Mark the International Day for tolerance 16 NOv
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This year we are running a competition for young journalists. One mother said, "Thank you for having such an engaging competition - it can be challenging to develop opportunities for young people to have a voice and engage in thought provoking writing."
Our materials aim to provide young people with the tools to understand different perspectives - such as inculcating a curiosity to learn about beliefs and practices which are unfamiliar, to decode media bias and how to engage in dialogue with people who may hold different views. |
2017: TRUTH DETECTIVESIn 2017 we are building on last year's materials on religious tolerance and valuing diversity by launching a series of plans using the Truth Detectives.
Only by developing the skills to assess information and fight bias can we underpin the practice of tolerance effectively. We must teach our children to question and explore, source and assess information and make their own decisions based on fact. As ever, all of our materials are designed to embed the practice of tolerance in your school. They work within the curriculum and are peer-reviewed. All materials from 2016 can also be viewed and downloaded when you register for free access to the site. Brought to you by: 
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WHY WE NEED TOLERANCE
Tolerance isn’t necessary if we are in agreement. We are allowed to disagree, but it is the manner and attitude with which we express our views which is important.
Tolerance is a term often used interchangeably with ‘celebrating diversity’, and whilst both terms complement each other, ‘tolerance’ is the only concept that gets to the heart of the really difficult work in educating young people on how to address people, practices and perspectives that they do not understand or do not agree with.
Click here for further background on the problematisation of tolerance.
Tolerance is a term often used interchangeably with ‘celebrating diversity’, and whilst both terms complement each other, ‘tolerance’ is the only concept that gets to the heart of the really difficult work in educating young people on how to address people, practices and perspectives that they do not understand or do not agree with.
Click here for further background on the problematisation of tolerance.
What is the point of Tolerance Day?
The point of the ToDay campaign in marking the UN's International Day for Tolerance is to celebrate diversity and tolerance in practice, and to ensure that we remember to make space for each other’s opinions. If opinions or ideas are objectionable or indefensible in our eyes, it is our duty to speak up and refute them. We must however try to understand the perspectives of others, develop a dialogue and build a mutual understanding, culminating in peaceful co-existence.
Tolerance is respecting the right others have to an opinion or practice, not the opinion or practice itself.
You can download a document exploring what we mean by tolerance here.
Tolerance of intolerance is not tolerance. The two terms are antonyms like light and dark, good and evil. If we allow intolerance, then we are no longer a tolerant society.
The point of the ToDay campaign in marking the UN's International Day for Tolerance is to celebrate diversity and tolerance in practice, and to ensure that we remember to make space for each other’s opinions. If opinions or ideas are objectionable or indefensible in our eyes, it is our duty to speak up and refute them. We must however try to understand the perspectives of others, develop a dialogue and build a mutual understanding, culminating in peaceful co-existence.
Tolerance is respecting the right others have to an opinion or practice, not the opinion or practice itself.
You can download a document exploring what we mean by tolerance here.
Tolerance of intolerance is not tolerance. The two terms are antonyms like light and dark, good and evil. If we allow intolerance, then we are no longer a tolerant society.
No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion. Nelson Mandela
I do not like the word tolerance, but could not think of a better one. Gandhi
I do not like the word tolerance, but could not think of a better one. Gandhi
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