football

 

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/news/colombian-man-creates-hand-gestures-so-blind-friend-can-watch-football/ar-AASXWsK?ocid=uxbndlbing

This photo shows two football fans enjoying a live game together, They support Columbia. One of the men, Carlos, is blind and deaf. His friend Cezar is helping him follow the live football game by running his hands over a scaled down football pitch.

Cezar Daza holds Carlos Humberto's hands throughout the game. He guides his hands over the miniature pitch using a set of unique gestures so that Carlos can understand what is happening. 

Cesar has invented gestures for penalties, corners and red cards. Their team is Columbia and when Columbia scores, both erupt in to celebratory cheers along with the crowd.

- in the photo, which one do you think is Carlos and which one Cezar? How can you tell? 

- How do you think Cezar and Carlos invented their gestures?

- is there another way Carlos could access the game?

- Do you think Cezar feels he is missing the game by doing this?

- what do both of the men get out of this experience?

- what does this show about football? (football is for everyone)

- what can we learn from Carlos?

- what can we learn from Cesar?

- why is this about No Outsiders?

No Outsiders: Everyone different, everyone welcome by Andrew Moffat

www.no-outsiders.com

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snow shovel

 

https://scoop.upworthy.com/football-coach-cancels-workout-asks-players-shovel-neighbors-driveways?fbclid=IwAR0klRaKOZmDG8DBKnjE6Bg19B4fHBUtQXGUdp_WSt1mOeiEf00z5VITGXk

Last week, severe weather meant a weekly high school football coaching session in Washington DC, America, had to be cancelled. But the coach had an idea; he sent his team a message; "weightlifting has been cancelled. Find an elderly or disabled neighbour and shovel their driveway. Don't accept any money - that's our Monday workout."

Members of the football team at Dethel Park High School posted photos of their workout and the pictures quickly got attention on social media. David Shelpman explained; "I grabbed some shovels and drove over to pick up Aiden and we spent the next eight hours shovelling driveways and sidewalks for people that we knew couldn't do it for themselves... it made me feel like I was a part of something bigger than myself."

"Honestly, it's just the right thing to do and it feels great to be able to truly help people who need it."

Braedon Del Duca said, "It was cool to see how happy people were when we showed up."

40 players shovelled snow for over 100 houses and some went back out on Tuesday to do it again.

Robert Klien. one of the homeowners who received help said, "These young men have no idea how much something like this means to me and it makes me so proud to live here."

- how can a snow drift make someone feel like an outsider?

- if you are stuck inside your house because of snow, how might that affect your mental health?

- why did Coach ask the team to find an elderly or disabled neighbour rather than just shovel their own driveways?

- why did he say "don't accept any money"?

- "It made me feel like I was a part of something bigger than myself." what does that mean?

- all of the team said shovelling the snow made them feel good- why was that?

- how did shovelling the snow impact on others?

- Why did the actions make Robert Klein feel "proud to live here"?

-what can we learn from this story?

- what is community cohesion? Why is this about community cohesion?

- why is this about No Outsiders? (because the team are helping out people different from themselves. They recognise someone needs help to feel included and they do the job)

No Outsiders: Everyone different, everyone welcome by Andrew Moffat

www.no-outsiders.com 

Princess marriage

 

https://scoop.upworthy.com/little-boy-discovers-two-princesses-can-marry-each-other?fbclid=IwAR1iupWnU-VyeBHJtVpZrLDoZS_hBZN2bAg4udK9mWxoVmXwPMsaodRZMzI

A story went viral last year because it demonstrated how attitudes towards marriage and families have changed for the better.

When Bea and Emma got married, they walked through a park in Glasgow together holding hands to take photos. A little boy gasped when he saw them together and exclaimed, "Look at those princesses!"

The couple walked over to the boy to say hello and he asked if one of them had just got married. Emma said, "Yes, to each other." Emma says she could see the kid's "mind seemed blown in the most delightful way," and his mum then said, "Yes, two princesses can marry each other."

Emma said later, "We were both delighted that the boys mother didn't hesitate and just stepped right in and normalised same sex marriage. It was something we will never forget and it made our day a bit more magical."

