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Show Racism the Red Card’s team of educators and ex-professional football playerscan visit your school to educate young people from years 4 and up against racism.

Our initial workshops provide an introduction to racism. We also offer workshops educatingagainst; prejudice towards asylum seekers and refugees; prejudice towards people fromGypsy, Roma and Travelling communities and Islamophobia.

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Welcome to our 18th Annual Review 2

Sponsorship 4

Education Work in the North East of England 6

Website and Social Media 9

Educational Events at Football Clubs (England) 10

UK School Competitions 2014 13

South East 14

Wales 17

Scotland 23

Show Bigotry the Red Card 28

Staff Team 32

The debate grows around Islamophobia, and more recentlyimmigration, generating tabloid headlines, raising the questionof the role of sport in crafting a better society persists.

Since I began touring schools, the sternest of critics have questioned the relationship between football and society. The timing of recentallegations surrounding Malky Mackay, and the astounding LMAresponse, shows the ignorance of the issues and the undeniable linkbetween what people may say publicly, how easily they contradictthemselves privately.

In the USA, NBA Commissioner, Adam Silver, was globally applauded for his handling of the then Clippersowner Donald Sterling, and comments he made, also in private. Making the LMA’s response even moreconfounding, but highlighting the role that sport can and should play.

The acceptance of this discourse as “casual banter” festers and manifests itself as miscommunication andfalsehood. The falsehoods relied on by people preying on those arriving in the UK in search of making betterlives for themselves through meaningful contribution of their own. Casual acceptance plays a direct role in the growing number of people who admit to being racially prejudiced.

The playing field that campaigns like SRtRC operate on has never been even. The need is clearly morecompelling than it seems whilst the task is becoming more daunting. As I review the campaign’s resultsand projections annually I grow increasingly impressed with the work undertaken by the workers, coaches andvolunteers, who give their time, intellect and creativity in pursuit of an ideal. I remain in awe of the studentswho express themselves through their artwork, writing, and willingness to shape their own futures. A hugethank-you also to the footballers who volunteer their time in support of us all.

The year has shown us that sport can shape the wider world. Let that shape be one that we can all be proud of.

Shaka Hislop

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FOREWORD FROM OUR HONORARY PRESIDENT

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The last year has been a highly productive onefor Show Racism the Red Card (SRtRC) in whichwe have worked with over 50,000 young peopleand over 4,000 adults. In very difficult economicconditions for the voluntary sector, our staff teamhas moved heaven and earth to maintain deliveryacross a wide variety of sectors. My thanks goesto the staff team, Management Committee,volunteers and many supporters who havehelped achieve so much over the last 12 months.

This Annual Review gives a flavour of the work thatSRtRC undertake, combating racism throughout the UK.We also hope you can look to support us in the yearahead and we have included a section on sponsorshipat the front of this report.

It has been a very difficult year for the campaign,suffering budget cuts at a time when the need for ourwork has never been greater. In the latest BritishSocial Attitudes survey the proportion of people whodescribed themselves as ‘very’ or ‘a little’ prejudiced topeople of ‘other races’ has risen from an all time lowof 25% in 2001 to 30% in 2013, a level comparable to30 years ago. The two main areas where racism hasgrown over the last decade are Islamophobia andhostility towards immigrants.

The issue of immigration has constantly been in the news, with a whole section of the tabloid pressdeliberately scaremongering about migrants on analmost daily basis. The issues of immigration andIslamophobia will be important to SRtRC in 2014-15.We will be building upon the resources we currentlyhave at our disposal to try to combat these twoprevalent forms of racism.

Racism within football has also been in the headlinesin the last year, with numerous cases throughoutEurope. One noticeable example was Manchester

City’s black players suffering racism from some CSKAMoscow fans. The response of Yaya Toure to thisabuse was brilliant and something we can use in ourwork as a model of good practice.

As a campaign SRtRC has risen to the challenges of avery difficult year and have not been afraid to look atnew areas of work. There has been a development ofresources around more general equality training withfootball clubs, trade unions and the private sector.However, whilst opposed to all forms of discrimination,we have re-emphasised that fighting racism throughanti-racism education is our number one goal.

Personal Highlights of 2014We have organised some very special events over thecourse of the last year involving a whole range of ourpatrons and supporters. The Hall of Fame event inDecember 2013 was one of our best ever showcaseevents and a great way to thank all the footballers,actors, musicians, writers, sponsors and supporterswho have given their time free of charge to thecampaign. My thanks to the Speaker of the House, Rt Hon John Bercow MP, for agreeing to host the Hallof Fame in such a prestigious venue.

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The Awards Ceremonies for the anti-racism schoolcompetitions were also among my personal highlightsof the year. The events at the home of ManchesterCity, the Cardiff Marriott and Hampden Stadium,Glasgow; were a credit to our team and the brilliantyoung people who entered our competition in 2014.

FinanceLike many other charities throughout the UK we havehad a tough year. In Scotland, Scottish Governmentfunding has been reduced from £120,000 in 2012 to£40,000 this year. We have also seen Department ofCommunities and Local Government (DCLG) fundingcome to an end in England, with (as yet) no indicationof future funding.

However, it has not been all doom and gloom, many of our Trade Union and Council sponsors have renewedfunding agreements. We have had a record year ofsupport from the Trade Unions, with more unions thanever taking up one of our sponsorship packages andunion branches taking out monthly standing orders tosupport the work.

In Wales, the Welsh Assembly Government has alsoagreed a new two year programme of work with us for£135,000. The campaign has also been successful in agrant application to the Northern Rock Foundation.

Overall our income has gone down by approx 19% to ~ £950,000. We have also had to cut our expenditure to~ £985,000. This means that we are predicting a loss of~ £35,000 for the last financial year, subject to audit.

PrioritiesIn the Business Plan 2014-16, we stated that the twokey priorities are maintaining our staff team anddevelopment of educational resources.

In the Southern Region of England we have had an 18 month period of upheaval. We have moved ourregional office to Southend-on-Sea and have a numberof new and exciting developments in terms ofpartnerships and new staff members. As the report by Steve Goodsell shows, we are now hopeful ofestablishing a more settled team and continuity ofwork in this important region of England.

In Scotland we have lost a Campaign Worker andbecause of funding cuts been unable to replace this

role. This is something we will be looking to address in the next year and I am hopeful we can attract thefunding to secure this vital post.

The campaign says goodbye to a number of staff,Management Committee members and volunteers whohave played a vital role in our development over recentyears, but have moved on in the last year. You are gonebut not forgotten and always welcome at Show Racismthe Red Card: Libby Lochrie-Campbell, Jim Duffy, PaulDi Giacomo, David Kendrick, Stuart McCaffrey, GaryMcKay, Jeff Morgan, Paul Mortimer, Amanda Peebles,Simon Richards, Anwar Uddin, Tony Waddle and RobbieWinters. In particular the roles that Sue Abbott, SimoneDoyle and Sanjiv Vedi have played in our Committeesover the years have been outstanding and their workhas got us to where we are today. Thank you all.

The year aheadWe have a brilliant staff team and a model of workthat has a great impact in changing attitudes. I believethat our work has a lasting impact on the people wework with and helps to transform racist attitudes.Unfortunately racism is not going away any time soonand we will be stepping up our efforts to work with asmany adults and young people as possible next year.

As an organisation we have proud record of staff andresource development. SRtRC has an excellentcatalogue of anti-racism educational resources and astaff team who have developed their own knowledgeand skills over many years. Going forward we plan toproduce a new film to combat racism towards migrantsand an accompanying education pack.

