Show Racism the Red Card – Wear Red Day
CWU are teaming up with Show Racism the Red Card to help promote the brilliant ‘Wear Red Day initiative, which this year will be held on Friday 16th October.
Show Racism the Red Card are a dedicated education-based anti-racism charity and the work they do with schools is incredibly valuable and underlines some of our values as a trade union. We have worked with them previously and are delighted to continue supporting this essential anti-racism work.
We would encourage all our Branches and members to participate in this excellent cause, by checking the charity website for details, scanning the QR code (left) and lastly ‘wear red’ on the day in your offices, sharing loads of photos online using the hashtag WRD26.
Any queries relating to this infomation should be directed to equality&education@cwu.org
History of the ‘Show Racism the Red Card’ charity.
This anti-racism education charity was established in England in January 1996 to harness the high-profile nature of footballers as anti-racist role models to educate against racism throughout society in the United Kingdom.
Show Racism the Red Card started in North Tyneside and now has offices in the United Kingdom as well as other countries.
The charity produces educational resources including DVDs, education packs and magazines for use with young people, delivers workshops in schools, teacher and adult training and holds educational events with football clubs.
The stated aim of the charity is to “aim to combat racism through enabling role models, who are predominantly but not exclusively footballers, to present an anti-racist message to young people and others.”
Achieving this through three methods –
- Producing educational resources.
- Developing activities to encourage people, including young people, to challenge racism.
- In Scotland – challenging racism in the game of football and other sport.
Background and activities.
Show Racism the Red Card grew out of a £50 donation made by then Newcastle United goalkeeper Shaka Hislop in 1995 to a local anti-racism campaign in Newcastle upon Tyne. Ged Grebby, who founded the charity, was an active member in Youth against Racism in Europe, which sent educational packs to schools. One magazine got into the hands of Hislop, who pledged £50, urging more donations. It was when he got on board that Show Racism the Red Card was founded.
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