Pupils from Craigentinny Primary School, Abbeyhill Primary School and Leith Primary School took part in an educational workshop at Easter Road – organised in partnership with Show Racism The Red Card Scotland.
The event took place at Easter Road Stadium in February, with the pupils learning about a range of topics from Show Racism The Red Card Scotland’s foundational anti-racism training.
The youngsters learned about unconscious bias, stereotyping and gatekeeping before applying these terms to an example case study. There were several other workshops as part of the educational session – including best practice on how to recognise and report offensive incidents.
As part of the day, all pupils took part in a Stadium tour of Easter Road – before sitting down for a Q&A with Hibernian Women’s players Siobhan Hunter and Stacey Papadopoulos.
Both Siobhan and Stacey shared some of their own stories and spoke about some of the challenges they’ve experienced on the football pitch, before taking time to sign autographs and pose for photos with the pupils.
Thank you to Show Racism The Red Card Scotland for delivering the educational workshop and sharing their important messages, and to Craigentinny, Abbeyhill and Leith Primary Schools for their contributions.
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