Community Cohesion
We are united in this country by shared values of democracy, free speech, mutual respect and opportunity for all.
The Government has a responsibility to protect the public from all the harms – in addition to terrorism – which extremists pose to our society.
The Counter-Extremism Strategy was published in October 2015 to assert and promote the shared values of our society, values that unite us.
There are 4 key pillars to the Strategy:
- countering the extremist ideology
- building a partnership with all those opposed to extremism
- disrupting extremists
- building more cohesive communities
At the heart of the Counter Extremism Strategy sits a partnership between Government and all those groups and communities who want to see extremism defeated. The Building a Stronger Britain Together programme (BSBT), was a successful 4 year programme set up to support civil society and community organisations who work to create more resilient communities, stand up to extremism in all its forms and offer vulnerable individuals a positive alternative, regardless of race, faith, sexuality, age, and gender.
The work of this programme continues at a local level with ongoing support offered by the Community Partnership Unit, Prevent Team and Thriving Communities Fund.
If you know of any community groups who would be interested in or would benefit from support and would like additional information to create more resilient communities, stand up to extremism in all its forms and offer vulnerable individuals a positive alternavie, regardless of race, faith, secuality, age, and gender please do contact Hounslow's Community Cohesion Co-ordinator for a discussion: jane.medici@hounslow.gov.uk
