Terriers stars discuss racism with kids
THREE Town players met pupils from local schools to discuss experiences with racism, during an event at the John Smith’s Stadium.
Tommy Smith, Demeaco Duhaney and Eric Durm attended the Show Racism the Red Card day, hosted by the
Ben Holman, from Show Racism the Red Card, said: “It’s a really good age to speak to them because they’re year five and six, so they’re starting to create their world view when they start paying attention to the media and their parents and friends and developing their own views.
“It’s just before they go to high school so it’s a really good age to have conversations with them about what racism is, and who they can report it to if they see it or if they experience it.”
The day started with a tour of the stadium, before Abbi Andiyapan, head of inclusion and health, and Katie Suttron, head of education and sport, both from the Huddersfield Town Foundation, gave the kids a lesson designed to help them understand identity and culture.
The three Terriers stars then took to the stage for a Q&A on their experiences of racism.
The pupil with the best question won a signed Huddersfield Town football and all pupils received a signed item from Town’s first team players and a goodie bag.
Ben added: “We’ve had the players down as well which is part of the organisation’s philosophy – initialising high-profile footballers to pass on a positive message to young people and, as you’ll have seen, we’ve found it a really powerful way to have these conversations with young people.”