Responding to Racism is an award-winning, interactive performance that explores how racism affects people on a daily basis. It features a culturally diverse cast that provides the audience with strong role models as they learn how to identify, respond to, and prevent racism.

The performance follows the character of Mik, a young Aboriginal student who is putting up with constant racism from his friend and football teammate, Chris. Meanwhile, a new student has arrived at school, Sophia, who is being stereotyped and discriminated against for wearing a headscarf.

It uses forum theatre techniques to invite the audience to support the characters as they deal with racism. This peer-education approach is designed to help the audience find solutions that are relevant to their own experiences.

Responding to Racism has been a finalist for the Human Rights Award ‘Racism. It Stops With Me’ twice and led to ActNow being awarded a South Australian Governors Award for Multiculturalism in the Youth Organisation Category in 2015.

“It helped show me how real racism is today and how hidden it can appear. Looking back now, I can see situations where I or others were racist without even realising it.”

— Student