However the reality faces controversial issues about discrimination and equalities, that are naturally pointed out by the multicultural and international nature of any sports.
Kick it out is a football’s Campaign, established in 1993, working against any type of harassment, related to race, gender, age, disability, religion and sexual orientation.
The press conference today in Westminster University with Kevin Coleman, the grassroots Development Officer, focus on 2011 One Game , One Community, promoting every years two weeks full of activities amid anti-racism campaign. “We are promoting equality for any communities grass roots football issues by supporting and monitoring. We don’t have the power to investigate.” said Kevin Coleman. The event includes many activities for young people. The aim is to educate them to carry out resources against stereotyping and prejudice, promoting different culture. Because this is what sport and in particularly Football is. “Our plan is to work close with teachers. Teaching is the best way to involve pupils and schools and make more awareness in the classroom about the problem. We promote activities and launch competitions as well.” In the Kick it Out website there is a description of plan activities around anti-discrimination education, like The Secondary school Competition run every years as an important part of the two weeks campaign.
Kevin Coleman underlines: “Football is about social inclusion. We are interested in participation, not in performance.”
Sport is like a multicultural bridge to make lots of different people going together, being aware to challenge any king of racism. Football plays a significant role to spread around the word the message because is very famous and popular sport. Getting young people involved in it and find innovative ways of teaching this consciousness of equality is the base step.
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