“Watching Football is not a Crime!”

Football Fans from 39 countries  will discuss with UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino and football bodies and institutions at the European Football Fans Congress of Football Supporters Europe (FSE) from 19-21 July 2013 in Amsterdam.  Topics to be addressed in various international sessions and network meetings will include travel restrictions, EURO2020, ticket pricing, sanctions, fan ownership, the problems of football in small leagues, discrimination and legislation affecting football supporters
In view of recent debates in the Netherlands, a high-profile national panel discussion on Safety and Security in Dutch football will focus particularly on how travel restrictions imposed on supporters can be damaging for Dutch professional football. The session is organised by FSE members amongst the Dutch supporters, with support of the KNVB.
The three-day international fan event is co-hosted by FSE members from the Netherlands, such as the Supportersvereniging Ajax who have given particular support, alongside member groups such as South Crew, North Up Alliance and the independent national team Supporters’ Club Oranje and  many individual members and supporters beyond that. The organisation of the congress has received further support from the KNVB, Ajax Amsterdam and the Amsterdam ArenA. .
More than 400 football supporters and representatives of various institutions, clubs and football bodies from across Europe and beyond have registered. The Pre-Opening will take place on Friday, 19 July 2013 at 17.00hrs at the Youth Academy De Toekomst, where fans’ representatives will discuss with representatives from UEFA and the Council of Europe the sense and non-sense of sanctions in football.
Saturday, 20 July 2013 will see opening greetings and a Q&A session with UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino and KNVB Vice-President Bernhard Fransen, before participants break out into various international workshops with a wide range of speakers involved.
The workshop results will form the basis for the future agenda and range of activities of Football Supporters Europe (FSE), the biggest independent and democratic network of football supporters in Europe representing more than 3 million supporters - which will elect a new executive Committee at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Sunday, 21 July 2013.
Kevin Miles, FSE Committee Member (and chief executive of the Football Supporters’ Federation, ENGLAND): “The European Football Fans’ Congress has become a regular and vital annual feature of the calendar for football supporters across Europe who come together to share experiences, debate issues and work out campaigning plans for the coming year. It’s crucial that fans have a clear and powerful voice at European level; there are so many issues of concern to us, and we have to translate that strength of feelings into concrete actions and constructive engagement.”
Theo Pouw, founder and board member of Supporters Club Oranje, the official independent fan club of the national football team  (NETHERLANDS): “We have joined FSE a couple of years ago and see the importance of international cooperation with representing fans interests. The membership with FSE offers us a next level to unite with groups who have similar objectives and reach out to policy makers at a supra-national level. Like club football, international football is also subject to the laws of 'modern football', where marketing and Euros have tend to become more important than the fans’ experience and football celebration. The FSE congress is the perfect occasion to establish these connections. We’re looking forward to meeting everyone!!”
Daniel Dekker, Chairman of the Supportersvereniging Ajax (NETHERLANDS): “This is not about Ajax but about uniting all football supporters in Europe. We joined the FSE right at the beginning 6 years ago and are thrilled that the event is taken place in Holland this year. I wish all participants a very successful congress.   It would be great if these  days would  bring us a step forwards to a better understanding between fans and all organisations involved in a football match.  Yes indeed, watching football is not a crime !“
The final programme is available for download on the FSE Website via this link.
Registration for lastminute Guests and media representatives is possible on the day.
 

GENERAL INFORMATION & MEDIA CONTACT

MORE INFORMATION
Football Supporters Europe (FSE)
FSE is an independent, democratic and representative network of football supporters with members in currently more than 40 countries in Europe, representing more than 3 million football supporters in total, thereby being the biggest fans’ organisation in the world. The members of FSE are committed to a set of key values such as anti-discrimination, to the rejection of violence and good governance.
FSE is the main interlocutor of UEFA on fans’ issues and works with a number of other institutions and football governing bodies, such as the Council of Europe or the EU.
The European Football Fans’ Congress is the main event of FSE and takes place in a different country every year, organised as an independent event, jointly with members and fans’ groups of as many local teams as possible.
 
Football Supporters Europe eV
Coordinating Office
PO Box 306218
20328 Hamburg
Germany
Tel:. +49 40 370 877 51    
email:  info@fanseurope.org
web: www.fanseurope.org
 
MEDIA CONTACT:
Daniela Wurbs, FSE Coordinator/CEO
email: Daniela@fanseurope.org
mobile: +49 179 7511886
 
Media representatives are welcome to join the event for the following parts of the programme:
FRIDAY, 19 July 2013, De Toekomst (Bar)
·         Pre-opening Talk “Watching Football is not a Crime” on Friday night at the Youth Academy “De Toekomst” near the Amsterdam ArenA from 19.00hrs – 21.00hrs
SATURDAY, 20 July 2013, Amsterdam ArenA, Entrance E
·         The official opening of the event Saturday morning with welcome greetings from UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino and KNVB Vice-President Bernhard Fransen from 10.00hrs - 10.30hrs (Amsterdam Room, Entrance E)
·         The Dutch Panel “Imagine Football Without Fans?!” and the international Workshop Conclusion Panel, both starting at 16.00hrs
SUNDAY, 21 July 2013, Amsterdam ArenA, Entrance E
·         The concluding press conference of the event on Sunday, 15.30hrs at the Amsterdam ArenA (Amsterdam Room, Entrance E)

Η κ Εμμανουηλίδου Καίτη θα συμμετέχει ως δράση του Ομιλου Σερρών για UNESCO

This football training session was used as an opportunity to promote "Sport for development".

