The conference “Free Kick for Equality!” will take place from 26 to 28 April 2013 in Bratislava. It is the closing event of the project “Football for Equality - Tackling racism and homophobia with a focus and Central- and Eastern Europe”, co-funded by the European Commission. The conference will discuss cross-sectional approaches to fight discrimination, bridge gaps between different stakeholders and regions, promote sport as a tool for inclusion and will share experiences about campaigns and educational work in the field of sport.
As a result an Action Plan will be developed jointly to gain an outlook on the next steps fighting racism and homophobia in sports. The conference also aims at bringing together initiatives and grass roots activists who challenge discrimination and inequalities from different angles. During the whole conference there will be an open space to present your initiative or organisation.
We kindly invite you - grass roots activists and policy makers, active sports people, football fans and clubs, students and researchers, NGOs and initiatives who are active in the field of human rights and antidiscrimination, football community, politicians and journalists – to attend this European networking conference.
Find below details about registration and the conference programme. The programme will be updated constantly on our website.
For further questions, do not hesitate to get in contact with us! Watch out upcoming news and details on our website and further announcements.
We are looking forward to your registration and seeing you in Bratislava!
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Free Kick for Equality! Moving to the next step in combating racism and homophobia together
CONFERENCE DATE: Friday, 26 April (start at 18:30 hrs) to Sunday, 28 April 2013 (closing at 13:30 hrs)
VENUE: Bratislava, Slovak Republic, Austria Trend Hotel
ORGANISERS: L’Udia Proti Rasizmu (Slovakia) and FairPlay – VIDC (Austria) in cooperation with the Football for Equality-Partners
LANGUAGE: English and Slovak
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME:
Drafted programme:
Download Programme (Update 8 April 2013)
Please note, that changes are possible and the programme will be updated constantly
REGISTRATION:
The conference is free to attend, but as places are limited, registration is required.
For registration, fill in the Registration Form end return it until latest 25 March 2013 to zalesak.michal[at]gmail.com or fax it to +43-1-7133594-73. You will get a conformation until 28 March 2013. 
Download Registration Form
There is no conference fee. Costs for the accommodation will be covered by the organisers for the time of the conference (2 nights). Accommodation takes place in double rooms. Food will as well be provided by the organisers. All travel costs have to be covered by the participants!
FUNDING:
If you are member of an unfunded small group/grass-root organization, you can apply for a contribution to your travel costs on the registration form. This funding is limited to participants from EU member states.
CONTACT:
Local organiser: Michal Zalesak, L’Udia Proti Rasizmu (Slovakia), zalesak.michal[at]gmail.com
Football for Equality project coordination: Nikola Staritz, FairPlay-VIDC (Austria), staritz[at]vidc.org
www.footballforequality.orgwww.facebook.com/footballforequality
ABOUT: THE FOOTBALL FOR EQUALITY PROJECT
Since 2009 the Football for Equality project acts up against and raises awareness for the diverse and manifest problems of discrimination in football. The project has focused in 2012 on two major sport events, which have taken place for the first time in Eastern Europe: the UEFA EURO 2012 in Poland and Ukraine and the EuroGames, the Lesbian and Gay Championships in Budapest, Hungary. In addition, the project partners are implementing a range of measures on a national level, such as campaigning and educational activities as well as the publication of fanzines.
The aim is to promote a football free of homophobia and racism, to make inequalities and exclusions visible and enable a save and welcoming environment for all football fans and players.
PARTNERS: European Gay and Lesbian Sport Federation (EGLSF, Netherlands), Football Supporters Europe (FSE, Germany), Institute for Sport and Development (SPOLINT, Slovenia), Unione Italiana Sport Per Tutti (UISP, Italy), People Against Racism (L’Udia, Slovakia), and FairPlay-VIDC (Austria) as the project lead organisation.
(CO-)FUNDERS: The project is partly funded by the European Commission (DG Justice) under the Fundamental Rights and Citizenship Programme.