Football for Equality

FSE will organise the following fan-oriented equality activities at the UEFA EURO 2012 in the framework of the Football for Equality project:

• Action Day for Respect and against Discrimination at the Fans´ Embassies
• FanGuides with LGBT-parts
• Diversity workshops on discrimination, homophobia and racism for Fans´ Embassies´ staff together with EGLSF

The project Football for Equality– Challenging racist and homophobic stereotypes in and through football is a European initiative carried out by various partner organisations of the Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE) network and led by FairPlay-VIDC in Vienna . The project kicked off in November 2009 and will be continued until June 2012. The initiative is part-funded by the Fundamental Rights and Citizenship programme of the European Commission. 
The Football for Equality-project aims at:

• Using the popularity and universality of football, as a unique entry point to raise awareness on racism and related intolerances (xenophobia, islamophobia, anti-Roma racism and anti-Semitism) and on homophobia.

• To address and link areas of combating racism, xenophobia and anti-Semitism on the one hand and the fight against homophobia on the other hand.

• To promote and improve intercultural understanding and tolerance in particular among young people in the European Union.