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?

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

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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?

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

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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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