Finally, the need for anti-racism work has never beengreater and I would urge you to support our campaignin any way you can.

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2013-2014 has been the most eventful year of my time with the campaign and has seenconsiderable changes within the team and thework that we undertake. It was a testing yearfor the campaign but one of which we can all be proud. We should all recognise that we haverisen to several unseen challenges that came ourway and continued to deliver our services at alevel in keeping with the high standards we haveset ourselves over the last 18 years.

After a financially sound year in 2012-2013, with the loss of the Equality & Human Rights Commissionfunding this year, it is no surprise that we have posteda loss in our accounts. On the back of last year, we still

have a good level of reserves but more key projects areending this year, particularly the Department ofCommunities & Local Government funded CounteringContemporary Racism work. We have already startedworking on new ideas and funding bids to try and helpoffset the loss of this funding.

The School Competition remains the cornerstone of our success thanks to the support of our longeststanding funders UNISON, the National Union ofTeachers (NUT) and the Professional Footballers’Association (PFA). Nationwide and Potts Print UK again provided invaluable support as did The FootballAssociation (FA) and Durham County Council. TheAwards Ceremony at the home of the 2013-2014Premier League Champions Manchester City was anunforgettable day out and a fitting reward for all thehard work the young people had put into theircompetition entries.

The overall winning entry was from Heymann PrimarySchool in Nottinghamshire from the regional schoolcompetition we administered in Nottingham. Ourpartnership with Nottinghamshire County Council was a huge plus point for the campaign and helped to build upon the excellent work undertaken by thecouncil in the area over many years.

Fantastic trade union support from UNITE the Union,USDAW and UCATT for our educational workthroughout the year has ensured that once again theevents that we hold at football clubs remain central to the success of the campaign.

It was heart warming to see both Seamus Colemanand Rachel Brown-Finnis attend our Everton event forthe fourth time and to see the passion that both ofthem have to support our work and try and make adifference to the young people who attend. The eventsremain a central tenet of our work looking forward to

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next season and we hope to organise a record numberin 2014/2015 building on our relationships with thePFA and football clubs throughout the country.

In addition to supporting our educational events, footballclubs have always given their backing to our anti-racismposters featuring players holding up our red cards todemonstrate their support and zero tolerance approachto racism. We managed to distribute over half a millionteam posters throughout the UK and next season will belooking to involve more corporate partners in the postercampaign which will hopefully mean we will be able toprint even more posters.

We look forward to an exciting year ahead with a new film planned to tackle some of the negative mythsaround immigration and new projects starting offeringopportunities to further develop the range and scope ofthe work that we are able to undertake. Our pilotproject with the NUT educating trainee teachers,

draws upon a very successfulprogramme of work organised bythe team in Wales and willinvolve all of our educationteams working more closelytogether. There will also be morecollaborative work amongst theteams working on a new projectfor the Welsh AssemblyGovernment developingresources around issuesaffecting gypsy, roma and traveller pupils.

Towards the end of 2014 we will be starting ourBusiness Friends Fresh Ideas project funded by theNorthern Rock Foundation. Organising a short series ofconferences around the UK to showcase theprogrammes of work that we are able to offer tocorporate partners, we hope to foster interest in our work and help develop new partnerships.

This series of innovative new projects is all basedaround the skills, knowledge and experience of ourdedicated staff team. We have a fantastic team ofpeople who are highly skilled and motivated to deliverthe important work that we undertake around the UKon a daily basis. By drawing on the collective talents ofour education and campaign teams I am confident thatwe will achieve the outcomes we have presented toour funders and that this time next year we will findourselves in a stronger position than ever.

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The last academic year has been incrediblysuccessful for the North East Education Team,delivering to over 12,000 beneficiaries in avariety of settings. The number of beneficiariesalone is something to be proud of but the qualityof our pedagogical approach is something wehave paid particular attention to over the lastyear. We have worked hard to ensure that ourfacilitators are not simply feeding young peopleinformation but nurturing a more critical mindthrough questioning.

A unique element of our workshops involves utilisingthe high profile status of ex-professional footballers todeliver hour-long fun football fitness sessions and toshare their own experiences of racism and how thisimpacted on their lives with the young people througha personal testimony.

All workshops aim to:• Explore stereotypes and how they contribute

to racism• Define racism and raise awareness of its

consequences

• Allow discussion around the appropriateness of terminology relating to ethnicity

• Build critical capacity through questioning • Encourage active involvement in the fight

against racism

Depending on the issues expressed by the youngpeople, sessions can focus on one or more of thefollowing topics:

• Anti-Muslim hatred • Immigration • Gypsy/Roma and Travellers• Far Right Social Movements

It is important to us that the content of our workshopsis relevant and is apace with contemporary issues. The last year, not surprisingly, has seen our workshopsfocus increasingly on immigration. The dialogue veryquickly moves away from the migration of people, and becomes about jobs, entitlements, the NHS, thewelfare system and housing. We have been very keento have brave and honest conversations with bothyoung people and adults. It would be nice to think that

EDUCATION WORK IN THE NORTHEAST OF ENGLANDLaura Pidcock – North East Education Manager

The Stats:In the 2013/14 academic year we have delivered anti-racism education to the following:

Total beneficiaries: 12,283

Primary Schools: 95Middle Schools: 6Secondary Schools: 37University/Colleges: 17

2 Pupil Referral Units, 2 Prisons and 12 Princes Trust/Employability groups

Total hours of workshops: 807Total number of workshops delivered 411

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the richness, diversity and wealth that comes withimmigration would be enough to stem the tide of anger and resentment.

Unfortunately, facts about the net financial gain ofmigration are not enough and therefore our workshopsnot only try to dispel pervasive myths, they askparticipants to question the media and consider thereasonableness of their own position on immigration.We foresee that with a general election in 2015, theissue of immigration will not disappear from publicdiscourse or our workshops. We are more preparedthan ever to handle these discussions, with the hope of relieving the burden by reducing anger and prejudicetoward migrant communities.

Teachers said:“The gravitas of having famous faces delivering thefitness sessions had a great impact for the children.They were much keener to get involved, even thechildren who do not usually enjoy physical activity. It was a fun activity session for all. The workshop was pitched at exactly the right level for the children,with every comment being made valued and respectedgreatly. Thank you”

“The day provided an excellent opportunity forstudents to ask questions which they may not normallyask.”

“An absolutely fantastic day which engaged all of our students. Thank you so much!”

Young people, when asked after our sessionwhat they would do to tackle racism said:“I’ve stopped saying 'paki shop', 'chinkys', I heardracism in a shop and I made an issue of it and theyapologised.”

“I will stop myself and other people fromstereotyping!”

“Stop my family from being racist (they're not racistbut they call the Chinese shops racist words) and alsoif I see racism I will tell someone”

Theory of ChangeOver the last year, the entire organisation has beenlooking at developing a ‘Theory of Change’. Theprocess has required us to look at how our workimpacts on beneficiaries and communities. We want to capture the change that we facilitate.

We are in the early stages of this process and thecoming year will see us collecting evidence and data to help us to prove our theory. This will be a mixture of case studies, surveys (before and after workshops),and at intervals of 3-6 months later. We will carry outinterviews, focus groups and testimonies from peoplewho have received our work. We expect to revealsome very interesting results from these methods ofcollating evidence and the process will no doubt allowus to grow and adapt as a charity to the changingneeds of the communities around us.

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Philosophy as Anti Racism Education?When in dialogue with young people, it is not unusual to be faced with an awkward silence and a look ofblankness when asking the question, ‘what do you think?’

