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Horsham mum staging EU vote anti-hate picnic phil dennett
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A Horsham mother is staging a peace picnic this weekend after being disgusted by abuse attacks linked to the vote to quit the EC. Nationally there have been several incidents of hate abuse against people because of the historic referendum decision to quit the European Union and one alleged incident at Southwater is being investigated. Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne has expressed her concern about the attacks. Now Jemma Warren, 27, has organised a United Horsham Picnic for The People on Sunday at the Human Nature Garden in Horsham Park. Jemma is putting aside her own personal cancer battle against Hodgkin Lymphoma, for which she is receiving chemotherapy, to organise the antihate picnic on July 10 at noon. Jemma, who lives at Greenfinch Way, Horsham, with
partner Nicholas Sheridan and children Joel, 5, and Erin, eight months, said: “I am hoping people will make signs and carry placards. It’s not a protest. It’s a message. “Just because we don’t witness a lot of abuse here it
Just because we don’t witness a lot of abuse here it doesn’t mean we can’t speak up against it doesn’t mean we can’t speak up against it. Now is the time to show our feelings. You can stand back or you can take action and I think it is time to take action. There has to be a stand against hatred, not just locally but nationally. The past few days have been emotional and there has been a lot of mud slinging nationally. At the latest count about 150 people have said they are coming to the picnic.”
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Katy Bourne said: “It deeply saddens me that, since the EU referendum, reports of hate crime appear to have increased nationally. “Like many, I have no time for bigotry and believe that no one should be singled out and victimised because of their race, faith, sexuality, gender or disability. “Although I welcome the news that Sussex Police has not seen an increase in reports of hate crime locally, I do know that many minority groups have not always had the same trust in the police and this often leads to a reluctance to report. As PCC, I am determined to improve this for everyone in Sussex which is why I fully support any initiative that tackles hate crime, a key priority in my Police Crime Plan”. Meanwhile Jemma looks forward to completing her last two chemotherapy sessions, having been given the “allclear”. She said: “It is curable, which is good. I am officially in remission. I am actually cancer free, but I have to complete the course.”
Jemma, Nicholas, Joel and Erin
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