Show Racism the Red Card
Show Racism the Red Card are some chums of ours who run a charity committed to fighting racism in all it’s forms at a grassroots level. They use footballers to assist in getting young people to engage & challenge all the nonsense that blind racism perpetuates.
They have gone from a tiny organisation started in Whitley Bay, to a global concern with offices all over the world & links to all the major football clubs you can think of. Every year they release a set of team photos for young fans to download, which clearly demonstrate the different Clubs support for the cause. As football is among the most racially mixed professions in the country & followed by a great many young people, this is a powerfull tool to raise conciousness with the kids.
They actively go out to local schools & do presentations & encourage young kids to debate topics around the issue of discrimination. They also hold regular family open days across the region at sports centres, where footballers will come & hold question & answer sessions, kids play 5 a side, there are trampolines, arts & crafts & all manner of stuff going on to engage the children (& their parents) in the anti racist message.
Tom our resident Dj often spins the tunes at these events & they are always a really great day out.
Along with all this they are always looking for new ways to engage & connect with people, including making movies & holding many other types of events.
We first encountered them in Holland many years ago (see History & Culture section) & have often co promoted events since then, to help raise funds & recruit volunteers to help them spread the message in schools.
They put on three amazing comedy shows Stand Up Against Racism in Glasgow, Newcastle & London to fight the BNP as the last election was looming.
All the comedians performed for free & both nights were hilarious & runaway successes.
This is the main link to the SRTC website www.theredcard.org
SRTRC are a great organisation & at WHQ we are very proud to number them among our true friends. We have linked some of our shows like the one with Max, below to SRTRC over the years & they always go well.