Without the tools of reflection, evaluation andanalysis, many young people will uncritically acceptrumours and myths. This lack of critical capacity leavesthem vulnerable to an unquestioning life; one wherethey passively accept decisions made about thembecause it is seen as part of the natural order. Moredangerously, this life could see young people attractedto racist and extreme ideologies and involvement withfar right groups such as the English Defence League orBritain First.

In response to this, SRtRC were extremely keen toexplore and develop new ways of working; creatingapproaches that would address ‘how to think’, not‘what to think’. This is where the philosophy forchildren (P4C) comes in: the training received by

internationally renowned educationalist JamesNottingham (CEO Challenging Learning) guided the team through an enquiry based approach thatencourages creative, caring, collaborative and,fundamentally, critical thinking amongst young people in an innovative and engaging way.

In the last year we have used P4C as a structured way to explore various related concepts like identity,power, superiority, fairness, belonging and bullying. We have seen young people grow in confidence andwillingness to stretch thinking and challenge themselves and each other in a safe and caring environment.

Case Study: National Careers Service (NCS) Workplace Training: We were approached by the National Career Service in the North East to provide workplace training for theirCareers Advisers. This was a bespoke piece of work which was tailored to the environment and needs of theirspecific job roles. The training aims were as follows:

• To explore the barriers to tackling racism and promoting equality• To further understand the importance of recognising and responding appropriately to racist incidents• To look at appropriate use of terminology and to explore ‘the language of equality’• To look at contemporary myths relating to immigration and anti-Muslim hatred

It is very important that within any workplace there is a culture of equality and that robust systems should bebuilt to deal effectively with any issues of inequality. It is also important to equip members of staff who workwith the public with tools to challenge racism and other forms of inequality. We look forward to more excitingpartnerships in the year ahead.

Participants said:“Fab! Real eye-opener was totally gripped throughout! Excellent.”

“An excellent training programme, informative, interactive and challenging.”

“I feel like I’ve been re-educated into how language can be interpreted.”

If you want Show Racism the Red Card to deliver equality training in your workplace, get in touch!

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WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIAJames Kingett – Campaign Worker

Show Racism the Red Card’s website is a newsand events focused site which keeps visitors up-to-date with the latest from the campaign andwith news and information directly relevant tochallenging racism in both football and society.The site attracted over 50,000 unique visitorsduring 2014.

Successes

• Schools and Educational – the ‘Teachers’ area of the site remains very popular, with over 6,000visits during 2014

• Team Poster Downloads – The poster downloadscontinue to be as popular as ever, giving schools,pupils and individuals the opportunity to downloadthe image of their favourite team (to use online oras a desktop wallpaper) in support of the campaign

• News and Events – the news and events sectionof the website continues to update visitors withthe latest information on the campaigns inEngland, Scotland and Wales

• The website also features the latest news onracism in sport and updates on other SRtRCinitiatives including Writers Against Racism

• An average of three articles a day are publishedunder ‘News and Events’

FacebookThe SRtRC Facebook profile continues toattract c. 2,500 new likes each year and nowhas an audience of over 27,700.

A post commemorating the life of Portuguesefootballer Eusebio and his fight for equality within thegame was the most popular post of the year; reachingover 14,000 individuals.

Our engaged audience is becoming increasingly

international with regular posts and comments comingfrom the USA in particular.

On the whole our football-based posts are still themost popular, although our educational and culturalposts are starting to break the monopoly.

TwitterThe popularity of the campaign on Twitterhas increased dramatically during 2014, withthe SRtRC profile attracting more than 7,500

followers.

The organisation communicates with its followers viaTwitter an average of 15 times per day, and the mostpopular tweet of 2014 was the announcement thatMillwall FC would be inducted into the SRtRC Hall of Fame in recognition of 20 years of anti-racismcampaigning, both independently and via Show Racism the Red Card.

Follow us @SRtRC_England, @SRtRCScotland, and @theredcardwales to keep up to date with thecampaign and get the latest topical news stories of the day.

YouTubeThe Show Racism the Red Card websitecontinues to grow in popularity havingattracted more than 290,000 views since

it was established in 2009.

The campaign has uploaded 147 videos to date, with Show Racism the Red Card Wales profile alsogrowing rapidly.

Player interviews are without doubt our most popularcontent on the channel, with our interview withSwedish footballer Anton Hysen watched by almost28,000 individuals; an additional 3,000 views during 2014.

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Show Racism the Red Card organised 38educational events with football clubs during the 2013-14 season.

A combined audience of 3,230 young people (average.85 per event) took part in educational workshops, sawscreenings of the SRtRC film and had the opportunityto put their questions about racism directly toprofessional footballers and other role models.

The campaign organises two different formats ofevents with professional football clubs, a half dayformat event and a full-day format event. The full dayformat events allow SRtRC and partners to organisea carousel of workshops as part of the day, whichinclude an anti-racism workshop and workshops oncompatible themes. This season 19 of the eventsfollowed the full-day format.

Football in the Community Trusts and Foundations andexternal partners delivered workshops with a range ofthemes and activities including; Identity (using artactivities), Hate Crime, Homophobia, racismexperienced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people,Respect, Ground tours and fun football activities.

A special thank you to football artist Colin Yates andthe PFA, whose support enabled us to work with youngpeople at several of the full day events and at theAwards Ceremony of the SRtRC School Competition.

Not only does the campaign experience brilliantsupport from football clubs and Community Trusts andFoundations, professional footballers strongly supportthis area of SRtRC’s work. The educational eventswere attended by 79 professional footballers, including13 Women’s team players, 22 former professionalfootballers (excluding those employed by SRtRC) and 6 managers and coaches of football clubs.

The impact on young people is extremely positive. The events serve as an excellent introduction to whatracism is and the dangers of stereotypes. Manyteachers use involvement in the events as a catalystfor further work on the issue, including participation inthe School Competition.

UK School Competitions 2014SRtRC work with thousands of young people eachacademic year; both in schools and at football clubevents. The national school competitions run by thecampaign in England, Scotland and Wales allow thecampaign to see the original anti-racism work of young people.

EDUCATIONAL EVENTS AT FOOTBALLCLUBS (ENGLAND)Gavin Sutherland – Campaign Coordinator

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Open to young people of all ages and abilities, theSRtRC School Competitions see schools engage withthe campaign’s educational resources, before theiryoung people produce artwork – posters, t-shirts,models, paintings; creative writing – short stories,poetry, articles; films and music, all with anti-racismthemes.

The positive impact that teachers, resources and thecampaign’s own educators can have on young people’sattitudes to racism is in evidence through the array ofunique, clever, emotive and eye-catching piecesreceived annually.

This year, over 550 schools took part in thecompetitions in England, Scotland and Wales. InScotland alone, 4,973 pupils produced entries. Over20,000 young people produced anti-racism themedwork for the competition in the UK.

