Action Reports - Contents

October 2005 Fortnight of Action - Action Reports

'One Scotland, Many Cultures'
Pirniehall Primary School, Edinburgh

Monday 10th to Friday 14th.

Lynn Goss organised this event with involvement from the Black Community Development Project, North Edinburgh Arts Centre and the Scottish Storytelling Centre. The aims of the project were to increase awareness, appreciation and positive attitudes to cultural diversity. This was done through a variety of subjects depending on the ages of the children concerned.

Primary 1- 3: through a celebratory looked at different cultures' festivals, customs and lifestyles. Primary 4-6: through issues of citizenship, membership and rights, and with Primary 7's: History of Racism.

The Red Card rep arrived on Thursday afternoon to witness an enthusiatic Senegalese drumming/ drama workshop taking place with one group of children whilst an international food tasting session was happening with another group. A parents meeting that evening was due to begin with the children's anti - racism poster campaign being highlighted. The parents would also have the chance to taste variety of foods from different cultures and would be offered anti- racist literature within the event.

During the week long event the children were exposed to new ideas/ways of thinking about people of different ethnicities through this varied and imaginative programme.

Action report by Red Card volunteer project worker Katharine Aarrestad.