Gweithdai Trosedd Casineb / Hate Crime Workshop

Trosedd Casieb (Hate Crime) yw trosedd ble mae’r dioddefwr yn cael ei dargedu oherwydd atgasedd neu rhagfarn tuag at eu ‘hîl’ neu ethnigedd, eu crefydd, eu anabledd, eu cyfeiriadaeth rywiol (sexual orientation) neu eu hunaniaeth trawsryweddol (transgender identity).

Fel yw’r achos yng ngweddill yr ynys, mae ffigyrau Trosedd Casineb gogledd Cymru’n peri cryn bryder; hyd at Medi 2018 roedd niferoedd y troseddau o’r math yma i fyny 34.7% dros y rhanbarth o gymharu â’r flwyddyn flaenorol! Ymysg y ffigyrau, dangoswyd bod troseddau casineb wedi treblu ar Ynys Môn, a bron iawn wedi dyblu yn ardal arfordirol sir Gonwy!

Derbyniodd Dangos y Cerdyn Coch i Hiliaeth gyllid gan gronfa ‘Wythnos Ymwybyddiaeth Trosedd Casieb’ Comisiynydd Heddlu a Throsedd Gogledd Cymru er mwyn cynnal gweithdai Trosedd Casineb mewn ysgolion o fewn ardaloedd ble roedd gwybodaeth yr heddlu’n dangos yr angen.

Yn ystod mis Hydref, aeth ein swyddog Gogledd Cymru – Eryl – i Ynys Mon i ymweld ag Ysgol Uwchradd Bodedern ac i lannau sir Gonwy i Ysgol y Creuddyn. Cynhalwyd gweithdai iaith Gymraeg yn trafod beth yw Trosedd Casineb cyn edrych mewn rhagor o fanylder ar hiliaeth, rhagfarn gwrth-LGBT a gwrth-anabledd; gwnaed hyn mewn modd ryngweithiol gyda llawer o gwestiynnau deallus, rhannu barn a gemau. Er nad oedd agweddau pryderus wedi dod i’r golwg yn ystod y sesiynnau, roedd nifer wedi bod yn dyst i ragfarn o’r fath, ac yn teimlo eu bod bellach yn meddu ar ddigon o wybodaeth i herio sefyllfeydd.

Yna, ym mis Rhagfyr, aeth Eryl draw i Sir y Fflint i gynnal gweithdai cyfrwng Saesneg yn Ysgol Uwchradd Cei Connah ac Ysgol Uwchradd Elfed, Bwcle. Yno, hefyd, cafwyd mewnbwn onest a deallus, ynghyd â straeon, profiadau a safbwyntiau heriol; roeddent yn ymweliadau buddiol. Dywedodd sawl disgybl, er engraifft, eu bod wedi synnu wrth ddysgu am hanes a difrifoldeb rhai geiriau roeddent yn eu defnyddio a’u clywed o’u cwmpas.

Ymddengys bod diffyg gwybodaeth ynglŷn â homoffobia a hiliaeth yn fater pryderus, a’r angen yna am ragor o sesiynnau fel hyn.

Hoffem ddiolch i Arfon Jones (Comisynydd Heddlu a Throsedd Gogledd Cymru) a’r ysgolion.

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A Hate Crime is a crime where a person is targeted because of hostility or prejudice his or her ‘race’ or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, transgender identity or disability.

As is unfortunately the case throughout the majority of Britain, North Wales’ Hate Crime statistics make pretty worrying reading; up to September 2018 the number of crimes of this kind were up by 34.7% on the previous year. Some areas, in particular, showed staggering increases: hate crimes on Anglesey had risen by more than 300%, and had almost doubled in the West Conwy Coastal region!

Show Racism the Red Card received funding from the North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner’s ‘Hate Crime Awareness Week’ grant to hold school workshops in areas especially affected by Hate Crime.

During October, our North Wales worker – Eryl – went to Anglesey to visit Ysgol Uwchradd Bodedern (secondary) and to coastal Conwy to Ysgol y Creuddyn (secondary). Welsh-language sessions were held with year 8 and 9 pupils discussing what Hate Crime is, before looking at racism, anti-LGBT and anti-disability prejudice in more detail. Through the medium of games, interactive presentation and honest and insightful discussions the pupils received useful information and shared their views and experiences.

