Annual Review 2006 Show Racism the RED Card Scotland Staff Campaign Coordinator: Billy Singh Education Worker: Zoobia Aslam Support Worker: Tommy Breslin Contact Show Racism the Red Card Scotland GMB Union Fountain House 1-3 Woodside Crescent Glasgow G3 7UJ Tel: 0141 332 8566 Email: [email protected] Web: www.theredcardscotland.org Show Racism the RED Card Annual Review CONTENTS List of patrons 2 Campaign Coordinators report 3 Kick Off 2005 4 Fortnight of Action 2005 4 Asylum Seekers welcome here 5 Schools competition 2006 6 Star signings 6 Coaching with a Conscience 7 Fortnight of Action 2006 7 Player of the Year Awards 8 Next season 8 - 9 Support Workers report 11 Resources 12 Education & Grassroots 13 Supporters Initiatives and Music 14 Campaign Workers report 16 - 18 Events 20 - 28 Scotland 2006 1 SCOTTISH PATRONS: Marvin Andrews; Craig Beattie; Rainer Bonhof; Gerry Britton; Craig Brown; Richie Byrne; Mo Camara; Jason de Vos; Xander Diamond; Stuart Duff; Paul Elliott; Derek Ferguson; Craig Gordon; James Grady; Michael Hart; Mark Hateley; Colin Hendry; Tony Higgins; Jim Jefferies; Jim Leishman; Neil Lennon; Craig Levein; David Marshall; Gordon Marshall; Jamie McAllister; Stuart McCaffrey; Derek McIness; Alex McLeish; Jackie McNamara (Sr.); Tony Mowbary; Ian Murray; Hamed Namouchi; Robbie Neilson; Pat Nevin; Barry Nicholson; Colin Nish; Phil O'Donnell; Martin O'Neill; Steven Pressley; Nigel Quashie; Mark Reynolds; Colin Samuei; Brent Sancho; Jason Scotland; Gary Smith; Jamie Smith; Walter Smith; Michael Stewart; Andy Walker; Mark Walters; Derek Whyte. SRTRC PATRONS: John Aldridge; Sam Allardyce; Darren Ambrose; Shola Ameobi; Viv Anderson; John Barnes; Earl Barrett; Warren Barton; Dave Bassett; Brendon Batson; Gary Bennett; John Beresford; Graham Branch; Craig Brown; Steve Bruce; Lee Clark; Steve Coppell; Steve Cotterill; Kenny Cunningham; Eugene Dadi; Jason De Vos; Robbie Earle; Paul Elliot; Jason Euell; Rio Ferdinand; Curtis Fleming; Howard Gayle; Alain Goma; John Hendrie; Colin Hendry; Shaka Hislop; Gerard Houllier; Mark Hughes; Chris Hughton; Andrew Impey; Chris Kamara; David Kelly; Jeff Kenna; Ledley King; Gary Lineker; Lomana Lua Lua; Brian McClair; Jon Newsome; David O'Leary; Martin O'Neill; Gavin Peacock; David Platt; Chris Powell; Hope Powell; Spencer Prior; Niall Quinn; Peter Reid; Laurent Robert; Bryan Robson; Sir Bobby Robson; Trevor Sinclair; Frank Sinclair; Jim Smith; Walter Smith; Graham Taylor; Stan Ternent; David Wetherall; Bobby Williamson; Danny Wilson. 2 Show Racism the RED Card Annual Review Billy Singh, New Scottish Campaign Co-ordinator INTRODUCTION Since I started in December 2006 it’s been a roller coaster of emotions. On my first day we have a photo shoot with avid supporters of our campaign Billy Bragg and Rangers and Scotland captain Barry Ferguson. Day three is spent with Barry’s older brother and former Rangers and Hearts star Derek Ferguson delivering our Safe Place workshop on asylum seekers and refugees to primary schools in Edinburgh. Day four I meet with one of our committee advisors Derek Kirkwood within the inner sanctum of the Scottish Football Association at Hampden Park. But it’s not all glamour. On my way to the recent Old Firm derby I notice the BNP selling their propaganda outside the stadium. It was a busy wee spot! The recent race furore with regards to Big Brother and the constant negative attitudes towards Muslims and our new citizens from the EU reinforces my belief that we must never be complacent. I believe that racism changes according to political and social conditions and that racism operates along at least three axes. First, it is characterised by denigratory stereotyping, hatred and violence. Second, it sets in motion cycles of disadvantage. Third, it negates and even obliterates the culture, religion and language of the groups concerned. I am looking forward to the challenge that lies ahead but saddened by the fact that in 2007 we still need to fight the scourge that is racism in our society. Here is an overview of our major achievements over the last 18 months since our last annual review. This is only a small snapshot of our tireless efforts. For a more detailed review of our work please log onto www.theredcardscotland.org Scotland 2006 3 Kick Off – September 2005 Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE) After a pre-season of consolidation, the SRTRC Scotland season kicked off with the launch of the Fortnight of Action – Scottish video, education pack and website at the October 2005 Scottish Parliament. The extravagant surroundings provided the backdrop for a launch Next up was our second nationwide Fortnight of attended by SRTRC supporters from far and wide, Action in October. Once again, the Scottish FA, including top SPL players and members of the and all 42 professional clubs in the Scottish band Snow Patrol, who pledged their ongoing Premier League and Scottish Football League support to the campaign. Minister for gave their backing, and every first team player Communities Malcolm