Page 9 - Race Awareness Pocket Book

What's the situation now?

Many charities, organisations and individuals continue

to work hard to eliminate racial discrimination from

society.

There have been reports which have showed that

many people still experience racism in their lives -

whether it's being left out or being called names. It can

even happen in schools

About 20 years ago, a report was done into the murder

of a boy called Stephen Lawrence. It found that there

were racist attitudes and beliefs within the Metropolitan

police, which had affected how his murder was

investigated.

So, the 1976 law was changed in 2000 to include the

police for the first time.

Sometimes discrimination can be easy to spot - for

example, if a hotel turns you away because you are

gay. This is called direct discrimination.

This is when you're treated differently simply because

of who you are.

But there are other times when you may be treated in

the same way as everybody else, but it has a different

or worse effect on you because of who you are. This is

indirect discrimination.

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