The FA held a conference at Wembley on 9 November for internal stakeholders and representatives of its various advisory groups on its procedures for reporting discrimination and dealing with complaints. This is in advance of their response to John Mann MP’s report on tackling islamophobia and antisemitism in sport, which we expect to be released next week and more public-facing material on reporting discrimination in due course.
Having long taken an interest in issues relating to racism and football, John Mann MP together with PCAA Foundation Director Danny Stone compiled a submission to the DCMS Select Committee for their special session on racism in football. The APPG submission is on the committee website here. However, the full unedited submission can be downloaded here with appendices available on request [...]
Read more...This is a cross post from Hope not hate by Julian Kossoff ENGLAND, 1946. Rationing, bombsites, the war over, fascism overcome. Or nearly overcome. The images of the Nazi death camps in Europe are still fresh in everyone’s mind, but a resurgence of support for Oswald Mosley’s Blackshirts has brought terror back to the streets and [...]
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