Racism in football
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2. Introduction
2.1 Name and History of the Organisation
Racism V A description of the practice of oppression of one person or group by another is by definition based upon the person being physically different
At the beginning of the 1993/94 football season, the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE), a race relations organisation funded by the Government, and the Professional Footballers Association, the players union (with support from the Football Trust) joined forces in a bold historical move to launch the Lets Kick Racism out of Football campaign; in order to rid racism out of the game for good.
Their main aim was to ensure that:
All who play or watch football are able to do so without fear of racial abuse or harassment. (Racism in Football 2002)
Initially, the campaign aimed to target professional football clubs by devising a 10-point action plan formed to clubs as to the methods, guidelines and specific measures they should take in order to tackle racism, as well as aiming to encourage ethnic minorities to play a greater role in the game.
The campaign soon attracted widespread attention and support from the media, football fans and professional clubs. By 1995, 91 of the 92 professional football clubs in England and Wales had signed up, along with the Football Association and numerous other football bodies, putting forward their pledge of support for the cause.
The campaign moved from strength to strength, holding a number of high profile event backed by and involving stars such as Ruud Gullit, John Barnes and one of Englands legendary players, Gary Lineker. They held anti-racist events at many clubs and produced a number of materials such as posters, banners, badges and magazines aimed at footballers and football supporters at all levels.
In 1997 an independent body was formed away from organisations such as the CRE and changed its name to Kick it Out...