language barrier solved

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/girl-uses-google-translate-to-ask-new-classmate-to-sit-with-her-at-lunch_us_581b3d56e4b08f9841ad8af2?utm_hp_ref=power-of-humanity

Amanda, a child in California, USA, noticed a new boy at school sitting alone at lunch. She spoke to him and realised he didn't speak much English. Amanda then used google translate to write a note to communicate. 

The letter read; "Would you like to sit with me today? Look for me and I will show you where I sit. We can colour or tell scary stories.Thank you for your time, Amanda".

Amanda got to know the boy, whose name is Rafael. Rafael is from Mexcio and speaks Spanish and a little English. Rafael and Amanda have now become friends and at Halloween went trick or treating together.

What do you see in the picture?

- What is google tranlsate?

- Why did Amanda use google translate?

- How do you think Rafael felt sitting in the lunch hall alone?

- How do you think Rafael felt when Amanda first tried to communicate?

- How do you think Rafael felt when Amanda handed him the note?

-  How do you think Amanda felt when she handed Rafael the note?

- What does this show us about Amanda?

- What can we learn from Amanda?

- Why is this story about No Outsiders?

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Restaurant tip

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/diner-tips-750-to-expecting-couple_us_583445c1e4b099512f849aaa?utm_hp_ref=power-of-humanity

A waiter from Ireland living and working in Texas, USA served a customer who was a total stranger to him. During their conversation the waiter mentioned his wife was about to have a baby but they could not afford to take the new baby to meet his family back home.

Later when the customer left, the waiter found a $750 tip with a message saying, "Hopefully this can get you back to Ireland for the holidays.

What's the picture about?

- How much do people usually tip waiters?
- The bill was $122 so how much might the waiter have expected?
- How do you think the waiter felt when he saw how much the tip was?
- Why do you think the customer left such a huge tip?
- Why did the customer leave the restaurant without telling the waiter about the tip?
- The customer learned that the waiter was born in one country and now lives and works in another country. What does this show about how the customer feels about people moving to different places and living and working in different countries?
- What does this story show us about people around the world?
- What can we learn from this story?
- Why is this story about No Outsiders (because the waiter was born in a different country and the customer wants him to feel welcome in America and to show he is cared for)
- If you could meet the stranger who left the tip, what would you say to them?


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Single Mum Dresses Up As Dad

Yevette Vasquez is a Mum from Texas, USA and when she dropped her 12 year old son Elijah at school one day, she noticed there were more parked cars than normal. Yevette was told that morning was "Donuts with Dad" morning. "Donuts with Dad"aims to celebrate Fathers working with their children.  

Yevette is a single Mum so was not invited to the event. She went home, dressed up as a Dad and returned to school to join in the activity with her son. 

What's happening in the picture?

- Why wasn't Yevette invited to Donuts With Dad?

- How do you think Elijah felt about Donuts With Dad?

- How do you think Elijah felt when Mum dressed up as a Dad?

- Look at Elijah's face - how does he feel in this picture?

- Why do you think is Elijah so happy in this picture?

- What do you think Elijah's school has learned about Donuts With Dad?

- Why is this story about No Outsiders?

"No Outsiders in our school: teaching the Equality Act in Primary schools" by Andrew Moffat

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Challenging homophobia in restaurant

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/texas-lesbian-restaurant_us_582c8ed2e4b058ce7aa86dda

While dining at a restaurant in Texas, USA, Natalie Woods overheard the family at the next table complaining about their nephew who had just told the family he was gay. The family at the table said they were "disgusted" and that they would pray for him to stop him being gay.

Rather than confront the family, Natalie paid for their meal, adding a note of explanation for them to read on the receipt. She left the restaurant before the family were told.

People across the world thanked Natalie for her actions when they read about her online. One message read, "The world is made better by actions of compassion and love. Thank you." 

Natalie says, "It's time myself and the people of this country defend each other, defend minorities, defend people of all races and religions."

What's the picture about? What do you think has happened? 

- Why were the people on the table next to Natalie angry?

- Why was Natalie angry when she overheard the family talking?

- What do you think Natalie wanted to do when she heard the conversation?

- Natalie describes her own table as being "very gay, very liberal" what does that mean?

- Why didn't Natalie choose to speak to the family?

- Why did Natalie pay for their meal when she disagreed with them?

- What was Natalie trying to show the family?

- What do you think the family thought when they found out? 

- Do you think Natalie's deed had any effect on the family?

- Look at Natalie's quote; why does she mention people of all races and religions?

- Do you think Natalie agrees with us and no outsiders? How do you know?

"No Outsiders in our school: Teaching the Equality Act in Primary Schools" by Andrew Moffat

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US Election 2016 - Diverse candidates winning

http://www.ilhanomar.com/

On the same day Donald Trump was elected to be US President, Ilhan Omar was elected to be state representative in Minneapolis. Ilhan is the first Somali-American, Muslim woman to hold office at this level. In her acceptance speech, Ilhan said, "Everyone here in this room represents what we as a nation want to be: united in our diversity."

