Tuesday night saw a small number of Newcastle fans chanting in support of Tommy Robinson. A tiny proportion of the 3,000 Newcastle supporters who travelled to see the 3-1 win…
A petition has been launched against a cut in funding to Show Racism the Red Card. On Wednesday we reported on the decision by Northumberland County Council (see below). The…
Show Racism the Red Card is a north east success story. Set up on Tyneside in 1996, it is an anti-racism educational charity which has been a major force in…
Newcastle legend Andy Cole was racially abused on a flight from Dublin to Manchester but the good news is that prison sentences have now been handed down.
Richard Offiong quoted, “I felt scared when they were making monkey chants at me.” Dean Gordon also quoted, “I was racially abused via email and they tracked the man down to Cyprus.”
Later in the day the children watched a promotional DVD for Show Racism the Red Card. On the film footballers shared their experiences of racist problems they had in their life. It showed the youngsters what to do if they experience a racist attack.
At the end of the day the ‘journalists’ took part in a Q and A, where they asked a variety of questions. Richard Offiong (Ex Newcastle) quoted; “Experiencing racism was awful because people were making monkey chants. It wasn’t very pleasant.”
