Verbal taunts of 鈥淭hat鈥檚 so gay,鈥� graffiti displays of swastikas and other hurtful symbols, racial epithets called out of car windows on the streets of the Comox Valley are all ways of causing harm and pain to members of the Comox Valley community. And they are behaviours which the Comox Valley doesn鈥檛 accept.Following the attack on Jay Phillips in July 2009, over 1,000 people assembled in the Sid Williams Plaza to express their disgust with the violent beating. When the case finally concluded in the courts, one of the three assailants was found guilty of hate motivated crime.The Community Justice Centre is hosting the last in a series of community dialogues on these issues this Sunday in the Native Sons Hall from 1 to 5 p.m. All members of the community are invited to join this conversation about racism, homophobia and hate motivated speech by registering with the CJC at 334-8101, leaving your name, e-mail address and phone number.There is no charge for dialogue participants due to funding from the Government of Canada and the Province of B.C., through the EmbraceBC Welcoming and Inclusive Communities program.The Dialogue in January discussed the violent nature of hate-motivated assaults and began to develop ideas around how the Critical Incident Response Protocol could be applied in responding to such rare incidents. This dialogue will take that conversation further.鈥淭he dialogue on March 13 will approach incidents that don鈥檛 have violent and physical assault elements as such,鈥� said Bruce Curtis, co-ordinator of the project. 鈥淭he discussion will centre on what are often viewed as 'lesser' incidents, despite the very negative consequences that fall on the individuals who witness the racism, homophobia and hate that are being expressed through words and images.鈥滵etective constable Terry Wilson of the BC Hate Crimes Team will explain how hate-motivated acts are treated by the courts and to dispel misunderstandings about the role of hate motivations in dealing with incidents. Susan Rusvic of the BCTF Social Justice Committee has been invited to share victim experiences and some effective ways of responding to such incidents in both school and community. Parents will be particularly interested in how they can discuss these kinds of concerns and behaviours with their children.To provide a more positive ending to these discussions, there is a scheduled performance of Nickel鈥檚 Requiem for Peace on the following evening, Monday, at 7 p.m. in the Mark Isfeld Secondary School gym. All dialogue participants will receive a complimentary ticket to the performance.Additional tickets are available at the Sid Williams ticket office, Laughing Oyster Books or the Community Justice Centre.鈥� Community Justice Centre