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https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/cape-town-south-african-london-run-racism-b1201626.html

What do you see in the picture? What do you notice about the people, which person do you think this story is about? 

Deo Kato is an athlete from Uganda who lives in London. He has recently completed a run from Cape Town to London. He started in July 2023 and arrived in London 516 days later, at the end of December 2024.

Where is Cape Town? 
How many miles do you think Deo ran, how many countries do you think he crossed?

Deo ran 7700 miles and crossed 15 countries. 

Look at Deo's T-shirt, why do you think he did this run?

Deo was running to raise awareness of racism. He wanted to highlight the history of human migration and the discrimination faced by many black Africans today.

What is migration?
What sort of experiences do you think Deo wants to highlight for black Africans?
What sort of experiences do you think Deo met along the way?

Deo experienced daily incidents of racism in some parts of Europe as he made his way to England. He suffered abuse from passers by and some police and was even jailed for some weeks. He says in some European countries he felt treated as an illegal immigrant; "I didn't feel welcomed or that I belonged in their society. The police stooped me at least four times a day. Sometimes I caught locals taking photos of me and reporting me to the police." 

Why do you think this was happening?
What does this suggest about some parts of society today?
What causes racism?

Deo says these experiences made it intensely difficult to keep moving forward. But he did keep going. Deo wanted to challenge the racist notion that people should "go back to where they came from."
He says the run underlined the positive aspects of migration and its potential to "create a more culturally connected and enriched global society."

Do you think Deo achieved his aim?
How can this run challenge that racist comment?
What are the positive aspects of migration Deo is talking about?
What does culturally connected mean and how does that enrich a society? 

There were many times Deo had experiences that renewed his faith in humanity. In Botswana he was joined by a 15 year old boy who spoke three languages including English. 1800 miles further north in Kenya, he was joined by a group of children who spontaneously joined him for a 5 mile stretch on their way to school. 

Overall, his experiences confirmed in Deo's mind that humanity will prevail over prejudice. 

How can that happen?

He says, "I think in the future we will create a world free from racial prejudice. It won't happen in my lifetime, I believe that my efforts and those of others who are dedicated to this cause are laying the foundations for the next generation to build upon."

Do you agree this won't happen in Deo's lifetime? Explain your answer.
Who are the next generation, who is he taking about
Is there anything we can take from Deo's journey?

What do we do here about racial discrimination?
Why is this about No Outsiders?
Which British Value is this about?

No Outsiders: We belong here by Andrew Moffat  (scheme of work for primary schools) 

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