Tameside community groups have worked with artists to make a creative campaign against hate. Look and listen out for their voices and art during Greater Manchester Hate Crime Awareness Week (3rd - 9th February 2025).

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The campaign aims to raise awareness of hate incidents and crime, and why it matters to report them. Sharing how we stand together against hate in Tameside - the campaign features the voices of: community group members alongside Tameside Council First Deputy and Executive Member for Population Health and Wellbeing, Councillor Taf Sharif, Tameside Council Community Safety Team and Greater Manchester Police.

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Throughout GM Hate Crime Awareness Week, social media videos featuring voices and art from our community will be shared on Tameside Council’s website, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube channels.

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We stand together against hate…

Watch and listen to the social media mini videos here.

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Over the course of nine months, nine community groups worked with visual and sound artists from interference-art. In sessions together there was: creative conversation, painting of emotional colour palettes, designing of hand-made fonts and recording of different voices around hate crime. These social media mini videos and art bring together the voices of all the groups, sharing their messages of how we stand together against hate.

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What is hate crime?…

Hate crimes are any crimes that are targeted at a person because of hostility or prejudice towards that person’s: disability, race or ethnicity, religion or belief sexual orientation, transgender identity, sub culture. Hate incidents can feel like crimes to those who suffer them and often escalate to crimes or tension in a community. Reporting hate incidents can help the police to understand what is going on in the community and where to put resources.

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What can I do about hate?...

If you experience any sort of hate crime, don’t suffer in silence - tell someone and report it. Always call 999 in an emergency.Find out more or report hate to the police here: www.report-it.org.uk If you feel unable to report to the police, third party reporting centres offer anonymous advice and support. Find your local centre: www.letsendhatecrime.com

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This creative community project against hate has been a collaboration between:

British Red Cross Ashton Hub

Hyde Bangladesh Welfare Association

Infinity Initiative

Tameside LGBT Out Loud

People First Tameside

Khush Amdid Tameside

Youth Council

Holy Trinity Church and Community Centre

Tameside Health Group: based at Ashton Central Mosque

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Greater Manchester Police

Councillor Taf Sharif: Tameside Council First Deputy and Executive Member for Population Health and Wellbeing,

Tameside Council Community Safety Team

Tamesie Council Cultural Services Team

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