super diversity

                                   

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/white-handsworth-trader-blasts-derogatory-32628305

What do you see in the picture, who do you think this is? What is he doing, what do you think this story might be about?

David Volante is a store manager in Handsworth, Birmingham. 

Where is Birmingham?



Birmingham is one of the most diverse cities in the UK, which over one million people call home. It is known as an area of super diversity.


What does diversity mean?
What do you think super diversity means?

Many of those people were born in Birmingham, some moved here. Every single resident is unique.

What does unique mean?

The photo shows David Volante outside his store in Handsworth, a part of Birmingham where there are many different ethnicities living together. 

David says he has encountered "nothing but respect" from the residents of Handsworth since he moved there. "As a white British man, I've had nothing but respect in the two years I've worked on this road. I enjoy spending time in this multicultural area."

What does multicultural mean?
Why do you think people are respecting each other?

In the photo you see David pointing to a Diwali sign in his shop window.

What is Diwali? 
Do you think David celebrates Diwali?
Why does he have a Diwali sign in his shop?

Bob Balu also lives in Handsworth and says, "We've got Indians, Pakistanis, Vietnamese, Caribbean, white people... we're all passionate about recognising everyone."

Why?

"We've got 22 different cultural diversities on this road for food, it's not just curries and Bangladeshi food. We're giving it to everyone. And we all eat."

Why does Bob say "We all eat"?

"I love this area. It's got life and I'm always here to give back to it."

What can we learn about Britain from this story?
In what ways are we different in the UK today?
Some people might say an area is better if everyone has the same skin. How do you think Bob and David would respond to that?
What do we say at our school about different skin?
Why is this about No Outsiders?
Which British Value is this about?


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

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