Community Relations Week Event:
“Ending Hate
Crime in the Community”
Conference on strategies for tackling hate crime in our society
30th
April, Ramada Hotel, Portrush.
9.30 – 4.00
Mindful that sectarian, racist, homophobic insults and attacks are a feature
of life in Northern Ireland for members of many minority groups, Kilcranny House
has organised a conference to look at the issues and explore effective
approaches to reducing hate crime.
Hate crime can spread fear among whole communities, and sow seeds of mistrust
and division. While policing has an important role to play, hate crime raises
questions about the prevailing attitudes in our society which still need to be
addressed. We believe that more can be done to make Northern Ireland safe for
everyone.
Speakers include Gerry Kelly MLA of OFMDFM and Richard Benjamin, Director of
the ‘Nil by Mouth’ anti-sectarian project based in Glasgow. Nil by Mouth has
been involved in successful awareness-raising campaigns especially surrounding
sectarianism in football.
Workshops on strategies for reducing hate crime:
- Running an awareness-raising campaign. Facilitated by Richard Benjamin, Nil
by Mouth.
- Taster session of ‘ending hate crime’ training. Facilitated by Jennie
Robinson, Kilcranny House.
- Not in our town – practical approaches to preventing violence. Facilitated
by Ronnie Millar, Centre Director, Corrymeela
- Something had to be done: story of the SEEDS project, Derry / Londonderry.
Facilitated by Eddie Kerr, Director, One World Centre.
There will also be multicultural entertainment and discussion groups looking
specifically at sectarianism, racism and homophobia.
For more information please contact
Kilcranny House
21 Cranagh
Road
Coleraine
BT51 3NN
OR info@kilcrannyhouse.org
Tel: 7032
1816
Places are allocated on a first come first served basis. If for any reason
you need to cancel your booking please do so as soon as possible as failure to
do so may prevent someone else from attending.
This conference is funded by the Community Relations Council and
Coleraine Borough Council
