What is racism

- What is Racism?

If you are reading this page, you most likely don’t know what racism is or want to improve your knowledge on the subject. Well, this is where we can help with that! So… what is racism? Racism is a form of bullying someone, but for a couple of specific reasons. The most common examples of this are: skin colour, origin, accent, style/clothing, religion or cultural beliefs. This act of meanness has been going on for centuries, passed down through generations. Racism is not okay. Everyone is equal and should have the same rights in life and the same chances of success.

The Oxford Dictionary defines it as, “Prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one’s own race is superior.”

Racism can happen/take place in different ways:

- Who is affected?

Now, anyone can be affected by racism. Victim, witness or the bully! If you are a victim, you tend to face problems such as mental health issues. Witnesses tend to be traumatised and even grow a fear of other ethnic groups.
The racists tend to find consequences like fines, jail, police interrogations, people not trusting them and no friends (People also tend to be frightened of racist people).

But don’t worry, as #DontRecycleRacism are here to help! We are a Social Enterprise Project based at Glebelands Primary School in collaboration with the Social Enterprise Academy, Biffa, Jigsaw Media, NHS Community Trust, The Common Good Fund and Xplore Dundee. Our aim is to raise awareness of the impact that racism has on our local communities and educate children on how to deal with racism when they are victims or witnesses.

So, if you need any advice on how to tackle racism, or just simply know more about the history of racism, #DontRecycleRacism will give you all the answers you need!

- Our Shop

We’ve designed our own #dontrecycleracism water bottles and tote bags which you can buy from our online shop! The money we are trying to raise will allow us to roll out our idea to a wider area and get our message out to as many children as we can.