Interfaith community

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/muslim-groups-raises-150000-to-cover-funeral-costs-for-all-pittsburgh-victims-in-just-48-hours-a3976986.html

Two Muslim groups have raised money to help Jewish families affected by the tragedy in a Synagogue in Pittsburgh, USA where 11 people were killed.

The picture shows a vigil held outside the Synagogue in the days after the shooting, where more than 1000 people came to pay their respects and show support for the community.

The two Muslim groups raised their target of $25,000 just six hours after launching the appeal. In 48 hours $150,000 was raised. The money will pay for the funerals of the people who died and will go to the families affected.

John Sayles, director of the Jewish Federation's community relations council said, "Pittsburgh is such a tight knit community, and the Islamic centre of Pittsburgh are true friends of the Jewish community here. They have stepped up for us in countless ways. There's a few things keeping us going  right now but this is at the top of the list."

What do you see in the picture?
What are they doing?
What do you notice about the people, how are they similar and different?

Say the photo was taken in Pittsburgh, USA following an attack on a Jewish Synagogue where 11 people died.

- Why did someone choose to attack a Synagogue? (This person didn't understand about difference; he is afraid of people who are different to him because he hasn't learned yet that it's ok to be different. Explain that some people think we all have to be the same - same skin, same religion, same kind of people; it's the opposite view to us, we know it's good to have different skin, different religions and be friends with different kinds of people, but this man hadn't learned that yet; he hadn't heard of No Outsiders. It's why we have to tell everyone about our brilliant school where we are all different but we get along, and everyone is welcome, so that this doesn't happen again.)
- What do you notice about the people attending the vigil, all they all the same gender or age? Do they all have the same skin colour, do you think they are all Jewish? What does the picture show about the people of Pittsburgh and how they feel about people of different faith?
- why are people from one faith community raising money to pay for the funerals of people from a different faith?
- What does this show about people of different faith in the world today?
- The groups achieved their target in just 6 hours and raised far more than they expected after two days; what does this show about how the Islamic community in Pittsburgh feels about people of different faith?
- Why does John Sayles say, "the Islamic centre are true friends of the Jewish community"?
- What can we learn from the Islamic community of Pittsburgh?
- Why is this story about No Outsiders?

No Outsiders in our school: Teaching the equality act in primary schools by Andrew Moffat

Reclaiming radical ideas in schools: Preparing young children for life in modern Britain by Andrew Moffat

bookshop community

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/oct/29/southampton-bookshop-october-books-enlists-human-chain-to-move-to-new-store?fbclid=IwAR3rBnVJwORIgsQex1UppYr14d9Z3EkK_W9Gd3cyXwdNSlSWnqmbUMNu1s0

A community bookshop in Southampton had to move because the rent went up and they could not afford to stay. They managed to raise funds to buy an old building 150 metres away but had to find a way of moving their 2000 books.

The local community came to the rescue, forming a human chain from the old bookshop to the new bookshop and passing books along the chain to their new home.

Jani Franck, who joined the human chain said, "It's amazing. The power of community coming together and achieving something like this."

What do you see in the picture?
What do you notice about the people - how are they similar, how are they different?
What do you think they are doing?

explain the story

- What are bookshops for?
- Why do the people in this town want to help their bookshop stay open?
- How does a human chain work? Why did people give up their time to pass books along a chain?
- What do you notice about the people? Are they all the same? What does this show about who the bookshop is for?
- How do you think the people in the chain felt as they passed the books? In the photo lots of the people are smiling, why?
- What does Jani mean by "the power of community"?
- What does this story and photo tell us about people living in the UK today?
- What can we learn from the people in the photo?
- Why is this story about No Outsiders?

No Outsiders in our school: Teaching about the Equality Act in primary schools by Andrew Moffat

Reclaiming radical ideas in schools: Preparing young children for life in modern Britain by Andrew Moffat

disability bus ride

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/paris-bus-driver-hailed-for-kicking-all-passengers-off-after-they-refused-to-make-room-for-a3977531.html?fbclid=IwAR3BvDCNz7aUX5pULIHsMObA5l3hIdG2-ExHPHf_vXYXd6zPffJE2gVEjtI

Francois Le Berre was waiting for a bus in Paris and when the bus came he tried to get on. Francois has multiple sclerosis and uses a wheelchair. There is a place on each bus where wheelchairs can sit, but there were people standing in the space and no-one offered to move.