SRtRC teams organised three high profile awardsceremonies for winners of the competitions, at theEtihad Stadium, Manchester, Hampden Park, Glasgowand the Marriott Hotel, Cardiff. For full reports on eachof these memorable events, please visitwww.theredcard.org

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We asked some of the players who attended this season’s events whatthey thought of the experience:

‘I think it’s really important, not only in sport and football, but in life. Unfortunately the world has experiencedthis… It’s something that we want to be part of the past. So of course, in football it’s a big sport worldwide,players have a big responsibility and a big image as well so we can show the youngsters that we don’t needthis in the game. It’s good that you guys are trying to help.’– Gael Clichy, Manchester City FC

“When you come in and see the effective work that has been done today, even myself, you come awayfeeling re-informed and reinvigorated in terms of really being involved in trying to eradicate this not only outof our game, but out of society. I think football quite often is a good mirror of what is going on in society andif we can crack down on it in the professional sectors and also in the amateur and school sectors that willhopefully have a knock on effect in society.”Jordan Spence, West Ham United FC (speaking at the event with Sheffield Wednesday)

“Its good to see this and be part of it, getting the kids involved – educating the kids and showing them ithappens at the top level, but not just in football, out of football, hearing from our experiences and that’s goodfor them, hopefully in the future. Because like you said they are the next generation and it starts with them tohopefully eradicate it all together”– Liam Palmer, Sheffield Wednesday FC

“It was a great panel I thought, but the questions more than lived up to it. The children did brilliantly. It’salways great you know, you buzz off their enthusiasm, it’s a good day…and I’m sure they took loads from theday, which is the most important thing.”– Paul Robinson, Millwall FC

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AWARDS CEREMONY 2014 - ETIHAD STADIUM

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138 winners

10 categories

122 Schoolsregistered

AwardsCeremony at theMarriott Hotel,Cardiff

35 winners

6 categories


AwardsCeremony atHampden Park,Glasgow

44 winners

7 categories


AwardsCeremony at

Etihad Stadium,Manchester

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IntroductionI was appointed as Regional Manager inOctober 2013 and despite being a newcomer to the organisation - and with the Office inSouthend on Sea only being open since Januaryof this year - our new look operation in theSouthern Region has quickly established itself in the communities in which we work. With justtwo full time staff, together with a small team ofpart time Education Workers and FootballCoaches, we have achieved a great deal ofsuccess in a short space of time.

During the past 12 months, over 10,000 school pupilsin the region have gained a greater understanding ofthe issues surrounding racism thanks to the inspirationalworkshops delivered by Luther Blissett, Clint Easton,Steven Kabba, Paul Mortimer, Osei Sankofa and AnwarUddin. Sadly Paul and Anwar left the organisationearly in 2014 to take up full time posts elsewhere butwe thank both of them for their fantastic contributionto SRtRC over the past few years and wish them everysuccess in the future.

The foundations left by the previous staff and office inBedford have been built upon as we sustain existing

programmes of work, whilst at the same time we forgenew partnerships with the aim of reaching more youngpeople than ever before, helping them understand thekey issues around racism.

Our Work in the SouthThe number of requests for school workshopscontinues to rise, with demand sometimes close toexceeding our capacity to deliver. Schools from all overthe South of England are contacting us to help themeducate and inform the young people in their care, allof which is in addition to our regular work with LocalAuthorities in London and the Home Counties.

The renewal of existing contracts was not a foregoneconclusion at all as there have been so many fundingcuts right across the board, which has impacted greatlyon all Councils. This, coupled with the closure of theBedford office in 2013, made the task of renewingcontracts quite a challenge; however we have re-negotiated and confirmed agreements withHertfordshire and Buckinghamshire Councils.

Much of my time has been dedicated to promoting the work of SRtRC to a whole plethora of organisationswho we feel would benefit from our service. Local

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Authorities, the Police, Schools, Football Clubs andBusinesses across the South of England have beenvisited, with many new contracts signed during thefirst half of 2014, including those with RedbridgeCouncil, Southend Council, Norfolk Police and theEssex Police Crime Commissioner Pathfinder Fund.

Educational Events at Football Clubs A large part of our delivery involves educational eventsat football clubs and supporting the national team,particularly the professional and hardworking duo ofGavin Sutherland and James Kingett. With Gav andJames we have held successful events at several clubsincluding those at Leyton Orient, Dagenham andRedbridge, Southend Utd, MK Dons, Arsenal, Millwall,Watford and West Ham Utd. I would like to thank eachof the clubs involved for their great support, especiallyto the players and managers for contributing to theever popular Question and Answer sessions, whichform the perfect conclusion to what is always aninformative and memorable day for the young peopleand teachers who attend.

This current season we are working even closer with Football Club Community Schemes, utilising theservices of their coaching teams to assist us at schoolswhen necessary. Chelsea, Charlton Athletic, Colchester

Utd and Southend Utd are amongst those who haveprovided staff recently and we thank each club for theirsupport.

The PFA continue to be a key partner, which in ourregion brings us into regular contact with Dave Palmerand Terry Angus, both of whom help enormously whenit comes to identifying potential new educators andcoaches from the many players who are approachingthe end of their careers and are looking for newopportunities. The Football League Trust and the FA,particularly County FAs, have also supported our workin the South and we thank them in addition to the clubs mentioned earlier.

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New SigningsTo ensure the many bookings for schools are processedeffectively takes careful organisation, which in theSouthern Region is the responsibility of Laura Watkins.Only 6 months into her role Laura has already becomean invaluable member of the team, setting up anefficient programme of systems for booking in schoolworkshops and assisting me in promoting theorganisation at events and conferences.

As I mentioned earlier we bade farewell to Paul andAnwar but also welcomed new recruits Lionel Morgan,Manisha Tailor, Leviathen Hendricks and Francis Duku,all of whom have combined with Osei, Steven, Clint,Luther and Laura to make the Southern Team one ofthe most talented I have ever had the pleasure ofworking with. To have a large, diverse team isessential as the number of requests for our workshopsand support services continues to grow, which is sad inone respect as it demonstrates quite clearly thatracism continues to be a problem, but positive in thatso many schools and local authorities are taking a pro-active stance in educating the young people in theircare, of the dangers of being racist or of any other form of discrimination.

Looking AheadAll charities and businesses have to adapt andcontinue to improve their service if they are to surviveand thrive, something which we are constantly doing,asking what our clients want from us and addressingany particular needs they may have. A good example ofour ability to diversify is the project being delivered forEssex Police.

In 4 key areas of the County, a combination of SRtRCworkshops in schools and victim support sessions willbe aimed at increasing awareness of what constitutesa Hate Crime. Our staff have been trained to be ‘HateCrime Ambassadors’ and will work with partner groupsto create a safe place for young people to comeforward, reporting any concerns they may have, with the appropriate action being taken.

The Southern Office certainly does not work inisolation. We work closely with our colleagues in the North East, Cardiff and Glasgow offices to delivereducational services of the highest possible standard,

with resources developed by our UK wide team. Add in great back up from the administration andfinance team and you have a pretty impressive national operation!

For more information on the work of the campaign in London and the South please contact me [email protected] or call 07982 476 454

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As the proud Campaign Manager of Team Wales, Isometimes have to pinch myself when I look at theamount of workshops the team delivers throughoutthe country. Working with over 17,000 youngpeople in schools, youth clubs and football / othersports clubs is a remarkable achievement and I amsure no other anti-racism organisation withinWales engages with so many young people.

Just as pleasing is our increased amount of work withadults, from teachers to office workers and parents.Our partnership with the NUT has become an integralpart of our programme and as a parent to two youngboys I feel reassured that the next generation of teacherswill be better equipped to tackle racism during theirteaching careers. It’s promising that other sectors areembracing our work as highlighted by our recentpartnership with Companies House. Our Equality Acttraining is a welcome addition to our activities and onewe will look to continue without taking away our mainfocus of tackling racism.

