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Race Equality
National Anti-Racism in Football Campaigns
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 Lets Kick Racism Out of Football is organising a national anti-racism week of action in football for October 2008.
As in previous years, the week will feature hundreds of activities involving community groups, schools, youth clubs, football fans and professional clubs across the country. The week falls within Black History Month allowing Kick it Out to draw together appropriate links. The week also falls at the start of Ramadan provides opportunities to explore links between the game and the Muslim Community. Kick it Out is part of FARE (Football Against Racism in Europe) and its events are also European wide.
Kick it Out works with the Football Foundation to make available 30 grants, of up to £1,000 each, to community based groups and grassroots organisations. Kick it Out also holds The Unity Cup Festival which aims to use football to engage displaced communiteies living in the UK.
For groups that wish to put on smaller activities, support is available by way of resources such as T-shirts, banners, the History of Black Footballers exhibition and various publications.
For more information regarding the activities already mentioned as well as other news, views and information, please see www.kickitout.org.
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The campaign is part of the FARE (Football Against Racism in Europe) Network, and is a registered anti-racist charity which was established in January 1996 with the aim of using Professional footballers as anti-racist role models. Although racism is on the decline in professional football, it is unfortunately on the increase in British and indeed European society. The aim of Show Racism The Red Card is to combat racism through anti-racist education and professional footballers are showing the way in terms of making a stand and fighting racism.
Show Racism The Red Card has a number of resources for use in schools, competitions - even a poetry corner! All this can be found on its website www.theredcard.org. How about contributing to the Anti-Racist School Competition 2008.
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Sport Relief have some ideas for schools.
And try Bring on the World where Oxfam explores global issues bought on by the World Cup, 2006. |
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