The bus driver noticed Francois struggling to find a space and he stopped the bus. He stood up and shouted, "Terminating! Everybody off!" asking everyone to leave the bus. The driver then allowed Francois back on the bus, telling the other passengers, "You wait for the next one," and drove off with Francois as the only passenger.

A twitter page called "Accessible pour TOUS" tweeted the story which has gone viral. One person wrote, "Bravo to the bus driver, shame on the passengers."

What do you see in the picture?

Where do you think the person is?

What do you think the story might be?

explain the story

- Why do buses have spaces for disabled passengers?

- Why were people standing in the space for disabled passengers?

- When Francois tried to get on the bus, what could the other passengers have done?

- Why did the bus driver shout "Terminating!"

- Why did the driver then allow Francois back on the bus?

- What was the driver trying to show the other passengers?

- Francois could have waited for the next bus, why didn't the driver ask him to wait?

- What does this show us about the driver and his attitude towards difference and diversity?

- Why has this story gone viral? What does this show us about people around the world and their attitudes towards disability?

- Why has someone tweeted, "Shame on the passengers!"

- What else could the passengers have done?

- The twitter feed translates as "accessible for all" what does this mean?

- What can we learn from the driver?

- Why is this story about No Outsiders?

No Outsiders in our school: Teaching the Equality Act in primary schools by Andrew Moffat

Reclaiming radical ideas in schools: Preparing young children for life in modern Britain by Andrew Moffat

Gas station help

https://www.indy100.com/article/two-men-act-of-kindness-money-change-petrol-carlos-davis-8603376

Two men noticed a woman was paying for her petrol using pennies. They stepped in and offered to help her out by paying the bill for her, giving her a handful of cash to make life a little easier.

The woman then broke down in tears and told the men her husband died only a week ago and she was finding it hard to cope. She thanked the men and one replied, "It's only right, we've got to stick together."

The woman says, "How can I repay you?" and the man replied,
"You don't have to replay me, that's for you." His friend also says, "Pay it forward."

A clip of the story has gone viral and the man has been identified as American comedian Carlos Davis. People on twitter have been praising the actions of the two men, one said, "We've got to take care of each other. That's what America needs right now."

What do you see in the picture?
What do you think might be happening?
What do you notice about the people in the picture- how are they similar, how are they different?

explain the story

- Why do you think the woman was paying for petrol using pennies?
- Why did the two men stop her and give her cash?
- How do you think the woman felt when the men gave her cash?
- Did the men know the woman's husband had died?
- What did the man mean by, "We've got to stick together"?
- Why don't the men give the women their address so she can send money to them later?
- The woman offers to repay the men and one says, "Pay it forward," what does he mean?
- Why do you think this clip has gone viral? What does this show about people around the world today?
- How do you think this incident will affect the woman in future?
- What can we learn from the men 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

Reclaiming radical ideas in schools: Preparing young children for life in modern Britain by Andrew Moffat

Equality and equity

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/kid-helps-his-little-sister-play-basketball-video_uk_5bc9b582e4b0d38b58771366?p5a&utm_hp_ref=uk-homepage

A 30 second video showing a boy teaching his sister to play basketball has gone viral around the world.

In the clip, the girl is seen trying to get the ball in to the basket, but it rolls back and drops on to her face. The girl cries and her brother steps forward to hug and kiss her, saying, "It's OK, you're strong!"

The brother then offers to carry his sister, giving her the ball and lifting her to reach the basket, before clapping when the ball hits the target.

The clip has been viewed over 14 million times in 6 days and the boy has been called "Brother of the year" on twitter.

What do you see in the picture?
What is happening?
What do you think the story is?

