New York partners with minorities to stop racist crimes

New York, May 27 (EFE) .- The Mayor of New York announced today an alliance with six associations representing different minorities in the city to put a stop to the rampant racist attacks recently registered, especially against the Asian and Jewish communities.
“In New York City we do not tolerate hatred, violence or intolerance in any of its forms,” ​​said the mayor, Bill de Blasio, at a press conference in which he appeared with representatives of these groups.
The new initiative, which has a $ 3 million fund, seeks to launch community programs through chosen NGOs, representing people of different ethnic and religious backgrounds.
The NGOs will work with the Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes (OPHC), which, in addition to funding, will provide programmatic support.
“There is no single way to stop hate: A multi-pronged approach is needed that includes strong laws and enforcement, education to stop the prejudices that fuel hate violence, and healthy community relationships,” said OPHC Director, Deborah Lauter.
The organizations are Project Anti-Violence, the Arab American Association of New York, the Asian American Federation, the Hispanic Federation, the Jewish Council on Community Relations, and the Council of the Clergy of District 67 (in Brooklyn).
The project includes funding between $ 5,000 and $ 20,000 for initiatives that develop projects that reduce violence and promote community respect.
New York, like many other American cities, has witnessed an increase in hateful attacks against the Asian-American community since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, the first outbreak of which was detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan. .
It has also witnessed attacks against the Jewish community, which have increased in recent weeks after the armed conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.
Precisely, the governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, announced today the reinforcement of the police presence in areas with a large presence of the Jewish community on Saturdays.
“We are going to provide additional state police to Jewish communities, and especially to Jewish religious and educational facilities. And we are going to offer priority protection on Saturdays,” Cuomo said.

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