Football fights racism 3.9.2009

A Seminar on Tolerance in Sports, UEFA WOMEN'S EURO FINLAND 2009. Thursday 3.9.2009, PharmaCity Auditorium, Itäinen Pitkäkatu 4, Turku.

Preliminary Seminar Programme

9.00 Welcoming Words
Mr. Mikko Pukkinen, Mayor, City of Turku
Mr. Pekka Hämäläinen, President, Football Association of Finland

9.15 Role of Government in Sports Education and Anti Racism Work
Ms. Raija Mattila, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education

9.30 Building a safe and diverse Finland
Ms. Ritva Viljanen, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of the Interior

10.00 UEFA Action Plan for Anti-Racism Work
Mr. William Gaillard, Director of Communications, UEFA
Mr. Kurt Wachter, Football Against Racism in Europe – FARE

10.30 Role of Public Media and Idols
Mr. Arto Mäkinen, Marketing Director, Finnish Broadcasting Company – YLE

10.45 Coffee break

11.00 Role of NGO’s in Anti-Racism Work
Mr. Piara Powar, Director, Kick It Out

11.30 Red Card for Rasism –Campaign
Lessons learned from the FIFPro & the Player’s Union, Sweden

12.00 Lunch

13.00 Sports’ Role in Implementation of the Tolerance Programme of the City of St. Petersburg
Contribution by FC Zenit – St. Petersburg – Role of Clubs at European Football

14.00 Rasisti on Reppana –Campaign and FAF Training - Is It Enough?
Mr. Lari Kangas & Mr. Maurizio Pratesi, Football Association of Finland
Veikkausliiga teams from Turku, FC Inter Turku and FC TPS

14.30 How to Develop the Cooperation in Actions against Racism on Local Level?
Panel Discussion and Signing of Memorandum of Understanding

15.00 End of the Seminar

16.00 Women’s EURO2009 Quarterfinal game, Turku Stadion

The seminar is organized by the City of Turku, the Football Association of Finland in coordination with UEFA. The seminar is free of charge. Seminar language is English.

Registration to maarit.koistinen@turku.fi by 28.8.2009.

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SLU:n jäsenjärjestöt ja niiden seurat saavat käyttää tekstiä lähteen mainiten: LUM 10/09, SLU.fi.