Show Racism

the Red CardNewsletter February 2007 Introduction

Welcome to the first Show Racism Campaign Worker for - Gavin Sutherland on the Red Card UK newsletter 2007. email: [email protected] The aim of this newsletter is to provide our sponsors, Our new Campaign Co-ordinators for Wales and patrons and supporters with a brief update of our plans are now in post and an excellent addition to and reports on recent work. the Show Racism the Red Card Team. Our Welsh worker - Sunil Patel, can be contacted via telephone We are now in the process of finalising our Annual on 01443 228873 (ext 19) or by email at Review for 2006 and it will be available in an electronic [email protected] format in March. Our Guide for Councils working with In Scotland Billy Singh can be contacted the campaign has now been completed and is due for on 0141 332 8566 or by email at launch at Hampden Park, the Scottish National [email protected] Stadium on 23rd February. Also at this event we will launch our new campaign film, which aims to promote Finally, an indication that we are now part of the social how our organisation works throughout the UK. We fabric of the UK is that we are receiving more and more hope that these new resources along with the requests from TV programmes to include our football forthcoming “Guide for Football Clubs” will increase club and anti-racism schools posters displayed on their both the number of organisations working in sets. Several television programmes have used the partnership with us, and the efficacy of our work. posters to establish authenticity; including ‘The Bill’ and ‘Byker Grove’. We have also made If you would like to reserve your copy of any it onto the set of the Oscar nominated of these resources, please contact Paul film ‘Notes on a Scandal’ which Kearns our UK Office Manager on - is set in a London school tel: 0191 291 0160 and stars Dame or email: [email protected] Judi Dench. In the North East of England we work with a by Ged Grebby number of partner councils who fund our work and receive our free school coaching and education service. North Tyneside Council have agreed to fund this scheme to the tune of £15,00 in 2007. This year’s school competition has already surpassed last year’s registration totals in both England and Wales and we are looking forward to our most successful competition ever. Schools can register for the competition until 28th February 2007 and those who wish to do so should contact our newsletter february 07 1

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Campaign in Wales United at Here in Wales, the campaign is gathering momentum with more and more schools registering their interest in our annual Newcastle Schools Competition. We have had interest from schools around the country, including a significant number of Welsh speaking schools. Final stages of negotiations for the prize United giving ceremony venue are underway and we are hopeful that a Show Racism the Red Card and Partners date will be confirmed with the Millennium Stadium shortly. Together Educating Against Racism at St James’s Park Tuesday 6th February. Show Racism the Red Card Wales held a very successful event Newcastle United FC players will attend at Cardiff City at the end of last year and will hold events in the the event alongside players from coming weeks at Swansea City and Wrexham football clubs. Newcastle Women’s FC, Newcastle We are also planning events with clubs from the Welsh Premier Falcons. Football League including Cwmbran FC and Porthmadog FC, In a landmark event, organisations from and also with Newport FC who play in the English League. across the North East are coming together to educate young people on the SRTRC Wales will be involved in the ‘UN Elimination of Racial dangers of racism and prejudice. Discrimination Day’ on 21st March 2007. During that week, we Show Racism the Red Card, CSV – will be working with clubs and various organisations in Community Connections, Positive conjunction with the Commission for Racial Equality in Wales to Images, the North East Refugee Service promote awareness of the day and hold activities around the and Save the Children will all be country, for further details about the day, please visit represented alongside sporting heroes www.croesoproject.org from the four main sporting clubs in Newcastle In the coming months we will be producing more posters in Over one hundred young people from Wales and will be working with other areas of sport such as North Tyneside and Newcastle schools, Rugby and Cricket. Activities are also planned with more will experience awareness raising partners such as Cardiff University and the Valleys Race workshops throughout the morning. The Equality Council. afternoon will be kicked off by Ex- Newcastle star John Beresford, before “Drummed Up” a West African drumming Events already confirmed group based in Newcastle provide an interactive performance for the young • SRTRC Football Day - Porthmadog FC v The New Saints people. (3rd Feb’07) The main event will follow with young people watching the Show Racism the • SRTRC event at Wrexham FC (14th Feb’07) Red Card DVD before posing questions on racism to a panel consisting of If you would like to be involved with the campaign in Wales, players from all four sporting clubs. please email me at [email protected]

