Imagine a scenario where someone is stirring up hate in your community. Maybe its just one person, maybe its an organised group. Maybe you don’t have to imagine, because it’s happening in your community right now, and it’s really vile.You want to respond, you want to make things better, and stand up to hate. But you’re not sure how to get started, who to contact first, what will make things better, and how to make sure you don’t make things worse.Well, the good news is you are now in the right place. Welcome to the HOPE not Hate Charitable Trust hub, When Hate Comes to Town. By the time this is all up and running, you’ll be able to find masses of content to help you out. Whether you want to come up with a project plan, find out how to get the local media involved, want to find out about a particular group that have come to your community, or want support in reporting a hate crime, we are here to help.Take a good look around the site, and don’t hesitate to get in touch if you want help with anything, or to talk through the particular situation you are facing. Good luck, and we hope you find this site helpful,The HNHCT team
When we're responding to threats in our own community, it's all too easy to feel isolated and alone. As part of planning any response, it's really useful to take a step back and look at some of the other examples of community response that have come before us. We've listed a few case studies here, and we hope to add to this as time goes by. We would love it if you have a great example of a positive community-led response that you would like to write up and see included here - do be in touch. We are all better when we learn from each other!
I adore Birmingham. Everyone who knows me, knows that about me. I share this fact about 3 times a week and especially with new people I meet. Read more
This is the Mosque that's bringing a community together. Read more
After a film screening on infiltrating the far-right, various people from the London borough of Haringey came together to challenge hate. Read more
A small but vociferous group protested against the establishment of a new mosque in Golders Green, northwest London. Here’s Judy’s story of how that campaign unexpectedly changed her life… Read more
In 2010 the EDL made plans to hold their biggest ever demo in Bradford, a city still recovering its sense of self after the 2001 riots. Here's a 'long read' on how thie City responded, and was left stronger and prouder as a result. Read more
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In 2006 the British National Party (BNP) won 33% of the vote in local elections in the Sandwell ward of Friar Park. What was remarkable was that the BNP had never stood a candidate in this ward before and did not do any campaigning. Read more