{"id":6705,"date":"2020-05-26T11:55:02","date_gmt":"2020-05-26T11:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=6705"},"modified":"2020-05-26T11:55:02","modified_gmt":"2020-05-26T11:55:02","slug":"new-campaign-to-stop-public-threats-of-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2020\/05\/26\/new-campaign-to-stop-public-threats-of-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW CAMPAIGN TO STOP PUBLIC THREATS OF VIOLENCE"},"content":{"rendered":"

A multimedia campaign launched today will target hate and xenophobia including online abuse and in the community during the COVID-19 pandemic.
\nAttorney General Mark Speakman said there were alarming reports the pandemic is fuelling racist abuse towards some members of the community.
\n\u201cStopping the spread of COVID-19 has required every member of the community to make enormous sacrifices. But the challenges we\u2019ve faced are never an excuse for racism, scapegoating or scaremongering,\u201d Mr Speakman said.
\n\u201cWe need to work together to combat abusive and violent behaviour that discriminates against cultural or religious groups as well as other sections of our community.\u201d
\nThe Stop Public Threats campaign will help victim-survivors and the community understand their legal rights, and ensure that threats of violence are reported to police for investigation.
\nActing Minister for Multiculturalism Geoff Lee said the campaign is a valuable resource for diverse communities across NSW.
\n\u201cRacial abuse and racial vilification in all their ugly forms are never acceptable and go against everything we stand for in NSW. No member of our community should ever feel attacked due to their cultural or religious background,\u201d Mr Lee said.
\n\u201cThis campaign will empower diverse communities with information about how to respond to and report racially motivated incidents.\u201d
\nThe campaign includes a podcast, website, videos, posters and social media materials for legal professionals and the community to send a clear message that physical and verbal abuse is completely unacceptable.
\nIt builds on the NSW Government\u2019s introduction of tough penalties of up to three years\u2019 imprisonment for anyone that publicly incites violence against someone on the grounds of race, religion, sexual orientation, gender, intersex or HIV\/AIDS status.
\nMinister for Counter Terrorism Anthony Roberts said the campaign reinforces the need to stand firm against any form of racism or discrimination.
\n\u201cOur response to the pandemic and the worst bushfire season on record in NSW earlier this year demonstrates our community\u2019s incredible resilience,\u201d Mr Roberts said.
\n\u201cThere is a small number of individuals with extreme and violent views who want to divide us. We need to reject this behaviour and protect the rights of all NSW residents.\u201d
\nKeep NSW Safe \u2013 a coalition of over 30 religious and cultural groups and high-profile individuals \u2013 successfully advocated for the NSW Government to make incitement to violence a crime.
\nIts spokesperson and the CEO of the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies Vic Alhadeff welcomed the campaign and said it was an excellent opportunity to educate the community.
\n\u201cOne of the critical issues we see is that a lot of people do not understand their legal rights, so this will address misconceptions and encourage people to come forward and report crimes,\u201d Mr Alhadeff said.
\nTo report public threats of violence call the Police Assistance Line on 131 444.\u00a0 In an emergency always contact Triple Zero (000). For more information on the \u201cStop Public Threats\u201d campaign go to:\u00a0stoppublicthreats.legalaid.nsw.gov.au\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A multimedia campaign launched today will target hate and xenophobia including online abuse and in the community during the COVID-19 pandemic. Attorney General Mark Speakman said there were alarming reports the pandemic is fuelling racist abuse towards some members of the community. \u201cStopping the spread of COVID-19 has required every member of the community to … Continue reading “NEW CAMPAIGN TO STOP PUBLIC THREATS OF VIOLENCE”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6705","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6705"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6705\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}