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Foster good race relationships

 Tell others (including learners) about your race equality

commitment/agenda and why it is important.

 Create a non-threatening, social environment where
discriminatory racist behaviour – whether overt, covert or

based on ignorance – is not tolerated.

 Arrange tasks and seating so that learners and others mix with
each other to create a more integrated group.

 Identify opportunities for using race, faith, culture and

customs-related contexts to explain points or set tasks.

 Draw attention to the use of racial stereotypes and point out

how inaccurate they are.

 Speak out against racist jokes and slurs targeting

characteristics protected by law and others that are not.

 Challenge off the cuff discriminatory remarks, even if they are
not aimed at anyone in the group and do not affect or offend

anyone present.

 Ensure learners and others understand why racist behaviour
that may be deemed acceptable within their family and/or

social circle (and even your own) is not acceptable within the

learning/working environment.

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