Stand Against Racism & Inequality

Stand Against Racism & Inequality We offer free and confidential support to victims of hate crime in Avon & Somerset Our victim casework service is completely free and confidential.

Stand Against Racism & Inequality (SARI) is a Bristol-based hate crime charity. We have operated throughout the South West since 1991, helping victims of hate crime and discrimination. SARI employs a total of around 25 staff; our single largest activity is casework. In design, this service primarily supports victims of hate crime, providing them with the emotional and practical support they often

require. We also work with children, young people and schools, providing support to pupils facing racist, disablist, homophobic or transphobic hate in and around school. Additionally, we deliver training on hate crime, aiming to encourage positive behaviour and promote equality amongst all through fun and informative sessions. We are a non-profit making, non-political and non-campaigning organisation. For more information, please visit our website at www.saricharity.org.uk

Due to the red weather warning on Wednesday and Thursday, we have taken the decision to close the office. Our team will ...
23/06/2026

Due to the red weather warning on Wednesday and Thursday, we have taken the decision to close the office.

Our team will continue to work from home and we will still be taking referrals but we will not be able to take walk-ins to the office.

Today is Windrush Day. On this day in 1948, Empire Windrush docked in the UK, bringing hundreds of people who were mostl...
22/06/2026

Today is Windrush Day.

On this day in 1948, Empire Windrush docked in the UK, bringing hundreds of people who were mostly from the Carribbean to the Tilbury Docks, as they had been invited to help rebuild the UK following WW2.

Between 1948-1971, thousands more followed, and they are known as the Windrush Generation.

The Windrush Generation helped define and build modern Britain - despite many facing racism and discrimination when they arrived, they built their lives here, were active members of their communities, worked and raised their families here.

However, in 2017 it came to light that many had been detained, deported and denied legal rights in what became known as the ‘Windrush Scandal.’

We mark Windrush Day to celebrate the incredible contributions that the Windrush Generation made to our country, and to also acknowledge the injustices they faced, both past and present.

21/06/2026

*** Anti-Muslims Attacks - Edinburgh – 21st June 2026 ***

By now many of us will have heard about the appalling attacks in Edinburgh on the news.

From the video footage of the arrest of the suspect one can see from his words he has been radicalised by anti-Muslim sentiment.

Sadly the attacker will be venerated by certain sections of society and will no doubt inspire others radicalised by anti-Muslim sentiment to act on their hatred. In 2025 the Government appointed British Muslim Trust recorded 27 attacks against Mosques between July 2025 and October 2025. Attacks continue albeit with less frequency. In August 2025, 18-year-old neo-Nazi Alina Burns carried out a terrorism-motivated axe attack on Mohammed Mahmoodi, an Iranian-Kurdish barber.

The incident in Edinburgh will not be the last of such attacks.

It is no coincidence that this increase in violent attacks has occurred at the same time as the current anti-immigration and far right rhetoric being pumped out by some political parties, far-right personalities and certain sections of the media. Some of the blame squarely lies at their feet for emboldening those susceptible to such speech and radicalising and motivating them to carry out such violence contrary to British values. Social media companies have also played their role in allowing hate filled content to propagate relatively unchallenged.

The aforementioned have taken genuinely perceived grievances and packaged them in hyperbole and misinformation thereby amplifying and weaponizing them to stir not only division and hatred in our nation but cause people and communities to build walls between themselves.

We need those in authority, especially in political leadership to speak up and take stronger action against the rising tide of racism (rapidly morphing into fascism) and against the bad actors promoting this hate. We also need leaders who can build bridges between communities to overcome the divisory walls being erected between them.

At a societal level with increasing louder voices of hate we have to combat them with even louder voices of hope as the people of Southport showed us in 2024 in the wake of riots by turning a situation of “hate” into “hope”. Human connection and common values will always overcome hate.

Our communities need morally strong leadership. Our communities need action.

Hindsight is a wonderful thing. That hindsight should not come at the expense of more victims of hate.

May Allah grant justice to those affected. Ameen.

As a nation may Allah keep our hearts united in hope and not divided by hate. Ameen.

Rizwan Ahmed.
Bristol Muslim Cultural Society
Muslim Chaplain.

Today is World Refugee Day, a day where we honour refugees around the world, whilst also recognising the immense obstacl...
20/06/2026

Today is World Refugee Day, a day where we honour refugees around the world, whilst also recognising the immense obstacles that so many face in their search for safety.

At Stand Against Racism & Inequality, we advocate for a society which welcomes in safety and solidarity. We celebrate the people who have made our region their new home.

