National Hate Crime Awareness Week, which first took place in 2012, is a week of action to encourage the authorities (Government, Police and Councils), key partners (business and voluntary sectors) and communities affected by hate crime to work together to tackle hate crime across the UK.

National Hate Crime Awareness Week exists to:

1. Encourage Hate Crime Reporting to the police, councils, and independent third-party organisations
2. Organise the April Acts of Remembrance
3. Plan and facilitate National Hate Crime Awareness Week #NationalHCAW
4. Organise the Act of Hope and Remembrance for those affected by Hate Crime
5. Promote the annual H.O.P.E. Campaign
   
6. Develop Anti-Hate and Community Cohesion projects.

A hate crime can be defined as 'any criminal offence which is perceived by the victim or any other person, to be motivated by hostility or prejudice based on a person's race or perceived race; religion or perceived religion; sexual orientation or perceived sexual orientation; disability or perceived disability and any crime motivated by hostility or prejudice against a person who is transgender or perceived to be transgender.'

Report and Support

The University is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and supportive working and learning environment for all of our diverse community of students and staff. Bullying or harassment are never OK. 

If you or someone else has experienced behaviours such as bullying, harassment, a hate incident, sexual violence, domestic abuse or discrimination, you can let us know using the University’s online tool, Report and Support.

All staff, students and visitors to our campus can use the Report and Support website to:

• Find information about and access University and specialist support services  
• Make a report to the University so that an advisor can talk you through options for support or further action.
• Make an anonymous report to make the University aware of your experience, (please note that we will only be able to act upon anonymous reports on very rare occasions - please see FAQs for more information)

Further University of Sussex resources

• Visit our Dignity, Respect and Inclusion webpages for more useful links, including the Staff Wellbeing Hub and Student Wellbeing pages.
• Hate incident, crime or discrimination (Student Hub) - Get help if you, or someone you know, has experienced a physical assault, hate crime, hate incident or discrimination.
• Therapeutic Services : University of Sussex (for students)
• Employee Assistance Programme (for staff)

Find out more about the Dignity, Respect and Inclusion policy here.

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