Sunderland Council Drops Three Decades of Backing for Anti-Racism Charity
The short version
- Sunderland city council, now led by Reform UK, ended 30 years of support for Show Racism the Red Card.
- Council leader Christopher Eynon said the authority will not back 'politically charged organisations with an agenda'.
- Anti-racism education will be cut in some Sunderland schools as a result.
- The charity's head coach described himself as shocked.
Classroom anti-racism programs will end in some schools after the Reform UK-led council cut ties with Show Racism the Red Card.
A council in Sunderland, England, now controlled by Reform UK has withdrawn its backing from Show Racism the Red Card, an anti-racism charity it had worked with for 30 years.
Christopher Eynon, the Reform leader of Sunderland city council, announced the move last week. He said the authority would stop supporting what he described as politically charged organisations with an agenda.
The decision means anti-racism education sessions will no longer run in some local schools.
The charity's head coach said he was shocked by the council's decision.
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Written by the Matchday Live desk from reporting by The Guardian.
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