
Kick It Out celebrates 25 year anniversary
Sunday, August 12th 2018
Today marks the 25-year anniversary of Kick It Out, football's equality, inclusion and cohesion organisation.
For the last 25 years the organisation has been at the heart of the drive towards creating a diverse and inclusive game for everyone who plays, watches or works in football.
Having started as ‘Let’s Kick Racism Out of Football’ in 1993, Kick It Out has evolved into an organisation which – working alongside its partners The FA, the Premier League, the English Football League, The Professional Footballers’ Association, the League Managers Association and the Football Supporters’ Federation, among others – fights all forms of discrimination in the game we love.
Since its inception, Kick It Out has provided a clear, independent voice within the game to challenge discrimination and exclusion, as well as education for professional players, clubs, fans, grassroots organisations and beyond. The organisation also provides mentoring and guidance to help underrepresented groups participate in football and secure opportunities to develop a career in the game.
Kick It Out has established an equality framework for professional clubs, supporting the development of equality practices and policies, and enabled more effective reporting and investigating of complaints of discriminatory abuse through its pioneering reporting app.
However, despite 25 years of progress, hatred, prejudice, abuse and discrimination are still evident in our society and in football.
In the 2018/19 season and beyond we want everyone involved in football to continue to campaign for equality and challenge discrimination, while playing a part in shaping a fair and inclusive future for everyone who loves the game.
But don’t forget to recognise how far we’ve come. Let’s kick racism and discrimination out of football – together.
If you’d like to find out more about how you can get involved in Kick It Out’s 25-year anniversary, contact Robert Brown on Robert@kickitout.org, or keep up to date with the organisation’s work at the following:
Twitter: @kickitout
Facebook: @kickitoutofficial
Instagram: @kickitout
Website: www.kickitout.org
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