United Nations Office on Sport for Development and Peace (UNOSDP)

This football training session was used as an opportunity to promote "Sport for development".

To take part in this project, check out the link and share it amongst your sport loving friends and relatives.

http://www.un.org/wcm/content/site/sport/home/newsandevents/news/template/news_item.jsp?cid=39202#.UUcsRDca6U4

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Taken at a football session in Finland. Good work guys!

United Nations Office on Sport for Development and Peace (UNOSDP)

Taken at a football session in Finland. Good work guys!

"Sport for Development"

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International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

21 March 2013 – The United Nations today urged using the power of sport to end the blight of racism as it marked the annual International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
“Sport is a universal activity that can reaffirm our fundamental human rights,” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in his message for the Day.
He noted that despite much progress, racism remains a pervasive menace to individuals and ethnic and religious groups worldwide, a threat to stability and a grave violation of human rights.
The Day is an opportunity to highlight the “sharp contrast between the positive values of sports and the despicable incidents of racism that scar even some professional competitions,” he noted.
“The international community has an obligation to work for equality and non-discrimination, and we can advance progress by promoting these values through sports,” Mr. Ban added.
In addition, a group of United Nations independent experts today urged governments to declare zero tolerance to racism expressions and discrimination in sport.
“We call on States and sports authorities in different parts of the world to intensify the fight against racism through awareness creation, and by imposing appropriate sanctions on clubs and individuals who propagate racial hatred, abuse and violence,” said Mutuma Ruteere, the UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.
The head of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Alexei Avtonomov, said it is also up to local communities to counter racism when fans use racist slurs, gestures and even violence to demean and attack their opponents or players of the opposite team.
“When such an incident occurs, swift action must be taken, not only by public authorities to condemn it and to hold those responsible to account, but also by the community at large to stand in solidarity against all forms of racial discrimination,” said Mr. Avtonomov.
The Day is marked annually on 21 March on the anniversary of the 1960 Sharpeville Massacre, during which 69 unarmed demonstrators were killed when South African police opened fire on a protest against the country’s apartheid laws.
“Racial discrimination, xenophobia and stigmatisation faced in particular by people of African descent must be addressed at the community, national and international levels,” said Verene Shepherd, Chairperson-Rapporteur of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent.
She added that people of African descent should be recognized for their contributions not only to sports, but also to the development, diversity and richness of world civilizations and cultures.
Independent experts are appointed by the Human Rights Council to examine and report back, in an unpaid capacity, on specific human rights themes.

The Club Panserraikos from Greece  did e-campaign 
  Let’s Fight Racism campaign on Facebook

 http://www.un.org/en/letsfightracism/

Πεκίνο 7ο Παγκόσμιο Συνεδριο *Αθλητισμός και περιβάλλον

Παράδωση μιας ελιάς που εφυγε απο τις Σέρρες και παραδώθηκε στο Πεκίνο .

8 Tournament tennis Jounior in Serres Greece

Για 8η συνεχή  χρονιά ο Σύλλογος Αντισφαίρισης Σερρών πραγματοποιεί το πρώτο εσωτερικό τουρνουά του 2013, όλων των κατηγοριών για να βγει ο πρωταθλητής του συλλόγου, για το νερό. Το τουρνουά είναι ενταγμένο στο πρόγραμμα των Ηνωμένων Εθνών Ιnternational Decade for Action ‘Water for Life’ 2005-2015,στις δράσεις του Ομίλου για τον Πράσινο αθλητισμό δηλαδή στον αθλητισμό που είναι φιλικός προς το Περιβάλλον.

Το τουρνουά υποστηρίζει το  θέμα της Παγκόσμιας Ημέρας Νερού 2013 «Συνεργασία για το νερό » («World Water Day will share the topic of Water Cooperation. »), 

ένα θεσμό που καθιέρωσαν τα Ηνωμένα Έθνη ήδη από το 1993.

Είναι ενταγμένο στις δράσεις της Ημέρας μέσα από το προγραμματισμό των Ηνωμένων Εθνών http://www.unwater.org/worldwaterday/events και θα πραγματοποιηθεί στις 22-23  Μαρτίου 2013.

Περισσότερα για το Green tennis 

http://www.syllogosantisfairishsserron.blogspot.gr/