Chisholm added from Ross County to Gretna showed the red significantly to the day with the announcement card to racism before kick-off. Perhaps the most that a copy of the video and education pack was progressive new development was the Fortnight to be distributed to every school in the country, as of Action grants scheme, part-funded by the part of the Scottish Executives 'One Scotland' Scottish Executive. This saw SRTRC award a campaign. total of 27 grants of up to £1,000 for community initiatives around the country, with a total of 117 red card events over the Fortnight. In addition, 8 out of the 42 professional clubs supporters were actively involved, organising local actions including poster distributions and educational workshops. Full report available on our website. 4 Show Racism the RED Card Annual Review Education – Asylum Seekers Welcome November 2005 Here – February 2006 Meanwhile, educationally, SRTRC were getting the We launched our pilot project ‘Coaching with a message out to more schools through holding Conscience’ in Glasgow delivering workshops to CPD/probationary teacher training sessions in 19 primary schools around the subject of asylum councils from Fife to Renfrewshire. These seekers and refugees. Ex-Celtic and Partick Thistle sessions, which train educationalists including star Gerry Britton and ex-Rangers star Derek trainee teachers, youth workers and probation Ferguson conducted a series of joint educational officers how to use SRTRC videos and education and football coaching sessions with young people packs, have proven to be an excellent way of in late primary/early secondary education. ensuring the resources are being utilised Opinions on asylum seekers and refugees were efficiently in a wide range of educational settings. gathered before and after the workshops. Results showed that the vast majority of children who had High profile football club events were held this responded negatively prior to taking part in the season at SPL teams Aberdeen FC, Dundee workshops displayed a positive attitude after their United FC, Heart of Midlothian FC, Hibernian FC, participation. The findings from the evaluation Kilmarnock FC, Livingston FC and Motherwell FC. process of the pilot project were very encouraging In total, over 1,000 young people were given the and have set the groundwork for the scheme to be chance to see their footballing heroes talk about expanded to other areas of Scotland. Evaluation of the problems of racism on and off the pitch. pilot project is available on our website. Happy New Year 2006! January began with the fantastic news that the Scottish Executive had awarded SRTRC Scotland £275,000 to continue developing our work as part of the 'One Scotland' campaign. This governmental support will be crucial in getting the anti-racist message to as many young people and football fans as possible over the next three years. Scotland 2006 5 Schools Competition – Livingston FC and Glasgow March 2006 Ansar – August 2006 March once again saw Hampden Stadium mobbed Our first step in addressing the lack of Scottish born by young anti-racists from all over Scotland for the minority ethnic footballers was to forge a partnership EIS/SRTRC schools competition prize giving with Livingston Football Club and Glasgow Ansar. ceremony hosted by BBC Scotland's Dougie Vipond. Livingston FC’s state of the art field turf facility 259 registered for the 2006 competition and 245 provided the venue where children from different final entries were received. The competition finale cultures and backgrounds came together for a full ran beautifully and continues to go from strength to week in order to hone their footballing skills in a safe strength thanks to the dedicated organisation of the environment where the emphasis was on football fun! EIS team, and the venue provision and organisation Glasgow Ansar was originally formed to provide a from the Scottish FA. We hope the competition can much needed sporting platform for ethnic minority move onto the next level in 2007 with increasing youths in Glasgow, although such was the interest through partnership councils and every popularity of the group, that it is now no longer school having the new Scottish video and education restricted to ethnic minorities and has members pack. Special thanks to the EIS for their support. Full from a wide cross-section of the community. Some list of winners on our website. of these youngsters journeyed to Almondvale with ambitions of forming a new generation of Scottish- Star Signings – July 2006 born minority ethnic players performing in Scotland. In July we welcomed two new recruits to the team - Livingston FC’s then manager, now at Wycombe Campaign Worker Zoobia Aslam and Office Wanderers, Paul Lambert praised the initiative. Administrator Tommy Breslin. This development He said: ‘This is a great opportunity for children allows for considerable further development for of all backgrounds to come along and feel part of Scotland's campaign to tackle racism and exclusion.