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17 December 2009

The Indian Community Centre in collaboration with the Northern Ireland Policing Board (NIPB) would like to invite you to attend a conference in the Indian Community Centre, 86 Clifton Street, Belfast (near Carlisle Circus) on Monday 25 January 2010. A detailed programme is attached for your information. The programme begins with registration at 9.30 am and will finish by 1.00 pm followed by lunch.

This conference will be of interest to both statutory and community organisations as well as faith based groups and the law makers at local and national levels. The conference aims to explore possible avenues to tackling race related hate crimes, the roles and responsibilities of the relevant key stakeholders and adopting a multi agency approach.

A number of case studies will be presented by those who have been subjected to hate crime from within the Minority Ethnic communities to highlight the patterns, causes and consequences of racially motivated incidents.

Please respond to the email address or telephone number below highlighting any special needs.  All meals served inside the centre will be vegetarian.

Indian Community Centre
86 Clifton Street
Belfast
BT13 1AB

Tel: 02890249746

www.iccbelfast.com

RSVP:

Bidit Dey/Donald Bell

info@iccbelfast.com

developmentofficer@iccbelfast.com

02890249746

PROGRAMME

  9.30 am               Registration

  9.45 am             Ashok Sharma

Chairperson of ICC

Welcome

 9.50 am              Guest Speaker                                 

 10.00 am             Barry Gilligan

Chairman of Northern Ireland Policing Board
The Board’s Commitment

 10.15 am            Temp. Chief Supt Andy McQuiggan

PSNI
A Policing Perspective of Hate Crime in Northern Ireland    

 10.25 am              Duncan Morrow

Chief Executive, Community Relations Council

10.45 am               Refreshments and Cultural programme by ICC

11.15 am              Jolena Flett

Racial Harassment Officer, Northern Ireland Council for Ethnic Minorities (NICEM)

11.30 am               Personal Case Studies

11.50 am               Question and Answer

12.50 pm               A brief presentation by ICC

  1.00 pm               Lunch & cultural performances by other ethnic organizations