FARE is working to contribute to a European Championships that is remembered as a festival of great matches, played in a great atmosphere with a legacy of increased understanding and tolerance.
To do this we have had a long term education awareness programme and have a series of events taking place before and after the Euro 2012.
We also have a programme to monitor incidents of discrimination inside stadiums and to ensure incidents which do occur are brought to the attention of the authorities through UEFA and other relevant civil groups.
We urge urge all fans attending matches during Euro 2012 to report any incidences of racism, homophobia, nationalism and other forms of discrimination they witness within the stadiums.
If you see or hear anything, you can report it directly to FARE:
From Poland: Telephone
From Ukraine: Telephone
Or use FARE’s online. Please click here to download the form.
To help prepare and educate match day stewards at all eight Euro 2012 host cities, Never Again has been providing training to stadium staff in the build-up to the tournament on recognising racist symbols and language. To date over 80,000 police officers and stewards in Poland and Ukraine have received this training.
FARE will have two match day monitors at all matches. The aim of the monitors will be to report and record any incidents to officials responsible for running the stadium and UEFA officials who are committed to taking action wherever possible.
To help monitors recognise far-right and offensive banners, signs and symbols, a guide book has been produced. This resource will be used by stadium personnel across Poland and Ukraine after the tournament, as a lasting legacy beyond Euro 2012.
FARE signs and symbols guide