Since the last Annual Review, we have had somechanges in Team Wales. We said farewell to EducationManager Simon Richards and to the Wales AdvisoryCommittee Chair, Sanjiv Vedi, a special thanks to bothand we wish them all the best in the future. Wewelcomed Ian Simpson as our new Education Managerand Stuart Williams who became the new chair for theWales Advisory Committee.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank ‘Team Wales’and the members of the Wales Advisory Committeefor their continued support, also a big thank you to ourcounterparts across the borders, there has been a hugeteam effort contributing to our progression. The economicclimate continues to affect our partnerships with localcouncils. This will have an effect in terms of deliverymoving forward; however we are fortunate that the Big

Lottery remains our main funder for the next year atleast. We are also grateful that the Welsh Governmentcontinues to support us through funding that has nowbeen confirmed for the coming year.

Our backing from the clubs across Wales remains strong,as does the support from the Football Association ofWales, we are grateful for their continued support ofour work. We also look forward to working with othersporting clubs during the coming season and bringingyoung people to stadiums and hearing from the playerswho they look up to.

Personal HighlightsThis year’s Awards Ceremony at the Marriott hotel wastruly inspirational and as always, very moving. Youngpeople collecting their prizes and sharing their entries is motivation in itself and the competition leaves alasting impact on the pupils throughout their lives.Another pleasing moment was when the campaignfeatured on BBC Match of the Day after the SwanseaCity event; the short clip was shown across the worldand raised the profile of our work in Wales. Finally, itwas pleasing to see recommendations by the NationalAssembly for Wales on why there was a lack ofparticipation in sport from BAME communities acrossWales. In a report published earlier this year, weprovided evidence and this has proved to be a catalystas the issue has raised debate amongst stakeholdersand politicians.

Looking forwardRecent reports suggest another difficult year ahead interms of the economy and no doubt with the electionsnot far off, the issues around immigration and theEuropean Union will be high on many agendas. Racismwill not be going away any time soon and we will bestepping up our efforts to work with as many youngpeople and adults as we continue to ‘Show Racism the Red Card’.

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WALESSunil Patel – Campaign Manager, Wales

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Work With ClubsThe past year has been an extremely successfulone for Show Racism the Red Card Walesallowing us to interact with record breakingnumbers of young people. Ongoing financialsupport from the Football Association of Waleshas allowed our campaign to work with moreclubs than ever before and to further emphasiseour aims of challenging racism, both in sport andsociety.

We held 28 events with 27 different clubs duringthe 2013-14 season. These events were attendedby 1,400 pupils from 41 schools across Wales.

We have established new partnerships withColwyn Bay FC and Glamorgan Cricket, re-established our partnership with MerthyrTown FC after a six year lapse and for the firsttime ever we were able to hold two events in one season with Cardiff City FC.

We have expanded our club events, incorporatinga ‘Press Conference’ task. This is a role playactivity which gives young people the opportunityto act as journalists and report their findings intheir own newspaper, post-event.

Prior to attending a club event, pupils are asked to research the history of racism in sport andsociety and prepare some questions to ask thepanel of players on the day.

As part of the event, young people take part in an educational workshop exploring the topic ofracism through interactive games and discussionswith our Education Workers and formerprofessional players. They also receive a ShowRacism the Red Card educational magazine andan anti-racism team poster.

After the event, when back at school, the pupilsare tasked with designing and creating their ownnewspaper articles. Articles have featured racismin sport, the SRtRC event report about stories and

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key black historical figures such as Nelson Mandelaand Martin Luther King.

The ‘Press Conference’ activity has given young peopleacross Wales the opportunity to speak to over 50current professional and former professional playersabout racism. The task ensures that the workshopshave a lasting effect and learning continuesafterwards.

Over the season the events have been covered on club websites and via social media along with localnewspapers. Our event at Swansea City FC featured on BBC Match of the Day and throughout the world viathe Premier League TV channel and can be viewed onour YouTube channel.

Fortnight of ActionFrom the 18th – 31st October 2013, 51 teams in Walestook part in the Fortnight of Action supporting theShow Racism the Red Card campaign and highlightinghow racism is not acceptable in football or society.

All Welsh Premier League teams supported actionsduring their fixtures including a live match on S4Cbetween Connah’s Quay and Rhyl FC.

Swansea City hosted their action against Sunderland,both teams united to take a stance against racism.

Cardiff City hosted their match action against rivalsSwansea City FC.

Other fixtures saw Newport County FC and WrexhamFC hosting actions at Rodney Parade and theRacecourse stadium.

During this period, 26 match actions took place, around 900 professional and semi-professional playerswarmed up in our campaign t-shirts and 80 officialsheld up red cards highlighting the message prior to thematches.

During the Fortnight of Action we held our secondannual football charity match at Taffs Well FC,sponsored by Thompsons Solicitors.

The Legends took on the Football Association of Walesselect team for a 2nd consecutive year and overturnedlast season’s 3-2 loss with a 4-2 victory.

The Sporting Legends team saw the return of many of last season’s players who were out for revengefollowing last season’s loss. These included AndyLegg, Scott Young, Nathan Brew, Andy Gorman, Jason Trinder, Steve Jenkins and Christian Roberts.

New additions to this season’s Legends teamwere Kevin Cooper, Julian Alsop, Lee Jarvis, AndyHammett, Nathan Palmer, Aron Davies, Tom Ramasutand Leon Jeanne. The team was captained by Lee Trundle.

The match was attended by over 140 spectators fromthe local community. The 2014 Charity match will beheld on the 24th October at Cambrian FC.

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Fortnight of Action GrantsLast season saw the continuation of our Fortnight ofAction Grants Scheme.

SRtRC provided an opportunity to non-statutoryorganisations (including community groups, schoolsand youth clubs) who engage with socially excludedgroups to promote an anti-racism message throughcommunity based projects. We offered small grants of up to £300 to a variety of groups in a number ofdifferent locations across Wales. The groups selectedwere required to submit the outcomes of their projects.

Social Inclusion & Dealing with RacismWorkshopsWe have continued to work with socially excludedgroups in Wales while also tackling racism in sport and society.

We have continued to work with groups such asNEETS (not in education, employment or training) and BAME (black, asian, minority ethnic) individualshelping them to become involved in football coaching.

We have delivered football tournaments in South

Wales encouraging BAME individuals to become active in sport and join local clubs.

Last season saw the launch of the Academy PlayerEducational Workshops. We delivered to over 200players aged 7-16 across 26 teams from 5 clubs.The sessions provided an opportunity for the players to discuss racism and to ensure they are aware of theirresponsibilities players and the consequences of anyracist actions. Players were provided with informationon how to report any racism that they experience whileplaying football.

The sessions provided an opportunity to researchracism in football. Surveys conducted following thesessions showed that 84% of players had experiencedracism with skin colour being the main reason forabuse. We are aiming to conduct a wider study ofracism in football in Wales during 2015.

In addition to the player training workshops, wedelivered a referee training educational workshop pilotsession with the North Gwent Referee Association.

The training workshop consisted of learning about the forms of racism to help the referees to be able toidentify racist incidents along with highlighting thereporting procedures. Following the workshop 100% of referees who attended said that they would be ableto identify a racist incident and knew how to deal withand report it.

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As we come to the end of another academic year in Wales, we can reflect on another busy, recordbreaking and successful time. Our team of Education Workers and sessional coaches have been able tovisit more schools and deliver more workshops with more young people than ever before. The educationteam delivered 393 workshops across Wales, working in 18 of the 22 local authorities. This meant thatwe were able to deliver workshops to over 16,000 young people. We have also significantly increasedour work through the medium of Welsh with over 35 Welsh language workshops delivered in bothprimary and secondary schools across Wales. This has also allowed us to develop and utilise bi-lingualresources within our workshop delivery. This year we have also visited more youth clubs and pupilreferral units than ever before, with 38 workshops completed and over 1,000 young people engagedoutside of a school setting.