"Long time residents, East African Immigrants and students- we came together and engaged in the political progress. We talked about the issues that concern us and we connected on the future we want to create."

Sen. Patricia Torres Ray supported Ilhan and said, "So many people tried to divide us in this election but Ilhan worked tirelessly to bring us together."

What's happening in the picture?

Explain the story

- What is Ilhan's new job? (She will be working with other state representatives to write and vote on laws in Minnesota)
- Who does Ilhan say she wants to represent?
- What does Ilhan mean by 'engaging in the political progress'? What did she do when she met people that disagreed with her? (she exchanged dialogue)
- Why do you think people in Minnesota voted for Ilhan?
- Talk about some of the other diverse candidates that were elected this year:

Kamala Harris - the first Indian- American Senator
Catherine Cortez-Masto - the first Latina Senator
Stephanie Murphy - first Vietnamese-American woman elected to Congress
Pramila Jayapal - first Indian-American woman elected to the house of Representatives

- What does this tell us about lots of people in America and how they feel about people who have different skin, practice different  faith or have families who were originally from different countries?
- Do you think Ilhan would agree with us and No Outsiders? Why? (she says "we as a nation want to be united in our diversity")

"No outsiders in our school: Teaching the Equality Act in Primary Schools" by Andrew Moffat

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US Election Response

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-37916908

photo MARIO ANZUONI / REUTERS

Fabio Alvarado, 91  arrives at the Registrar's office, Nowalk, California with his wife to vote in the US election. Fabio was born in El Salvador but now has US citizenship which he was granted on election day.

What's happening in the picture?

Where do you think the picture was taken?

What is the man in the picture holding?

explain the story

- What is democracy? 

-Who is allowed to vote in an election? Are black people allowed to vote? White people? Women? Gay or Lesbian people? People of different faith? Transgender people? People with disabilities?

- What does this picture show us about people who live in America?

-Is America a place where everyone is the same or people are different?

- How is Fabio feeling? Why? 

- Some people think that a country is better where everyone is the same; same skin colour, same religion, Some people say you should stay in the country where you were born. What do you think Fabio believes? 

- Imagine a world where no one travelled, no one changed, no one met people who were different, what would that world be like? 

- If you meet someone who says people who are different can't get along or live together, what can you tell them about? (tell them about our school / our city and how we show every day that people who are different can get along. We want to live in a world with people who are different)

- Why is this story about No Outsiders? 

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Giving a shirt to a homeless man

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3395890/It-just-came-heart-Good-Samaritan-gave-shirt-homeless-passenger-subway-says-simply-natural-reaction.html

Joey Resto was riding a New York subway when saw a another man shivering in the cold. It is January 2016 and temperatures are close to freezing yet the shivering man has no shirt. Joey approaches the stranger and takes off his own shirt, helping the freezing man to put it on. Before sitting down, Joey also places a hat on the mans head. 

The interaction was filmed by passenger Lazaro Nolasco who put the clip online where it has been shared more than  200,000 times.

What's happening in the picture?

Explain the story

- The temperature outside was almost freezing so Joey must have known he was going to be cold as he got off the train; why give up his shirt to a stranger?
- The stranger and Joey have different skin - is this a problem for Joey? What does this show about Joey?
- Did Joey check what faith the stranger practised before giving up his shirt? Why not?
- How do you think the man felt when a stranger gave up his shirt for him?
- What can we learn form Joey?
- What does this show about people all over the world?
- Why is this story about No Outsiders?

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Autism awareness in schools

photo: Sophie Camilleri

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/girl-autism-letter-brother_uk_580a3865e4b0f479c0d6ae88?utm_hp_ref=uk

Six year old Lex wrote this letter after a child at her school said to her, "Your brother is weird". Lex told the child that her younger brother has autism but the child didn't know what that was so Lex wrote the letter. 

Lex's mother said after the conversation Lex was really upset, "But from this she wanted to make a change. She wanted to talk about disability awareness in schools in her next school council meeting so she wrote a letter."

The National Autistic society has praised Lex and the letter is being seen by thousands of people.

What do you see in the picture?
Who do you think the letter is written to?

Explain the story

Why was Lex upset?
What did she do with her anger?
What is Lex's solution to people not understanding about her brother (dialogue)
What is dialogue and how can dialogue help people?
What do we say about disability in our school?
What do we say about people who are different?
What law in the UK says people with a disability cannot face discrimination? (The Equality Act 2010)
Who else is protected under that law?
What would you say to Lex or her brother if they came to our school?
Why is this story about No Outsiders?

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Airplane random act of kindness

photo: Andrea Byrd
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/stranger-pregnant-mom-southwest-airlines-flight_us_57d65d1be4b06a74c9f55c99?utm_hp_ref=power-of-humanity

During a plane journey in USA, a pregnant woman was struggling with her 20 month old son who was upset. An unknown man sitting near the woman saw that she needed help and offered to walk up and down the aisle of the plane to soothe the young child so that Mum could get some rest.

