A hate crime is any criminal act motivated by hostility or prejudice towards someone because of their race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, disability, or transgender identity.

But how do we identify hate crimes or incidents, and what can we do bring them to the attention of the relevant authorities?

Join us for this interactive Hate Crime Awareness Training session, hosted in partnership with SARI, which aims to equip attendees with:

• A better understanding of how the Equality Act 2010 supports protected characteristics
• Confidence in using appropriate language to lead inclusive conversations
• An understanding of how to identify hate crimes vs hate incidents
• Knowledge of the challenges and barriers victims face in reporting
• Confidence in reporting hate crimes/incidents

About the trainer

Your trainer for this session will be Chase Mnatzaganian, Equalities and Communities Lead at SARI. He uses his own lived experience to help facilitate inclusive cultural changes within communites by delivering training to statutory and voluntary organisations.

About SARI

SARI are a charitable organisation that supports victims of hate within the Somerset, BANES and Bristol areas. They aim to promote equality and good relations between people with protected characteristics, as defined by law, and deliver anti-hate, equality, diversity and inclusion, and cultural awareness sessions.

Who is this session for?

Tickets for this session are freely available to staff members and volunteers from voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) organisations operating in Somerset.

This session is being run as part of the Every Victim Matters project, a 5-year initiative funded by the National Lottery and delivered across Somerset, North Somerset, and Bath & North East Somerset.