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Hate crime not only harms its victims, it also harms their families and communities.
The government is committed to tackling hate crime. We want to raise awareness of what a hate crime is and help people understand that it is not right to target individuals based on their identity.
A hate crime is any criminal offence which…

The health and safety of everyone in Croydon is our biggest priority. The council is acting on the advice from Public Health England and working closely with colleagues in the NHS to support the national effort to combat and contain the coronavirus.
Hate crime not only harms its victims, it also harms their families and communities.
The government is committed to tackling hate crime. We want to raise awareness of what a hate crime is and help people understand that it is not right to target individuals based on their identity.
A hate crime is any criminal offence which…

Croydon BME Forum and Croydon Council came together this week (MON 18/3) to launch the theme for Black History Month coming up in October. The launch was hosted at The Mayors parlour at Croydon Town Hall.
Guest speakers included the Mayor of Croydon, Councillor Tony Newman Leader of Croydon Council and Councillors from across the borough…
Friday 9th September 2022
Croydon BME Forum’s Annual General Meeting
Date: Wednesday 28th September 2022 Time: 6:30pm Venue: 56A Mitcham Road Croydon CR0 3RG
On the day you will have the opportunity to hear about the work we have been involved in over the past year as well as the events and activities we have planned.

The annual general meeting of Croydon BME Forum was held on Thursday 24th January.
The presentation to the community consisted of as introduction of Members of Staff and Board of Trustees.
A long with all the hard work Croydon BME Forum is doing for the community such as…

A play about mental health by a former social worker will have a one-off performance in Croydon this weekend.
The performance of So U Think I’m Crazy?, written by Ekanem Hines and co-produced with psychologist Rhian Tait, will take place at The FrontRoom in St Georges Walk and will include a Q&A panel with mental health professional practitioners. Its…

Every year in October, Croydon joins the rest of the UK in celebrating black history month.Croydon BME Forum are working with Croydon Council and PALACE FOR LIFE FOUNDATION to create the marquee event to celebrate Black History Month in Croydon.
The theme of this year’s Black History Month is “HEROES TO HERITAGE”.

Over 200 young people attended Croydon Youth Summit on Saturday 21st July 2018 to share their views on knife crime.
The speakers included Metropolitan Police’s Assistant Commissioner Martin Hewitt, who praised Croydon for its partnership work in tackling youth violence, which he held up Met wide as ‘good practice’.
The 11-24year-olds put their questions and concerns to him, and to a wide range…

Those arriving in the UK between 1948 and 1971 from Caribbean countries have been labelled the Windrush generation. It is unclear how many people belong to the Windrush generation, since many of those who arrived as children travelled on parents’ passports and never applied for travel documents – but they are thought to be in…

The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has given tens of thousands of pounds to Croydon organisations to tackle knife crime in the borough.
Croydon BME Forum, Lions society, Another Night of Sisterhood (ANOS) and Music Relief have all been chosen to benefit from the mayor’s £1.4 million anti-knife crime fund.