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Campaign in Scotland It’s been a real rollercoaster ride political and social conditions and Dunfermline, St. Mirren, Falkirk and here since I started in December that racism operates along at least Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the 2006. On my first day we had a three axes. First, it is characterised pipeline. Our Schools Competition photo shoot with avid supporters of by derogatory stereotyping, hatred is in full flow and the closing date is our campaign, Billy Bragg and and violence. Second, it sets in 23rd February with the prize giving Rangers and Scotland captain Barry motion cycles of disadvantage. Ferguson. Day three is spent with Third, it negates and even Barry’s older brother and former obliterates the culture, religion and Rangers and Hearts star Derek language of the groups concerned. I Ferguson delivering our ‘A Safe am looking forward to the challenge Place’ workshop on asylum seekers that lies ahead but saddened by the and refugees to primary schools in fact that in 2007 we still need to . Day four I meet with one fight the scourge that is racism in of our committee advisors Derek our society. > Kirkwood within the inner sanctum Billy Singh of the Scottish Football Association In the coming year we plan to hold at Hampden Park. But it’s not all stadium events at all 12 Scottish ceremony at Hampden Park on 19th glamour. On my way to the recent Premier League Clubs and 12 in the April. We have just completed Old Firm derby I notice the BNP lower leagues. We are at advanced delivering our Safe Place (asylum selling their propaganda outside the negotiations with Dundee United, seekers and refugees) workshops stadium. It was a busy wee spot! Hearts, Aberdeen, Rangers and to over 90 schools in three council The recent race furore with regards Celtic to hold events in February areas. East Ayrshire Council in to Big Brother and the constant and March. We also are looking to partnership with Kilmarnock FC is negative attitudes towards Muslims expand our work with amateur and about to embark on the scheme. and our new citizens from the EU junior clubs. Recent additions to our Most of our educational work is with reinforces my belief that we must posters include Stranraer, children and I have a personal goal never be complacent. I believe that St. Johnstone, Kilmarnock and to expand our work in Scotland to racism changes according to Aberdeen with Motherwell, target adults who are the main perpetrators of racist abuse. We will do this by working with supporters clubs/trusts and negotiating with employers to deliver our message in places of work. Onwards and upwards.

Further info: www.theredcardscotland.org Billy Singh, Scottish Campaign Pictured above members of the Telugu Association of Scotland supporting Show Racism the Red Co-ordinator Card campaign. newsletter february 07 3

Report on events held so far in 2007

Plymouth Argyle FC Head of Childrens Services. Plymouth Argyle FC, Gary was able 17th January 2007 Completing the top table line-up to choose his three favourite was Gary Bennett who was questions to receive a prize. The Show Racism the Red Card’s very representing SRTRC in addition to club had donated a signed shirt, first event with Plymouth FC was Sunil Patel and Gavin Sutherland. ball and match tickets as prizes. organised in conjunction with the After short introductory speeches After the Q&A, there was an club and Plymouth City Council. 60 opportunity to get autographs and young people were invited to Home photo opportunities with the Park, from local city schools and players. Media coverage of the had the opportunity to tour the event was high, interviews taking ground, before the main event place with BBC TV, 2 radio stations, began. the Club’s TV station and an article appearing in the Plymouth Herald. In attendance from Plymouth Argyle FC were Marcel Seip and Cherno A big thank you is due to the club, Samba. Marcel is a former under- in particular to Mark Rivers and the 21 Dutch International who played Community Team and Rick for Heerenveen and joined from Allan Weekes and Bronwen Cowdery for their organisational Plymouth in August, as did Cherno Lacey, we screened the latest Show help before the event and on the Samba, who had spent the Racism the Red Card film, which day. Also to Plymouth City Council, previous two seasons playing in was well received by both the especially Darin Halifax for his Spain with Cadiz and Malaga. Two audience and panel. After this a assistance in organising the event representatives from Plymouth City very good Question and Answer and to Allan Weekes and Bronwen TRC event Council were also on the panel, Cllr session took place, the players and Lacey for taking part on the day . Allan Weekes, Cabinet member for panel members answering some Thanks also to Gary and Sunil for all Social Care and Community very well thought out questions their help. Cohesion; and Bronwen Lacey, from the audience. Thanks to elbeck Primary who attending a SR W om e young pupils fr ed her Pictur

