Anti-Racism

	The Value of Integrating Multiculturalism and Anti-Racist Education Racism:'Any incident which is perceived to be racist by the victim or any other person'.
Anti-Racism Multi-culturalism Tackling Racism Racism awareness see also Without Fear Reporting Hate Crime Holocaust Outreach DOWNLOADS Equalities and inclusion projects/Race Equality workshops 2003-2004 expression of interest proforma	Recommendation 67:
Recommendation 67:- That consideration be given to amendment of the National Curriculum aimed at valuing cultural diversity and preventing racism, in order better to reflect the needs of a diverse society. The aim of the project is the integration of multiculturalism and anti-racism to ensure that all forms of stereotyping, prejudice, discrimination and all forms of racism are identified, examined and understood. Multiculturalism and anti-racism education provide learning experiences that promote strength of individuality through cultural diversity which works towards ensuring race equality between all racial groups. Multiculturalism and anti-racism give pupils/students learning experiences that are intended to develop identity, respect and understanding about self and others, and social responsibility.
What's wrong with a multi-cultural perspective on its own?
Multiculturalism emphasises cultural and religious differences, which may ignore and obscure the issues of racism and the promotion of racial equality. Often the curricular focus is achieved through religious education and personal and social education. Moreover, an emphasis on differences can create a division between 'them and us'. An emphasis upon similarities is vital in order to draw attention to the common ground upon which co-operation and true understanding and acceptance (not tolerance) between the various cultures and religions within the school communities in Tower Hamlets may proceed.
Why an anti-racist education?
An anti-racist education examines past and present historical inequalities, slavery, colonialism, fear and hatred, unequal relations and structures of power, negative beliefs and attitudes, learned behaviour, institutional and organisational racism and discrimination, both direct and indirect. Racism is frequently unrecognised and, as a set of beliefs and attitudes, it is frequently unconscious.
The challenges
The challenges for an anti-racist and multi-cultural education are to:- be receptive and generous towards other cultural/religious identities, and be prepared to learn from them, as distinct from wishing to exclude or to be separate; engage with myths in a systematic way; identify prejudice and discrimination and do something about it to make a positive difference for all pupils and students so that any barriers, self-imposed or institutionally imposed, are broken; be open to change, choice and development, as distinct from being unreflective, and rigid in values and beliefs.
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Introduction The Value of Integrating Multiculturalism and Anti-Racist Education Tackling Racism - Anti-Racism Policy and Practice Racism awareness training and valuing cultural diversity;

The Value of Integrating Multiculturalism and Anti-Racist Education

Racism:'Any incident which is perceived to be racist by the victim or any other person'.

Anti-Racism

Multi-culturalism

Tackling Racism

Racism awareness

see also

Without Fear

Reporting Hate Crime

Holocaust Outreach

DOWNLOADS

Equalities and inclusion projects/Race Equality workshops 2003-2004 expression of interest proforma

Recommendation 67:

Recommendation 67:- That consideration be given to amendment of the National Curriculum aimed at valuing cultural diversity and preventing racism, in order better to reflect the needs of a diverse society.

The aim of the project is the integration of multiculturalism and anti-racism to ensure that all forms of stereotyping, prejudice, discrimination and all forms of racism are identified, examined and understood.

Multiculturalism and anti-racism education provide learning experiences that promote strength of individuality through cultural diversity which works towards ensuring race equality between all racial groups.

Multiculturalism and anti-racism give pupils/students learning experiences that are intended to develop identity, respect and understanding about self and others, and social responsibility.

What's wrong with a multi-cultural perspective on its own?

Multiculturalism emphasises cultural and religious differences, which may ignore and obscure the issues of racism and the promotion of racial equality. Often the curricular focus is achieved through religious education and personal and social education. Moreover, an emphasis on differences can create a division between 'them and us'.

An emphasis upon similarities is vital in order to draw attention to the common ground upon which co-operation and true understanding and acceptance (not tolerance) between the various cultures and religions within the school communities in Tower Hamlets may proceed.

Why an anti-racist education?

An anti-racist education examines past and present historical inequalities, slavery, colonialism, fear and hatred, unequal relations and structures of power, negative beliefs and attitudes, learned behaviour, institutional and organisational racism and discrimination, both direct and indirect. Racism is frequently unrecognised and, as a set of beliefs and attitudes, it is frequently unconscious.

The challenges

The challenges for an anti-racist and multi-cultural education are to:-

be receptive and generous towards other cultural/religious identities, and be prepared to learn from them, as distinct from wishing to exclude or to be separate;
engage with myths in a systematic way;
identify prejudice and discrimination and do something about it to make a positive difference for all pupils and students so that any barriers, self-imposed or institutionally imposed, are broken;
be open to change, choice and development, as distinct from being unreflective, and rigid in values and beliefs.

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Introduction
The Value of Integrating Multiculturalism and Anti-Racist Education
Tackling Racism - Anti-Racism Policy and Practice
Racism awareness training and valuing cultural diversity;