Bigfoot’s ‘Anti Racism’ workshop for Secondary schools has been specially researched and designed by our Senior Educator Adrian Benn in order to provide pupils with a safe forum to explore how important it is for us all to be more than just “not racist”.
Writer Audre Lorde’s statement “it is not our differences that divide us; it is our inability to recognise, accept, and celebrate those differences”, underpins the workshop by giving students the opportunity to recognise the role they have to play in changing society through education, intention and courage.
We will help young people understand that, although we all have some prejudices and privileges that can leave us with ‘blind spots’ when it comes to other people’s journeys, being actively anti racist can make a real difference. Therefore, it is our aim to give pupils a safe and creative space in which to learn about and discuss racism and the forms it takes, as well as how racist beliefs are formed in order to challenge racial inequalities.
Workshops are 1 hour in length (Can be reduced to 50 minutes) and cater for a single class group at a time.
Schools can also opt to receive an end of day teacher twilight session where we explore Micro Aggressions and unconscious bias in further detail so that this can be used within their own ethos and teaching methods.
For further information on this programme, including costs, please fill out the form below.
