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Irish FA and University of Ulster put on World Class Football For All Conference Addressing the Issues of Racism and Sectarianis
22 March 2007
As part of the Irish Football Association’s Anti-Racism Month in March their Community Relations Department and the University of Ulster’s School of Sport Studies have combined forces to bring a world class Football For All anti-racism and anti-sectarian conference to the University of Ulster, at Jordanstown, on Friday 30 March from 9.30am-4pm, and admission is free!
22 March 2007
Irish Football Association Press Release
Irish FA and University of Ulster put on World Class Football For All Conference Addressing the Issues of Racism and Sectarianism in Football, for Free
As part of the Irish Football Association’s Anti-Racism Month in March their Community Relations Department and the University of Ulster’s School of Sport Studies have combined forces to bring a world class Football For All anti-racism and anti-sectarian conference to the University of Ulster, at Jordanstown, on Friday 30 March from 9.30am-4pm, and admission is free!
Speakers include Ex-Republic of Ireland football manager, Brian Kerr, Ex-Northern Ireland football manager, Bryan Hamilton, Jim Roddy, Chief Executive of Derry City Football Club, Jim Rainey, Football For All Co-ordinator for the Amalgamation of Official Northern Ireland Supporters Clubs, Neil Jarman, Director for the Institute for Conflict Research, Piara Power, Chief Executive of anti-racism football body Kickitout, Dr Davy Hassan, Sport Studies Lecturer from the University of Ulster, Howard Wells, Irish FA Chief Executive and Professor John Sugden from the University of Brighton.
Topics discussed will include progress being made in the Republic of Ireland and England addressing the evil of racism in football, progress made by Fans at Northern Ireland international football games to tackle sectarianism, the role Clubs and Supporters have tackling racism and sectarianism and the current problems associated with racism and sectarianism that the Football Family in Northern Ireland need to work together on to address.
If you would be interested in attending please contact Sharon McKee at the University of Ulster on 02890 366680 or email s.mckee@ulster.ac.uk
IFA President, Jim Boyce, is urging the Football Family in Northern Ireland to support the conference:
“With support from Belfast City Council’s Good Relations Unit, the Northern Ireland Community Relations Council, the School of Sport Studies at the University of Ulster and Newtownabbey Borough Council we are able to bring this world class Football For All conference to Northern Ireland. We have a permanent and highly skilled Community Relations department working tirelessly to make the sport of football in Northern Ireland more inclusive at all levels and I would urge anyone who cares about the future of the sport of football to contact Sharon McKee at the University of Ulster on 02890 366680 or email s.mckee@ulster.ac.uk and make sure they reserve a place as numbers are limited to 300. People who care about football in Northern Ireland should take advantage of this conference and support the event. Much progress has been made tackling sectarianism in football but we all have a responsibility to build on this progress challenging both sectarianism and racism at every opportunity”.
For further information contact Michael Boyd on 07894614328
