Leeds United show continued support for No Room For Racism campaign
· Yahoo Sports
Leeds United is coming together with the Premier League and its other clubs this October to support the No Room For Racism campaign.
This season players from all 20 clubs, including our captain Ethan Ampadu, feature in a new film which celebrates football's diversity and highlights the collective responsibility to challenge discrimination, wherever it occurs.
Visit moryak.biz for more information.
The film has been launched ahead of our dedicated No Room For Racism match that takes place this weekend against Manchester United and will feature across Premier League stadiums between 17 and 25 October.
The new video showcases the diversity of the League while highlighting the impact racism continues to have on players, families and communities.
Players have also contributed to No Room For Racism education resources, which are delivered through Premier League funded programmes. The resources, which are available to more than 19,000 schools across England and Wales, teach children about the power of diversity and how everyone can learn from people from different backgrounds.
James Justin and Noah Okafor recently took part in a No Room For Racism workshop with a small group of students from Bishop Young Academy, with the youngsters paying a visit to Thorp Arch to meet with the first-team stars and deliver a Black History Month presentation based around Leeds United trailblazers. The players then took part in a Q&A session, answering questions on the importance of equality and diversity, how to deal with difficult situations ad how they would support teammates if they were to ever face any discrimination.
To find out more about their visit, please click here.
Premier League Chief Executive Richard Masters said: “During the latest No Room For Racism match rounds, we are using the reach of our players to send an important message: we are united in the fight against racism. We are also highlighting the incredible impact diversity has within our game and communities, something the League and clubs are committed to developing throughout the season.
“Discrimination of any kind is unacceptable and will not be tolerated, but sadly we still see cases of players and others within football facing abhorrent abuse. Not only will we continue to support those who are subjected to this, we will work with clubs and authorities to try and bring offenders to justice and do everything we can to eradicate racism.”
The latest No Room for Racism fixtures fall within the UK’s Black History Month, the theme of which is ‘Honouring Our Communities’. During this period, clubs will be celebrating diversity, as well as highlighting programmes that take place on a year-round basis to promote inclusion, tackle discrimination and create opportunities for people from all backgrounds to thrive in football.
You can find out more about No Room For Racism and how to challenge and report racist abuse at premierleague.com/noroomforracism.