You are a Racist?

That is the challenge of a video ‘True Colours’ launched by youth@clc on the 2nd of May in Waterfront Hall, Belfast

The video the first of its kind in Northern Ireland, produced by young people for young people, challenges the complacency of people in Northern Ireland that racism does not exist in Northern Ireland.

“The facts are frightening. People in Northern Ireland are twice as likely to be racist as sectarian. In the Travelling community children are 10 times more likely to die.” stated Punam Tohani

Punam continued “Three out of every five of us would not want an African Caribbean, Chinese or South Asian person living in our communities. Two out of every three of us would not want to work with a person from the Travelling community, the facts are really frightening”

“This video is our challenge to government and the people of Northern Ireland to recognize and reject racism in Northern Ireland” commented Mark Cosby, youth@clc

“…we want people to take up this challenge and not stay quiet. Awareness is not enough, it’s how we act to change it that counts, silence condones racism.” added Mark.

True Colours provides an educational tool to be used through the medium of peer education. This resource will help to raise awareness of racism in Northern Ireland whilst also stimulating debate, amongst young people. The video will be used by the Children's Law Centre and youth@clc in workshops and training programmes.