Support for London after terror attack

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/eiffel-tower-dark-london_us_58d2e4a1e4b0b22b0d19939d

The Eiffel Tower in Paris turned off it's lights at midnight last night to support London after a terror attack yesterday where, tragically, 5 people died and 40 were injured.

The mayor of Paris Ann Hidalgo tweeted, "I've decided to extinct the Eiffel Tower today at midnight to honour of the victims of the attack in #London #weareunited"

What do you see in the picture?
Where is it?
Usually the tower is lit up; why do you think it was dark last night?

What tragic event happened in London yesterday?
Why is France showing support when they are hundreds of miles away?
There were tributes in cities around the world yesterday; what does that show about how different people who have different skin, faith, and race feel about what happened?
What does #weareunited mean?
People in France and Britain speak a different language and have many different customs; how can they be united? What similarities do English people have with French people?
Why is this story about no outsiders?

Note: When talking about tragic events such as terror attacks to young people, explain that not everyone agrees with us and no outsiders. Some people want one race, one religion, one kind of person It's the opposite to us; we want lots of different races, different religions, different kinds of people. That's why it is so important that we spread our no outsiders message and keep talking about it. If you meet someone who doesn't understand about diversity and difference, talk to them.

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We dine together

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/high-school-students-start-club-to-make-sure-no-one-sits-alone-at-lunch_us_58c6cdb6e4b0ed71826e51b8?utm_hp_ref=power-of-humanity

A High School in Florida, USA have set up a lunch time club to make sure no one sits alone to eat. "We dine together" aims to make sure every student has someone to share their lunch break with.

Students in the club roam the High School at lunch time and if they see someone alone, they approach and introduce themselves.

Denis Estimon came to the US from Haiti as a child and remembers feeling alone as he started school. He says, "If we don't try and go make that change, who's going to do it?" Denis set up the club with his friends. 

Denis added, "It's not a good feeling, you;re by yourself. And that's somehting I don;t want anybody to go through."

What's happening in the picture?

explain the story

Denis could just sit with his own friends at lunch. Why do you think he chose to set up the club?

Why do some children sit alone?

How do you think a student feels when approached by the We Dine Together Club?

What do you think is the impact on the school?

Could we do that at our school?

What can we learn from Denis?

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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Finish Line

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-39215616

10 year old Riley was 60m from the finish line of a cross country race in Grimsby when he collapsed with a stitch. Another runner, Julian, picked up Riley and carried him across the finish line. Local photographer Jon Corken captured the moment perfectly.

Later, Julian said, "I'd rather not have won and helped my friend than leave him there"

The head teacher of Julian's school said, "What Julian did encompasses how we want our children to be. He has exemplified his caring attitude. He is one of our young leaders where he helps support younger children within the school with extra classes. I am proud to say we have a school full of Julian's."

What's happening in the picture?

How do you think Riley felt when he collapsed?

What were the choices facing Julian as he ran past Riley?

Why did Julian choose to stop and help Riley?

How do you think Riley felt when Julian stopped for him?

In what ways are the boys similar?

In what ways are the boys different?

Does the picture suggest either child is bothered about race?

What are the words on Julian's shirt? What do you think they mean?

What can we learn from Julian?

What does Julian's Head Teacher mean when she says, "We have a school full of Julian's"?

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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Diverse city photo

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39157526?post_id=1787655581554038_1787655811554015

A picture of a Muslim woman sitting next to a drag queen on a subway in New York has gone viral on twitter. When a news programme asked people what they thought of the photo, responses ranged from

"Typical of New York,"
"Kind of what makes the city special";
"You find anyone and everyone and we just all live together"
"There are different people in the city and different walks of life"

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

explain the story

How are the people in the photo similar?
How are they different?
(you may have to explain to children what a drag queen is. You could say there is a famous American drag queen called Ru Paul who explains drag queens dress up and change who they are; "today I'm this, now I'm a cowboy, now I'm this. I will do whatever I want to at any time and change - whatever!")
What does the photo show about New York?
Are either person in the photo worried about sitting next to each other?
What can we learn from the people in the photo?
What do the comments from people in New York tell us about the city?
What can we learn from New York?
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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Same haircut

https://www.indy100.com/article/two-boys-classmates-haircut-twitter-tell-them-apart-facebook-jax-kentucky-reddy-7608916

Jax, a 5 year old from Kentucky wanted to get his hair cut so that he could look just like his friend Reddy. This is a photo of Jax and Reddy at their Christmas party.

Jax's Mum wrote, "He said he couldn't wait to get to school on Monday with his hair like Reddy's so his teacher wouldn't be able to tell them apart. He thought it would be so hilarious to confuse his teacher with the same haircut. If this isn't proof that hate and prejudice is something that is taught, I don't know what is. The only difference Jax sees in the two of them is their hair."

What do you see in the picture?

explain the story

How are Jax and Reddy similar?
How are Jax and Reddy different?
What differences does Jax see?
What does this story show us about Jax and how he feels about differences?
Jax's Mum says "hate and prejudice is taught"; what does she mean? Why does she think that?
What can we learn from Jax?
In one week his story was shared over 75,000 times on twitter. What does that show about people around the world and how they see differences?
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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People can change - removing racist tattoos

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/sometimes-people-change-maryland-shop-covers-racist-tattoos-for-free/2017/02/21/8fec193e-f30a-11e6-8366-98329d93f4ad_story.html?utm_term=.774a1c5132ab

A tattoo shop owner in Maryland, USA is removing racist tattoos for free. The aim for Southside Tattoo is to help people who have changed their minds about the way they live their lives. The shop also removes gang related tattoos.

Shop owner Dave Cutlip calls his service, "random acts of tattoo". He says, "Sometimes people make bad choices and sometimes people change. We believe there is enough hate in the world and we want to make a difference"

Where tattoos are big sometimes Dave can't remove them but he will cover them up with different art. A man came in to his shop with "White" on one arm and "Power" on the other, a result of a year spent in prison. Dave covered up the "White" with a heart and two roses and "Power" with an eagle.

Dave has set up a crowdfunding page on Facebook to raise money for other tattoo shops to do the same.

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

explain the story

Why do some people have tattoos?
Not all tattoos are words, some are pictures or patterns that mean something to that person. Why would someone have a racist tattoo made?
If someone had a racist tattoo 5 years ago, why would they want it removed now?
Some people in the story say they want racist tattoos removed because people judge them and they can't get jobs. What does that show about people where they live?
How do people change their minds?
How is Dave changing lives?
What can we learn from the people having racist tattoos covered up?
What can we learn from Dave?
Why is this story about No Outsiders? (because it shows people can change their minds. Someone who is used to be racist may not always be racist)

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

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