Programme:
9.00 – 10.30, Arrival/registration
10.30 – 11.00, Opening
Sulejman Čolaković, President of the Football Federation of Bosnia & Herzegovina
Walter Posch, Director, vidc
11.00 – 12.00, Opening Plenary: Fighting Discrimination, the European perspective
Patrick Gasser, UEFA, Football and Social Responsibility
Ann de Mol, King Baudouin Foundation, Belgium
Des Tomlinson, Football Association of Ireland
Chair: Michael Fanizadeh, vidc
12.00 – 12.15, Coffee Break
12.15 – 13.30, Panel Discussion: Tackling Racism and Nationalism through football in the Balkans
Munib Ušanović, General Secretary of the Football Federation of Bosnia & Herzegovina
Miroslav Gerovski, Head of Competition, Football Federation of Macedonia
Zoran Cvrk, Security Officer of the Croatian Football Federation
Vladimir Bulatovic, Football Association of Serbia
Slavko Drljača, Director, Partizan Belgrade
Chair: Michael Fanizadeh, vidc
13.30 – 14.30, Lunch Break
14.30 – 16.30, Panel Discussion: Awareness raising trough education and sports
Saša Dupor, NGO Step Ahead, Croatia
Ranko Milanovic Blank, Youth Initiatives Program Consultant, Norwegian People's Aid, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Aleksandar Misevski, President, Youth Forum Bitola, Macedonia
Alexander Rakowitz, Balkan Alpe Adria Project, Austria
Chair: Markus Pinter, vidc/FARE
16.30 – 16.45, Coffee Break
16.45 – 17.30, Closing Session
Summary and recommendations by the chairs Markus Pinter and Michael Fanizadeh
Closing remarks: Valentin Inzko, The High Representative and EU Special Representative in Bosnia & Herzegovina (tbc)
Background:
In the workshop best practise examples and initiatives will be discussed that contribute to the overcoming of nationalism and racism with an emphasis on initiatives in the field of sports and to the networking of regional and international players and stakeholders.
The workshop is organised by vidc in cooperation with the network FARE – Football Against Racism in Europe and the Football Association of Bosnia & Herzegovina and is financed by the Austrian Development Cooperation.
