Intercultural Standards Report

A programme of the National Action Plan against Racism

The overall aim of the National Action Plan Against Racism, which funded the intercultural standards, on which the lead government department is the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform and which funded this programme, is to ‘provide strategic direction to combat racism and to develop a more inclusive, intercultural society based on inclusion by design, not as an add-on or afterthought and based on policies that promote interaction, equality of opportunity, understanding and respect’.

The action plan specifies sport as an arena for the promotion of cultural diversity and recognises the role that non-governmental organisations play in tackling racism and encouraging intercultural activity. Football is a genuinely global game. That is why the FAI and the League of Ireland are so keen about the development of Intercultural Standards.

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FAI Intercultural Plan

The Football Association of Ireland in conjunction with its key stakeholders have developed the ‘Intercultural Football Plan’ The purpose of which is to examine how best, in the context of a more diverse Irish society the Football Association of Ireland can encourage increased participation in football among people from minority ethnic and cultural backgrounds, whilst also challenging and preventing the spread of ‘racism’ within the game and thereby contribute towards a fully intercultural and integrated society.

The aim of the plan is “To ensure every individual can feel free to become involved in football on a basis of equality, confident that they will be welcome if they do so, and to contribute thereby to an integrated society at ease with its growing diversity”

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