Erasmus+ Programme – Collaborative Partnership Project reference No: 579960-EPP-1-2016-2-IT-SPO-SCP 1 Summary The Event ........................................................................................................................................................... 3 Project materials ............................................................................................................................................. 10 Press review ..................................................................................................................................................... 12 Appendix .......................................................................................................................................................... 16 List of Figures Figure 1. “Aula Magna”, Faculty of Economics at the University of Tor Vergata, Rome.- ................................ 4 Figure 2. Dr. Eng. Stefano Armenia, BRISWA Project Coordinator.- ................................................................. 5 Figure 3. Dott. Carlo Tavecchio, President of the Italian Footbal Federation (FIGC) and prof. Stefano D’Ottavio, Head of the Motor Science Degree at the University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, and Physical Coach Coordinator of the Italian Women Football National Teams.- .......................................................................... 6 Figure 4. Dott. Carlo Tavecchio, FIGC President and Dott. Daniele Frongia, Municipality of Rome's Officer for 2 Sports and Youth.- ............................................................................................................................................. 7 Figure 5. Dr. Eng. Stefano Armenia, BRISWA Project Manager, and Bruno Peres, A.S. Roma Football Player.- ........................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Figure 6. Prof. Sergio Roticiani, President of A.I.A.C. Lazio, and Mr. Luigi Di Biagio, Coach of the Italian U21 Football Team.- .................................................................................................................................................. 8 Figure 7. BRISWA Conference Roll-Up (left) and Standard Project Roll-Up (right).- ....................................... 10 Figure 8. BRISWA workshop brochure (left) and poster (right).- .................................................................... 11 Figure 9. Briswa Official Banner.- .................................................................................................................... 11 Figure 10. BRISWA official Ball.- ...................................................................................................................... 11 Figure 11. Article on the most important local Media "Roma Today" ........................................................... 12 Figure 12. Article on the national newspaper "Corriere della Sera".- ............................................................. 13 Figure 13. Article on the National Sport Newspaper "Corriere dello Sport.- .................................................. 14 The Event 1. BRISWA Project – 1st International Workshop Last 22th May, at the “Aula Magna” of the Faculty of Economics at Tor Vergata University in Rome, was held the 1st International Workshop of the project "Briswa - The Ball Rolls in the Same Way for All". Many relevant speakers have attended this event like: • Dr. Carlo Tavecchio, president of FIGC (Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio); • Dr. Daniele Frongia, delegated for Sport and Youth Policies from the Municipality of Rome; • Bruno Peres, AS Roma’s Brazilian footballer; • Patrizia Panico, first woman to train a national under-16 male football team; • Mr Gigi Di Biagio, coach of the Italian national under-21 team; • Prof. Sergio Roticiani, President of the Regional Section of A.I.A.C (Associazione Italiana Allenatori di Calcio) (also a BRISWA project Expert), • Prof. Stefano D’Ottavio, president of the Motor Science Faculty at the University of Rome 3 “Tor Vergata” and Physical Coach Coordinator of the Italian Women Football National Team; • Mr. Tibor Vámos, President of Ethnics and Fair Play M.L.S.Z. committee; • Mr. Szilveszter Kovács, the Head of M.L.S.Z. Grassroots Programme. Figure 1. “Aula Magna”, Faculty of Economics at the University of Tor Vergata, Rome.- 4 The purpose of the BRISWA project, which aggregates 7 partners from Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Greece and Serbia, as well as Italy, is to tackle the issue of racism in the world of football and sport. The BRISWA project mainly aims at re-examining racism in football, as well as also other discriminations in sports in general, by analyzing its roots and nature and by promoting, through a sound scientific work on social analysis, a more thorough and active approach against it, thus evidencing what could be the best practical policies to mitigate this social cancer. The workshop has been introduced by the project coordinator Dr. Eng. Stefano Armenia which make a short description of the project and present the guest speakers of the workshop. 5 Figure 2. Dr. Eng. Stefano Armenia, BRISWA Project Coordinator.- He anticipates that this is only the first international workshop which will be held in each partner country. Tackling the issue of racism in the world of football and sport "trying to spread a message of equality between races, genres and religions among footballers; especially among the youngest", is one of the first objective of project as he explains: "The European Commission believes in this initiative as a way to identify policies and good practices to fight this issue, which is in all respects a social cancer,"; The slogan of the project is “Set Racism Off Side”. After the Institutional greetings from the Prof. Sergio Bernardini, Sport Delegated of Tor Vergata University, which host the event, and after his thanksgiving to the project consortium to choose Tor Vergata University as location, the opening Workshop speech was given by FIGC president, Dr. Carlo Tavecchio. 6 Figure 3. Dott. Carlo Tavecchio, President of the Italian Footbal Federation (FIGC) and prof. Stefano D’Ottavio, Head of the Motor Science Degree at the University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, and Physical Coach Coordinator of the Italian Women Football National Teams.- “There are two principal reason for which the FIGC support this project: the first is related to the theme, racism in the football world; the second is the internationally of the initiative” and the scientific and academic approach contained inside it represent an added value; “The communication of sports values and sensitizing the players to the issue of inclusion is not only a project basis but also a pillar of Federcalcio.” After the explanations of some actions and projects directly implemented by the FIGC (a list of more 190 project), Dr. Tavecchio wanted to thank the Academy F.C. to invite him to the workshop: “A not professional football academy that are promoter of this important social issue should be underlined” . Figure 4. Dott. Carlo Tavecchio, FIGC President and Dott. Daniele Frongia, Municipality of Rome's Officer for Sports and Youth.- After the President of FIGC another representative of the institutions, the delegated for Sport and Youth Policies from the Municipality of Rome, Dr. Daniele Frongia, intervenes remembering the last 7 episodes about racism in Football (during the last Pescara vs Cagliari, Sulley Muntari has been insulted by fans) saying “Each of us has to fight this phenomenon by trying to change culturally”. The first woman to train a national youth football team Miss Patrizia Panico, highlights how the racism is not only related to the color of the skin but, in a more general way, the phenomena of racism could be also considered as racism of gender. She said “we are trying to level the playing field, creating more opportunities for women; What worries the women football players is the prospect of the future. Women still play in amateur leagues; Our goal is to be able to scrap a language that is still a bit too male chauvinist”. Professor Stefano D’Ottavio, expert of BRISWA project and Physical Coach Coordinator of Women Football National Teams underline how “Football borns from the street without barriers and should be used as vehicle to spread this important message”. "Many guys suffer because of racism in the football world - commented Bruno Peres - I think it's important to raise awareness about racism. It's a bad thing. It is not the color that make you more or less good. We are all the same, we do not have to make a difference. We are all against racism; whoever is next to you is the same as you, regardless of skin color. This is not only in football but in life. Racist people don’t know the hurt they do, we must help them to improve themself. ". Figure 5. Dr. Eng. Stefano Armenia, BRISWA Project Manager, and Bruno Peres, A.S. Roma Football Player.- “Beyond all things we can do, be here and talk about racism and see racism episodes is unacceptable and incredible” saying the coach of Italy U21 Football Team Mr. Luigi Di Biagio. 8 Figure 6. Prof. Sergio Roticiani, President of A.I.A.C. Lazio, and Mr. Luigi Di Biagio, Coach of the Italian U21 Football Team.- In the second part of the workshop, reserved to the Project expert, the sports psychologist and relational therapist Prof. Aldo Grauso said that “usually, the people involved in racist episodes simply do so because of a basic prejudice, without a real and objective