A passenger took the photo and shared it online, saying, "This man walked the aisle most of the flight from Minneapolis to Atlanta comforting this woman's son as if he was his own. I was in tears, not because he was white and she was black but because it showed me today that there are still good people out there."

What's happening in the picture?
Where are they? How do you know?

Explain the story

- Why was the little boy restless?
- How do you think Mum felt when her son became upset?
- How do you think Mum felt when the man offered to help?
- What was the impact on the boy and on the Mum?
- The boy is black and the man is white; what does this show about the man?
- This story is an example of a random act of kindness. What is the effect of a random act of kindness?
- Why is this story about No Outsiders?
- What can we learn form the man and this story?

"No Outsiders in our school: Teaching the Equality Act in Primary School" by Andrew Moffat

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Standing Up To Hate

photo: Manuel Rodriguez
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/09/12/mexico-anti-gay-protesters/90262984/

A 12 year old boy tries to stop an anti gay march by standing in front of it with arms outstretched. 11,000 people were protesting in Celaya, Guanajuato in Mexico, September 2016 after the President proposed to change the law to allow same sex marriage nationally. Currently same sex marriage is allowed in Mexico City and 7 other cities, but is not allowed in 31 cities in Mexico. This demonstration was a protest against same sex marriage.

Photographer Manuel Rodriguez said he thought at first the boy was playing but later talked to him. The boy said, "I have an uncle who is gay and I hate people that hate".

What's happening in the picture?
Where do you think it was taken?

Tell the story

- What is the protest about?
- Why is the boy trying to stop the protest?
- Do you think he was successful in stopping the protest? He was never going to stop 11,000 people so what was the point?
- How do you think the boy is feeling?
- How do you think he feels now knowing that people all over the world know what he tried to do?
- We know not everyone agrees with us and no outsiders. Do you think the boy agrees with us? How do you know?
- What can we do when people don't agree with no outsiders?
- This story became news all over the world. Are people interested in the march, or are people interested in the boy? What does this tell us about people around the world and no outsiders?

- Is gay marriage allowed in the UK?
- What UK law says that gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people cannot face discrimination? (The Equality Act 2010)

"No Outsiders in our school: Teaching the Equality Act in Primary Schools" by Andrew Moffat

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Supporting transgender students

http://www.newnownext.com/transgender-student-pennsylvania-school-district/09/2016/?xrs=synd_facebook_logo

12 year old Ari Bowman made a speech at a meeting of his School District in East Penn USA, defending his right to use the boys changing rooms at school. Ari is transgender and made the speech after another child at the school argued that she would not get changed in the same room as a transgender student.

Ari started using male pronouns two years ago and came out as trans this summer. In his speech (see the link above) Ari says, "I knew I was transgender before I knew that gender was a word but I didn't know how to express it." He then goes on to say, "I hope you understand what being transgender means. It doesn't make me any less or any more. It makes me me and no one can change that."

After Ari spoke, many people at the meeting supported him, including a Presbyterian minister. The School District Superintendent then spoke and promised, "to uphold the rights of transgender students and to support them in whatever ways possible in their often difficult personal journey."

- What do you see in the picture?

Explain the story

- There are some people today who say that Ari should use female toilets and changing rooms. Why do they say that?
- What does Ari want to do?
- When Ari was born, people told him he was a girl because of the way his body looked on the outside. How did Ari feel on the inside? What did Ari start to do as he grew up?
- How do you think Ari felt at school when he was told to be a girl?
- If Ari came to our school, would we tell him he had to be a girl?
- What would we say to Ari if he came to our school?
- What would you say to the girl in Ari's school who said she wouldn't get changed next to a transgender student?
- Why do you think the Superintendent of Schools in East Penn is supporting Ari? What does this show about ideas changing?
- Why is this story about No Outsiders?
- What can we learn from Ari?, What can we learn from Ari's school district?


No Outsiders in our school: Teaching the Equality Act in Primary Schools by Andrew Moffat

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Alzheimer's Story

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/son-sings-carpool-karaoke-style-with-dad-who-has-alzheimers-for-charity_us_57b205fce4b069e7e506227c

Simon McDermott has found a way to help his Dad, Ted McDermott, who has Alzheimer's. Alzheimer's is where a person's brain becomes ill and has difficulty doing the jobs that brains do. The person has problems remembering, thinking or speaking. They may appear to be a different person.
https://kids.alzheimersresearchuk.org/young-kids/what-is-dementia/test-question-1-2/

Simon knew his Dad was a singer when he was young so he tried taking Dad out for singing car trips to help him feel better. This idea worked and now Simon and his Dad go for regular drives singing songs that Dad used to sing in clubs many years ago. They sing songs like "Volare" and "Quando Quando Quando".

Simon put a video on to Youtube of him and Dad singing and hoped to raise £1000 for Alzheimer's research. People have donated money and in four months they have raised over £100,000. Now Ted has been asked to record a song which will raise more money.

What's happening in the picture?

Explain the story?

