kicking racism out of ireland- SARI football tournament

national | rights, freedoms and repression | news report

Monday September 20, 2004 11:03

by dunk - indymedia

fuspey at yahoo dot co dot uk

we are all part of the global village

the weather was not as good as previous years but that has not stopped SARI growing bigger every year.
FATIMA were the overall winners of the cup and DUN LAOIGHRE won the plate
lots of people, lots of color, lots of fun
well done to everyone who was involved
and fair play to the bohs girls, yesterday wasnt the warmest of days but the still went around smiling in their bohs tops

we stopped and had little interviews with people yesterday. so enjoy the audio clips and tell more people that this and other thing like it are growing nationwide

its a strange time for ireland, untill recently we were the ones leaving home, hoping to be made welcome in new countries. now the tables have turned and people are arriving on our shores
people from all backrounds and coutries are learnign to live, work and play together
diversity is healthy
we celebrate this and hope it grows and grows
as Peter said: we are all part of the global village

no division- SARI, 8 years and growing

SARI website
http://www.sari.ie

1- chat with one of the "bohs girls". 1.21mns
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2- history of SARI from volunteer Loraine Hayes. 3mns
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3- Peter from ASK (asylum seekers kilkenny) chats about their matches, life, hurling and football in kilkenny, racism in ireland, how things can improve. Peter is from Nigeria, lived in dublin for a while and has been in Kikenny for over a year. 6mns
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4- sounds of the tournament, local drumming group bang away ahead of plate final. 46seconds
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5- friends of SARI. 1.28mns
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6- the presentations, FATIMA, the winners of the cup, DUN LAOIGHRE, winners of the plate. 8.41mns
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Sports Against Racism Ireland, (SARI) is a non-profit making organisation with Charitable Status that was set up in July 1997 as a direct response to the growth of racist attacks from a small but vocal section of people in Ireland.

SARI uses sport to integrate people from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
Sports Against Racism Ireland annual SoccerFest (Sept. 18-19)
This year’s soccerfest took place in the sports grounds of St Brendan’s Hospital in Grangegorman, Dublin, which is now the new DIT campus,
on Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th September 2004

Side show entertainment included:
Capoeire (Brazilian Martial Arts), FAI penalty shoot out competition, Face Painting, Clowns, Stilt walkers, World Music, 7 A Side celebrity football challenge, Chess tournament, More to be announced.....

for further information
contact Frank Buckley
on 087 244 5154
Email [email protected]

SARI attempt to create a positive attitude towards all minority groups by way of our multi-cultural events to ensure that young people of this country grow up with a tolerant attitude towards people with different backgrounds.

The main aims of SARI are:

i) To create an awareness of the problems of racism and xenophobia in Ireland today and to highlight the benefits of integrating the new cultures that are becoming part of life in Ireland today.

ii) To use sport and cultural events to bring together people from different cultures and backgrounds.

iii) To promote a positive attitude towards people from different ethnic backgrounds.

iv) To increase the discussion and debate about racism, discrimination and xenophobia.

http://www.sari.ie