Brighton & Hove City Council is supporting Hate Crime Awareness Week, which runs to Saturday, 18 October, to send out a message that "hate incidents and crime will never be tolerated in our city".

Hate Crime Awareness Week aims to bring people across the country together to stand in solidarity with those affected by hate crime, to remember those we have lost, and help those who need ongoing support.

The week also raises awareness of what is a hate crime, how to report it if this happens to you and where to seek support.

Hate crime covers a range of behaviour motivated by hostility or prejudice based on a person’s disability, race or ethnicity, religion or faith, sexual orientation or gender expression.

While legally defined around these protected characteristics, hate crime reflects a harmful pattern of hostility towards anyone seen as different or an ‘outsider’, whether because of how they look, speak, live, or simply because they don't fit a perpetrator's intolerant views.

Councillor Mitchie Alexander, Cabinet member for Communities, Equalities and Adult Social Care, said: “We are proud to support Hate Crime Awareness Week and to stand against hate crime and hate in all its forms.

“During recent weeks we have witnessed really distressing acts of violence, targeting our friends and our communities at their most vulnerable.

“Everyone has a right to feel safe, to live their authentic lives, to practice their beliefs and to come home safe to their loved ones at the end of each day.

“We are committed to equality and inclusion for all our residents, and we will never ever tolerate hate, prejudice, or the targeting of any of our communities in our beautiful and diverse city.

“If you have been affected by hate crime, please report it. You will be listened to, and you will be taken seriously. This is the way that we can send out a strong message that hate crimes will not be tolerated and how we will bring the perpetrators to justice.”

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