Transcript Human Rights And Racism - National Union of Teachers

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Tackling Racism
Look at each of the
people on this
poster.
What do you think
is the race or
country of origin
of each person?
Is this person West
Indian perhaps?
Perhaps this person is
Indian.
In fact, all the
Some
people
think
people
in this
that
seeing
people
picture
are British
asand
different
races
they were
isall
theborn
startinof
Racism.
Britain
as well.
Others think that
we should recognise
differences but not
let this lead to
treating people
differently or
unfairly..
What do YOU
think?
Racism is when
someone is
treated differently
or unfairly
because of their
ethnic origin.
But what does
“ethnic” mean?
ETHNIC
The word “ethnic”
means a group of
people who share
either a geographic
area of origin, come
from the same racial
group or have the
same religious faith
or share the same
language.
Sociologists say
there are 10 main
“ethnic” groups in
Britain
Black (Caribbean)
Black (African)
Black (Other)
Indian
Pakistani
Bangladeshi
Chinese
Other Asian
White
Other
Can you see
examples of each of
these in the poster?
Why should you
want to do this? Is it
racist to do so?
Racism often comes about because
some people viewAre
all members
you the same as everyone
of an ethnic group as behaving
else
in the same way. Just because
one in your class?
English football supporter might
be a hooligan thenDo
theyyou
thinkwant to be viewed the
that ALL English football
same as everyone else in
supporters are hooligans
your class even though you
might do things differently?
This is sometimes called having
a stereotype.
Stereotypes Of course you don’t.
A stereotype is a fixed idea about
a person or group of people,
But this is the sort of thing
treating the whole group as if
that racists do.
they were exactly the same.It ignores
the fact that individuals within a
group can behave differently.
What has racism got to do with Human rights?
Article 1
All human beings
are born free and
equal in dignity
and human
rights.
Human
Rights And
Racism
There are
two articles
of the United
Nations
Declaration
Of Human
Rights that
refer to
racism
Article 7
All are equal
before the law
and are entitled
without any
discrimination to
equal protection
of the law.
What laws are there against racism?
If someone has committed a robbery or used violence against
another person because that person is of a different colour or
racial origin then the courts can increase the punishment they
would otherwise have given.
It is against the law to use racist language in
public if it is intended to hurt, upset or harm someone.
It is an offence to put up racist posters or drawings
It is against the law to discriminate against someone
because of their race.
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racism and human rights.
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