Gregory Locke from NYC boarded a subway train at Manhattan to find swastikas and racist graffiti daubed on all of the advertisements. He wrote on Facebook, "The train was silent as everyone stared at each other, uncomfortable and not sure what to do." Gregory went on to say, "One guy got up and said, 'Hand sanitiser gets rid of sharpie. We need alcohol.' He found some tissues and got to work. I've never seen so many people simultaneously reach in to their bags and pockets looking for tissues and Purel. Within about 2 minutes all the Nazi symbolism was gone."
Speaking to a news programme later, Gregory said, "Seeing a bunch of strangers stand up for, and come together to stand up for what everyone knows is right, was very heartening."
What do you see in the picture?
Where do you think the photo was taken
What do you think is happening?
Explain the story
Where does racist graffiti come from?
Why do some people write racist graffiti? (because they don't understand about equality and diversity and no one has convinced them about No Outsiders)
Why do you think people on the subway train were silent and uncomfortable?
When one man started cleaning off the graffiti, what happened? Why do you think everyone joined in?
The people could have chosen to ignore the graffiti. Why do you think they chose not to ignore it?
What were the consequences of their actions?
How do you think people felt when they left the train having cleaned it off?
What does this show us about lots of people in NYC and what they think about racism?
What can we learn from the people in this story?
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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