{"id":9721,"date":"2016-09-08T12:25:57","date_gmt":"2016-09-08T11:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unitelive.org\/?p=9721"},"modified":"2016-09-08T12:25:57","modified_gmt":"2016-09-08T11:25:57","slug":"the-fight-that-can-never-rest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/?p=9721","title":{"rendered":"The fight that can never rest"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Top former footballers including Les Ferdinand MBE and Paul Elliot MBE will be among those coming together at Unite\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s headquarters this Friday (September 9) to promote the 20th anniversary of the sport\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s very own campaign to combat racism.<\/p>\n

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The Show Racism the Red Card (SRTRC) campaign was formed in 1996 to use footballing role models to enlist young people in anti-racism drives.\u00c2\u00a0 Previous stars on the SRTRC team sheet include Thierry Henry, Ryan Giggs and Samuel Eto\u00e2\u20ac\u2122o.<\/p>\n

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Unite has been a long-time supporter of the organisation, which has also worked with trade unions to combat racism in the workplace.<\/p>\n

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On hand this year to promote the 20th anniversary\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Wear Red day, which will be on Friday, October 21, will be Les Ferdinand, former England star and current director of football at Queen\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Park Rangers FC, and Aston Villa and Celtic star Paul Elliot.\u00c2\u00a0 They will be joined by Unite general secretary Len McCluskey.<\/p>\n

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Ahead of the event, SRtRC chief executive Ged Grebby said that the fight against racism \u00e2\u20ac\u015bcan never rest\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 especially now when, he said, \u00e2\u20ac\u015bworryingly, hate crimes are on the rise.\u00e2\u20ac\u0165<\/p>\n

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More in common<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u015bFootball is such an important part of so many people\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s lives that it is only right that we use this power of this tremendous sport to bring people together, to show that we really do have more in common than divides us,\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 he added.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bWe are extremely proud to be marking our 20th anniversary with our friends in football, including lifelong anti-racism campaigners like Paul and Les.\u00c2\u00a0 With them on our side we will make this year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Wear it Red day one to remember for sure.\u00e2\u20ac\u0165<\/p>\n

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Show Racism the Red Card is an anti-racism educational charity which works extensively across Britain to present an anti-racist message to young people and others. In Scotland and Wales, the campaign also focuses on tackling racism within professional and grass-roots football.<\/p>\n

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In May, McCluskey joined SRtRC at an earlier event this year celebrating the organisation\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 20th<\/sup> anniversary \u00e2\u20ac\u201c a celebrity match between MPs and former footballers at the Den, home to Millwall FC.<\/p>\n

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Presenting the trophy at the match, McCluskey hailed the work of Show Racism the Red Card.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bFootball is a fabulous medium to tackle racism that millions and millions of our people enjoy, in particular the kids,\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 he said.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bYou\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve got to see some of the sessions that Show Racism does with hundreds of kids in classrooms or football clubs, splitting them into workshops, talking about the issues of racism and listening to what the kids say,\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 he noted.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bIt\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s absolutely staggering when you hear kids say, \u00e2\u20ac\u0098Well I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve heard my dad say that word.\u00e2\u20ac\u2122\u00c2\u00a0 And it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s amazing that the kids themselves then feel empowered to go home and challenge their own parents.\u00e2\u20ac\u0165<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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