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Aimee Jones – Education Worker, Wales

“I think it is vitally important for children today to begiven this information from a primary age. I was a bitapprehensive before the workshop as it is quite asensitive topic but I was very impressed with the wayit was presented.”Ysgol Gymraeg Cwmbran

“The pupils were active and enjoyed thegames/activities. The pupils listened carefully andwere given clear answers when they asked questions.Very good presentation and activities with elements offun.” Padre Pio Primary School

“I liked the way in which workshop leaders, Aimee andChris, encouraged discussion about racism, apotentially difficult subject for children to share theirthoughts on and how they showed the children theyvalued their opinions.” Plasmarl Primary School

Workshops in Wales – the figures:• 393 workshops delivered• Delivered to 216 schools & 38 youth clubs• Worked with over 16,270 young people

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This year, SRtRC staff in Wales have developed and delivered equality training to Companies House and Newport City Council. The half-day training sessions focused on the Equality Act 2010 and its application for employees and service providers. The package included tailoring the training to eachorganisation’s policies. One of the key elements of our training is the breaking down of stereotypes thatpersist around people with certain protected characteristics and how these can lead to prejudice. As part of the training we have also developed a comprehensive training pack, which each delegatereceives at the end of the course for their future reference.

Ian Simpson – Education Manager, Wales

Corporate Equality Training

The partnership with Companies House includeddelivering the half-day course to 130 staff members, 41 Senior Managers and 89 Line Managers over 5 daysas part of the organisation’s proactive commitment tocreating a positive working environment and improvingtheir customers’ experience. The feedback from thedelegates at the end of the course was outstanding,the evaluation forms showed 96% of the delegatesrated the content as ‘excellent’ or ‘very good’ and 94%rated the usefulness of the course as ‘excellent’ or‘very good’. A member of staff commented, "the firstsegment was most useful in terms of usefulness inwork. The second part was far more thought provokingand useful from a personal perspective.” Following thetraining, we have produced a report for CompaniesHouse based on the training and we are in advanceddiscussions to roll out the training to the rest of theorganisation in the near future.

We also successfully tendered to deliver Newport CityCouncil’s on-going Equalities training programme forthe next 12 months. We will be delivering courseseach month over the year to a range of staff across thecouncil’s departments. We have delivered 2 of the 12courses and when asked if they would recommend thecourse one delegate responded, “I would recommendthis course without hesitation to all colleaguesthroughout the organisation. Cultural change andperceptions are at the heart of this and a hugecongratulations and thanks to Ian and Chris.”

Initial Teacher TrainingDuring the 2013 – 14 academic year, SRtRC Walesworked with a wide range of adults from a number ofbackgrounds, including teachers, trainee teachers,referees, coaches, youth workers, council workers andthe police. The team was also handed a huge task by one of our closest partners, NUT Cymru. This task was todeliver our ITT (Initial Teacher Training) program in everyITT university provider in Wales. The team travelled asfar west as Trinity Carmarthen, as far east as NewportUniversity and as far north as Bangor University. Theytravelled over 1,000 miles to meet, greet and educateover 500 final year trainee teachers. This is an increaseof almost 100 students from the previous year. Variousworkshops were delivered which included: the definitionof a racist incident and how to deal with it; educationalresources to be used in educational institutes; andterminology. The programmes were hugely successfuland provoked some excellent discussions. Team Waleslook forward to continuing this exceptional work withNUT Cymru in the next academic year.

Alongside this important work with the teachers oftomorrow we also delivered nine Diversity Awarenesssessions, these were delivered to 210 attendees. The sessions covered appropriate terminology, historyof racism and far-right groups; they also looked at otherequality strands such as homophobia and religion.

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This is my second report for the Show Racism the Red Card Annual Review and it really doesn’tseem a year since I wrote my first. I will ignorethe fact that it’s said that “time goes past quickerthe older you get.” Instead, I will focus on theadage “time flies when you’re having fun and/orbusy”! Both ring equally true as I reflect on TeamScotland’s year of work to combat racism andsectarianism in Scotland.

It certainly has not been without its challenges which Ineed to acknowledge, the key one being the impact ofreduced public sector funding. Like many organisationswe’ve had to make some difficult decisions this year.As well as having to make cuts to the amount of workwe can deliver, we’ve been unable to fill the CampaignWorker post that was vacated last year.

This is despite racist and religiously motivated hatredincidents still making the headlines on a regular basis.There were 4,987 racially or religiously aggravatedcrimes being dealt with by the Crown Office ProcuratorFiscal Service in 2012-13. Meaning last year, every

week an average of 96 racist or sectarian behaviourswere reported to the Procurator Fiscal. We know thatthese types of hate crime are also drastically underreported. However, with at least 96 lives every weektainted by the scourge of hate crime based on theethnicity or religion of the victim, there has never beengreater need for our work.

We can never become complacent about racism inScotland. Last year our school, community workshopsand events at football clubs encouraged participants tothink critically about the myths and stereotypes theymight believe. We asked them to consider the damagethat racism does, not just to the victim but to the widercommunity. We stressed the importance of safelychallenging racism where they may encounter it andgave them suggestions about how they might do it.

Following our input, over 70% of our participants whoadmit to using racist language or behaviour in the past,say they won’t do it again in the future. Put simply, theShow Racism the Red Card approach works.

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SCOTLANDVicki Burns – Campaign Manager, Scotland

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Personal highlightsOnce again, our Fortnight of Action was an amazingtwo weeks for our campaign. From the launch matchwith pupils from East Kilbride participating in SRtRCworkshops before cheering on ex-players, to theactions across all professional football grounds andvarious community projects. In October 2013, you couldnot ignore the “Show Racism & Bigotry the Red Card”message.

The privilege of being able to work in partnership with five local authorities, including South LanarkshireCouncil, who we hadn’t worked with previously, todeliver our message to students in the classroom andtrain their teachers to continue the work afterwards.

The induction of nine new members into our Hall ofFame at Hampden Park in December. Nine individualswere selected for their “beyond the call of duty” workin promoting and supporting our campaign across itsten years in Scotland. They included Hibs FC captainLiam Craig, comedy actor Sanjeev Kohli and footballclub St Johnstone. I would urge you to visit ourwebsite to see the full list and get an idea of thework they’ve put in to help tackle racism in Scotland.

The constant determination and creativity of thefabulous Scottish team as they respond to thechanging needs of our participants, from theadaptation of activities to ensure non-hearing andhearing impaired young people can participate in ourwork to the training of young people as peer educators

in Perth. The Red Card team have worked harder thanever to ensure that we achieve the greatest possibleimpact.

And talking of creativity… this year’s CreativeCompetition was our biggest and most successful yet.There was a week in March where we were painfullyreminded of some of the attitudes that still exist inScottish society; a 17 year-old footballer was raciallyabused as he played for East Stirlingshire FC and a 24year-old student left for dead after a racist attack inGlasgow City Centre. It was therefore a joy to comeinto work every morning to see Libby, our Third SectorInternships Scotland Intern, buried under youngpeople’s creative work demanding racism be stampedout. All in all, 4,793 young people from the Borders tothe Isle of Skye entered this year and made theirposition clear.

None of these highlights would have been possiblewithout the fantastic Scottish staff team who workfervently to deliver our programmes. I must also thankthe members of our Scottish Advisory Group for theiradvice, support and encouragement over what hasbeen a challenging last year.

