Page 9 - Race Awareness Pocket Book
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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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