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Join the campaign at www.uniteagainsthate.org.uk
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UNITE AGAINST HATE
WHY UNITE? MEDIA HEADLINES
CAMPAIGN PARTNERS
PSNIOFMDFMCOMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCILNIOEQUALITY COMMISSION
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