- What is Alzheimer's?
- How does Alzheimer's affect a person and their family?
- Why do you think Simon is taking his Dad driving and singing?
- How do you think Dad feels when he is singing?
- How do you think Simon feels when he hears his Dad singing?
- Why have so many people donated money when they don't know Simon or Ted?
- Why is this story about No Outsiders? (because Dad is different but Simon makes sure he is not left out. Simon finds a way to make sure Dad feels included)
- In our school do our bodies work in the same ways, or are we different too? We work together and find ways to make our school safe for everyone.
- What can we learn from Simon in this story?


"No Outsiders in our school: Teaching the Equality Act in Primary Schools" by Andrew Moffat

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The Most Diverse Street In The UK

photos Leicester Mercury

http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/world-street/story-28655305-detail/story.html

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/britains-most-diverse-high-street-7302465

Narborough Road in Leicester has been named as the most diverse high street in the UK because there are shop keepers from 23 different countries. The picture above shows where in the world the people come from. There are business owners from Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan, Poland, Lithuania, Hong Kong, Canada and many more countries. 11,000 people live in the community. 

The business owners say they have a mutual respect for each other. Lloyd Wright who is half English and half Polish and runs a music shop said; "There are people here from all over the world but there is no tension. It's a very relaxed atmosphere. We all seem to rub along fine. There is a mutual respect." 

Dr Suzanne Hall from London School of Economics, interviewed many of the shopkeepers and concluded; "It is the world in microcosm. All these people from all these different places, different cultures working together and living in harmony."

What do you see in the picture?

What do you think the map picture shows?

Explain the story

-What does diverse mean?

- What makes Narborough Rd the most diverse road in the UK?

- What does Dr Suzanne Hall mean when she says it is a 'microcosm' of the world?

- Some people say different people can't get along; what would they learn if they visited Narborough Road?

- Why is this story about No Outsiders?

- What can we learn from Narborough Road?

- Are there any streets like Narborough Rd in the city where we live?

"No Outsiders In Our School: Teaching the Equality Act in Primary Schools" by Andrew Moffat

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Gender Neutral Toilets

Photo:Jennysmutty/instagram
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-37187370

The Canadian National Exhibition Centre in Toronto has introduced all-inclusive gender neutral public toilet facilities, adding the words, "We don't care" to signs on the washrooms.

Photos of the signs have gone viral as many people see the signs as showing support for people who are transgender. Some states in America have laws that say transgender people must use the bathroom for the gender they were assigned at birth. This makes using a washroom very difficult for a person who is transgender because they now identify as a different gender.

However, there are many businesses and educational settings in both Canada and America who are enabling people, whether transgender or not, to use the bathroom of their choice by installing gender neutral toilets.

- What do you think the sign means?
- Where do you think the sign is?

Explain the story behind the sign

- Why are many places starting to use gender neutral toilets?
- Are the gender neutral toilets only for transgender people? (no, they are for everyone)
- Why do some laws say people should not be able to choose which toilet they use? (because not everyone agrees with No Outsiders. Some people don't understand we are all different)
- More and more places are starting to have gender neutral toilets; what does this show about how the world is changing?
- Why is this story about No Outsiders?
- What can we learn from the Canadian National Exhibition Centre?

"No Outsiders in our school: Teaching the Equality Act in Primary Schools" by Andrew Moffat

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Football Player - No Outsiders

 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/this-college-football-players-heartwarming-act-left-a-mom-in-tears_us_57c6ce26e4b0e60d31dc3a5a

A team of Football players in Florida, USA, were visiting a school in August 2016. At lunch, Travis Rudolph noticed a child sitting alone eating lunch. The football player decided to join the child and eat lunch with him. The child is 6th Grader Bo who has Autism and often eats alone.

Later, Rudolph said, "I asked if I could sit next to him and he said, 'sure, why not?' I just felt like we had a great conversation."

What's happening in the photo?

Explain the picture

- Why do you think Bo often sits alone at lunch?
- There is a large gap between Bo and the other students on the table; how do you think Bo might feel at lunch time?
- Is Bo treated like an 'Outsider' at lunch time? What in this picture suggests Bo is treated like an 'Outsider'? (the large gap)
- Would that happen in our school? Why not?
- Why do you think Rudolf sat with Bo?
- What was the impact on Bo when Rudolf sat down with him?
- What do you think was the impact on the other children in the hall?
- What can we learn from Rudolf?
- Why is this about No Outsiders?

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Olympic Selfie - Community Cohesion

Photo taken from a tweet by Ian Bremmer
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-37018914

Hong Un-jong and Lee Eun-ju are both gymnasts competing in the Olympics 2016. Here they are before their event, taking a selfie.

Hong Un-jong is from North Korea and Lee Eun-ju is from South Korea. There is a militarized border between the two countries who are technically at war with each other, 160 miles long and built in 1953, the zone is one of the most heavily fortified borders in the world.

What's happening in the picture?

Explain who the athletes are

Why are these athletes taking a selfie?
Would they be able to do this at home? Why not?
What does this selfie show about different people around the world?
What have the athletes learned?
What can we learn from this picture?
Why is this picture about No Outsiders?

