Many of the interviews that have been shared on social media this week feature in this film – a documentary about the Black Power movement through the eyes of Swedish journalists and filmmakers who'd travelled to report on it.

This leaves our generation misinformed and at times ignorant to white privilege and systemic racism. This leaves our generation misinformed and ignorant to white privilege and systemic racism. In order to diminish systemic racism, we must educate young adolescents how they can actively be involved in standing up against racism (eg. This Ava DuVernay-directed film is based around Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (David Oyelowo) and his followers' historic march from Selma to Montgomery. Do not let our education system become biased.
We currently learn about racism through a historic lens leading many adolescents to the impression that racism is an issue of the past rather than something we face daily. Kerry Washington stars in this film about an estranged interracial couple awaiting news on their missing teenage son in a Florida police station. Available to rent on Amazon. Michael B Jordan stars in this biographical film about the events leading to the death of Oscar Grant, who was killed in 2009 by a BART police officer, Johannes Mehserle. Told in the words of James Baldwin, through personal appearances and the text of his final unfinished book, I Am Not Your Negro touches on the lives and assassinations of Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr and Medgar Evans to discuss how the image and reality of Black people in America today is fabricated and enforced. Rejected petition Make white privilege + systemic racism mandatory in the British education course Education on white privilege and systemic racism in our schools across the uk must be implemented as a compulsory part of the school curriculum in order to lift the curtain of 'white blindness'. Organiser Joshua Bailey says there is much omitted about imperialism and colonialism in our curriculum and that needs to change: 'By excluding the evils of British Imperialism, along with how members of the African Diaspora contributed to the British nation-state, British children are robbed of understanding how colonialist ideology was implemented. Let’s get to 1,500! This documentary by Ava DuVernay includes scholars, activists and politicians, analysing the criminalisation of African-Americans and the US prison boom. Available on Netflix. Available to stream on Amazon. There’s already a petition about this issue. Available to buy on Amazon. 'Frederick Douglass said that “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” Similarly, we recognise that better education for our children is the most effective tool for constructing an anti-racist society.’. Nächstes Ziel: 200.000. Here are four that you can sign to help lobby the government to give our children a more rounded education. change.org - Make white privilege and systemic racism a compulsory part of the British education course change.org - Black British History is British History change.org - Battle racism … This BBC Three documentary, still available on iPlayer, examines the devastating impact of football racism in the UK, as incidents soar and players at every level of the game call for drastic action. Available on Amazon. We need to actively tackle and discuss these issues through a structured, mandatory educational course rather than relying on generational change to drift vaguely towards racial equity and a deeper understanding of these issues. Responding to events happening globally and nationally, it's clear we need to tackle and discuss these issues through a structured, mandatory curriculum instead of relying on generational change to drift vaguely towards racial equity. Based on the Pulitzer-winning book by Alice Walker, the film follows Celie, a black woman growing up in the early 1900s.

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It is vital that we educate adolescents on the history of racism as well as the white privilege in order to lift the curtain on ‘white blindness’. Make white privilege and systemic racism a compulsory part of the British education course 0 have signed. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google.

Although you can have debates and go on marches in the hope of battling closed minds, school is where minds are opened and where we should grasp the opportunity to teach students about diversity and our current society, including the injustices.’, This petition calls on issues around white privilege and racism to be a mandatory part of the KS3 National Curriculum. The only name This movie, based on the book of the same name by Angie Thomas, tells the story of Starr Carter, who witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend by police. Find out more about cookies. diversity quotas in jobs, media and more). And You Can Win Big with Sky VIP, New Grazia Study Reveals That Lockdown Has Made Us Kinder, 22 Of The Absolute Best Airbnbs Right Here In The UK. Who Said It, Donald Trump Or The Kardashians? Nationwide in our schools we study and learn about racism through a historic lens leading many adolescents to the impression that racism is an issue of the past as oppose to something we face daily.

0 haben unterschrieben. We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards. Two Mississippi families – one Black, one white – confront the brutal realities of prejudice, farming and friendship in this Netflix series. This stunts the growth of racial equality in the UK and hinders the racial esteem of Black British children. To that end, a number of petitions have sprung up, asking the Department of Education in the UK to look at the national curriculum and how we can better teach the next generation to be anti-racist.

This leaves our generation misinformed and at times ignorant to white privilege and systemic racism. In response to the countless tragic events that have occurred, and are occurring, globally and nationally, regarding racism it is clearer than ever that education on white privilege and systemic racism in our schools across the UK is essential and must be implemented as a mandatory part of our school curriculum. A biographical film of activist Malcolm X, directed and co-written by Spike Lee and starring Denzel Washington. You can hire Belle on Amazon Prime. Available to watch on Netflix. This petition, by Molly Crossley is looking to get The Good Immigrant by Nikesh Shukla and Why I’m No longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge onto the GCSE reading list. VAT no 918 5617 01, H Bauer Publishing are authorised and regulated for credit broking by the FCA (Ref No. Available on Netflix. The true story of lawyer, Bryan Stevenson, battling to overturn the wrongful murder conviction of Walter McMillian. It is a necessity to make white privilege and systemic racism a compulsory part of the KS3 National Curriculum. A documentary about the prejudices and cultural bias dark-skinned women face around the world. Make white privilege and systemic racism a compulsory part of the British education course Petition details Comments Updates Recent news Trending petitions Stay to add comment? diversity quotas in jobs, media and more). This petition says that children should be made better aware of racism in the UK and how it can be combatted - and asks that people of colour be heard on what should be in that curriculum. Provide resources to young people to educate themselves further. You can buy the film on DVD. Education on white privilege and systemic racism in our schools across the uk must be implemented as a compulsory part of the school curriculum in order to lift the curtain of 'white blindness'. What Can You Do With Kids For Halloween This Year? Many of Reggie Yates' ongoing documentaries and Extreme series for BBC Three are important watches. All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated, https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/323808, https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions?state=open&topic=race-and-equality. Available to rent on Amazon Prime. Amma Asante's film is inspired by the 1779 painting of Dido Elizabeth Belle – the illegitimate mixed-race child of Sir John Lindsay – alongside her cousin, Lady Elizabeth Murray, which hangs in Kenwood House, London.

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You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/323808, We have also published several petitions about race and equality more widely, which you can view here: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions?state=open&topic=race-and-equality. A Netflix series following several Black college students at a largely white Ivy League school – based on the film of the same name (which can be rented on Amazon Prime). Diese*r Petitionsstarter*in setzt sich für Dinge ein, die ihr/ihm am Herzen liegen. Available to rent on Amazon. The Shane Meadows film that spawned the Channel 4 series shows the development of skinhead culture in the 1980s in the UK and how it became hijacked by racist voices.