Going Home – Anti Racism

"Our team felt compelled to respond to the underbelly of racism that was revealed following the Euro’s football final in 2021."

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Workshop

* Going Home is a play that realistically depicts the racism and discrimination faced by people from racially minoritised backgrounds in the UK today. It is based in the 12 hours leading up to and following the 2021 Euro’s Final.

The accompanying workshop explores how to negotiate and challenge racism and is delivered with a team which includes those who have lived experience of racism as well as an ally of those who experience racism. We have partnered up with Show Racism The Red Card (SRTRC) for some delivery of the workshop.

* Going Home, written by Curtis Cole, directed by Tess Farley.

Aims

Raise awareness of racism (including unconscious, everyday and overt)

Prevent risk of racism

Encourage and empower people to challenge racism

Explore community led solutions, responses and prevention tactics

Provide information of where to get support

Objectives

Interactive theatre workshop

Debate and group discussions

Professional theatre performance

Critical thinking exercises

Personal pledges

Logistics

Workshops 1.5 hours (flexible dependent on partner and participant needs)

Up to four workshops/performances per day

Ideally between 10 and 60 people per session (flexible dependent on partner needs)

Further pre booking details completed via email correspondence with Odd Arts

Costs

Costs depend on:

Additional / specific requirements of partner

Location/travel/accommodation needs

Evaluation depth / requirements

Number of preparatory meetings required

Requests for additional staff

Number of actors

Between £650 to £1,100 per half day and £880 and £1,600 per full day. All costs include lead facilitators, actors and evaluation.

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Quotes from Workshops

”Stand up for what's right. Detect hate crime & be a good listener.”
”Treat everyone equally & I don't leave anyone out.”
”I will be kinder.”
”I heard stuff like this a couple of times and it’s a real thing. The play cannot get any more real. It's down to the point and shows what it needs to.”
"To challenge but not shut down difficult conversations.”
"It taught me to listen to people carefully without judgement.”
”It helped me understand what options are available if you’re feeling isolated.”
"Our Year 9 and 10 students were visited by Odd Arts to watch a powerful and memorable piece of theatre. The play allowed our students to watch how radical thoughts and feelings can spiral out of control and how vulnerable some young people are. The play was well acted and it was clear that a lot of thought, care and research had gone into this piece to ensure that our students are educated and made aware of the dangers around them. The workshop after the play allowed our students to consolidate their understanding and voice their own opinions through the form of forum theatre and it really did give them a chance to explore how this situation could have been prevented.”

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