(English) #FootballPeople weeks

Join the #FootballPeople movement! 06-20 October 2016

Professioinal players support the Football People action weeks.

The Football People action weeks are Europe's largest campaign against discrimination in football. During the period supporters, community groups, footballers, clubs, leagues and FAs take a united stand against to spread the message of inclusion and diversity in the game. Join the Action Weeks in 2015, 08-22 October.

The Football People action weeks unites supporters, clubs, ethnic minorities and communities affected by other forms of discrimination across the continent in a concerted effort to make discrimination a thing of the past. The Football People weeks bring people together. Get involved. The Football People weeks challenge discrimination and celebrate the contribution we all make to football, wherever we live, whatever our connection to the game, whatever our background. The Football People Action Weeks aim to: • Increase public awareness of the discrimination in football • Create a united front by bringing together everyone in football • Develop ideas and new practices that challenge exclusion A key part of the activities are the events that further social inclusion by bringing people of different communities together through sport. What started as a minor campaign in nine countries in 2001 has now become the largest series of anti-discrimination activities in sport. In 2013, over 1,500 activities took place in 46 countries with some of Europe’s top stars lending support to the campaign. Over 40 UEFA Europa League and Champions League matches took part in the campaign, reaching fans directly at the matches and millions more through television. In 2013, 18 professional leagues participated in the Action Weeks and 17 European FA’s actively supported the initiative. Fare offers financial support for different types of activities. We are able to provide Small grants for up to 250 groups and offer larger Events grants to support nationwide activities. Every year groups including fan groups, ethnic minority organisations, football clubs and a variety of NGOs from all over Europe organise activities and launch initiatives to challenge racism and discrimination. Fare’s long-term focus on the situation in Eastern and Central Europe has led to an increasing involvement of groups in the Balkans, the former Soviet republics and the new EU members such as Croatia. Find out which activities took place in 2013 here. The Football People weeks will take place 9 – 23 October 2014.

The Action Weeks bring people together. Get involved. The idea behind the Action Weeks is that a wide range of initiatives and activities that address local problems take place within clubs or communities and across the continent to present a unified stand against discrimination in the game. The Action Weeks aim to: • Increase public awareness of the discrimination in football • Create a united front by bringing together everyone in football • Develop ideas and new practices that challenge exclusion A key part of the activities are the events that further social inclusion by bringing people of different communities together through sport. What started as a minor campaign in nine countries in 2001 has now become the largest series of anti-discrimination activities in sport. In 2012, over 500 activities took place in 44 countries with some of Europe’s top stars lending support to the campaign. Over 40 UEFA Europa League and Champions League matches took part in the campaign, reaching fans directly at the matches and millions more through television. In 2012, 13 professional leagues participated in the Action Weeks and eight European FA’s actively supported the initiative. Fare offers financial support for different types of activities. We are able to provide Small-scale support for up to 250 groups and this year, for the first time, Fare will offer larger Event grants to support nationwide activities. Every year groups including fan clubs, ethnic minority organisations, football clubs and a variety of NGOs from all over Europe submit creative proposals. With the backing of UEFA, Fare has offered Small grants to grassroots initiatives and provides campaign materials for free. Many more fan groups are organising themselves to challenge racism and discrimination. Fare’s long-term focus on the situation in Eastern and Central Europe has led to an increasing numbers of applications in the Balkans, the former Soviet republics and the new EU members such as Poland, Hungary or Romania. Get involved – join the FARE Action Weeks.

The anti-racist world cup is a football festival in Italy that brings together thousands of players, ethnic minorities, refugees and anti-racist activists in a unified stand against discrimination.

The FARE Action Weeks unites supporters, clubs, ethnic minorities and communities affected by other forms of discrimination across the continent in a concerted effort to make discrimination a thing of the past. The idea behind the Action Weeks is that a wide range of initiatives and activities that address local problems within their club or community and join groups across the continent to present a unified stand against discrimination in the game. The Action Weeks aim to: • Increase public awareness of the discrimination in football • Create a united front by bringing together everyone in football • Develop ideas and new practices that challenge exclusion A key part of the activities are the events that further social inclusion by bringing people of different communities together through sport. What started as a minor campaign in nine countries in 2001 has now become the largest series of anti-discrimination activities in sport. In 2011 we expect to see activities take place in 41 countries with some of Europe‘s top stars lending support to the campaign.

The FARE Action Week unites supporters, clubs and those targeted by racism across the continent in a concerted effort to make discrimination a thing of the past. The Action Week of the Football Against Racism in Europe network aims to boost public awareness of the problems of racism and exclusion and to create a united front in dealing with this malign influence on Europe‘s number one sport. The idea behind the FARE Action Week is that a wide range of initiatives and activities address local problems within their club or community, while also joining groups across the continent to present a unified stand against racism in the game.