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Educational work: Giving young fans a second chance

Posted by The FSA 15th October 2019
What started as informal work to help club staff in need is now being transformed into an impactful educational programme helping football fans across the country. The Fans for Diversity campaign’s one-on-one educational work was initially run by Anwar Uddin as the campaign got off the ground, but is now recruiting a full time staff member to formalise and expand the work even further. “It started...
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Villans Together: expanding the pride

Posted by The FSA 18th September 2019
This summer it will be exactly one year since the creation of Villans Together, a small but dedicated group of volunteers who are changing the way Aston Villa is perceived by its local community. Like their cross-city rivals Birmingham City, Aston Villa has seen its local community undergo dramatic change in recent decades. And much like many other clubs located in diverse areas, Villa have strugg...
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Football United: Whitehawk event promotes LGBT+ football culture

Posted by Maria Horner, Fans for Diversity campaigns officer 5th August 2019
While the excitement and celebration of this weekend's Football United event has been attracting the attention of the LGBT+ community and the media, it may perplex some football fans about why events like this are needed, and why they are important. I’ve heard some say there’s no need for such spotlighting on minority groups, ‘We’re all just football fans aren’t we?’. While that’s exactly what we...
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A weekend celebrating diversity

Posted by The FSF 11th March 2019
On Friday 8th March the Fans Supporting Foodbanks initiative in Liverpool attended the Penny Lane mosque in Liverpool to receive a set of food and other donations that had been made over the past eight weeks. Fans from the city's two clubs, Liverpool and Everton, were in attendance, along with representatives from West Ham United's Independent Supporter Association, in an act of solidarity follow...
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When Football Unites: building friendships across cultural divides

Posted by Maria Horner, Fans for Diversity campaigns officer 31st January 2019
When Football Unites is a short documentary by film-maker Liam Sullivan and the Fans for Diversity campaign charting the new relationship, and cultural exchange, between the Lady Imps Supporters Association and the Bangla Bantams. Here Fans for Diversity campaigns officer Maria Horner tells us more about the project... You may ask what’s a social event between groups of (mostly) women got to do wi...
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Introducing the National Game Community Award - Part II

Posted by Maria Horner, Fans for Diversity campaigns officer 28th November 2018
At this year's FSF awards we're instituting a new category to recognise the efforts of non-league clubs and their supporters who, despite huge challenges and tight budgets, ensure the survival of the game outside the professional leagues. In the second half of a two-part blog, Maria Horner introduces the final three of this year’s nominees… Altrincham FC Altrincham have been a champion of our Fans...
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Introducing the National Game Community Award - Part I

Posted by Maria Horner, Fans for Diversity campaigns officer 28th November 2018
At this year's FSF awards we're instituting a new category to recognise the efforts of non-league clubs and their supporters who, despite huge challenges and tight budgets, ensure the survival of the game outside the professional leagues. In the first half of a two-part blog, Maria Horner introduces three of this year’s nominees… Hartlepool United FC The club has an active community foundation off...
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Changing times: England fans in Russia

Posted by Billy Grant, Beesotted Brentford 23rd November 2018
Tonight the Fans for Diversity campaign and Free Lions are launching an exhibition of work by David Shaw celebrating the England fans' contribution to the World Cup in Russia. Here England fan and tournament veteran Billy Grant tells us about a special summer... Russia was a funny World Cup for me. As a black football fan, I realized that going to Russia could pose a serious risk to my safety. But...
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Colour blind awareness: my 16-year-old son used to be a football fan

Posted by Kathryn Albany-Ward, Colourblind Awareness 13th November 2018
As teams churn out more and more third kits, the issue of colour blind clashes is becoming increasingly common. Here Kathryn Albany-Ward from Colour Blind Awareness tells us more about the problem... When my son was younger, he collected Match Attax cards so obsessively even his big sister could name all the teams in the Premier League. At eight years old he searched for weeks for the ‘Peter Ketch...
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Football on the doorstep: Fans for Diversity & Non-League Day

Posted by Maria Horner, Fans for Diversity Campaigns Officer 17th October 2018
The Fans for Diversity campaign supported Non-League Day across the country at the weekend, here FSF's Maria Horner tells us more about the work... The 2018 Non-League Day celebrations were a perfect opportunity for the Fans for Diversity campaign to highlight the message that when community and football come together it really is for everyone to enjoy. Photo galley: Fans for Diversity at Non-Leag...
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