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SHOW RACISM THE RED CARD

“Education has a central role in creating new values and attitudes and provides us with important tools for addressing deep-rooted discrimination and the legacy of historical injustices,” - UN Special Rapporteur

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Keys to everyday anti-racism - Declan Cann

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Keys to everyday anti-racism - Declan Cann

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LOVE
Choosing love and healing over fear and oppression is a path of courageous vulnerability. Gratitude, joy, and an open heart are all components of love that enable one to do the work to be anti-racist and to bring anti-racism into daily life. Accepting love empowers us to do the hard work.

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equality

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Tolerance

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There are many reasons why people can have racist attitudes.

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There are many reasons why people can have racist attitudes.

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We take on the vieWs of people around us

A lot of our attitudes are shaped when we’re young. When our family members or friends express racist opinions, it’s common that we will take on those views ourselves. The problem is that, unless we do something about it, they can stay with us for a lifetime.

We hang around With people “like us”

It’s normal to want to spend time with people that have the same interests, background, culture and language. It creates a sense of belonging that is really important. The downside is that it can also set up differences between other groups and, over time, this might lead to us to thinking that our group is better than others.
We’re quick to judge

We often put labels on people. He dresses like this so he must be into this music. She goes to that school
so she must be rich. We can also stereotype people from different racial backgrounds as “lazy”, “brainy”, “aggro”... you get the idea. The way to beat the stereotypes? Don’t judge a whole group. Get to know people from different racial backgrounds and find out how much you have in common.

We blame others for our problems

When we feel angry or frustrated, we often look
for someone else to blame for our problems. As a community, we can do the same thing. People who look or talk differently to us are an easy target. You can hear it happening today in comments like, “those people take our jobs” or “they get government handouts all the time”. Nearly all the time, these statements are wrong.

There are no reasons or excuses for racism.
It’s just wrong. And In many cases, racism is against the law. For more information, see the “What does the law say” factsheet.

If racism happens to you, find out what you can do in the “What can you do?” factsheet.

If you see racism happening at school, in public or online, stand up to it. There’s lots of safe ways that you can help. Find out more in the “What you can do?” factsheet.

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racial discrimination

racialism

racial prejudice/bigotry

xenophobia

chauvinism

bigotry

bias

intolerance

anti-Semitism

apartheid

these are all linked to ‘racism’ the belief that different races possess distinct characteristics, abilities, or qualities, especially so as to distinguish them as inferior or superior to one another.

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 introduction to race.  A race is a grouping of humans based on shared physical or social qualities into categories generally viewed as distinct by society. since the second half of the 20th century, the association of race with the discredited theories of scientific racism has contributed to race becoming increasingly seen as largely pseudoscientific system of classification. 

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 introduction to race.  A race is a grouping of humans based on shared physical or social qualities into categories generally viewed as distinct by society. since the second half of the 20th century, the association of race with the discredited theories of scientific racism has contributed to race becoming increasingly seen as largely pseudoscientific system of classification. 

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The effects of racism among ethnic-racial minorities can be observed from childhood and early adolescence. The most consistent effects of racism among children and adolescents are for negative mental health outcomes . Associations between racism and lower self-esteem and higher anxiety, stress, depression, suicide ideation and attempts, aggression, Attention Deficit and Hyperactive Disorder, and behavioural problems have been reported. More specifically, research with Aboriginal Australian adolescents and young adults indicates associations of racism and poor overall mental health and higher anxiety, depression, and suicide risk.

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Solutions