FOOTBALL FIGHTS RACISM A Seminar on Tolerance in Sports
UEFA WOMEN'S EURO FINLAND 2009

Thursday 3.9.2009
PharmaCity Auditorium
Itäinen Pitkäkatu 4, Turku

Preliminary Seminar Programme

8:30 – Registration

9:00 Welcoming Words - Mr. Mr. Aleksi Randell, Chairman of the City Executive Board, City of Turku, Mr. Pekka Hämäläinen, President, Football Association of Finland

9:15 Role of Government in Sports Education and Anti Racism Work - Ms. Raija Mattila, Counsellor for Cultural Affairs, Ministry of Education

9:30 Building a safe and diverse Finland - Ms. Ritva Viljanen, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of the Interior

10:00 UEFA Action Plan for Anti-Racism Work- Mr. William Gaillard, Director of Communications, UEFA

10:30 Ideal Cooperation Between Various Actors in Football - Mr. Kurt Wachter, Director, Football Against Racism in Europe FARE

11:00 Role of Public Media and Idols - Mr. Arto Mäkinen, Marketing Director, Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE

11:15 Coffee break

11:30 Role of NGO’s in Anti-Racism Work - Mr. Piara Powar, Director, Kick It Out

12:00 Red Card for Rasism Campaign - Mr. Tony Higgins, PFA Scotland & Mr. Magnus Erlingmark, Svenska Fotbollspelare

12:30 Lunch

13:30 Sports’ Role in Implementation of the Tolerance Programme of the City of St. Petersburg - Contribution by FC Zenit – St. Petersburg – Role of Clubs at European Football

14:00 Rasisti on Reppana –Campaign and FAF Training - Is It Enough? - Mr. Lari Kangas & Mr. Maurizio Pratesi, Football Association of Finland, Ms. Hodan Siid Ahmed, Hammarby Damfotboll
Veikkausliiga teams from Turku, FC Inter Turku and FC TPS

14.30 Signing of Memorandum of Understanding and Open Discussion - Chaired by Liikkukaa! ry, Immigrants in sports organisation in Finland.

15.00 End of the Seminar

16:00 Women’s EURO2009 Quarterfinal game, Turku Stadion

The seminar is organized by the City of Turku, the Football Association of Finland in coordination with UEFA. The seminar is free of charge. Seminar language is English. Online registration @ https://www.webropol.com/P.aspx?id=345652&cid=80775672 or to maarit [dot] koistinenturku [dot] fi by 28.8.2009.

Find more information at:

• http://www.turku.fi/Public/default.aspx?nodeid=17173&culture=fi-FI&contentlan=1
• http://www.rasistionreppana.fi/

WELCOME!