Our staff, partners, service users and boards of trustees represent the rich diversity of Hackney. Collectively, we stand with our refugee, Muslim, Black and Asian colleagues and service users, with our refugee organisations and with our mosques — together with all other people and places previously targeted by the far right including those who are Disabled, LGBTQ+, or Jewish for whom the current crisis also triggers trauma.

We are concerned by so much disinformation being spread – both on and offline, designed to provoke and create more fear. We urge everyone to exercise caution and to verify sources. We stand together.