Fair Play. Against Discrimination in Sports
Soccer Tournament under the Banner of Fair Play, Sports and Integration
June 19th, 2010 in the Augartenpark Graz
2010 is the year of the World Cup in South Africa. Within the initiative ,Fair Play' from VIDC (Vienna Institute for International Dialogue and Cooperation) Go4Diversity carried out activities against discrimination in Austrian football and sports and demonstrated strategies for migrants and locals on how to handle it. Both the Caritas Graz-Seckau and the Africa Center ranked among our project partners on site.
The 7th Chiala'Afriqas Festival 2010 was fully dedicated to the World Cup. From June 10th to 20th numerous events took place all around Graz, among them a soccer tournament for youths and young adults in the Augartenpark. It was all about mutually enriching encounters with and between Austria's teen migrants, asylum seekers and refugees and their messages to the public documented in a film.
Discussion Meeting on the Integrative Potential of Soccer and Presentation of the Documentary Film “Kick im Park”
on 13th December 2010 at 19:00
Hauptbücherei, Urban Loritz-Platz 2a, 1070 Wien
Do soccer players with migrant background have direct und unlimited access to sport facilities and football grounds? What is the importance of football clubs for migrant girls and women? The idea of this event was to discuss the integrative potential of sports, in particular of soccer, with experts from politics, science and with practical experience. Furthermore, the documentary film “Kick im Park” portrayed this exceptional soccer tournament taking place in Graz in June 2010.
In November 2007, UNESCO and FC Barcelona signed a partnership agreement. A central element therein is the issue of employing sports as a vehicle for combating racism and discrimination and promoting, among children and youth, the values of human rights, tolerance and solidarity.
The Campaign is to take place between 21 March 2010 and 21 March 2011, including various activities throughout the year.