We champion the needs and dreams of those forced to flee and their right to live in the community free from fear of hate.

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) is observed globally on June 15th to highlight and oppose the abuse, neglect, an...
15/06/2026

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) is observed globally on June 15th to highlight and oppose the abuse, neglect, and exploitation of older people.

The theme for this year is "Better Understood. Still Overlooked.", to mark WEAAD's 20th anniversary and acknowledge not only on how far society has come in recognising the abuse of older people, but how far we still have to go.

Despite twenty years of progress driven by committed professionals, campaigners and policymakers, older victim-survivors still remain too often side-lined and ignored.

At SARI, we stand against any hate, prejudice or abuse directed at someone because of their age.

This week is Learning Disability Week, an initiative from Mencap that runs every year on the third week of June to make ...
15/06/2026

This week is Learning Disability Week, an initiative from Mencap that runs every year on the third week of June to make sure the world hears what life is like if you have a learning disability

The theme for 2026 is "Do you see me?" which is all about people with a learning disability being seen, heard and valued.

Currently:
- Only 26.7% of adults with a learning disability are employed yet 86% of unemployed people with a learning disability want a paid job.

- 1 in 3 people with a learning disability spend less than 1 hour outside their home on a typical Saturday.

- Over 2,000 people with a learning disability and/ or autistic people are currently locked away in mental health hospitals.

Mencap are doing fantastic work to change statistics like these, bust myths around disabilities and celebrate what people with a learning disability bring to society.

Disability discrimination is when you are treated differently or put at a disadvantage to non-disabled people because of your disability. It may have happened only once, or many times over a longer period. It is illegal, and has no place in our workplaces, educational institutions or society at large.

If you’ve experienced discrimination or hate crime because of a physical disability, a learning disability or a mental health problem, SARI can help

The deeply disturbing racist violence and unrest these past few days will have left many from racially minoritised commu...
12/06/2026

The deeply disturbing racist violence and unrest these past few days will have left many from racially minoritised communities feeling unsafe and at risk.

Hate has no place here or anywhere.

If you experience hate in our region, please reach out to us. We are here.

June is Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month. It is a month where we celebrate Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities....
10/06/2026

June is Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month. It is a month where we celebrate Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities. The theme this year is "Onwards With Hope", looking at the future we can build together and how transformative hope can be. ⁠
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People from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities are met with huge barriers when it comes to hate, discrimination, and exclusion. This is why it's so important to have months like this, which celebrate the communities that come under the GRT umbrella and that try to break down some of the barriers they face.

Today marks the anniversary of the toppling of the statue of enslaver Edward Colston in Bristol, when demonstrators then...
07/06/2026

Today marks the anniversary of the toppling of the statue of enslaver Edward Colston in Bristol, when demonstrators then rolled the statue to Bristol harbour and into the water.

This pivotal moment in 2020 sparked an unprecedented public reckoning with Britain's legacy of slavery.

In the following six months, nearly 70 tributes to enslavers and colonialists were removed or altered, including 39 street, building, and school names, as well as 30 statues, plaques, and memorials. ⁠

The legacy of this action lives on, as the statue was recovered from the water and is now on display at M Shed in Bristol, as part of a wider exhibition that recognises the power of protest when it comes to standing against racism, discrimination and inequality.

We are extremely concerned about the impact that the EHRC’s Code of Practice will have on trans, non-binary, and interse...
05/06/2026

We are extremely concerned about the impact that the EHRC’s Code of Practice will have on trans, non-binary, and intersex people, along with people whose appearance does not conform to societal expectations of gender. It is deeply exclusionary, further othering an already marginalised community and effectively excluding trans+ people from many areas of daily life.

The guidance, along with the surrounding debate, only serves to make trans+ people feel more unsafe and unwelcome. It has increased the risk of violence and harassment, and risks situations where trans+ people are forced into being outed against their will. That is unacceptable.

As a charity which supports LGBTQ+ people impacted by hate and discrimination, we wholly oppose this. We see too often the impact that transphobia has on our clients and on the trans+ community in general. People are already made to feel afraid to be who they are because of other people’s prejudice and hatred; this Code of Practice has just made it so much worse.

Nadia Whittome MP, with cross-party support, has just tabled EDM 240 – an Early Day Motion to disapprove the EHRC’s Code of Practice. Please click here for a brilliant template by Trans Actual for you to write to your MP and urge them to support this motion: https://transactual.org.uk/blog/2026/06/03/reject-the-code-email-your-mp-now/

For all those impacted by the Code of Practice, we stand with you.

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