Time for Action 2025: Rurality, Racism and Reality

You are invited to an online event designed to celebrate progress, deepen understanding, and inspire action as part of the Yorkshire and Humber Anti-Racism in Sport Group's commitment to tackling racism across the region.

As part of the Yorkshire and Humber Anti-Racism in Sport Group’s continuing work, this event explores racism across coastal, rural, and urban areas, covering topics such as online abuse, refugees, intersectionality, coastal inequalities, and systems leadership.

Participants will come together to reflect on achievements to date, share experiences, and learn from others working to make sport more inclusive and equitable.With opportunities to connect, collaborate, and learn, this event aims to equip participants with the knowledge and confidence to create lasting change within their own sporting communities and settings.

The event follows up the Time for Action on Racism in Sport event last year

1pm – 1:50pm

Open from Damien Smith, Director at North Yorkshire Sport

Suhrab, manager of SWIFT from Chain Lane Community Centre sharing his story as a refugee, how he now supports migrants in his community and their barriers to physical activity and sport.

2pm – 2:45pm

Dr Matthew Joseph (North Yorkshire Council) & Laura Harris (North Yorkshire Sport)- Migration in North Yorkshire – Reality, Rurality & Systems Leadership

3pm – 3:45pm

Paula Stainton (York City Foundation) – Our Journey and Our Plans – a continuing commitment to Active Bystandership and Anti Racism at York City

4pm – 4:45pm

North Yorkshire Police – Hate Crime, how to report it in North Yorkshire, what happens when you report it and Hate Crime Community Champions training introduction.

5pm – 5:45pm

Online Abuse – the experience and what you can do!

7pm -8:30pm – A Community In Motion – Active Bystander Training – Nicola Holmes (Yorkshire Sport Foundation) & Laura Harris (North Yorkshire Sport)

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