International Day of Racial Discrimination | Racism Basics | Famous people and what they did in racism history |
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International Day of Elimination of Racial Discrimination
What does IDERD stand for?
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Racism is when you make unfair judgements based on colour of skin.
What is racism?
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She was arrested for sitting in the seats reserved for white people at the movie theater.
What did Viola Desmond do?
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It means having one day to really reflect on how communities see people of different skin colours and address our government to make changes
What does it mean to have a day of racial discrimination?
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Discrimination ,Prejudice ,verbal and/or physical assault
What are the signs of racism?
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She refused to give up her bus seat to a white man which helped initiate the civil rights movement.
What did Rosa Parks do?
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Never be racist, don’t make assumptions, be aware
How should we carry over the elimination of racism everyday?
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Unfortunately, white people. There is usually a 2.8% gap, but for certain jobs that require a lot of interactions with customers, there is a whole 4.4%.
Are employers more likely to hire black people or white people?
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Because he was the first black president in the USA.
Why is John Hanson so important?
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In 1960, 69 people were killed by police in Sharpeville, South Africa in a peaceful demonstration against the racial segregation laws
Why is IDERD on March 21st?
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You should tell the person to stop, defend the person , and you should tell an adult
What should you do when you see racism happening?
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She was the first black first lady and overcame racism
Why is Michelle Obama such a good role model and advocate for the elimination of racism?
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In march 2012.
When was the IDERD campaign launched?
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People are racist because they weren’t taught that it’s not okay to be racist.
Why are some people racist?
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She was a former slave who escaped and helped to return slaves. She is also a famous speaker who helped fight for african american rights.
What did Harriet Tubman do?
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