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Olympic Refugee Team

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/08/05/olympic-refugee-team_n_11361308.html

The Refugee Olympic Team received a rapturous welcome at the opening ceremony for the 2016 Olympics. This is the first time that a team made up solely of refugees has completed in the games.

There are 10 athletes in the team; five from South Sudan, two from Syria, two from the Democratic Republic of Congo and one from Ethiopia.

The International Olympic Committee president, Thomas Bach said, "This will be a symbol of hope for all the refugees in our world.... these refugee athletes will show the world that despite the unimaginable tragedies that they have faced, anyone can contribute to society through their talent, skills and strength of the human spirit."

What's happening in the picture?
Where are they?
Why do they hold the IOC flag?

Explain who the people are; the photo was taken minutes before the team stepped out in to the arena as part of the opening ceremony.

Why is there an Olympic team in the Olympics this year?
What is a refugee?
Why did the IOC decide to allow a refugee team?
What does this show about the Olympics?
Why was there a huge cheer from the crowd when the refugee team stepped in to the arena and joined the opening ceremony? What does this show us about lots of people around the world?
How do you think the team felt?
When you see photos of team GB or the team from Sweden or Belgium or USA, do all the people in the team look the same? Do you think the team practice the same faith, or are the same sexual orientation or ethnicity? What does this show us about sport and difference?
Why is this story about No Outsiders?

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Football and Pride

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2016/08/01/football-club-issues-epic-one-word-response-to-homophobic-fan-who-slammed-lgbt-pride/

Norwich FC announced they would be flying the Rainbow flag over their football ground for a match which was on the same day as Norwich Pride,

One fan tweeted this photo and added the comment, "What the hell has this do do with football?"

The football club quickly responded with one word: "Everything"

The club then won support from many football fans and the following comments were tweeted; "Being a straight male, I for one cannot see any issues with this at all"
"I think it's amazing our club is willing to stand up for the human rights of others"
"Good job Norwich City FC, Hope other clubs follow suit with these type of events, spread love not hate"

The original tweet is now deleted.

What's happening in the picture?
Why do you think someone has written that?

Explain the story

Why do you think Norwich FC decided to fly the rainbow Flag over their football ground?
What do they want to show?
The photo shows a Pride march. What is a Pride march for? (to show everyone should be proud of who they are, no matter their sexual orientation)
What law in the UK says LGBT people should not face discrimination? (The Equality Act 2010)
Who else is protected in the Equality Act 2010?
We know not everyone agrees with us and No Outsiders. How did this person feel about having a rainbow flag at the football ground?
What do you think of the response from the FC? What are they demonstrating they think about people who are LGBT?
What did the person who wrote the tweet learn?
Why do you think they deleted their tweet? Do you think they changed their mind?
Why is this story about No Outsiders?


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Different religions unite

AFP/Gettty images
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36936658

Following the attack on a Catholic church in Rouen, France where a priest Father Jacques Hamel was killed, Muslims across the country attended Catholic mass services in a gesture of solidarity.

The head of France's Muslim council, Anouar Kbibech said, "We are all Catholics of France."

Mohammed Karabila, President of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray said, "Today we wanted to show physically, by kissing the family of Jacques Hamel, by kissing his Grace Lebrun in front of everybody, so that they know that the two communities are united"

Muslims in Italy also attended mass on Sunday. Three Imams sat in the front row of Santa Maria Trastevere Church in Rome.


What's happening in the picture?
What sort of building are the people in?
Do you think the people in the photo all follow the same faith?

Explain the picture

Why do the Catholic and Muslim people want to pray together?
Why does the head of the Muslim Council in France say, "We're all Catholics"? What does he mean?
What does this story show us about people who follow different faith around the world?
What can we learn from this story?
Why is this an example of No Outsiders?



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Dialogue breaking down prejudice

photo Manchester Evening News

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/passenger-refuses-sit-beside-muslim-8464738?ICID=FB_mirror_main

Beverley sat down on a plane next to Jiva and watched her write a text to someone in Arabic including the word Allah.

Beverley panicked and raised concerns with a steward but the steward told Beverley if she had an issue, she could leave the plane instead of Jiva.

Jiva and Beverley then sat together for the plane journey and talked. Jiva explained that Allah meant God in Arabic; she was texting a friend to give her support after her car was broken in to and wrote, "HasbiAllahu la ilaaha illaahu alayhi tawakaltu may Allah make the day easy for you"  

Once the pair starting talking, Jiva said she could tell Beverley was remorseful; Beverley said, "It's so scary what the media can make us just think".

By the end of the flight Beverley and Jiva were friends and have since kept in touch.

What's happening in the picture?

What differences do you notice about the two people in the picture?

Explain the story

Why did Beverley panic? (she didn't understand Arabic, perhaps she has never talked to someone who is Muslim)

What was Javir's response?

Javir could have shouted "How dare you!" at Beverley and not talked to her. Why do you think Javir chose to talk to Beverley instead?