Bea said, "Big appreciation for that boy's mum who straight up tells him, 'yeah, this is a thing that happens'.

When the story was shared on twitter it went viral. One comment was, "That lad will turn out alright." 

- why did the boy think Bea and Emma were princesses?

- why did he assume one of them had got married?

- why do you think it didn't occur to him that the princesses had married each other?

- why did Mum step in and explain, why didn't she stop the conversation?

- When he was told the princesses had married each other, "You could see the kids mind seemed blown in the most delightful way." - what does Bea mean by this?

- why were Bea and Emma delighted with the reaction from Mum?

- what does normalised mean?

- why did the event make the day 'even more magical' for Bea and Emma?

- "That lad will turn out alright" - why did someone say that? What do they mean?

- what can we learn from the Mum in this story? What can we learn from Bea and Emma?

- why is this about No Outsiders? 

No Outsiders: Everyone different, everyone welcome by Andrew Moffat

www.no-oursiders.com 

Name calling

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-59910015

David Clancy had an unhappy time at school. Today he is a grown adult but he still remembers the names he was called at school because he was different to the other boys and felt like an outsider. Other children called him "Nancy Clancy". When David was young, the word 'Nancy' was used to make fun of boys who didn't like 'boy things'. We don't hear that word today in 2022.

"I wasn't very good at football or sport and was more creative... I remember crying to my mum about it as I felt so ashamed."

Forty years later, David has opened a hair salon in Cumbria, England, and he needed a name for it. He says today some of his friends use the nickname 'Nancy Clancy' but they use it with love and he likes the name. He decided to 'reclaim' the name he used to be called and use it for his salon.

David said he was a little bit worried about what people might think and wondered if some people might laugh at him again. He also thought the sign might attract homophobic graffiti and considered covering it up at night. But he realises those thoughts only came from a feeling of 'gay shame' and  since putting it up, he has only had positive responses; "People loved it... they walk past and take photos."

David has also had letters from people he went to school with forty years ago, asking if they were the ones who had been nasty and saying sorry. 

- why does name calling hurt some people so much?

- why did the name calling make David feel so ashamed?

- David remembers the name calling in to his adulthood; why?

- what were the 'boy things' that David is talking about, what do you think might have been considered 'girl things' at the time?

- you don't hear the word 'nancy' in 2022, why not? (because people understand more about boys and girls being different and not having to behave in a certain way)

- why do you think David and his friends started using the name 'nancy clancy' when he was adult, why didn't it hurt anymore?

- why do you think David used the name for his salon?

- David talks about 'gay shame' making him think he maybe should not use the name. What do you think 'gay shame' is?

- how do we remove the existence of 'gay shame' from people's lives?

- why do you think people David went to school are writing to him today to say sorry?

- what can we learn from David?

- why is this about No Outsiders?

No Outsiders: Everyone different, everyone welcome by Andrew Moffat

www.no-outsiders.com

#10years

 

What do you see in the photos, how are the people in the photo similar, how are they different?

These photos were posted on social media as we approached new year 2022, as part of the #10yearchallenge. 

These photos show Kate, who posted #10yearchallenge adding, "Trans folk always ace this." 

- What is #10yearchallenge, why are people posting photos, what is the aim?

- why do you think #10yearchallenge happens as we approach the new year?

- what is different about Kate's photos?

- What is Kate showing people in her #10yearchallenge photos?

- How do you think Kate felt when she posted these photos?

- "Trans folk always ace this."  what does Kate mean?

- what does trans mean? (trans is short for transgender. This is where a person's gender identity is different to the one given to them at birth. When we are born we are told what gender we are - male or female- a transgender person knows inside that they are the other gender and as they begin to live as their authentic self, they present to world as the gender they know they truly are. Look at the photos of Kate from 2011 and 2021; the photo on the right shows Kate living as her authentic self)

- why do you think Kate was presenting as an adult male in 2011? Is it always easy for trans people to live as their authentic self? What might have helped Kate to live as herself when she was younger?

- what can we do today at school to make sure everyone here knows it's ok to be who you are?

- what can we learn from Kate?

