Working with Show Racism the RED Card and their resources > A Guide for Councils s Major sponsor show racism the red card Introduction Show Racism the Red Card is now in its 10th As a small organisation, we rely on local year and we have developed very good links authorities and professional football clubs in with professional football players (past and the UK to greatly assist us with our anti-racist present), managers and football clubs. The work. The partnerships we have established aim of the campaign when established, was allow us to develop our campaign and look at to harness the high profile of professional different methods to combat racist attitudes. footballers to combat racism. In the last ten When working with councils the years the profile and role model status of partnerships have been most effective where footballers has actually increased. Football is we have worked closely with a named person an important part of popular culture and it within the organisation. We have termed can be used effectively to reduce racism and these local authorities “Partnership promote a cohesive community. Councils” and have on occasion, worked Show Racism the Red Card works with a together to develop in depth 3-year plans. host of different organisations and these This guide is designed to help local partnerships have produced some of our councils work more closely with our best work. We have had the backing of trade campaign and get the best out of our anti- unions and a whole range of non- racist resources and the services we can governmental organisations in spreading our provide. With your help we will be able to anti-racist message far and wide. reach more young people and spread our anti-racist message even further for the benefit of our society. We look forward to working with you. Ged Grebby Project Coordinator a guide for councils 1 Contents Introduction page 1 4. Show Racism the Red Card’s Anti-Racist Competition PART 1: BACKGROUND TO for Schools page 14 SHOW RACISM THE RED CARD 5. Show Racism the Red Card “Gold Standard” for schools page 17 1.The Campaign page 5 6.Show Racism the Red Card 2. Aims page 5 fortnight of Action in Scotland page 19 3. Identifying the Need page 6 7.Delivering a programme of 4.Resources page 7 anti-racist education in the local community page 21 PART 2: WAYS IN WHICH COUNCILS CAN ENGAGE WITH PART 3: DETAILED THE CAMPAIGN INFORMATION ON SETTING UP A LONG TERM PROGRAMME OF 1. Partnership Councils page 9 ANTI-RACIST WORKSHOPS 2. Hosting a Show Racism the Red Card Event at your 1.Overview page 25 local football club page 10 2. Selecting an Audience page 25 3. Organising a Show Racism the Red Card Community Event 3. Advertising the availability or Football Tournament page 12 of the workshops page 26 4. Prior to the Day page 28 APPENDICES 5. Workshop Plans page 29 Appendix 1: Workshop Plan 6. Possible Questions from the young people and Appendix 2: Football Training Plan sample answers page 30 Appendix 3: Risk Assessment 7. Football training page 30 Appendix 4: Schools’ booking form 8. Feedback/Assessing the Impact of the work page 31 Appendix 5: Feedback Forms 9. Potential Problems page 34 Useful contacts 10. Following up the work page 35 Acknowledgements Part 1 About Show Racism the Red Card “The children were still talking about and asking questions about the workshop on the following day, you gave them a lot to think about and challenged the views TRC football coaching session. “ already held in a very positive way. Thank you”. BEXHILL PRIMARY elbeck Primary School taking part in a SR W om e pupils fr e ar ed her Pictur 4 show racism the red card 1. The Campaign Show Racism the Red Card is an anti-racist charity (registered charity no: Pictured above 1079069), which was established in January 1996 with the aim of using previous entries in professional footballers as anti-racist role models. Although great strides our Schools have been taken to help combat racism both within and outside of football, Competition racism is still a significant problem in both British and European society. The aim of our campaign is to combat racism through anti-racist education and professional footballers are showing the way in terms of making a stand and fighting racism. In Scotland, Show Racism the Red Card has the additional remit of tackling racism and promoting inclusion in the game itself, and works closely with football fans, the authorities, all 42 professional clubs and grassroots multicultural organisations. The campaign has been able to involve hundreds of top footballers and managers, and has harnessed the high profile of these role models to combat racism. 2. Aims Show Racism the Red Card has the following aims in mind when developing resources and structuring our education work: • To familiarise young people with a range of facts and skills that will enable them to challenge racism. • To promote young people’s participation as active and responsible citizens in a growing multi-racial society. • To Increase young peoples understanding of issues of diversity and identity, their rights and responsibilities. a guide for councils 5 3. Identifying the Need We have often been told there is no need to where inequality exists and address it in a deliver anti-racism education in some schools systematic and coherent way. The Act goes and areas, as they do not have a problem with further. All public sector organisations now have racism. Others insist that it is not an issue for a positive duty to promote race equality. Show them as they have few or no children from a Racism the Red Card has a highly cost effective, black or other minority ethnic background and if successful and friendly, media orientated, way to they start talking about racism they could create tackle racism in our community. a problem where there has not been one before. The work of Show Racism the Red Card also This is answered by saying that it is precisely helps promote a number of themes of concerns in these situations where the need is greatest. addressing the DfES Green Paper ‘Every Child Recent studies that have looked into the types of Matters’ agenda using a medium that is people who vote for extremist parties have found attractive to many hard to reach groups. that those who do are not generally the poorest In Scotland, the campaign helps support people in society, nor those living in multi- schools in relation to the Scottish National cultural areas, but people who have little or no Priorities in Education: Priority 3: Equality and contact with non-white people and who get their Inclusion. “To promote equality and help every information and attitudes from sections of the pupil benefit from education, with particular media and friends. It is in these areas that racist regard paid to pupils with disabilities and special attitudes and rumours can take hold. We need to educational needs and to Gaelic and other lesser arm young people with the facts and equip them used languages.” with the ability to challenge the myths, lies and Football is the ideal vehicle for anti-racism stereotypes that contribute to racial hatred that work, not only does it grab the interest of the they may encounter from other people and the majority of young people, the professional game media. is a shining example of how people of different The Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 race, origin, language and religion can work requires Local Authorities and other public together as a team to achieve great things. sector organisations to drive to achieve race equality. It requires that public services identify Show How Racism the Red Card fits in with the Every Child Matters Outcomes Framework Outcome Be Healthy Stay Safe Enjoy And Make a Achieve Economic Achieve Positive Wellbeing Contribution Number of Aims Met 44 4 4 4 6 show racism the red card 4. Resources The SRTRC Scotland video covers new ground in Show Racism the Red Card has produced many anti-racist education and is educational resources aimed at combating racism: suitable for the Scottish Video / DVD – curriculum framework. with an Education Pack Every publicly funded The film is 15 minutes long and conveys a primary and secondary powerful anti-racist message school in the country has a through the medium of copy as part of the Scottish Executive’s ‘One professional football. It Scotland’ campaign, and the video and pack is covers new ground in anti- also used by youth workers and probation officers racist education. It is for events and in other environments. It features suitable for a broad Craig Beattie, Hamed Namouchi, Nigel Quashie, range of age groups Robbie Neilson, Richie Byrne, Walter Smith and and comes with an Simon Ford amongst many others. education pack, full A Safe Place – Video and Education of follow up activities and discussions. Pack The Show Racism the Red Card DVD is Aimed at combating racism towards asylum suitable for both Primary and Secondary schools seekers. The video features young asylum and can be used by a wide range of organisations seekers talking about their experiences of to promote anti-racism. It features Shola seeking asylum in the UK. Also featured on the Ameobi, Thierry Henry, Ashley Cole, Robbie film are Gary Lineker, Thierry Henry, Shaka Keane, Gary Lineker, Joe Cole and Jose Mourinho Hislop, Lomana Lua Lua, David James, Shola amongst many others Ameobi, Sven Goran Eriksson and Ashley Cole. SRTRC Scotland video – with an The film also includes a quiz on asylum aimed at education pack combating the racist myths.