How do you think Beverley felt as Javir talked to her?

How did Beverley and Javir become friends?

What did Beverley learn from this experience?

What can we learn from this story?
Why is this story about No Outsiders?

I asked you before I told you the story to identify the differences between Javir and Beverley. Now tell me, what are the similarities?

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Response to attack in Nice

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/france-donate-blood-nice-attack_us_5788e4c2e4b03fc3ee506b1c?utm_hp_ref=power-of-humanity

Hundreds of people in Nice waited in a a 7 hour line on Friday morning to donate blood after the terrible tragedy the previous night. Blood donor services have been overwhelmed with support from people wanting to help and on Friday morning, France's blood donor organisation released a statement saying they had all the blood they needed. However, people still insisted on leaving their names and numbers in case any more was needed.

This photo, of people waiting in line to give blood, was taken after the attacks in Paris last year. Similar photos were taken after the attack in Orlando earlier this year.

What's happening in this photo?

Explain the story

What do you notice about the people in the line?
Are the people the same ethnicity, age, gender? Do you think they are all the same sexuality, same faith, may some have disabilities?
Do the people in this photo care who ends up using their blood? Do the people in this line choose the faith of people who receive their blood, or the skin colour? Will they say, "I don't want a gay person using my blood!"?
What is important to the people in this line?

We know that not everyone in the world agrees with us about No Outsiders. Some people want one kind of person, one faith or one skin colour. We want to live with different kids of people, different faiths and different skin. We want there to be No Outsiders; we want different people to live together.

What does this photo and similar photos taken in Nice and in Orlando, tell us about people around the world and the no outsiders message?

How do we stop attacks like the ones in Nice, Paris, Turkey, Orlando? What message do we need people to hear?

Spend  a moment of silence thinking about the families affected all over the world by violence, and how we can spread our No Outsiders message to help.



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Football fans

credit: RTV

http://www.itv.com/news/2016-07-11/young-portuguese-boy-consoles-distraught-french-fan/

This photo was taken after the final between Portugal and France. The young man in the French football top is crying as a younger boy from Portugal approaches him and speaks to him, reassuring him. The fans then hug before walking away.

What's happening in the picture?

Where do you think they are?

Explain the story

Why did the young Portuguese fan approach the French fan?

Why didn't the Portuguese fan point and laugh, saying, "You lost!"

What does empathy mean?

How do you think the French fan felt when the Portuguese fan approached him?

How do you think the Portuguese fan felt as he approached the French fan?

What does this show us about football fans around the world?

What can we learn from this photo?

How does this relate to our No Outsiders message?

PSHE / Literacy lesson extension: LI To recognise empathy

Watch the short video on the link to the original article. Make a list of emotional vocabulary for the scene. Watch how many times the two fans speak and embrace; write dialogue for the scene. Note: the young boy could wave his flag in front of the older fan but he waits till the older fan leaves; why does he do this?

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Dad Scar Tattoo : solidarity with difference

photo: JOSH J-MASH MARSHALL

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/josh-marshall-tattoo-cancer_us_576997d7e4b09926ce5cd9a6

This photo shows a Josh Marshall cuddling his son, Gabriel. Gabriel has a scar on his head left by an operation to remove a brain tumor.

Gabriel's Mum says the scar made her son feel self conscious so Dad got a tattoo made to match it. Dad says, "I told Gabriel if people wanted to stare, they could stare at both of us."

Josh won the "2016 Best bald dad" competition as a result of the photo. The competition raises awareness of cancer in children where Dads, Uncles and Grandfathers shave their heads in solidarity with children who have cancer.

What do you see in the photo?

Why do you think the people in the photo have scars?

Explain the story

Why did this Dad get a scar tattoo?

What does solidarity mean?

How do you think Gabriel felt when people stared at him?

How do you think Gabriel felt when Dad got a tattoo?

What effect has Dad had on Gabriel's life by getting this tattoo?

Gabriel felt self conscious about his scar. How can we make sure people who look a bit different do not feel self conscious?

In what ways are we different?

What do we say in our school about people looking different? How is this story about No Outsiders? 

What message would you give to Gabriel?

What would you like to say to Gabriel's Dad?

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"It doesn't matter your background"

photo: Bo Graf

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/photo-of-grocery-store-worker-helping-elderly-woman-goes-viral_us_5762c01ee4b05e4be8610520?cps=gravity_7499_-5153121228380021478

Brandon Rollins works at a grocery store, Ingles in North Carolina. This photo of him helping an elderly woman across the car park went viral after a customer, Bo Graf posted it on-line saying, "This is what America should be and hopefully this is the America of tomorrow!"

Bo approached Brandon to thank him and said Brandon, "acted like it was no big deal". 

Later, after Brandon became famous because of the photo, he said, "It doesn't matter what ethnicity, religious belief - we're all the same. We're all one and we can help each other out. That's what people in the world need to see. We can come together as one. It doesn't mater your background."

What's happening in the photo?

Where are they? What are they doing?

explain the story

Why did Brandon help the elderly woman?

