Transcript Facilitators Presentation - Show Racism the Red Card

‘Using SRtRC Anti-racism Educational
Resources’
Hampden 29th November 2010
• The purpose of this session is to: • Familiarise you with the educational resources
produced by SRtRC.
• Generate Ideas for lesson plans using the
educational resources
We work with Primary 4 (8 years old) and upwards. Initially we deliver
general anti-racism workshops, and build on these with extension
workshops such as combatting racism towards asylum seekers and refugees
and Islamophobia.
• All teaching packs are in line with the
curriculum For Excellence.
‘Coherent, flexible, enriched curriculum for 3-18 years
old’
The educational work/resources delivered and produced by Show Racism the
Red Card by their very nature mirror this process of learning because they
aim to build a sphere of reference/knowledge/experience that a young
person can draw upon by providing access to educational opportunities
where a young person can begin to question their
perceptions/attitudes/values and assumptions alongside their peers in a
safe environment free of judgement
• All the teaching materials include guidelines of
how to tailor the workshops depending on
what stage of the Curriculum For Excellence
your group fits into
• Simply put, lessons can be planned with
Primary 4 right up to all secondary stage
pupils
Structure
• Define the type of racism/injustice –
Racism/Islamophobia/Sectarianism
• Affects of racism/injustice – How would you feel
• Recognise its causes – Influence from external environment,
parents/ peers. Assumptions and stereotypes.
• How do we challenge racism/injustice – Moving forward,
don’t ignore it, burden on the perpetrator, challenge
negativity
‘Begin challenging your own assumptions.
Your assumptions are your windows on the
world. Scrub them off every once in a while,
or the light won’t come in’
Alan Alda (American Actor, Director and Screenwriter)
What is Racism
•
The Oxford English dictionary defines Racism as “the hatred of a person of a different race
or Ethnic Origin”
Racism is the belief that because people are a different colour, from a different country or
part of the world, they are inferior. Racist ideas have developed over thousands of years
and have been used to justify the oppression of different groups of people. The slave trade
being a classic example of this.
Racism is discrimination based on four things:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Colour
Nationality
Religion
Culture
• Scottish film clip
• Islamophobia film clip
Challenging Stereotypes: • ‘Exploring stereotypes’ exercise - Primary
• ‘One Word’ exercise - Secondary
What is...
Prejudice
• An unfavourable opinion or feeling formed beforehand, without
knowledge, thought or reason
• unreasonable feelings, opinions or attitudes, esp. of a hostile nature,
regarding a racial, religious or national group
Stereotype
• A preconceived or oversimplified generalisation about an entire group of
people without regard for individual differences.
Pyramid of Hate Exercise
• Time: 20-30mins
• Resources: Blank paper, pens, flip chart paper,
copy of ‘Pyramid of Hate’
The Ripple Effect
Wider community
Family and friends
Individual
MOVING FORWARD.....
• Kenneth Faulds
Community Education co-ordinator
[email protected]
• Dee Kinning
Community Education Worker
[email protected]
• Billy Singh
Campaign Co-ordinator
[email protected]
• www.theredcardscotland.org