Competitions and Awards

Competitions and Awards can be found below:

Sense over Sectarianism National Week of Action Poster Competition (26 - 29 February 2024)

The Sense over Sectarianism National Week of Action will be taking place on 26 - 29 February 2024 and we are delighted to announce details of our SOS National Poster Competition.

Poster Competition Categories

SOS Poster Competition - Pupils are invited to make Poster Art about the topic of Tackling Sectarianism with separate winners in the categories of Primary and Secondary Schools

This is a National Competition and schools from all Local Authorities across Scotland are encouraged to enter.

The shortlisted finalist will take part in a public vote on Twitter(X) and Instagram.

Poster Competition Timings

Key Competition timings:

8 January Competition Opens
9 February Competition Closes (shortlisting begins)
15 February Online Polls Open
22 February Online Polls Close
W/C 26 February Winners Announced

Entries should be submitted by photograph (small file size) to senseoversectarianism@gmail.com

All activity and updates will be on Twitter (X) and Instagram. Please follow @SOS_Glasgow & @AoSScotland and keep a look out for latest news.

For more information about this competition please contact mark.adams@glasgow.gov.uk

National Week of Action Poster Competition 21-25 February 2022

The Sense over Sectarianism National Week of Action will be taking place on 21^st - 25^th February 2021 and we are delighted to announce details of our SOS National Poster Competition.

Two Awards will be split over Two Competitions:

SOS Poster Competition - Pupils are invited to make Poster Art about the topic of Tackling Sectarianism
(1) Primary Award and (1) Secondary Schools Award

This is a National Competition and will be voted on by public vote via Twitter.

A Prize of £500 for each category will be made to the winning schools!

Key Competition timings:

10^th January Competition Opens
7^th February Competition Closes
10^th February Twitter Polls Open
17^th February Twitter Polls Closes
W/C 21^st February Winners Announced

Entries should be submitted by Photograph (small file size) to senseoversectarianism@gmail.com

All of the activity and updates will be on Twitter. Please follow @SOS_Glasgow & @AoSScotland and keep a look out for latest news.

For more information about this competition or to email your competition entry please contact mark.adams@glasgow.gov.uk

Glasgow Hate Crime Awareness Week Slogan Competition 2021

The Glasgow Schools Hate Crime Slogan Competition will take place in September & October 2021 and we are delighted to announce details of the format and awards that are up for grabs in this competition.

Glasgow Hate Crime Awareness Week (18^th - 22^nd October) Slogan Competition aims to encourage collaboration and creativity that promotes an anti-discriminatory ethos in school communities.

Who Can Enter?

This Slogan Competition is open to all Primary Schools and Secondary Schools in Glasgow. We would suggest a maximum of 3 entries per class.

The Brief

Young people are encouraged to submit entries representing what combatting Hate Crime means to them, in the form of a Slogan.

Competition judges will be looking for entries that display thought and concern for promoting cohesive communities and challenge hostility towards protected groups.

Awards

There are two categories of awards in the competition:

(1) Primary School Award

(1) Secondary School Award

There will be a £250 prize for the winning entry in each category.

Judging

This Glasgow Schools competition finalists will be selected by an official panel of key people who are involved in various ways to challenge Hate Crime and to promote the reporting of all Hate Crimes.

Key competition Dates:

6^th September competition opens
23^rdSeptember competition closes
4^th - 6^th October competition judging
W/C 18th October Winners announced

Activity, selected entries and updates will be available on Twitter. Please follow @SOS_Glasgow and keep a look out for latest news.

Further information about Hate Crime is available here.

For more information about this competition or to email your competition entry please contact mark.adams@glasgow.gov.uk

Sense over Sectarianism National Week of Action Poster Competition (22-26 February 2021)

The Sense over Sectarianism National Week of Action will be taking place on 22^nd - 26^th February 2021 and we are delighted to announce details of our SOS National Poster Competition.

Two Awards will be split over Two Competitions:

SOS Poster Competition - Pupils are invited to make Poster Art about the topic of Tackling Sectarianism
(1) Primary Award and (1) Secondary Schools Award

This is a National Competition and will be voted on by public vote via Twitter.

A Prize of £500 for each category will be made to the winning schools!

Key Competition timings:

11^th January Competition Opens
5^th February Competition Closes
11^th February Twitter Polls Open
19^th February Twitter Polls Closes
W/C 22^nd February Winners Announced

Entries should be submitted by Photograph (small file size) to senseoversectarianism@gmail.com

All of the activity and updates will be on Twitter. Please follow @SOS_Glasgow & @AoSScotland and keep a look out for latest news.

