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enge Community do to 12 help victims of hate crime? ation? mojatu .com Do you like Do you like supporting Could you provide others with supporting d information what they could others? You on could be one You could be one others? e? Do you want to challenge discrimination? Could you provide others with information on what they could do to help victims of hate crime? do to help victims of hate crime? of our Bystander of our Bystander ntervention Intervention Ambassadors! Stand by by e e you like supporting Ambassadors! Do Stand you like You could be one of our Bystander With support from Intervention and Google.org Ambassadors! pporting others? Stand others? by like e Do you Could you be an ambassador and help victims of hate? COMMUNITIES supporting others? Stand COMMUNITIES by e You could be one With support from Communities Inc are launching a new project funded by the Google Innovation Fund to tackle hate incidents in and Nottingham. Google.org The Stand by Me project provides an alternative response to hate incidents, where witnesses can make a real difference. Recent research into the Somali community’s experience of hate crime indicates that although incidents are unpleasant and hurtful, what victims find more distressing is the fact that those COMMUNITIES who witness the incident often take no action. of our Bystander Intervention Ambassadors! Stand by e With support from and Google.org MMUNITIES Stand by Me aims to encourage safe, simple, and indirect interventions, that do not pose any risk to bystanders. These involve observing the incident, calling for help, reporting the incident and checking in with the victim. Stand by e We are working with Base51, Vernon Community College and Nottingham Muslim Women’s Network to train and support 35 Bystander Intervention Ambassadors, who will cascade their knowledge to the community. If you are interested in becoming an ambassador please see details on our website www.communitiesinc.org.uk/stand-by-me With support from and Google.org COMMUNITIES