Merseyside crime commissioner urges hate crime victims to speak out MERSEYSIDE S Police Commissioner is urged people to speak out against hate crime as part of International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT) today. IDAHOBIT is held to commemorate the day in 1990 when the World Health Organisation finally removed homosexuality from its list of mental disorders. Emily will join officers and staff from Merseyside Police today as they raise the rainbow flag, sometimes known as the freedom flag , to mark the awareness day. The flag has been a symbol of gay and lesbian pride since the 1970s and it has been flown over force headquarters in Canning Place for the past 12 years.
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4:08 PM May 17, 2021
Police officers have been meeting with Jewish community leaders following the attack on a rabbi outside the Chigwell and Hainault Synagogue.
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Police are engaging with Jewish communities to provide reassurance after a rabbi was attacked outside a synagogue in Chigwell.
Essex Police is investigating the attack as a hate crime, which took place in broad daylight at around 1.15pm on Sunday (May 16).
Officers have met with community and religious leaders, who are currently celebrating Shavuot, to give reassurances and updates on the investigation.
Rabbi Rafi Goodwin, assistant rabbi at the Chigwell and Hainault Synagogue, is believed to have been assaulted by two teenagers in Limes Avenue.
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Sebby Holmes of Islington restaurant Farang
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Thai restaurant Farang is featured in a fundraising cookbook aimed at combating racism against Asian communities.
Head chef of the Highbury restaurant, Sebby Holmes, has contributed one of his best loved dishes to Recipes against Racism , which hopes to highlight the culinary and cultural diversity across Asia.
The downloadable cookbook is a response to the dramatic increase in anti-Asian hate crimes since the start of the pandemic. Hackney-based creators Claire Sachiko and Lex Shu launched it in collaboration with leading Asian and Asian-influenced restaurants and all proceeds go to End the Virus of Racism and Stop Hate UK to support a 24-hour reporting hotline, support for mental health support and a guide to legal aid.
A 24-hour Stop Hate UK Helpline service is being launched in Wandsworth. The service gives people directly affected by hate crime, and witnesses to hate crime, a safe place to talk about their experiences and offers advice. Hate crime is motivated by hostility towards a person - it is usually ‘who’ the victim is, or ‘what’ the victim appears to be - that motivates the offender. Prejudices include a person’s perceived race, religion, sexual orientation, disability or gender. Stop Hate UK is working with Wandsworth Council to introduce the helpline - in the hopes of driving out hate crime, encouraging people to report it and offer support to people affected by it.