Anti-racism Campaign

Anti-racism programme at UEFA EURO 2008™

The Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE) network is working closely with UEFA as a Football Social Responsibility partner at UEFA EURO 2008™ to send out a message against racism and discrimination, and to celebrate the diversity of Europe's best-loved sport. Building on the success in Portugal in 2004, the FARE network is preparing an anti-racism programme at UEFA EURO 2008™.  The initiative at the UEFA European Championships this summer will be headlined Unite Against Racism.  

Players & Officials @ FARE Reception in Basel

Resources

	EURO 2008 Fanzine English.pdf (690.21Mb)
	FARE Antiracism Programme / Report on Euro 2004 (0.17Mb)

OPENING DAY IN BASEL

On the opening day of the UEFA EURO 2008TM the joint campaign „Unite Against Racism“ of the European network FARE – Football Against Racism in Europe and UEFA will be launched at the Hilton Hotel Basel. Representatives of the media are cordially invited to the FARE lunch reception on Saturday 7 June (Start: 12:30).

Senses Erzik, UEFA 1st Vice President, will lead the involvement of the football family together with esteemed players, NGOs and fans. Also in attendance will be Benedikt Weibel, Delegate of the Swiss Federal Council for EURO 2008 and Barbara Prammer, President of the Austrian National Council.

At the reception the activities FARE is organising during UEFA EURO 2008™ across Austria and Switzerland will be presented. At Hilton Basel (Salon de Nations, Aeschengraben 31, CH-4002 Basel) simultaneous interpretation into German and English will be provided. For a full programme download the Invitation.

TV spot  “Different Languages, One Goal: No To Racism”

This specially commissioned TV spot will be shown at all matches of the UEFA EURO 2008 TM:

External links

	UEFA Anti-racism Programme
FARE are not responsible for the content on external websites

Internal links

	Captain Quotes
	Fanembassies
	FARE - UEFA Partnership
	Monitoring
	Streetkick

UNITE AGAINST RACISM AT THE GAMES

Over the three weeks of the event the Unite Against Racism activities will also feature pitch-side advertising boards with the "No to Racism" message at every game as well as branded captain's armbands. Every ticket will feature a Unite Against Racism message, and "Unite Against Racism" will appear on stewards' bibs as well as substitute players' bibs.

The "Unite against Racism" campaign will reach its climax at the semi-finals in Vienna and Basel, where the four team captains will deliver this anti-racism message to be beamed into homes across the world:

"I and my team mates wish to make clear that we stand against of all forms of discrimination.

“We have seen over the last three weeks how football can bring people together to enjoy our common passion whatever our religion, nationality or skin colour.

“Please join us to Unite Against Racism."