There are too many contacts and supporters within thelocal authorities, Scottish Government, the VoluntaryAction Fund, Robertson Trust, Awards for All and variousunions to name just some, but we are extremely gratefulfor the support. With all of these organisationsexperiencing ever-increasing budget cuts we aredelighted they have been able to provide us withsupport which often goes beyond the financial.

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And of course, we could achieve very little without theon-going support of the Scottish football clubs andauthorities. With their support, every team in Scotlandknows when those red cards will arrive and what to dowith them during the Fortnight of Action. And then tothe staff in the clubs who let us take over theirhospitality suites with up to 100 excited PrimarySchool pupils (while smiling, fielding tricky questions AND providing raffle prizes).

We cannot thank those in the beautiful Scottish game enough.

Looking ahead to 14/15, we can’t wait to meet newyoung people from around the country, including ournew partnership in East Renfrewshire, and at the club

events we will be running over the season. We areexcited about continuing our work with the ScottishFootball Partnership which allows us to work ingrassroots football teams. We are delighted to be thechosen Scottish charity of the Tartan Turbans BurnsSupper which will be held on Friday 31st January 2015.(Buy your tickets here: [email protected])

Essentially however, we urge Scottish Government toreview our funding package to allow us to deliver atour 2011-12 targets.

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Fortnight of Action – Community GrantsOnce again we were able to distribute a number ofsmall grants annually to encourage participation fromnon-statutory organisations in organising anddelivering anti-racism and anti-sectarianism eventsand initiatives throughout Scotland. 642 youngpeople and adults took part in film showings,football festivals and a tournament which culminatedin a final being played during half-time at a SeniorChampionship league match.

Fortnight of Action – ProfessionalFootballThe actions taken by the teams in the ScottishProfessional Football League, Scottish Women’sPremier League and Scottish Women’s Football Leaguegave the Fortnight of Action its highest profile. The 42senior professional clubs and 24 women’s clubshosted actions including wearing logos on their shirts,holding up red cards before kick-off and making tannoyannouncements. 112,978 football fans were exposedto the message at the games. The message receivedcoverage across the national and local media including

Sky Sports, BBC Alba, BBC Scotland, the Daily Recordand Scottish Sun.

A full report is available [email protected]

Club EventsShow Racism the Red Card Scotland has delivered 12 all day anti-racism / anti-sectarianism educationalevents at Scottish Premier League and ScottishFootball League clubs across Scotland this season,funded by the Scottish Government.

The events have involved over 845 primary 6 / 7 pupilsacross Scotland engaging in fun and interactive anti-racism / anti-sectarianism educational workshops. A key success of the events is the involvement ofplayers and managers from the host clubs interactingwith the young people and speaking about theirexperiences of racism and sectarianism. Throughoutseason 2013-2014, 17 players / managers inspired theyoung people attending these events to safelychallenge racism and sectarianism in their owncommunities and beyond, promoting equality andrespect.

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A highlight of the events delivered this season hasbeen the introduction of a new role play ‘pressconference’ activity during the afternoon session of

the event where the young people act as mediajournalists and pose some tough questions to a guest panel.

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Teacher feedback:“The event places the issues into context for the pupils and complements brilliantly work we can do in theclassroom using the dvd resource.“

“Really strong messages but at a level that suits the young people’s understanding.”

“I particularly enjoyed the workshops. They were on a level the children could relate to and promoted interesting discussion”.

Pupil feedback:“I liked the task where we looked at 4 pictures and tried to guess who they were and what they are like because I enjoyed hearing how different the person was to our guess.”

“I liked meeting the footballers because it was interesting to learn what they thought about racism and it was fun to meet them.”

“I liked the workshops the best because it taught me more about racism.”

To see all the clubs we have visited this season and to read the event reports follow the link below:

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Through funding from Scottish Government’sTackling Sectarianism fund we were able tocontinue our Show Bigotry the Red Cardeducational work with young people notengaged in mainstream education or employmentand grassroots football. 90 young people andadult volunteers were educated against thedangers of sectarianism and religious bigotry.

We were also able to co-brand the Fortnight of Actionand Creative Competition.

“I’m embarrassed to say I’ve used the “hun” wordtowards Rangers fans. I just thought it was banter but the workshop showed me those sort of words arewrong no matter which way its used. I’ll be makingchanges in future!” Young person from grassroots club, Fife, 9/12/13

We look forward to the continuing development of ouranti-sectarianism work over the next year.

Scotland Education update"All the available research shows that anti-racismeducation - both inside and outside of schools - canmake a real difference to how children relate to theirpeers who come from a variety of countries and havedifferent cultures and faiths. No one is born racist andthe challenge is to ensure children do not learnprejudicial and discriminatory attitudes from

institutions and individuals in our society. This is why the work of Show Racism the Red Card and other anti-racist organisations who work with childrenis so important." (Colin Clark, Professor of Sociology and Social Policy, University of the West of Scotland,May 2014)

Schools and Local AuthorityPartnerships

Since August 2013, the team’s diaries have beenchock-full of developing and delivering participativeanti-racism educational opportunities for children,young people and adults in diverse community, workbased and formal educational settings.

We continue year on year to work closely with localauthority partners to deliver programmes of anti-racism educational workshops and fun and fitnesscoaching sessions. In the last academic year wehave worked with South Lanarkshire, South Ayrshire,City of Edinburgh, Perth and Kinross, Inverclyde andEast Dunbartonshire. We look forward to continuingthese relationships as we look to the future. We alsowelcome a brand new partnership with EastRenfrewshire Council for 2014/15 and will beorganising an official launch event in the new school year.

The Stats:In the 2013/14 academic year we have delivered anti-racism/ anti-sectarianism education to the following:

Total beneficiaries: 7,781Primary Schools: 91Secondary Schools: 211 workplace training, 1 union members training, 1 union teacher training and 2 prisonsTotal number of workshops delivered 235Total Number of Coaching sessions delivered 212

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Number of beneficiaries Schools Workshops 5,219Feedback

“I loved the variety of different activities. Loved the guessing from photos stereotypes one especially and thefootball session. Dee [Matthew] was a very good presenter” (Teacher, City of Edinburgh, 18.03.14)

“Pupils were able to engage safely in a variety of activities and discussions. They were able to hear first handexperiences from the coaches – Steven [Bell] and Jim [Duffy]” (Teacher, South Ayrshire, 16.03.14)

“What I liked best was giving pupils a chance to air their views safely outside of the classroom with experts whocan provide a different perspective. Derek [Ferguson] was excellent with the pupils. They were motivated toparticipate in all tasks and everyone took part” (Teacher South Lanarkshire, 13.05.14)

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As a result of taking part in this workshop will youmake any changes to your behaviour?

98% of young people know what racism is afterparticipating in schools workshops

70% of young people would make changes tobehaviour after participation in workshops

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Bespoke Programmes of EducationThe team in Scotland has also been developingexciting bespoke pieces of work, three of which tookplace in partnership with Perth and Kinross Council.The first project, in its third year, saw the teamworking with 202 primary 6 and 7 pupils challengingracism towards Gypsy Traveller groups. The secondwas a programme capacitating 23 Secondary 3, anti-racism peer educators in Perth High School. Thirdly, afirst ever pilot programme worked with 15 Secondary 4 pupils in Crieff High school during the new National4 assessment time to work collectively to produce acreative output which can be used in school to promotean anti-racism educational message. The team workedwith Fife Council’s Partnership in Community safetyinitiative to deliver a bespoke programme to 230 S3pupils in Inverkeithing High School.

