Kick It Out celebrates 25-year anniversary
Sunday marked the 25-year anniversary of Kick It Out, the organisation that has been at the heart of the drive towards equality, inclusion and cohesion for everyone who plays, watches or works in football.
Having started as ‘Let’s Kick Racism Out of Football’ in 1993, Kick It Out fights all forms of discrimination in the game we love, 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.
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.
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, visit their official website at www.kickitout.org or keep up to date with the organisation’s work at Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.