What do you notice about the differences between Brandon and the person he is helping?

How do you think the woman felt as Brandon helped her?

How do you think Brandon felt as he helped her?

Why did Bo say, "This is what America should be"?

Is Brandon right to say "We're all the same"? What does he mean? (actually we are not all the same, but we have respect for one another. In school we celebrate our differences and live and work along side each other despite those differences)

Why does Brandon say, "That's what people in the world need to see... it doesn't matter your background"?

What can we learn from Brandon?

What can we learn from this photo?

How does this fit into what we say about 'No Outsiders"?

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Remembering the Somme

Photograph: Nitya Kanoria/PA

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/01/somme-centenary-commemorations-silence-fitting-memorial-uk-france

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jun/30/the-guardian-view-on-the-somme-centenary-rest-in-peace

Men dressed as First World War soldiers handed out cards on the 100th anniversary of the Somme on July 1st. Each card had the name of a soldier that died. 

What's happening in the picture?

Why are the people dressed in those clothes?

explain the story

At 7:30 on 1st July 1916, British soldiers began an assault on German lines in Northern France. Within an hour there were 30,000 British casualties and by the end of the day the total had risen to 57,470 with 19,240 dead. The battle, along a 20 mile stretch of the river Somme in France, lasted for four months. At the end there were 420,000 British casualties, 200,000 French casualties and 500,000 German casualties.

The Somme is today remembered as a symbol of the human cost of war.

- Why are we remembering the battle of the Somme 100 years later?

- why are people handing out cards with names on?

- look at the picture; what do you notice about the soldiers? Is everyone of the same ethnicity? (More than 4 million men and women volunteered from British colonies in WW1    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/10/first-world-war-colonial-soldiers-racism)

- Who fought in World War 1? Did different countries fight together as allies?

- What did Europe learn from two world wars?

The following is an extract from The Guardian editorial 30/06/16:

"The peace in Europe, which was appallingly hard won in the years through to 1945, is our shared inheritance. We were part of Europe then. We are still part of Europe now. We shall always be part of Europe. Its peace and ours are one and the same."

- what does this writer mean by "It's peace and ours are one and the same"? 

- There are people in living in different countries around Europe today with different ethnicities, speaking different languages, following different faiths, and with different customs and cultures. Can we get along with people who are different? 

- What do we say in our school about being different? How does our belief in No Outsiders make sure peace continues.

Responses To Racism in UK

Photo: Sarah Lee for The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jun/27/sadiq-khan-muslim-council-britain-warning-of-post-brexit-racism

The Polish Social and Cultural Centre in Hammersmith suffered racist graffiti on Sunday. Within 24 hours the centre was inundated by flowers and messages of goodwill from local residents.

Meanwhile the London Mayor, Sadiq Khan used Facebook to spread his message about racism. On Friday he said, "I want to send a clear message to every European resident living in London - you are very welcome here. As a city, we are grateful for the enormous contribution you make and that will not change as a result of this referendum."

What do you see in the picture?

Why do you think someone wrote that card?

Explain the story

- Why do you think someone left racist graffiti on the arts centre door?

- What was the response from the local community?

- What do the flowers and cards tell us about people in the community and people living in the UK today?

- How do you think the Polish people felt when they saw the graffiti?

- How do you think the Polish people felt when they saw the flowers?

- Why did the mayor of London make that statement? What does he want people in London to do?

- How do we stop racism in our own community?

- What do we say in our school, about people who speak a different language or who come from a different country, or people who are different in any way?

- If you hear someone making racist comments, they don't understand about No Outsiders. What can you do to help them?

- Why is what we say about No Outsiders so important? 

"No Outsiders in our school: Teaching the Equality Act in Primary Schools" by Andrew Moffat

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EU Referendum and democracy

photo: @guardian_clark  (picture by Tom Clark)

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jun/23/referendum-day-queues-polling-stations

The photo shows people in Hackney queuing to vote in the EU referendum on 23rd June. Long queues were reported across the UK with some standing in torrential rain to have their say. The turnout was huge.

What's happening in the picture?

Explain the image

- what was the election about?

- what did the people in the UK decide?

- What is democracy?

- The weather was terrible during the day; why do all these people want to stand in the rain, just to vote?

- How do people vote? What do they have to do?

- Who is allowed to vote in a democratic election?

- What do you notice about the people in the picture? Are they all the same gender, same age, ethnicity? Do you think they all follow the same faith? We can't know by looking, but do you think there may be people who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgender in that queue or people with a disability? What does this photo tell us about living in the UK today?

- How is democracy similar to what we say about No Outsiders? 

No outsiders in our school: Teaching the Equality Act in primary School by Andrew Moffat

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City Hall flags demonstrate diversity in UK

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3646807/Last-words-MP-Jo-Cox-assistant-revealed.html

Flags were flown at half mast outside City Hall, London last week, following the tragic death of MP Jo Cox. Jo Cox was meeting her constituents when a man attacked her. 

