Kick It Out
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
Kick It Out is primarily a campaigning organisation which enables, facilitates and works with the football authorities, professional clubs, players, fans and communities to tackle all forms of discrimination. The campaign has been pivotal in persuading and supporting the game’s stakeholders to take their equality responsibilities seriously.
VISION
Football is a sport where people flourish in a supportive community, and where fairness is openly and transparently practiced and enforced for the good of all participants.
CORE AIMS
To be football’s equality activist, campaigner, advocate and facilitator.
To be an effective, influential and proactive champion of equality, acting as a conduit and working in partnership with communities, players, coaches, fans and footballing bodies to achieve fairness for all.
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
To significantly increase the awareness of inclusion and diversity, and the consequences of inappropriate behaviour across all levels of football (the voice of ethical football).
To actively share good practice, critical actions, and partnership working to empower and support football organisations to develop their own responsibility towards greater equity and fairness.
To clearly show the importance of exposing inequalities and the positive value and impact that can be made through collective preventative action.
For more information visit Kick It Out.
Fans for diversity www.kickitout.org/Pages/Category/fans-for-diversity
Fighting discrimination
FA produces animated films to fight discrimination
Referees have been told to prepare for an increase in the reporting of abusive behaviour as the Football Association begins its latest anti-discrimination drive.
English football's governing body has made four animated films urging
Referees have been told to prepare for an increase in the reporting of abusive behaviour as the Football Association begins its latest anti-discrimination drive.
English football's governing body has made four animated films urging players and supporters to stand up to racism, homophobia, anti-semitism and other acts of discrimination.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26574619
How you can help battle discrimination at grassroots level
Read more here.
Tackling discrimination in football - how you can help
Read more here.
Tackle Homophobia
Grassroots youth project aims to Tackle Homophobia
Read more here.