- Why did the girl find basketball difficult? Because of her gender of because of her age?
- Why is the boy better at basketball? (age and height)
- When the girl fails, why doesn't the boy laugh at her?
- The boy could have said, "Basketball is for boys!" why doesn't he say that?
- Why does the boy say, "It's OK, you're strong!"
- When the boy tells his sister she is strong, she stops crying - why?
- Why does he pick her up rather than encouraging her to try again on her own?
- Why has this clip gone viral?
- Why has the boy been called "Brother of the year"?
- What can we learn from the boy?
- Why is this story about No Outsiders? (Because the girl felt like an outsider when she couldn't do it. She needed a bit of extra help because of her age and ability and the brother made sure he gave her the right support. he made sure she no longer felt like an outsider)

In upper KS2/3 add this question:
This is a good example of equality and equity. What is the difference?
- equality is where everyone is treated the same, equity is when everyone is treated fairly.
- the two children have different needs to get the basketball in the net; if they are both treated the same, one will find more difficulty because of age and height.
- sometimes different people need different strategies to achieve the same outcome
- in order to make the game fair, the girl needs more help; the boy is making sure her needs are met.

Penguins - different families

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/10/12/same-sex-penguin-couple-fosters-egg-sydney-aquarium/

Magic and Sphen are two male penguins at Sea Life Sydney Aquarium, Australia. The gentoo penguins were observed forming a bond earlier this year and they were often seen bowing to each other. Penguin Supervisor Tish Nannan says, "Bowing is a gentoo way of saying they love each other." Sphen then gave  Magic a stone, which the penguin staff understood to be a token of affection like a proposal, before the couple built a nest together.

Staff decided to give Sphen and Magic a fake egg to practise their parenting skills and then they were given a real egg. Tish says penguins parents can only raise one chick at a time and the original parents of the egg didn't even notice it was missing. When they were given the egg Magic and Steph, "immediately knew exactly what it was and started incubating it and we're really really happy."

Magic and Steph are the first same sex penguins in Australia to be given a foster egg to raise. but there are other stories of penguins around the world who have raised chicks in different families. Roy and Silo in New York City zoo became famous and they had a book written about them (And Tango makes three). At Wingham Wildlife Park in Kent, UK, a same sex pair raised a chick that had been abandoned by its parents. The park owner Tony Biskin says, "These two have so far proven to be two of the best penguin parents we have had yet."

What do you see in the picture?
What do you think the story might be?

explain the story

- How did the zoo keepers know Sphen and Magic were a couple?
- Why did they decide to give the penguins a fake egg?
- Why did the zoo keepers decide to give the penguins a real egg?
- Why does Tish say, "We're really happy"?
- What does this story show about different families?
- What is the name for two males who are in a couple? (gay), what is the name for two females in a couple? (lesbian)
- The story has been celebrated and gone viral around the world; why?
- What does this show about people around the around the world and their attitudes toward different families?
- What can we learn from the penguins Spen and Magic?
- What can we learn from the zoo keepers at Sydney Sea Life?
- Why is this story about No Outsiders?

"No outsiders in our school: Teaching the equality act in primary schools" by Andrew Moffat

"Reclaiming radical ideas in schools: Preparing young children for life in modern Britain" by Andrew Moffat 

Dr Who - identity

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-45763549

The new series of Dr Who has aired with the Dr as a female for the first time. During the episode the Dr was told she was a woman and she replied, "Am I? Does it suit me? Oh yeah I remember. Half an hour ago I was a white-haired Scotsman." Later she built her own sonic screwdriver from scratch using impressive engineering skills. 

The Doctor said; "We are all capable of the most incredible change. We can evolve while still saying true to who we are. We can honour who we've been and choose who we want to be next."

What do you see in the picture?
Who is this?

Explain the story

- Why do you think Dr Who has always been a male character up till now? (tradition, "That's the way it's always been", some people might think Dr Who cannot be female)
- Dr Who is now female; what does this show us about ideas ideas and traditions?
- What would you say to someone who says "The Dr should be a man!"
- Read the quote about 'incredible change' - what does the Dr mean?
- What is identity?
- What is the Dr saying about identity in this quote?
- What can we learn from the Dr?
- Why is this story about No Outsiders?

No Outsiders in our school: Teaching the equality act in primary schools by Andrew Moffat

Reclaiming radical ideas in schools: Preparing young children for life in modern Britain by Andrew Moffat