Celebrating Racial Diversity at PGS

Last Friday over 100 pupils gathered in the Science Lecture Theatre at lunchtime to hear details of the ‘Race Takeover’ of PGS Pride and Portsmouth Point. Mrs Morgan shared her concerns about casual racism and increased hate crimes in the UK and called upon the pupils to join her in creating a movement for positive change. 

Mrs Morgan argued that the success of PGS Pride has proved how a positive approach towards celebrating difference can really impact upon hearts and minds. In 2013, 47% of pupils said it would be easy to ‘come out’ at PGS. That figure is now 80%. With the ‘race takeover’ we hope to achieve the same progress by celebrating racial diversity as a key feature of what makes PGS and the UK so great.

Pupils have been invited to respond to this opportunity by creating a blog entry for the ‘race takeover’ of Portsmouth Point 3-7 February 2020.

Blog entries can include:

• Blog article

• Vlog

• Podcast

• Interview 

• Photo series

• Artwork

• Essay                                                                                                 

The topic you choose is up to you. Here are some suggestions:

Everyday racism	Transracialism	Black feminism	‘Asian’ as a collective	Slavery	Cultural Appropriation	Race in the media	Intersectionality
Latinx Studies	Race and sexuality	‘Whiteness’	Interracial relationships	Fetishization	What is race?	Black Power Movement	Nation of Islam
Race and education	Ethnicity	Colonialism	Postcolonialism	Objectification of black women	Fear/ jealousy of the black man	Race and hip hop	Gang violence and race
Identity	Hate crime	Brexit and racism	The KKK	The civil rights movement	Positive discrimination	Racism in the police	White privilege
Race and class	Nation of Islam	Rastafarianism	Criminal justice	Racial profiling	Migration	Race vs ethnicity	Ethnocentrism

If you want to be part of this movement for positive change please:

• Join Google Classroom eewumfo
• Decide on the topic of your blog post and email j.morgan@pgs.org.uk
• Submit your entry to j.burkinshaw@pgs.org.uk before January 24th 2020
• Come to the showcase on 7^th Feb