Sofa for London

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-40149058

Following the tragic attack in London on Saturday night where 7 people were killed, Holly and Mary gave their spare room to a stranger, George, who was stranded in the city for the night. People all over London used twitter and #sofaforlondon to offer shelter, food and comfort to anyone who needed help. 

Taxi drivers offered free rides, places of worship across many faiths, pubs, hotels and businesses offered food and shelter.

Holly and Mary tweeted that strangers who had nowhere else to stay could come to their house. Mary, from Nottingham, said; "If I had been in that situation I would want to know that people were going to open up their homes."

Holly, from Birmingham, said; "You have to give whatever you can, whenever you can."

Staff at the Royal Oak Pun nearby gave shelter to 150 people during the night. Barman, Radek, said, "There were families with children, people were pretty shocked. A lot of them didn't speak English, they were foreigners visiting."

Another tweet called out to anyone caught up in the terror attacks; "Tea, salt and vinegar crisps and comfy cushions. All the essentials #sofaforlondon"

What do you see in the picture
What's do you think is happening?
Say the photo was taken in London at the weekend

explain the story

- Why are Holly and Mary offering a room in their house to a stranger?
- Why was George stranded in London?
- How do you think George felt when he found Holly and Mary?
- Did Holly and Mary say, "We only want Christian people in our house" or, "Only white people"? Why not? (Mary and Holly just want to help; they don't care if someone is black, white, different faith, culture etc)
- Hundreds of people offered rooms and food to strangers. What does this show about lots of people in London?
- The Royal Oak Pub sheltered 150 people, many of whom didn't speak English. What does this show us about staff at the pub and what they think about diversity and difference?
- What can we learn from the people of London?
- Why is this story about No Outsiders?

Our thoughts are with all those affected in this tragic event.

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 faith, one kind of person It's the opposite to us; we want lots of different races, different religions, different kinds of people. The tweets and the examples of people offering shelter in this story from London demonstrates that many many people agree with us. 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.