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Stand Up Speak Up is a
Europe-wide campaign that was launched in
January 2005 by the
French
Football player
Thierry Henry following an increase in reports
of racist incidents in football across Europe. Together with other top
European players, he protests against this continuing problem inviting
football fans to voice their opposition to
racism.
The
symbol of the campaign is two interlocked
wristbands, one black, and one white. About 5
million of these wristbands have been sold all over Europe. The wrist
bands are no longer being sold and there is no intention to reproduce
them. All the funds raised are passed on to a central Stand Up Speak Up
fund that will look to support initiatives that aim to combat racism in
football through a variety of programmes and initiatives, that raise
awareness, challenge behaviour and strive to change attitudes. This
successful campaign included footballers such as
Thierry Henry,
Rio Ferdinand,
Wayne Rooney,
Cristiano Ronaldo and
Adriano.
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