Number of beneficiaries bespokeprogrammes 470“Both Gillian [Eunson] and Michael [Weir] presentedthe tasks in an entertaining and informative way. I liked the range of activities and relevance to currentaffairs e.g. Big Fat Gypsy weddings. I look forward tothe next one!” (Teacher, Gypsy Traveller project,Perth and Kinross, 14.03.14)

“I loved being part of the programme, it was reallyinspiring and very educational. I now know more aboutchallenging racism” (Young person June 14,National 4’s programme, Perth and Kinross)

Robertson TrustWe have been in the fortunate position to receivecontinued funding from the Robertson Trust, enabling the team to positively support requests from schools,in either challenging incidences of racism that mayhave arisen or in providing expert anti-racismeducational opportunities for their pupils. This led to atwo day visit in Aberdeenshire Council to a primaryschool that had been experiencing racism betweensettled and new migrant communities. The teamdelivered focused anti-racism workshops and activitiesfor the entire upper primary school. Through thisfunding, the team were also able to deliver a day ofworkshops in a primary school in the Scottish Bordersand also be part of the development and delivery of ananti-racism educational input with hearing impairedyoung people in St Roch’s Secondary deaf unit inGlasgow in partnership with the British DeafAssociation.

Number of beneficiaries 290“What can I say... huge thank you from all of us foryour hard work and support! The kids got so much outof the event and many have already expressed interestin follow up activities! I am delighted that we have goteveryone thinking about their own responsibility forthe ethos of our school and community! You wentabove and beyond with securing funding and travellingall the way to the North East! Thanks so much again. I will keep you posted on our progress” (Teacher, Aberdeenshire Council, 13.12.13)

Case Study St Roch’s Secondary School

Show Racism the Red Card was approached by Jordan Kerr, Hate Crime Officer for the British Deaf Association(BDA) to deliver anti-racism workshops in December 2013 in St Roch’s Secondary School which has a dedicatedDeaf Unit. The team was thrilled to accept and anxious to ensure the delivery was excellent having limitedexperience with non-hearing and hearing impaired audiences. We met with the BDA and the class teacher at St Roch’s and spent a lot of time thinking about how we could ensure the materials we used were as visual andwere able to be engaging as possible. We were delighted at how well workshop activities adapted to sparkyoung peoples imagination whilst having relevance to their experiences. Discussion was enthusiastic and theyoung peoples’ critical thinking skills positively challenged the Red Card staff. As always the coaches stole theshow and despite communication barriers the coaching session was one of the best and the young people gavethe ex-pros a run for their money!

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Union Partners /Adult training andTeacher TrainingShow Racism the Red Card value the relationships wehave with our union partners and this year we havefurther developed these ties with the opportunity todeliver adult education and teacher training with bothEIS and Unite the Union colleagues. In addition to this,we have delivered anti-racism facilitator training withpeers at Deaf Connections in Glasgow and two anti-racism adult training sessions in both Barlinnie Prisonand Castle Huntley prison. These present anopportunity to deliver with adults in a wide range ofsettings as well as generating much needed income for the campaign.

Total Beneficiaries across all programmes 7,781

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Head Office

Ged GrebbyChief Executive

Paul KearnsDeputy Chief Executive

Laura PidcockEducation Manager

Gavin SutherlandCampaign Coordinator

James KingettCampaign Worker

Lizz BennettEducation Worker

Dominic HealyAdministration & Support Worker

Gill CrannFinance Officer

Wendy WattsAdministration & SupportWorker

Rose GreenfieldAdministration & SupportWorker

Southern Region

Steve GoodsellRegional Manager

Laura WatkinsAdministration & Support Worker

Osei SankofaEducation Worker

Scotland

Vicki BurnsCampaign Manager

Ruth McGeochInformation & Support Worker

Dee MatthewEducation CoordinatorGillian EunsonEducation WorkerRyan CullenAdministration Assistant

Wales

Sunil PatelCampaign ManagerIan SimpsonEducation Manager Jason WebberCampaign WorkerClare SkidmoreInformation & Support Worker

Chris StokesEducation WorkerJessica GassonAdministration & Support WorkerAimee JonesEducation WorkerChristian RobertsEducation Worker

Sessional Workers

Gary BennettOlivier BernardTrevor BenjaminJohn AndersonRichard OffiongDean GordonSteve HoweyLeroy RoseniorLuther Blissett

Clint EastonMatt MurrayHoward GayleBrian IrvineMichael WeirDerek FergusonSteven BellSteve JenkinsNathan PalmerManisha TailorFrancis DukuLeviathen HendricksLionel MorganSteven KabbaDan Gerrard

ManagementCommittee

Kevin MilesChairLaura FleckVice ChairDerek GardnerTreasurerDavid FosterSecretaryMartin LightfootNadeem AhmadSumati BalaPete WidlinskiVicki MacPhailKaren PuddephattAzeem Ahmad

Welsh AdvisoryCommittee

Stuart Williams Chair - NUT Wales

Andrew HowardFAW

John Griffiths AMNational Assembly for Wales

Jon BeynonWelsh Government

Lynne HackettUNISON

Hazifur RahmanWelsh Football Trust

Shireen WilliamsNewport Council

Steffan Ap DafyddNUT Wales

Tom OvertonSport Wales

Belinda RobertsonUnite The Union

Scottish AdvisoryCommittee

Tony HigginsChair - FIFProFraser WishartPFA Scotland

Eileen DinningUNISON

Atta YaqubSFA

Bill RamseyEIS

Elaine DougallUnite the Union

Tommy BreslinAndrea BradleyEISAlan ReidAslef

STAFF TEAM

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIESThere are a number of ways to engage with our campaign and a range of sponsorship opportunities. Show Racism the Red Card have 3 major sponsorship packages:

1. Ex-professional footballers from ShowRacism the Red Card to speak at events

2. An invitation for a representative to presentprizes at our National Schools Competitionprize-giving ceremony

3. Branding and invitations for representativesto speak at 70 football club eventsthroughout the UK

4. Tickets and branding at our high profileevents aimed at an adult audience, suchas “Stand Up Against Racism”

1. Ex-professional footballers from Show Racismthe Red Card to speak at events

2. Branding and invitations for representativesto speak at 70 football club events throughoutthe UK

1. Listing as a major sponsor on our websiteand every resource that we produce over thecourse of the year including in excess of halfa million football team posters


3. An invitation for a representative to presentprizes at our National Schools CompetitionAwards Ceremony


5. Show Racism the Red Card staffand resources to support educationprogrammes; providing workshopsaround tackling racism & promotingequality in the workplace


(min £30,000) (min £20,000) (min £10,000)

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SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIESThere are a number of ways to engage with our campaign and a range of sponsorship opportunities. Show Racism the Red Card have 3 major sponsorship packages:


2. An invitation for a representative to presentprizes at our National Schools Competitionprize-giving ceremony



1. Ex-professional footballers from Show Racismthe Red Card to speak at events

2. Branding and invitations for representativesto speak at 70 football club events throughoutthe UK

1. Listing as a major sponsor on our websiteand every resource that we produce over thecourse of the year including in excess of halfa million football team posters


3. An invitation for a representative to presentprizes at our National Schools CompetitionAwards Ceremony


5. Show Racism the Red Card staffand resources to support educationprogrammes; providing workshopsaround tackling racism & promotingequality in the workplace


(min £30,000)(min £30,000) (min £20,000)(min £20,000) (min £10,000)(min £10,000)

MAJOR SPONSORS

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