STARS: Standing Together Against Racism in Sport

Racism in sport at both elite and grassroots levels is all too common and limits participation by people from minority ethnic groups. Anti-racism strategies have been implemented in professional sport, however there is a lack of evidence for effective anti-racism interventions in junior sport.

The STARS project is being conducted by researchers at the University of Melbourne in partnership with  Welcoming Clubs, Merri-bek Council, Merri Health, CMSport and partner sports clubs to co-design, test and evaluate an anti-racism strategy. The intervention provides Active Inclusion training by Welcoming Clubs which includes Upstander training to provide clubs with practical tools for all club members to address racism and discrimination when they see it.

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Project Team

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  Associate Professor Karen Block, Gender and Women’s Health
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  Ms Dana Young, Gender and Women’s Health
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  Dr Lauren Carpenter, Gender and Women’s Health
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  Ilundi Tinga, Gender and Women’s Health
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  Azraf Ezaz, Child and Community Wellbeing Unit
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  Maxine Wells (honours student), Child and Community Wellbeing Unit

Contact Name

Associate Professor Karen Block

Email

keblock@unimelb.edu.au