It's National Hate Crime Awareness Week.

The race hate experienced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people cannot continue and must be dealt with wherever it appears, online and in real life.

There's #NoPlaceForHate and every space must be safe, for everyone. #NationalHCAW (1/6) An image with a red background and a picture of a man with a
A report by @GateHerts provides a rundown of the psychological impact of hate on Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people.

Many respondents stressed the corrosive
effect on mental health and wellbeing of hate speech and discrimination.

Read: gateherts.org.uk/wp-content/upl… (2/6)
No one, at any age, should have to say these words.

No one should have to carry the burden for things they have not done.

Everyone should feel safe, validated and respected.

Everyone deserves to live free from hate.

Social Media companies have to do more. Now. (3/6) Green background image, with FFT logo on top right hand side
We worked with @ABAonline to produce a report on the experiences of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller pupils.

Education should be a life-affirming experience that equips you with the confidence to succeed. There is #NoPlaceForHate in schools.

Read: anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk/sites/default/… (4/6) Violet background with text that reads:   "The Gypsy, R
Hate is not normal. It is not normal for your world to be an endless cycle of justifying your existence.

You are exactly where you're supposed to be. It's the hate that has no place here. #NoPlaceForHate (5/6)

Note: Image is from a performance of @CrystalsVardo. Green background with FFT logo in top right hand side. An im
If you have been the victim of a hate crime, you do not have to suffer alone.

Our helpline is there to support you, and we work with @ReportRacismGRT to help you report any incidents to the police.

If you are in immediate danger, always dial 999. (6/6) Green overlay on background image featuring two girls playin

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25 Sep
🕠We're kicking off our event on 'What does the Policing Bill mean for Gypsy and Traveller communities?' in 5 minutes, chaired by @marykfoy as part of @TWT_NOW.

💥We'll hear from @mwillersqc, @bowers_jake, @chelsmcdonagh, Mattey Mitchell and @HulmesAllison.
Chairing the event, @marykfoy opens with a reminder of the serious opposition across civil society to the Government's #PolicingBill.
Our trustee @mwillersqc describes the proposals to fine, imprison or seize the homes of Gypsies and Travellers as ‘atrocious’.

“The #PolicingBill will put the ‘nail in the coffin’ for Gypsies and Travellers traditional nomadic way of life.” Photo of a crowded room in front of a panel of speakers at t
Read 7 tweets
21 May
WATCH📺👇: On Wednesday 19 May, @GallagherGRT, @mwillersqc of @gardencourtlaw, @bowers_jake and Philomena Mongan from @LondonGypsyTrav made oral submissions to the Human Rights Committee on the potential impact of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill. (1/6)
.@bowers_jake on Gypsies and Travellers:

🔴Treated as 2nd-class citizens;
🔴Chased from pillar-to-post despite having nowhere to stop, thanks to 1994 Criminal Justice and Public Order Act;
🔴Locked into a cycle of trespass, evictions, race hate and discrimination.

(2/6)
.@mwillersqc outlines:

🟠Local authority failures on their obligations;
🟠The Caravan Sites Act and the 1994 Criminal Justice and Public Order;
🟠The never-ending cycle of having nowhere to stop and being forced from pillar-to-post, "effectively on a road to nowhere".

(3/6)
Read 6 tweets
20 May
WATCH📺: On Tuesday, @mwillersqc of @gardencourtlaw outlined to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill Committee the difficulty that will arise from the Bill's vague definitions and the potential no recourse to justice for Gypsies and Travellers. (1/5)
On the vague terms, @mwillersqc said, "...the problem with Part 4 [of the Bill] and the speculation as to whether or not definitions will become crystallised in litigation is that most Gypsies and Travellers will have left the site and will be unable to challenge... (2/5)
...the decision by a police officer to arrest them, given the scenario that would play out under Section 60c. A Gypsy or Traveller...parking on a piece of land with their family...is not going to hang around when threatened with seizure of their vehicle [read: home]... (3/5)
Read 5 tweets
19 May
🔴WATCH LIVE: Philomena Mongan from @LondonGypsyTrav, @GallagherGRT, @bowers_jake and @mwillersqc of @gardencourtlaw making oral submissions to the Human Rights Cmte on the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill.

parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/0b…
.@GallagherGRT on the Bill's impact on the Rights of the Child, "this Bill is a dangerous presence to children's development"... arguing that Gypsy and Traveller children are going to face a lot more hate and discrimination, because it's bad enough for how it currently stands.
.@mwillersqc "Public authorities have a duty to take account of humanitarian considerations - there is existing public guidance for local authorities issued by the [SoS of @mhclg] that explains that welfare considerations need to be taken into account." (1/4)
Read 6 tweets
19 May
Chair of @PoliceChiefs, Martin Hewitt, gave evidence yesterday to a parliamentary cmte scrutinising the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill.

Mr Hewitt said, "...Our point fundamentally, as the NPCC group, is that the issue here is the lack of [site] provision". (1/4)
Thank you to @lizziedearden for this write-up on the National Police Chiefs Council view that new powers are not needed, but instead, we need increased provision of sites. (2/4)

independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…
Our research has previously shown that the overwhelming majority of police responses to the Government’s 2018 consultation did not want more eviction powers. (3/4)

gypsy-traveller.org/news/police-ca…
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18 May
.@mwillersqc "what the [Gov] are effectively doing in Part 4 of the Bill is creating...'no-go' zones which the Court of Appeal has ruled would fundamentally breach [Human Rights legislation]"
Again, @mwillersqc, "A Gypsy or Traveller parking on land with their family is not going to hang around when threatened with seizure of their vehicle... &[if they tried to argue their case] they would probably not get Legal Aid to challenge...the Section and prosecution. (1/2)
(cont.) In those circumstances, we're probably unlikely to see much, if any, judicial consideration of the vague terms in Part 4." (2/END)
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