What do you see in the picture, where is it taken, what do you think is happening, what do you think this story is about?
Gregory Locke from NYC boarded a subway train at Manhattan to find swastikas and racist graffiti daubed on all of the advertisements.
What are swastikas, what do they mean?
Why would someone write racist graffiti, what is their intention, how are they trying to make different people on the train feel?
Where does racism come from?
Gregory wrote on social media, "The train was silent as everyone stared at each other, uncomfortable and not sure what to do."
Why was the train silent?
What do you think people were thinking?
Why didn't anyone speak up?
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. Within about 2 minutes all the swastikas were gone."
What happened, why did it happen?
Why do you think everyone got up to help?
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 does heartening mean?
Does everyone know something is right or wrong?
Why did strangers come together and do this?
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?
What were the consequences of their actions?
What would have been the consequences if everyone had carried on ignoring the graffiti?
You can ignore grafitti; why not just take no notice?
How do you think people felt when they left the train having cleaned it off?
What does this show us about people and what they think about racism?
What can we learn from the people in this story?
Why is this story about No Outsiders?
How do you think people felt when they left the train having cleaned it off?
What does this show us about people and what they think about racism?
What can we learn from the people in this story?
Why is this story about No Outsiders?
Which British value is this about?
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