As an MP Jo supported difference and diversity and said in Parliament; "Whilst we celebrate our diversity, the thing that surprises me time and time again as I travel around the constituencies is that we are far more united and have far more in common than that which divides us."

There were vigils around the UK to remember Jo Cox. 

What do you see in the picture?

What is the building for? (City Hall is the HQ for the London assembly)

What do the three flags represent?

Why are they being flown at half mast?

What did Jo Cox mean by, "we have far more in common that that which divides us"?

How does that relate to what we say about No Outsiders?

City Hall could just fly a Union Jack. Why do you think they want to also fly a Rainbow flag and a European Union flag?

What can we learn from City Hall and this photo?

Do you think people in City Hall would agree with what we say about No Outsiders? How do you know?

No Outsiders In Our School: Teaching the Equality Act in Primary Schools by Andrew Moffat

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Responses to Orlando attacks from around the world

Picture by George A Anastassatos)
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2016/06/13/christian-muslim-hindu-buddhist-and-jewish-leaders-unite-to-condemn-orlando-shootings/
Religious leaders from different faiths gathered at an interfaith conference in Nevada at the weekend. After the attack in Orlando where LGBT people were targeted and 50 people were killed, leaders of the different faiths met to share their feelings and make a statement..

Leaders of Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, Baha'i, Native American and Athiest traditions gathered in a church to strongly condemn the attack.

Rajan Zed, who organised the gathering said, "We, as people of faith, despite our different belief systems, must take a stand against violence by coming together with kindness and love."

Meanwhile many countries are showing their support LGBT people by lighting up land,arks in rainbow colours. The rainbow flag is a LGBT symbol.

Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

What's happening in these pictures?
Why are religious leaders of different faiths choosing to meet up?
Why do the religious leaders say, "despite our different belief systems"?
What can we learn from these religious leaders?

Why are different countries showing rainbow colours?
What does this say about how people in different countries feel about LGBT people?
How does this relate to what we say about No Outsiders in our school?
What can we do at school to make sure all people know they are welcome, including LGBT people?

No Outsiders in our school: Teaching the Equality Act in Primary Schools by Andrew Moffat

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Community response to Orlando attack

Gerardo Mora/Getty Images
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/06/12/481795633/blood-banks-see-massive-response-after-orlando-attack

Blood banks in Orlando are now full after people queued for hours to donate their own blood, following the attack on a gay club on Saturday night where 50 people were killed.

Workers at one blood bank said they had never seen a response like it, with 600 - 700 people waiting to give blood. Some waited for 7 hours to donate.

Trucks came to serve free drinks and food.

What's happening in the picture?
What do you notice about the different people?

Explain the image

-Why do people in this photo want to give blood?
-Explain there was an attack was on a gay club over the weekend where 50 people were killed and the people in this photo are waiting to give blood to the hospitals.
-Do you think all the people in this photo are gay? Why do these people want to give their blood to gay people?
-There are people here of different races, genders, ages; what does that show us about people in Florida?

-How does this relate to our No Outsiders belief?
-What can we learn form Florida and this picture?

Conclude by saying what happened on Saturday night was a terrible act of violence against one section of our community. We know that not everyone agrees with us about equality and No Outsiders and that is why we have to spread our message. This photo shows that there are many many people around the world who do agree with us and want a diverse community where different people live together.  Think about what we can do in our own city to make sure attacks like this do not happen here; how can we make sure everyone in our city knows they belong and are welcome no matter who they are.

No outsiders in our school: Teaching the Equality Act in primary School by Andrew Moffat

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Human Library: Dialogue to overcome prejudice

http://www.upworthy.com/check-out-a-human-library-where-you-borrow-people-instead-of-books?c=ufb4

Human Libraries are setting up around the world where you can borrow people for 30 minutes in stead of a book. The idea is that you borrow a "book", but the book is human. You can sit down and talk to your book and find out about someone who may be different to you.

People volunteer to become books to speak openly about their experiences. Readers are encourages to ask any questions they want, but without judgement.

You can borrow a person with autism. a refugee, a gay person or a person who is transgender, a person who is homeless, blind or deaf, a police officer, a person who follows a different faith, the list goes on.

Ronni Abergel founded the idea in 2000 in Copenhagen. Ronni says, "When you meet our books, no mater who you are and where you are from, in the end, inside every person the result will say, ' we are different from each other, we see things differently and we live life differently. But there are mote things that we have in common than are keeping us apart."

The human library has now spread to over 70 different countries around the world. 

http://humanlibrary.org/about-the-human-library/

- what do you see in the picture?

- What is a refugee? How can you "borrow" a refugee? Why would you want to?

Explain the image

- why do you think Ronni set up the first human library?

- why do people talk to people they do not know?

- what does the phrase, 'Don't judge a book by it's cover!' mean?

- what do you think people learn when they use the human library?

- the human library has spread to over 70 countries, what does that tell us about people around the world?

- If we were to run a human library, what experiences could we share?

- how does this link to our No Outsiders ethos?

No Outsiders in our school: Teaching the Equality Act in Primary Schools by Andrew Moffat

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