For more information about this competition or to email your competition entry please contact mark.adams@glasgow.gov.uk

Glasgow Hate Crime Week Poetry Competition 2020

The Glasgow Schools Hate Crime Poetry Competition, which this year focuses on Disability Hate Crime will take place in September & October 2020 and we are delighted to announce details of the format and awards that are up for grabs in this competition.

Glasgow Hate Crime Awareness Week (18^th - 22^nd October) Poetry Competition aims to encourage collaboration and creativity that promotes an anti-discriminatory ethos in school communities.

Who Can Enter

This Poetry Competition is open to all Primary Schools and Secondary Schools in Glasgow. We would suggest a minimum of 3 entries per class.

The Brief

Young people are encouraged to submit entries representing what "Disability Hate Crime" means to them, in a poetic format. Competition judges will be looking for entries that display thought and concern for promoting cohesive communities and challenge hostility based on this year's theme which is "Disability Hate Crime".

Awards

There are two categories of awards in the competition:

(1) Primary School Award
(2) Secondary School Award

There will be a £250 prize for the winning entry in each category.

Judging

This Glasgow Schools competition will be judged by an official panel of key people who are involved in various ways to challenge Hate Crime and to promote the reporting of all Hate Crimes.

Key competition Dates:

7^th September competition opens
2^nd October competition closes
Winners selected W/C 5^th October
Winners announced W/C 19th October

Activity, selected entries and updates will be available on Twitter. Please follow @SOS_Glasgow and keep a look out for latest news.

Information on Disability Hate Crime are available on the links below.

Key messages to be conveyed to the pupils:

Disabled people experience hate crime every day but it is often not reported to the Police - many reasons for this but key is that disabled people see this as "bullying" and something they just normalise
Those who witness disability hate crime should report it
There is little awareness of disability hate crime amongst the general population
Disability hate crime can take many forms (including online abuse) and it is on the increase

Links

For more information about this competition or to email your competition entry please contact mark.adams@glasgow.gov.uk

National Month of Action Sense over Sectarianism Competition

The Sense over Sectarianism Month of Action will be take place in February 2020 and we are delighted to announce details of our SOS National Competitions and Awards.

Four awards will be split over two competitions:

Art Display Competition (pupils will be invited to make art about the topic of sectarianism/tackling sectarianism)
(1) Primary Award and (1) Secondary Schools Award
School Project Competition (submissions to include a 2 minute (maximum) YouTube video)
(1) Primary Award and (1) Secondary Schools Award

This is a national competition and will be voted on by public vote via Twitter. Prizes of £250 for each award will be made to the winning schools. Videos will be hosted on the Action on Sectarianism (AoS) YouTube channel.

Key competition timings:

4^th December comps open
31^st January comps close
3^rd February twitter polls open
10^th February twitter polls closes at Midday
14^th February winners announced

All of the activity and updates will be on Twitter. Please follow @SOS_Glasgow & @AoSScotland and keep a look out for latest news.

Additionally, SOS will have a dedicated page at www.actiononsectarianism.info where all content can be viewed for the Month of Action.

For more information about this competition or to email your competition entry please contact mark.adams@glasgow.gov.uk

Glasgow Hate Crime Week Art Competition 2019

The first ever Glasgow Hate Crime Art Competition will be take place in October 2019 and we are delighted to announce details of the format and awards that are up for grabs in this brand new competition.

Glasgow Hate Crime Awareness Week Art Competition aims to encourage collaboration and creativity that promotes an anti-discriminatory ethos in school communities.

Who Can Enter

This Art Competition is open to all Primary Schools and Secondary Schools in Glasgow.

The Brief

Young people are encouraged to submit entries representing what "Hate Crime" means to them, in an artistic format, using creative media of their choice. Competition judges will be looking for entries that display thought and concern for promoting cohesive communities and challenge hostility based on race, religion, disability, sexual orientation and transgender identity.

Awards

There are two categories of awards in the competition:

(1) Primary School Award
(1) Secondary School Award

There will be a £250 prize for the winning entry in each category.

Judging

This Glasgow Schools competition will be judged by an official panel of key people who are involved in various ways to challenge Hate Crime and to promote the reporting of all Hate Crimes.

Key competition Dates:

19^th August competition opens
26^th September competition closes
Winners selected Tuesday 1st October
Winners announced W/C 7th October

Activity, selected entries and updates will be available on Twitter. Please follow @SOS_Glasgow and keep a look out for latest news.

A selection of the entries will be displayed in an exhibition at Glasgow City Chambers throughout Hate Crime Awareness Week which is 7 - 13 October

For more information about this competition or to email your competition entry please contact mark.adams@glasgow.gov.uk

SOS Awards

We are delighted to announce our first ever SOS National Competitions and Awards as part of the inaugural Sense over Sectarianism Month of Action which will be take place in February 2019.

Please see below for full competition details: