Anti-bigotry campaign kicks-off in West Lothian

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A charity which seeks to tackle sectarianism and bigotry has launched a free programme across West Lothian.Nil By Mouth has received funding from the Scottish Government allowing it to deliver free education, training and interventions across schools, colleges, prisons and workplaces in the county.The charity kicked off the project with a visit to Livingston FC’s Academy, educating young players on the importance and impact of language and attitudes on and off the pitch, as well as on social media.Players from all the Academy’s year groups took part in sessions helping them better understand their rights and responsibilities and how to deal with attitudes they might encounter around the sport.Now the charity is set to ramp up its work across West Lothian through its ‘United Against Division’ programme which is available to all of the authority’s primary and secondary schools and lets pupils better understand faiths, traditions and cultures different to their own.Visits to schools in Blackburn, Broxburn and Livingston are already confirmed.The project is part of the Scottish Government’s ‘Tackling Sectarianism’ programme which sees grassroots work being carried out in communities across Scotland to tackle religious prejudice and promote stronger relations between people from different faith backgrounds.Nil By Mouth Director, Dave Scott, said: “Prior to covid we had been very active in West Lothian in partnership with the council and when discussing our plans with the Scottish Government for this year we highlighted the area as one of three in the country where all our programmes could be delivered free of charge.“This means school, youth projects, employers or community groups who would like to explore the issue can tap