Show Racism The Red Card
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Show Racism the Red Card (SRTRC) is an anti-racism education charity which was set up in 1996 to harness the high profile of footballers as anti-racist role models to educate against racism throughout society. Show Racism the Red Card started in North Tyneside and now has offices in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. The charity produces educational resources such as DVDs, education packs magazines and posters.
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[edit] Resources
The main SRTRC DVD is a general anti-racism resource suitable for ages 8 to adult. It features top footballers such as Thierry Henry, Ryan Giggs, Rio Ferdinand and Samuel Eto'o talking about the issue alongside the experiences of young people.
There is also a DVD entitles "A Safe Place" which educates against racism towards Asylum Seekers and Refugees and "Islamophobia" which tackles the ever growing problem of racism towards Muslims. Each DVD comes with an education pack with discussion points and activities for teachers to use on the resource
[edit] Annual schools competition
SRTRC runs an annual schools competition where young people produce their own work against racism in the form of posters, poems, animations and films. In 2008 the winners were invited to the Emirates Stadium to receive their prizes from young, emerging England hero Theo Walcott.
[edit] Football club events
The charity regularly holds events with professional sporting clubs. Young people are invited to the stadium to hear the anti-racist message from their sporting heroes.
[edit] Community education
SRTRC delivers programmes of community education in North East England, Scotland and Wales. Education Workers deliver workshops to young people and adults. The workshops are often accompanied by football and fitness sessions from ex-professional footballers such as Gary Bennett, Dean Gordon, Gerry Britton, and Leroy Rosenior.
