Show Racism the Red Card was established in January 1996, thanks in part to a donation by then Newcastle United goalkeeper Shaka Hislop.
In 1990’s Newcastle, Shaka was at a petrol station near St. James’ Park when he was confronted with a group of young people shouting racist abuse at him. After one of the group realised that they had been shouting at Shaka Hislop, the Newcastle United football player, they came over to ask for an autograph.
SRtRC delivered an event at Prenton Park in partnership with Wirral Deen Centre and Tranmere Rovers in the Community as part of Islamophobia Awareness Month. 40 young people aged 11-15 attended from 3 Wirral schools: Birkenhead Park School, St. Mary’s College and St. John Plessington Catholic College. The day consisted of:
Show Racism the Red Card Wales, in partnership with the Welsh Rugby Union hosted an all staff WRU event at the Principality stadium which featured a presentation from the Campaign Manger for Wales on the work of Show Racism the Red Card followed by acting CEO Nigel Walker around the importance and commitment to anti-racism from the WRU. A panel of guests including, Gerald Cordle, Anthony Blades, Rafiuke Taylor, Robert Mota and Noor Omar with lived experience of racism within rugby in Wales.
On the 8th of November, Leyton Orient Trust in collaboration Show Racism The Red Card hosted an inspiring anti-racism educational event at Brisbane Road, home of Leyton Orient Football Club. This event brought together over 90 local school pupils from year 6, including students from St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School and Bancroft Primary School to educate and empower these young minds to combat racism.
The Competition is open to young people of all ages and abilities and is a great follow-on activity to educational work about racism.
Watch our honorary president Shaka Hislop, CEO Ged Grebby, and a host of faces from our organisation look back at 25 years of Show Racism the Red Card.
Shaka Hislop is joined by an array of star sportspeople, from John Barnes to Tony Bellew, and Gareth Southgate to Nigel de Jong.
We provide educational workshops, training sessions, multimedia packages, and a whole host of other resources, all with the purpose of tackling racism in society. Established in January 1996, the organisation utilises the high-profile status of football and football players to publicise its message. Across Britain, Show Racism the Red Card delivers training to more than 50,000 individuals per year.
