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Promote and enhance community safety, by working closely with minority communities to oppose all forms of prejudice, hatred and discrimination; supporting initiatives that foster resilience; and funding appropriate security measures.
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Combat antisemitism in all its forms, wherever it appears. Adopt, promote and implement the full International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance working definition of antisemitism.
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Promote good relations, understanding and cooperation between
all of Scotland’s communities, and support interfaith and
inter-communal activities and initiatives that promote working together to achieve community cohesion.
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Support efforts to remember, educate on, and understand the
Holocaust, to confront those who seek to deny or downplay it,
and to strive to prevent any further genocide.
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Promote initiatives that unite communities; act responsibly when making statements about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; oppose boycotts and support a two-state solution that affirms Israel’s right to peace and security alongside a viable Palestinian state.
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Promote respect for religious observance, including Kosher and Halal meat, religious clothing, circumcision, and flexible working
to accommodate Shabbat and holy day observance.
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Ensure that all public services are fully equipped to provide
appropriate support for people of different backgrounds, including the provision of religiously and culturally specific services, protect schools of religious character or ethos, and support heritage and cultural institutions.
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Recognise that not all communities equate to geographical
neighbourhoods, and that localism can therefore discriminate against minority communities; and promote measures that foster support for communities through a combination of national and local networks and initiatives.
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Assist young people to appreciate the diversity of Scottish society through accurate, accessible, and age-appropriate materials
about diverse faiths and cultures and to enable them to express their identity in their own terms and to understand and report discrimination.
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Support and include faith communities in relation to welcoming refugees, addressing poverty and other social ills, tackling climate change and ensuring a strong legacy following the Glasgow-hosted COP26.
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