UNITE AGAINST HATE

WHY UNITE? MEDIA HEADLINES

CAMPAIGN PARTNERS

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CAMPAIGN LAUNCH1ST 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.

OBJECTIVES

To inspire and to unite

To sensitise general public to the problem of hate crime and its real costs

To create a climate of zero tolerance for hate crime and discrimination

To promote diversity

UNITE AGAINST HATE‘MAN IN THE MIRROR’ CAMPAIGN ANTHEM

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!

UNITE AGAINST HATETIM MCGARRY CALL

SUPPORT TO DATEIrish FA/GAA/Belfast Giants

Human Rights Commission/NICEM/Beyond Skin/British Council/ICR/Belfast City Council

Indian Community Centre/Polish Association/Afro-Community Organisation NI/Chinese Welfare Organisation/Belfast Islamic Centre

Culture Night Belfast/Belfast Festival/Belfast Fashion Week/Artsekta

Butterfly Club/Queerspace/Rainbow Project

Belfast Metropolitan College/South Eastern Regional College

Business community

IRISH FA AND GAA PROUD TO SUPPORTUNITE AGAINST HATE

UNITE AGAINST HATEUNITY CUP

CAMPAIGN ACTIVITES

50,000 wristbands were distributed during over 60 different eventsincluding sport, community, cultural, diversity and educational events

Website – over 800,000 hits

Online Unite against Hate Call – 5k signatures

Facebook page and cause/social networking

Bluetooth text messaging – 15,000 students Belfast Met/SERC

E-Unite – weekly newsletter – about 30,000 recipients up to date

Belfast Metropolitan College – website and newsletter – 40,000

Irish FA and GAA – websites and newsletters

UNITE AGAINST HATEBELFAST FESTIVAL AT QUEEN’S

UNITE AGAINST HATEBUSINESS SUPPORT

UNITE AGAINST HATEBELFAST METROPOLITAN COLLEGE

UNITE AGAINST HATESOUTH EASTERN REGIONAL COLLEGE

IRISH LEAGUE CLUBS PROUD TO SUPPORTUNITE AGAINST HATE

UNITE AGAINST HATEMOYOLA KIDS AT WINDSOR PARK

UNITE AGAINST HATEGAA/IFA SPORTING WEEKEND

UNITE AGAINST HATEHUMAN PEACE WALL

UNITE AGAINST HATESPRING INTO SUMMER

UNITE AGAINST HATEBELFAST FASHION WEEK

UNITE AGAINST HATETHE FACE OF NORTHERN WOMAN

ACTIONS

VISIT 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 HATRED

RECOGNISE WHEN A HATE CRIME IS TAKING PLACE AND REPORT IT

ASK 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

ACTIONS

RECOGNISE THAT A CRIME DOES NOT HAVE TO BE COMMITTED FOR HATRED TO BE EXPRESSED

STOP USING LANGUAGE WHICH IS BASED ON HATE AND STOP

OTHERS USING IT

CHALLENGE NEWSPAPERS AND PUBLIC FIGURES WHEN THEY USE LANGUAGE BASED ON HATE