Northumberland student wins Show Racism the Red Card competition with powerful artwork
Menna Khain, from Berwick Academy, was a winner in the Year 10 and over artwork/creative writing category in the annual contest run by Show Racism the Red Card.
The North East-based educational charity aims to encourage participants to think about racism and produce their own work about this serious issue, receiving thousands of entries for the 2020 competition.
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Hide AdShow Racism the Red Card says that the entries received each year ‘highlight both the standard of young people’s work and how the competition is an inspirational way of spreading a really positive anti-racism message’.
Politicians in Northumberland and the region have offered their congratulations to Menna.
The MP for Berwick, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, described it as ‘a fantastic achievement’.
“Huge congratulations to Menna Khain of Berwick Academy for winning Show Racism The Red Card’s artwork competition,” she continued.
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Hide Ad“This is a great campaign to get children and young people involved in the charity’s vital anti-racism message, and art is such a powerful way of communicating.”
Coun Wayne Daley, Northumberland County Council’s cabinet member for children’s services, said: “Well done on winning the award and this demonstrates the power to convey messages through art.
“Standing up to fight all forms of discrimination is something we fully support and this visual interpretation is testimony to that.”
The North of Tyne Mayor, Jamie Driscoll, said that it ‘great to see’ a pupil from the area winning a national competition.
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Hide Ad“Well done Menna,” he added. “The work done by Show Racism is vital in challenging racism and all forms of discrimination.
“The medium of art is a powerful tool in this work and the competition has inspired the imagination of young people such as Menna.”