Racism shown the Red Card in Perth and Kinross

Free St Johnstone squad posters are to be handed out to Saints supporters before the club's home game against Rangers as part of the Show Racism the Red Card Fortnight of Action.

Perth & Kinross UNISON branch has teamed up with St Johnstone FC, the Community Safety Partnership and the local council to sponsor the posters. They will also renew sponsorship of a Show Racism the Red Card advertising billboard at St Johnstone’s McDiarmid Park stadium.

The posters were launched on Monday 12 October by Councillor Elspeth Maclachlan from the Community Safety Partnership and Hamid Rasheed of UNISON. Hamid said: “UNISON is at the forefront of anti-racist campaigning and we are delighted to renew our involvement with Saints in this Fortnight of Action.”

The posters will then be distributed to fans by volunteers before the game versus Rangers on Saturday 17 October. They will also be handed out to members of the ‘Junior Saints’ supporters club. As part of the Fortnight of Action, St Johnstone youth players will take on Mental Health service users in a small game on 20 October.

At the end of the fortnight St Johnstone players will ‘show racism the red card’ prior to their away fixture against Kilmarnock on 24 October.

The Show Racism the Red Card Fortnight of Action runs throughout Scotland from October 16-31. It encourages participation from all sections of communities to celebrate diversity and tackle racism.

A major aim of the Fortnight of Action is to encourage anti-racist actions, events and initiatives to take place throughout the year.

Billy Singh, Manager of the Scottish Show Racism the Red Card campaign said: “This initiative will help us to promote our anti racist message. There is a growing determination within Scotland to tackle this scourge and we all have a role to play. Ignoring racism is accepting racism.”

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