Winners in full...
LAW ENFORCEMENT UPSTANDER Anthony Forsyth of the Metropolitan Police Hate Crime Hub and Rukhsana Bashir, the only hate crime officer for Northamptonshire Police. UPSTANDING ORGANISATION Nottingham Citizens work with diverse group to combat hate. COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER UPSTANDER Jonathan Marsden, Sheffield Citizens Advice. LOCAL COUNCIL SERVICE UPSTANDER London borough Tower Hamlets’ No Place for Hate campaign created a safe and cohesive borough. LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT Michael Ridge Travellers champion. THE CPS AWARD: SUPPORTING VICTIMS, REPORTING HATE CRIMES Steven Kelly, strategic hate crime lead for Gateshead council’s community safety team. YOUNG UPSTANDER Siena Castellon suffered bullying because of autism but fought back and now raises awareness about bullying. Rory McGuire fronts the Changing Faces Hate Crime campaign. Ahmad Nawaz survivor of a Pakistan school massacre by the Taliban who now works to prevent children from turning to terrorism. PARLIAMENTARIAN UPSTANDER Paula Sherriff Labour MP for Dewsbury, Shadow Minister for Mental Health, campaigner against violence against women and tampon tax. THE SHEIKH ABDULLAH AWARD FOR INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust brings refugees together to work with hill farmers. Ravinder Singh founded Khalsa Aid to provide humanitarian aid in disaster areas, including Grenfell Tower and overseas. Fernando Sulichin, acclaimed film producer and philanthropist. OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION Mick Conboy, hate crime policy lead for the CPS. PUBLIC UPSTANDER Jane Vernon, despite being visually impaired, barrister Jane reported a recent anti-Muslim hate incident on a bus. TELL MAMA CHAMPION AWARD David Jones. “David’s commitment to tackling all forms of hatred, and his educational work to ensure the Holocaust is never forgotten, is truly exemplary.”