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UPSTANDING ORGANISATION AWARD FOR
COMMUNITIES INC. AT NATIONAL HATE CRIME
AWARDS 2016 By Michael Henry
We are very pleased to announce
that we have been presented with
the Upstanding Organisation Award
at the inaugural National Hate Crime
Awards on 17 November, 2016.
The awards, run by a partnership
including Tell MAMA, Stonewall and
the ‘No to Hate’ campaign, were set
up to champion those who seek
to tackle hatred, intolerance and
prejudice across the country. The
awards are a chance to celebrate
the upstanders in society, in the
hope that their work will inspire
others not to be bystanders.
The Upstanding Organisation Award
is awarded to an organisation that
has made a significant impact on
countering intolerance, hate and
bigotry in 2016.
We were presented with the
award following our work within
the Nottingham & Bassetlaw
communities,
promoting
community cohesion, tolerance and
acceptance through our Building
Stronger Communities project.
Shamsher Chohan, who received the
award, said “it is a real surprise to win
this award but I am delighted. There
is so much work to be done to raise
awareness and support victims of
hate crime and we are committed to
doing our part”.
Michael Henry mentioned “We are
really pleased to win this award.
Often, this type of work takes place
in the background and goes without
acknowledgement. For us, this is just
the beginning. It’s been a busy first
year for the project, and our team
have worked hard in all sections of
the community, organising events and engaging people in dialogue”.
We would like to say thank you for noticing our effort in tackling hate
crime and we are hoping to have an even more productive year of
work in 2017.