Racism is never easy to tackle in schools or communities no matter where you are but Jag Lall has produce a graphic novel that will really help you grab peoples attention and focus it on the issues.
Whilst not suitable for much younger children due to it's realistic themes, teens and young adults will identify with the core message that Racism is unacceptable and can lead to tragic consequences.
Death's Door: Ignorance Likes Company An anti-racism graphic novel for schools. Currently being used in both England and Canada. Backed by the UNA-C Written and Illustrated by Jag Lall
There are lots of places you can find help in your own community to deal with racism and racial discrimination.
National links
Commission for Racial Equality
For Sikh children
Black Information Link. Ethnic minority issues
Confederation of Indian Organisations, working with Asian voluntary organisations
Holocaust Memorial Day: January 27 in the UK. This commemorates the date of the anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau
Britain is a multi-racial and multi-faith country and everyone has the right to have their culture and religion respected by others.
Nobody has the right to call your child names or to treat them badly because of their colour, race or religion.
It's illegal and it can be stopped.
You don't have to be a different colour to suffer racist bullying. Your family might have come from Romania or the former Yugoslavia.
Neither is racist bullying confined to colour of skin. We've had complaints of non-Welsh and non-Scots children experiencing bullying in those countries. Other complaints have been about traveller children finding life difficult in school.
Start keeping a diary of who said what and when, and who witnessed it.
If your child is being called names relating to colour or religion or culture then the first step is to write to the head teacher to explain what has been going on and to ask for it to be stopped immediately.
If English is not your first language and you have contacts in the community, then tell them what is happening at your child's school, and ask for help. Your child may not be the only one suffering this problem. Dealing with bullying can be upsetting and isolating. Tell us about it so that we can help you.
