Racism

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 Racism

• Submitted by Simona Veyte

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The outline of presentation

• The conception of racism
• The main levels of racism
• Racism in Lithuania
• What You can do to stop racism
• References

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You probably know what racism is!

• It may be defined as the hatred of one person by
  another- or the belief that another person is
  less than a human - because of skin color,
  language, customs, place of birth or any factor
  that supposedly reveals the basic nature of that
  person.

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• What do you call two blacks on one bike?
  Organized crime!
• Why do black people have white hands? Everyone
  has some good in them!
• I like black people . . . . . I used to have
  some black friends 'till my dad sold them!
• Why did the Jews walk around the desert for 40
  years?They heard that someone dropped a quarter!

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Racism exists at three main levels

• Individual racism
• Institutional racism
• Cultural racism

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Experiences of Individual Racism

• Verbal abuse
• Physical assault
• Stalking and intimidation
• Bullying of children
• Attitudes of service providers and others
• Discrimination in hiring
• Exploitation in work situations (under payment,
  denial of overtime)

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Experiences of Institutional Racism

• Lack of recourse for people suffering from racism
  
• Adoption of policies that result in people
  exclusion
• Bad treatment of service providers

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Cultural racism

• Cultural racism involves the cultural values and
  standards that disadvantage people because of
  their race, color or ethnicity.

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Racism in Lithuania

• According to the population census of the year
  2001
• 3 483 972 citizens
• 115 different nations
• 83.45 Lithuanians
• 6.74 Poles
• 6.31 Russians

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What does the law say about racism?

• Article 169 of the Lithuanian Penal Code provides
  the responsibility for racial, sex, origin,
  religion or other kind of discrimination.
• Article 170 provides criminal liability for the
  instigation against other nation, religion,
  ethnic or other kind group of people.

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But

• Lithuania was considered as xenophobic country in
  comparison with other countries in the Europe.
• 23 of Lithuanians wouldnt like to live next to
  Jewish
• 22.7 wouldnt like to live next to immigrants
• 80 wouldnt like their children to get married
  to foreigner.

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Do You want to help stop racism?

• Join organizations dealing with issues of racism
  and human rights and encourage others
• Encourage dialogue on racism and human rights
• Object to racist jokes and insults!!!

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We all are one human race!
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References

• http//www.manoteises.lt
• http//www.childline.org.uk
• http//www.gnb.ca
• http//www.racist-jokes.com
• http//academic.udayton.edu

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Thank You for Your attention!