Antisectarian

True Colours

Appropriate age: Upper primary / secondary / teachers / youth workers  
A tutor level allows the DVD presenter to run through sections pre-presentation, ensuring he/she can familiarise themselves with the material. There are separate sections to suit different age groups.

Produced by:
Strathclyde Police

Available From:
Community Safety Researcher, Audio Visual Unit, Force Training and Recruitment Centre
Jackton
East Kilbride
G75 8GR

Email: aileen.coen@strathclyde.pnn.police.uk

Tel: 01355 56 6384

and / or

Email: ian.cameron@strathclyde.pnn.police.uk

Tel: 01355 56 6384

Length:
The DVD can be used to suit individual circumstances. The teacher/youth worker can select clips (ranging from about two minutes) depending on the time available. Senior pupils could work through aspects of the DVD individually as the DVD can be used for self-study sessions.

Type:
DVD & support pack

Content:
Learning Outcomes:

  • Encourage individuals to question their own prejudices
  • Highlight that prejudice is learned rather than innate
  • Raise awareness about other's differences and similarities
  • Encourage the audience to share and value one another's cultural heritage
  • Illustrate the effects of prejudice on the lives of individuals, their families and peers
  • Develop an understanding of the history of other cultures and the positive impact they have had on Scotland
  • Encourage acceptance and equality
  • Promote good practice in tackling prejudice and encourage positive action from the individual

This DVD covers a range of issues from exploring why sectarianism occurs, gaining perspectives from young peoppe, practitioners and academics to exploring issues of ‘being different’, ‘belonging’, asylum and immigration, gang culture and territorialism.