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Promoting DIVERSITY AYRSHIRE COLLEGE TACKLES SECTARIANISM STUDENTS FROM THE 24/7 PLUS COURSE TOOK PART IN A COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE LEADING ANTISECTARIANISM CHARITY NIL BY MOUTH. ‘Pitch Perfect’ is a marketing competition that asks students to create and design an anti-sectarian awareness campaign. The Ayr group won with their idea for an educational app that explained what sectarianism is and the law around it, in a bid to raise awareness of the issue amongst fellow students. The Kilwinning group proposed an awareness raising campaign featuring one-off workshops at each campus specifically focusing on asking students to think before they post messages on social media channels. The Kilmarnock group also designed an app urging football supporters to ‘Take Back the Game’ and report instances of sectarian abuse to ensure the sole focus at football matches is football. Nil By Mouth will now work with the students to roll out a version of the winning product across all campuses. Meanwhile, our Sport and Fitness students supported the ‘Colour of our Scarves’ event at Rugby Park, where over 100 school pupils took part. ‘Colours of our Scarves’ is a Scottish Government funded project run by Supporters Direct Scotland with the aim of tackling sectarianism in Scotland around football and sport. Project Manager Mark Reid called on Ayrshire College students to assist at his Rugby Park event, which had six activities including a workshop on sectarianism. The magazine of Ayrshire College 41