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Newcastle Eagles event 19th January 2007 report by Derek Gardner

The launch of the Newcastle Eagles season 2006-07 posters, took place at the home of the Eagles, the Metro Radio Arena prior to their home game against London United. Twenty young people from Ashington Community High School plus young volunteer Lewis and his mum, distributed over 1000 posters of the Eagles and 1000 poster of football teams involved in the campaign. The poster celebrated the most Pictured above a young winner with match tickets,given away at the , Kingston successful season in the Eagles Park event. Players from left to right Tim Visser, Joe Shaw, Micky Ward and Eni Gesinde. club history with all four of the trophies won by the club during the poster to school pupils from latest young people’s questions very well 05-06 season. partnership council, North Tyneside, and the Q&A session was and from Northumberland Council. entertaining as well as supporting Around 60 young people were in the SRTRC message strongly. An attendance to take part in a opportunity for autographs and a Question and Answer session tour of the stadium for the audience featuring four players from took place at the end of the event. Newcastle Falcons. Joe Shaw, Micky Ward, Tim Visser and Eni Our thanks to Newcastle Falcons Gesinde, who joined SRTRC and the staff there, in particular to representatives Kieron Brady and Mark Foster for his help in Gary Bennett on the panel. Ged organising the day. Thanks also to Pictured here are the young people from Grebby was able to speak on behalf Jo Stewart from North Tyneside Ashington with the team at the end of their of the Campaign and informed the Council for organising the NTC winning game audience of some of the history schools involvement and to Derek behind the organisation. Gardner for his help in ensuring Newcastle Falcons RFC pupils from the Northumberland 22nd January 2007 Unfortunately, a technical hitch area were present. meant that we were unable to show Newcastle Falcons again let SRTRC the latest Show Racism the Red use their Kingston Park facility for Card film and so were able to enjoy Sunderland AFC Poster Launch an event to promote the anti-racism an extended question and answer 23rd January 2007 message and Newcastle Falcons session. The players handled the The 2007 Sunderland AFC poster was launched in conjunction with Sunderland Council at the Council Chamber on the 23rd January 2007. The young people from Ashington, South Tyneside and Sunderland had the opportunity to tour the Stadium of Light earlier in the afternoon, which was enjoyed by all and set the atmosphere for the main event.

Mayor of Sunderland Cllr Tom Foster introduced the event, and the young people then had the Pictured here are the young people who attended the Newcastle Falcons, Kingston Park event newsletter february 07 5

opportunity to watch some It was a very impressive panel in highlights of the SRTRC DVD. attendance too, featuring SRTRC future events: Followed by a performance by anti- patron Warren Barton, Dagenham & racist hip-hop group “The Word” Redbridge players Anwar Uddin who performed 2 songs and and Danny Foster, Fiona Bevan of showed some extracts from their Barking & Dagenham Council, Alan new DVD. Weinberg Leader of Redbridge February Council, Jon Cruddas MP for Dagenham, Ed Blissett from the • Tuesday 6/2/07 Newcastle GMB, Stephen Thompson of United Poster launch at St Dagenham & Redbridge FC and James’ Park 1.30pm. representing SRTRC, Ged Grebby, Kieron Brady and Kim Burns. • Tuesday 13/02/07 Liverpool FC: Anfield at 2pm. The event was chaired by Kim and after introducing short speeches • Wednesday 14/02/07 Wrexham Nyron Nosworthy and Carlos Edwards from from Jon Cruddas, The Leader of FC time TBC. Sunderland AFC signing autographs at our Redbridge Council and Fiona SRTRC Sunderland event. Bevan, Ged introduced the SRTRC • Friday 23/02/07 Hampden Park DVD, which was well received by Glasgow launch of Best Practice There was an excellent Question the audience. There then followed Guide for Councils at 10.30am. and Answer session between the an excellent Question and Answer young people and a panel which session with young members of the • Wednesday 28/02/07 Darlington included Nyron Nosworthy and audience asking questions of the FC at 2pm. Carlos Edwards from Sunderland panel about racism. The club had AFC, Project Coordinator Ged kindly donated an autographed Grebby, Kieron and Gary. Thanks to shirt, which was given away to the Sunderland AFC we were able to person who asked the “best” March distribute match tickets and a question. Kieron had the unenviable signed Sunderland AFC shirt to the task of selecting the best question. 28/03/07 Crystal Palace FC at 2pm. young people who asked the best The Q&A helped to ensure that questions. everybody left the event with a positive anti-racist message Our thanks go to Les Platt at presented to them. After the Q&A, April Sunderland Council and Louise an autograph session followed and Wanless at Sunderland AFC for Ged did some interviews with local 19/04/07 Prize giving ceremony for their help in organising this event. TV, newspapers and radio stations. Scottish schools competition at Hampden at 2pm. After such an enjoyable and Dagenham & Redbridge FC effective event, we hope to organise Event 30th January 2007 more events with the club in future . years. SRTRC would like to thank May SRTRC’s first event with Dagenham all of the people who attended and & Redbridge FC was also our first spoke and the following people for 3/05/07 Prize giving ceremony for event with a current Conference their help in organising the event: English School competition. Venue team. The club made us feel very Stephen Thompson, Chris and Tony to be confirmed soon. welcome and we enjoyed a great (D&R FC), Jimmy Maravala and Bill event. 150 young people of a Gent from Redbridge Council, Fiona variety of ages attended from Bevan, Gillian Perendes and Barking & Dagenham and Dominic Byrne from Barking & Redbridge borough schools. A host Dagenham Council and Laurie of agencies helped to organise the Heselden from SERTUC. event and attendance of the young people and take part in the day; including Barking & Dagenham

Council, Redbridge Council, South es, Bramley Primary School, Eastern Regional TUC, Regional NUT and The Metropolitan Police.

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who included a copy of the flyer with their January School Competition mailing to schools, every school in England has received a copy of the rules and registration form. The Show Racism the Red Card Anti-Racist Schools

eenock Registration for the competition ends on February Competition 2007, looks as though it will be one of

, Gr 28th. If your school has not registered yet then the most high profile and widely participated that we have organised. This year we aim to have one please hurry! SRTRC are making every effort to thousand schools ensure that there are some great prizes for registered to take part and winners and this year we will make all entries in to eenock Academy should be able to confirm a permanent display that will be available to public an extremely special venue buildings in the UK. for the Prize Giving Ceremony very soon. For all competition enquiries please contact: We have promoted the Gavin Sutherland on & Emily Pollock, Gr competition extensively through the production and [email protected] distribution of 40,000 0191 291 0160 flyers. Thanks to the National Union of Teachers, and see the website for more details. Artwork by: Nina Haver WELCOME To the new members of the Show Racism the Red Card team - Paul Kearns < UK Office Manager

Sunil Patel Wales Campaign < Co-ordinator

Billy Singh Scotland Campaign < Co-ordinator Congratulations to: Our Wales Co-ordinator -

Sunil Patel & family on the birth s of their son Krish, born on 13th January weighing 7lb. Both baby and mum doing well, dad not doing too bad either! Major sponsor

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