In December, Eryl headed east to Flintshire to provide workshops in Connah’s Quay High School (Deeside) and Elfed High School (Buckley) in English. There, also, very honest, open and worthwhile sessions were had; a number of opinions were aired, misconceptions corrected and stories shared. A number commented that they were surprised by the history and seriousness of some of the terminology they had used in the past and heard quite frequently around them, and that they would think twice (and challenge) now they had the information.

It became apparent over the four sessions that lack of knowledge regarding homophobia and racism (especially in terms of terminology) is a worrying issue and highlights the need for some more workshops of this kind.

We would like to thank Arfon Jones (North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner) and the schools involved.

November Monthly Round-up - England

The Education teams in England worked to collectively deliver a series of informative, creative workshops and events during November 2018. 

It included:

67 workshops

134 hours of workshop activities, excluding assemblies and fun fitness sessions

1641 young people participated

13 Primary schools   

1 Secondary school 

2 Special Schools.

In the North East, the Education team delivered 30 workshops, over 60 hours, to a total of 725 school students, across the region in 7 Primary schools and 2 Special schools.

In the Southern Region, the Education team delivered 37 workshops, over 74 hours, to a total of 916 young people, across the South Region in 6 Primary schools and 1 Secondary School.

Here are some of the testimonies from our visits:

“The sessions were extremely engaging and well led.

Very informative and allowed pupils to interact”

“We are planning on creating a website all about the workshop we had last Friday with Justine and Dave @SRTRC_England . We learned so much information and we would like to share it with others. We hope you don't mind! Look out for the website link!“

“(As a result of attending this SRtRC workshop) children who were poorly educated and have a negative influence in their life will be more aware and confident

to make their own informed choices ”

Racism in Scottish Football

Show Racism the Red Card are shocked and saddened to see a number of allegations of racist abuse towards players in Scottish Football over recent weeks.

Derek McInnes, Scott Sinclair, Stephen Robinson and Shay Logan have all spoken out and we welcome the swift Police action in response to the incident at Tynecastle at the weekend. We applaud the firm statements from Hearts FC and Falkirk FC who have both always been firm supporters of the Show Racism the Red Card campaign.

There is no place for racism in Scotland or Scottish Football and we encourage anyone who witnesses racism or experiences racism to tell a steward or call Police Scotland on 101 or report to the relevant footballing authority, e.g the SPFL or SFA.

A full and thorough investigation is required into each of these incidents and SRtRC would always advocate for education to be part of any action that may be taken.

Such behaviour has no place in a progressive Scotland. Racist attitudes are often supported by misinformation, therefore education and the opportunity to talk openly and honestly about these issues is needed now more than ever.

Show Racism the Red Card is actively seeking to meet with Joe Fitzpatrick, Minister for Public Health, Sports and Wellbeing in Scotland to discuss how we can work with the Scottish Government and footballing authorities to tackle racism head on within the game.

Falkirk Fans Show Racism the Red Card

This weekend, Falkirk FC fans will Show Racism the Red Card by holding up ‘Falkirk FC says no to racism’ placards.

Show Racism the Red Card highly commends the fans on their proactive approach after allegations of racism directed towards Dennon Lewis.

Falkirk FC and the Bairns Trust have been long standing supporters of Show Racism the Red Card.

Read the full story here: https://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/sport/football/falkirk-fc/anti-racism-protest-from-falkirk-supporters-planned-this-weekend-1-4839956

Racist abuse allegedly directed at Celtic's Scott Sinclair by Aberdeen FC fan

Show Racism the Red Card Scotland are saddened to see a video that allegedly shows an Aberdeen FC fan racially abuse Celtic’s Scott Sinclair just before he takes a penalty at the weekend’s League Cup Final at Hampden Park.

There is no place for racism in Scotland or Scottish Football and we encourage anyone who witnesses racism or experiences racism to tell a steward or call Police Scotland on 101.

Such behaviour has no place in a progressive Scotland. Racist attitudes are often supported by misinformation, therefore education and the opportunity to talk openly and honestly about these issues is needed now more than ever.