This stunts the growth of racial equality in the UK and hinders the racial esteem of Black British children. Many of the interviews that have been shared on social media this week feature in this film – a documentary about the Black Power movement through the eyes of Swedish journalists and filmmakers who'd travelled to report on it. Available on Netflix. In order to achieve this, it is necessary to make it a mandatory part of the KS3 National Curriculum. 'Frederick Douglass said that “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” Similarly, we recognise that better education for our children is the most effective tool for constructing an anti-racist society.’. Make white privilege and systemic racism a compulsory part of the British education course Petition details Comments Updates Recent news Trending petitions Stay to add comment? Nächstes Ziel: 200.000. 0 haben unterschrieben. Available to rent on Amazon Prime. Available to rent on Amazon. It is a necessity to make white privilege and systemic racism a compulsory part of the KS3 National Curriculum. that is shared on the site is that of the petition creator. In the summary, she says: ‘Education is where it starts. by country as well as in the constituency of each Member of Parliament. We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards. It is vital that we educate adolescents on the history of racism as well as the white privilege in order to lift the curtain on ‘white blindness’. Available to rent on Amazon. Responding to events happening globally and nationally, it's clear we need to tackle and discuss these issues through a structured, mandatory curriculum instead of relying on generational change to drift vaguely towards racial equity. Nationwide in our schools we study and learn about racism through a historic lens leading many adolescents to the impression that racism is an issue of the past as oppose to something we face daily. This movie, based on the book of the same name by Angie Thomas, tells the story of Starr Carter, who witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend by police. The Shane Meadows film that spawned the Channel 4 series shows the development of skinhead culture in the 1980s in the UK and how it became hijacked by racist voices. To that end, a number of petitions have sprung up, asking the Department of Education in the UK to look at the national curriculum and how we can better teach the next generation to be anti-racist. An HBO documentary chronicling the final 18 months of Martin Luther King Jr's life. Michael B Jordan stars in this biographical film about the events leading to the death of Oscar Grant, who was killed in 2009 by a BART police officer, Johannes Mehserle. The film is available on Amazon Prime. Let’s get to 1,500! Eleanor Jolliffe, the We need to actively tackle and discuss these issues through a structured, mandatory educational course rather than relying on generational change to drift vaguely towards racial equity and a deeper understanding of these issues. Find out more about cookies. We currently learn about racism through a historic lens leading many adolescents to the impression that racism is an issue of the past rather than something we face daily. The true story of three African-American women working at NASA as mathematicians, starring Taraji P. Henson as Katherine Johnson. VAT no 918 5617 01, H Bauer Publishing are authorised and regulated for credit broking by the FCA (Ref No. Do not let our education system become biased. Available on Netflix. Diese*r Petitionsstarter*in setzt sich für Dinge ein, die ihr/ihm am Herzen liegen. Here are four that you can sign to help lobby the government to give our children a more rounded education. We must educate young adolescents how they can actively be involved in standing up against racism. Available to buy on Amazon. This Ava DuVernay-directed film is based around Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (David Oyelowo) and his followers' historic march from Selma to Montgomery. Available to watch on Netflix. Available to watch on Amazon Prime. This sci-fi film sees two teen prodigies trying to master time travel, as a tragic police shooting sends them on a series of dangerous trips to the past. Barry Jenkins wrote and directed this film, based on James Baldwin's 1974 novel about a Harlem couple torn apart by a wrongful arrest. This petition, by Molly Crossley is looking to get The Good Immigrant by Nikesh Shukla and Why I’m No longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge onto the GCSE reading list. diversity quotas in jobs, media and more). Available to rent on Amazon. This documentary, which saw him travel to Chicago to examine gun crime in 2016, is available on iPlayer now. In response to the countless tragic events that have occurred, and are occurring, globally and nationally, regarding racism it is clearer than ever that education on white privilege and systemic racism in our schools across the UK is essential and must be implemented as a mandatory part of our school curriculum. Kerry Washington stars in this film about an estranged interracial couple awaiting news on their missing teenage son in a Florida police station. Let’s get to 200,000! The fictional story centres on Dido's relationships within her family and wider society, amidst the reactions to the Zong massacre, where slaves were thrown overboard from a slave ship and the owner filed for the losses with his insurance company. Machen Sie das auch? ', She adds: 'We need to actively tackle and discuss these issues through a structured, mandatory educational course rather than relying on generational change to drift vaguely towards racial equity and a deeper understanding of these issues.'. Eleanor Jolliffe, the organiser of the page, says: 'Nationwide in our schools we study and learn about racism through a historic lens leading many adolescents to the impression that racism is an issue of the past as opposed to something we face daily. Based on the Pulitzer-winning book by Alice Walker, the film follows Celie, a black woman growing up in the early 1900s. Amma Asante's film is inspired by the 1779 painting of Dido Elizabeth Belle – the illegitimate mixed-race child of Sir John Lindsay – alongside her cousin, Lady Elizabeth Murray, which hangs in Kenwood House, London. The only name Make white privilege and systemic racism compulsory in the British curriculum 0 have signed. You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition. There’s already a petition about this issue. Organiser Joshua Bailey says there is much omitted about imperialism and colonialism in our curriculum and that needs to change: 'By excluding the evils of British Imperialism, along with how members of the African Diaspora contributed to the British nation-state, British children are robbed of understanding how colonialist ideology was implemented. Chrissy Teigen Is Breaking The Stigma Around Baby Loss And Miscarriage, So Why Are People Reacting So Horribly? All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated, https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/323808, https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions?state=open&topic=race-and-equality. You can buy the film on DVD. Provide resources to young people to educate themselves further. Available to stream on Amazon. Two Mississippi families – one Black, one white – confront the brutal realities of prejudice, farming and friendship in this Netflix series. In order to diminish systemic racism, we must educate young adolescents about how they can actively be involved in standing up against racism (eg. Told in the words of James Baldwin, through personal appearances and the text of his final unfinished book, I Am Not Your Negro touches on the lives and assassinations of Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr and Medgar Evans to discuss how the image and reality of Black people in America today is fabricated and enforced. You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/323808, We have also published several petitions about race and equality more widely, which you can view here: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions?state=open&topic=race-and-equality. Although you can have debates and go on marches in the hope of battling closed minds, school is where minds are opened and where we should grasp the opportunity to teach students about diversity and our current society, including the injustices.’, This petition calls on issues around white privilege and racism to be a mandatory part of the KS3 National Curriculum. In order to diminish systemic racism, we must educate young adolescents how they can actively be involved in standing up against racism (eg. Bauer Media Group consists of: Bauer Consumer Media Ltd, Company number: 01176085, Bauer Radio Ltd, Company Number: 1394141, Registered Office: Media House, Peterborough Business Park, Lynch Wood, Peterborough, PE2 6EA H Bauer Publishing,Company Number: LP003328, Registered Office: Academic House, 24-28 Oval Road, London, NW1 7DT. A horror film written and directed by Jordan Peele starring Daniel Kaluuya as a man who uncovers a disturbing secret when he meets the family of his white girlfriend. We use cookies to make this service simpler. This BBC Three documentary, still available on iPlayer, examines the devastating impact of football racism in the UK, as incidents soar and players at every level of the game call for drastic action. And You Can Win Big with Sky VIP, New Grazia Study Reveals That Lockdown Has Made Us Kinder, 22 Of The Absolute Best Airbnbs Right Here In The UK.