Building Bridges – Together Through Sport. Event in Bratislava
With ‘Building Bridges: Together Through Sport’, we’re offering a place to exchange ideas on how to tackle antisemitism and discrimination in sports. Alongside workshops, there’ll be opportunities for networking and for learning from the experiences of other international participants. Registration is now open. The event is held in English.
This event in Bratislava is the third and final step in our larger project ‘Building Bridges: Combating Antisemitism Together’.
Particularly welcome are individuals who have themselves been targeted by hate speech in sports. The conference is aimed at both professionals and volunteers, including athletes and activists, who are involved with sports and anti-discrimination efforts. No matter what kind of discrimination is the focus, we’re all united by the idea of fighting discrimination through sports.
In sharing our strengths and resources, we want to learn from one another so that, with sports, we can take a stand against discrimination in society.
Having conducted an online survey of European football stakeholders in 2023 (Step One), we’ve now published a report analysing the responses of over a hundred respondents from fourteen countries (Step Two).
Together with the participants we’d like to discuss the work against antisemitism and discrimination through sports, at the final event in Bratislava from 9 to 11 December 2024 (Step Three).
We look forward to your registration!
You can register here.
The BRIDGES project is supported by funding from the EU and is conducted by three partners: the World Jewish Congress, CEJI, and what matters gGmbH.
The survey contacted various stakeholders in European football, including its leagues, associations, and clubs, in order to collect important insights. The goal was to amass information on efforts to commemorate the Holocaust, prevent antisemitism, and cultivate respect for Jewish life in football. Another research objective was to hear the perspectives of football stakeholders on issues like discrimination and inclusion. Understanding their needs in these areas, as well as learning from their past experiences and current recommendations, were of particular interest for the research team. The survey report can be found here.
