Staff and students across Gower College Swansea have celebrated Diversity Week with the eleventh annual Diversity Fayre and a series of awareness-raising workshops.
Among the entertainment on offer this year was African drumming, Brazilian martial arts, henna hand painting and displays of Bollywood, street and Chinese dance. Live music was provided by students from Llwyn y Bryn and Gorseinon*.
“Diversity Week - and especially the Diversity Fayre - is an opportunity for everyone to celebrate the cultural richness of our communities,” says the college’s Equality and Diversity Leader Jane John. “With the help and support of our partnership organisations, we can have a lot of fun as well as promoting awareness of the important issues.”
As part of Diversity Week, students at Gower College Swansea also participated in Show Racism the Red Card workshops. Students from Electrical Installation, Sport, ILS, Plumbing and Engineering took part in workshops designed to tackle issues such as stereotyping, bullying and racism.
Show Racism the Red Card is the UK’s anti-racism educational charity. Established in 1996, it holds a ‘fortnight of action’ in Wales every October, with workshops aiming to educate and empower young people.
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*Among the student performances this year were:
- Live music from our Extended Diploma Music Performance students at the Llwyn y Bryn campus: Jack Williams; Phillip Stewart; Samara Phillips; Tamara Ochana; Jack Clements; Anna Dovak; Jason Duffy; Morgan Giles; Ashlee Greaves-Davies; Shona Hammond; Matias Kajander; Chloe Laracombe; Jack Lee; Shannon Mullin
- Sally Robinson (guitar and vocals)
- Cody Evans
- Rebekah
- Tally Bryant and Jazmine Whalley (dance)
- Fraya Jones, Ethan Maxwell, Bethan Walters (vocals and ukulele)
- Ryan Gormley (dance)
- Josh Pozzi (guitar and vocals)
- Daisy White (guitar and vocal)
- Liam Quiros (vocal and ukulele)
- Aran Henley (vocals)
- Oat Jenner (dramatic monologue)
- Stefania Smith (guitar and vocals)
*Many thanks to our stall holders and community partners including:
- Gbubemi Amas
- Capoeira
- Arnold Matsena
- Sarita Sood Dance Group
- Chinese Community Centre
- Arnold Matsena
- EYST
- African Community Centre
- Terrence Higgins Trust
- Kenya Education Community Project