Fortnight of action - Show racism the Red Card in your community

The dates for the annual Show Racism the Red Card (SRTRC) Fortnight of Action - sponsored by UNISON Scotland) are 16 - 31 October 2009.

Once again, all of the Scotland's 42 professional football teams will be involved in anti-racist events at fixtures, and SRTRC are hoping for an increase on the 300 community based antiracist events that took place last October.

SRTRC will again be offering grants of up to £1,000 for local community-based initiatives that can demonstrate the following criteria:

• Projects must take place within the Fortnight of Action.

• Projects to be of educational value.

• Projects to involve/ be led by BME participants.

• Projects to demonstrate local partnership working.

Log on to, www.theredcardscotland.org for further details on the Fortnight of Action.

Should branches require further details on how to get involved with the Fortnight of Action, then contact Kevin O'Neil Area Organiser, k.oneil@unison.co.uk

One previous participant in this activity has been South Ayrshire branch. Their participation has developed much further - as Campbell Peden points out. “UNISON South Ayrshire have been given further funding from UNISON's General Political Fund (GPF) to keep their anti racist campaign with local record winning junior football team Auchinleck Talbot going in the community.

“In fact it will help us take our campaign to the next level - engaging young people in our local secondary schools.

“We plan to work in conjunction with the Religious & Moral Education Departments & Campus Police Officer to promote our anti racist campaign, delivering workshops, as well as involving young people (male & female) in training sessions at Bolton Wanderers training academy then taking in a Premiership football match".

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