- why is this about No Outsiders?

Kate words at Diversity Role Models  https://www.diversityrolemodels.org/

Thank you to Kate for giving me permission to use her photos.

No Outsiders: Everyone different, everyone welcome by Andrew Moffat

www.no-outsiders.com

Community

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-59795153

An Indian restaurant in Leeds gave away over 1200 meals on Christmas day to people who were hungry. They said the dinners were for, "anyone and everyone." The photo shows people queueing around the block for food on Christmas day.

Mumtaz restaurant were in inspired by Marcus Rashford and a £10 Christmas dinner he created with chef Tom Kerridge. Mumtaz provided a meal which consisted of onion bhajis with yoghurt, pilau rice biryani and chicken jalrezi. People queued around the block on Christmas day for the free food. 

Mumtaz restaurant lost 60% -70% of their trade over Christmas because of Covid, but they still wanted to give back to their local community; "To be able to do this and give back to the community always revives us and gives us strength. We know we're still privileged and should be very grateful for what we have."

Taj Shah, manager at Mumtaz, said, "The response has been overwhelming especially from local residents - we've had so many phone calls asking if we need help and volunteers."

- why do you think Mumtaz restaurant chose Christmas day to give away free food?

- why do you think they said the food was for "anyone and everyone"?

- Muntaz restaurant lost a lot of money because of Covid last month, yet they gave away 1000 meals; why did they do that? Should they not be saving money instead?

- "To be able to do this and give back to the community always revives us and gives us strength." why? How does that work?

- why are so many local residents offering to help out?  

- what is community and what is community cohesion?

- what does this story show about community cohesion in Leeds today?

- what can we learn from Mumtaz restaurant?

- why is this about No Outsiders ("anyone and everyone")

No Outsiders: Everyone different, everyone welcome by Andrew Moffat

www.no-outsiders.com

Archbishop Desmond Tutu

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-africa-59796717

The photo shows Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who died aged 90 on December 26th. Desmond used the phrase "No Outsiders" to show that everyone is welcome and his words inspired the No Outsiders ethos we use in school today. In February 2004, during a speech, Desmond Tutu said, "Everyone is an insider, there are no outsiders - whatever their beliefs, whatever their colour, gender or sexuality." 

Archbishop Desmond Tutu started as an English teacher in South Africa, but left the profession in 1953 when racial segregation was introduced in schools. He joined the church and by 1976 he was a Bishop. He became known as a campaigner against apartheid and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984. In 1988 he declared, "We refuse to be treated as the doormat for the government to wipe its jackboots on," and in 1989 he was arrested for being part of a rally for equality that had been banned.

Desmond Tutu continued to speak out against poverty, homophobia and injustice throughout his life. This short film gives an overview of his impact: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-africa-59796718

Desmond Tutu stood up for reconciliation; in the film link above he says, 

"When you want peace, you negotiate not with your friends... you talk to the ones that you least like."

In the link at the top of this page we can hear Desmond in his own words. He also says; 

"Accept Gods gift and become the beautiful creature, gay or straight, that God intends each one of us to be. God made you and God made you beautiful. And no one can ever take that away from you."

 - What was apartheid and how did it effect people?

- What would segregation in schools look like?

- why do you think the government in South Africa banned equality demonstrations at the time?

- if a march about equality had been banned by the government, was Desmond Tutu right to march regardless?

- how do you change society and challenge prejudice?

- "We refuse to be treated as the doormat for the government to wipe its jackboots on," what does this mean?

- "When you want peace, you negotiate not with your friends... you talk to the ones that you least like." what does he mean?

- "Accept Gods gift and become the beautiful creature, gay or straight, that God intends each one of us to be. God made you and God made you beautiful." what is Desmond Tutu saying about sexuality / different families here?

- "Everyone is an insider, there are no outsiders - whatever their beliefs, whatever their colour, gender or sexuality." why do you think Desmond Tutu used the word "Outsiders" in this speech; what did he mean?

- what would he say about our school today?

- what can we learn from Archbishop Desmond Tutu?

No Outsiders: Everyone different, everyone welcome by Andrew Moffat

www.no-outsiders.com