Building Bridges
‘Building Bridges - Combating Antisemitism Together’ is an initiative uniting Jewish communities, government representatives, professional networks, and experts to monitor, reinforce, and implement the EU strategy against antisemitism. what matters contributed by conducting an online survey, publishing an analysis report and organizing a networking event.
About the survey and the analysis report
The aim of both survey and analysis report was to understand not only how football stakeholders perceive initiatives that fight antisemitism and foster Jewish life in sport, but also how Jewish organizations view football antisemitism and counter-initiatives. Click here to see the report Survey Insights on Combating Antisemitism Through Football
About the networking event "Building Bridges - Together Through Sport", December 9-11, 2024 in Bratislava
The networking event was aimed at both professionals and volunteers, including athletes and activists, who are involved with sports and anti-discrimination efforts. Alongside workshops, there was ample opportunity for networking and for learning from the experiences of other international participants. We were offering a place to exchange ideas on how to tackle antisemitism and discrimination in sports. Click "Read more" to see the event's agenda.
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Program of the event in Bratislava
Monday, December 9, 2024
15.00 from 15.00 on: Check-in Hotel
17.00 Arrivals and check-In to the event
18.00 Dinner at the Hotel
19.00 Opening Ceremony: Welcome!
Overview of the next few days
Get to know each other
21.00 End
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
09.00 Introduction to Day 2
09.05 Goals and Targets
How to identify your target groups to effectively work against discrimination through sport
9.30 Flipchart Activity – Reflect on your own work
10.00 Speed Dating: Share your work
11.00 Coffee Break
11.30 Expand your Network
12.30 Lunch Break
14.00 Introduction to the first round of workshops
14.15 1st round of Workshops (3)
- (1) Diversity & Inclusion in sport – more than anti-discrimination? (Daniela Wurbs and Carlo Kosok, Kick In!)
- (2) Discussion around discrimination (Daniel Heller, CEJI)
- (3) Game On(line): Combating Online Antisemitism in the 2024 Olympic Year (Marija Ljubinkovic, World Jewish Congress)
16.15 Break
16.45 Debrief of the workshops
17.30 Discussion and outlook
18.00 Dinner
19.00 Panel discussion with 2 guests
- Jana Turanská holds an MA in History and Jewish studies from Palacký University in Olomouc, Czech republic. She works as a project manager for ADEL Slovakia.
- Dr. Pavel Brunssen is a Research Associate and Alfred Landecker Lecturer at the Research Center on Antigypsyism at Heidelberg University. Brunssen’s research interests include antisemitism, antigypsyism, memory cultures, European soccer, and fan cultures.
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
09.00 Introduction to Day 3
09.05 Introduction to workshops
09.15 2nd Round of workshops
- (4) Remembering persecuted athletes (Dr. Andreas Kahrs, what matters gGmbH)
- (5) BORUSSIA DORTMUND/ Working with professional football clubs against discrimination (Daniel Lörcher, BVB Dortmund and what matters gGmbH)
10.45 Coffee Break
11.15 Debrief of the workshops
11.45 Evaluation
12.15 Lunch
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