Show Racism the Red Card
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| Founded | January 1996 |
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| Focus | Racism in society |
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| Origins | Association football |
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Area served
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United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland |
| Method | Popular education |
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Key people
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Chief Executive: Ged Grebby |
| Slogan | The campaign against racism in football and society |
| Website | www.srtrc.org |
Show Racism the Red Card (SRTRC) is an anti-racism education charity, established in England in January 1996 to harness the high-profile nature of footballers as anti-racist role models to educate against racism throughout society in the United Kingdom.
Show Racism the Red Card started in North Tyneside and now has offices in England, Scotland and Wales as well as other countries. The founder and chief executive Ged Grebby began in politics as a member of the Trotskyist-entryist group Militant and SRTRC was founded as an extension of the Youth against Racism in Europe (part of the Committee for a Workers' International).
The charity produces educational resources such as DVDs, education packs magazines, and posters.
The stated aim of the charity is to "aim to combat racism through enabling role models, who are predominantly but not exclusively footballers, to present an anti-racist message to young people and others." Achieving this through three methods:
Show Racism the Red Card grew out of a £50 donation made by then Newcastle United goalkeeper Shaka Hislop in 1995 to a local anti-racism campaign in Newcastle Upon-Tyne. Ged Grebby, who founded the charity, was an active member in Youth against Racism in Europe, which sent educational packs to schools. One magazine got into the hands of Hislop, who pledged £50, urging more donations. It was when he got on board that Show Racism The Red Card was founded.
Since then it has grown both in the UK where it has offices in Whitley Bay, Glasgow and Cardiff, as well as in Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark. The campaigns in each country have education through sport as a common goal but draw on different local resources to get the message across.
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