewish calendar, marked by a 25-hour fast and solemn prayer to repent for the previous year’s sins.
Septemeber 24-25
SUCCOT - Tabernacles or Feast of Booths
September 29/ October 1
SHEMINI ATZERET & SIMCHAT TORAH - Celebrates and marks the conclusion of the annual cycle of public Torah reading.
October 7-8
CHANAUKAH - Celebrates the rededication of Jerusalem’s Second Temple and the miracle of its menorah, which was kept alight for eight days with one day’s oil.
December 7-14
Board of Deputies of British Jews produce a Calendar of Jewish festivals and holy days which you can download using the link below.
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