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Report Hate Crime

What is hate crime? What is a hate crime incident? How to report hate crime. Police website, independent and specialist advice and support services.

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News feed from our 17-24-30 WordPress blog (last 10 articles). Subscribe to our newsletter. Social Media links - Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter. Hash Tags.

April Acts of Remembrance

About the April Acts of Remembrance, Remembering with Rainbows, Brixton, Brick Lane and Soho, archive section. 

Staff and Volunteers

17-24-30 NationalHCAW Volunteers,  Volunteer Roles, Board of Trustees, members of staff and join our team.

Plan your NationalHCAW

Step by step  guide to planning your National Hate Crime Awareness Week.

NationalHCAW Archive

National Hate Crime Awareness Weeks 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and link to planning 2020. National Google Maps 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. London Vigils Against Hate Crime  2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. 

Rainbow Boroughs Project

A project to signpost LGBT+ people to LGBT+ Forums across London.

17-24-30 was initially founded as a Facebook group in March 2009 by Mark Healey and Ryan Parkins to mark the 10th anniversary of the London Nail Bomb attacks on Brixton, Brick Lane and Soho.

17-24-30 takes it's name from the dates of the three attacks; 17th April, 24th April and 30th April.

Since April 2010 we have organised the three April Acts of Remembrance. Two smaller outreach events in Brixton and Brick Lane on the 17th and 24th April, and a larger gathering in Soho on the 30th April.

In 2010 17-24-30 evolved into a small charity called 17-24-30 No To Hate Crime Campaign registered with Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs. HMRC Ref: XT30898. 

In January 2019 we formally changed our name to 17-24-30 National Hate Crime Awareness Week also referred to as 17-24-30 or 17-24-30 NationalHCAW, and in August 2019 registered as a charitable Incorporated Organisation with the Charity Commission. Charity No 1184819

In the first instance we encourage people to report to the Police however if you don't want to speak to your local police then you can try your local council (some but not all provide hate crime reporting guidance on their websites), or you can report an incident to a third party organisation.

Police

You can report hate crime directly to your local police or via True Vision. Dial 999 if it is an emergency and you need immediate assistance. Call the police on 101 when it is not an emergency.

Councils

Check out the national Google Map we have created which provides links to every council website in the UK. We have ticked in green those that provide hate crime information on their websites, and crossed in red those that don't. 

Our hope is that every council around the UK will eventually provide basic hate crime information and advice on their websites.

Third Party Organisations

There are a number of specialist hate crime organisations that you can contact for advice and support. We have provided links to some of them on our website.

 In September 2009, Ian Baynham was homophobically abused and beaten unconscious in Trafalgar Square. After two weeks in a coma he died from the injuries he sustain. His death inspired the first London Vigil Against Hate Crime which was held on the 30th October 2009. 

It was one of the first events of its kind to go viral across social media, over 29,000 people shared the event on Facebook and over 10,000 people attended the first vigil in Trafalgar Square.

The London Vigils took place between 2009 to 2012, whilst other vigils took place in Brighton, Kettering, Milton Keynes and Norwich, amongst others around the UK.

In 2012 the London Vigils evolved into National Hate Crime Awareness Week #NationalHCAW.

Each year  our volunteers;

• Organise the national week across the UK.
• Write to key figures across the social and political spectrum encouraging their participation.
• Create and distribute resources to promote the week.
• Use our social media to spread a national message of H.O.P.E.
• Organise a service of Hope and Remembrance  in St Paul's Cathedral, London.
• Register events and promote them on our NationalHCAW  Google Maps.
• Work in partnership with local authorities, key partners and communities affected by hate.
• Conduct local, regional and national hate crime related research.