MONITORA Protocol workbook

Try to design a protocol for monitoring racism in sports that can be used in your local territory.

Don’t worry – it will take you some time but it’s gonna be worth it.

You will need to collect information and to brainstorm with your team.
 

Led organisation:

Other stakholders involved:

The organisations that sign this protocol commit themselves to systematically investigate the forms of daily racism that cross the sports world in the territory of:

Monitoring is conceived as part of a working strategy to prevent, combat, and protect against racism and it entails a variety of activities.

When dealing with Monitoring of monitoring racism in sport these are solid options you could be considering in terms of the protocol objectives:

  • Collect data on the phenomenon for analytical and advocacy purposes;
  • Document the phenomenon to support possible complaints or reports;
  • Monitor the ways in which the media represent racism in sports.

Think about your own context and the reason you are setting up this Protocol. List below the objectives of the initiative.

In our case, the monitoring aims to (insert the goals that you have chosen to work with):

Create a new objective

When dealing with Monitoring of monitoring racism in sport you may consider the following methodology.

  • Analysis of official data
  • Collection of reports
  • Press monitoring.

But you shall also feel free to select your own methodology. Just make sure to record it in this Protocol so that it is clear for all involved.

In our case, the monitoring will be based on the following methodology of analysis:

By racism we mean:

By discrimination we mean:

By "hate speech" we mean:

By "hate crime" we mean:

If you consider some other concepts need to be defined, please make sure to include a consolidated and co-build definition below:

When dealing with Monitoring of monitoring racism in sport these are solid options you could be considering in terms of target groups are:

  • Afrodescendant people, i.e., those united by black skin pigmentation or of African descent
  • People from other continents exposed to racialization processes because of their
    somatic, "ethnic" characteristics or national origins
  • Persons exposed to racialization processes because of their religion or cultural
    practices.

 

In our context, the "subjects," i.e., the target groups that will be the focus of monitoring and may be involved in the monitoring itself will be:

The monitoring will take place in the geographical area of:

With reference to the following sports disciplines:

We recommend picking among the following options:

  • Professional/elite sport: this category could include all sports with profession/athletes and top competitions reserved for sports not included in professional, but nevertheless elite, sport;
  • High and medium level amateur sport: this group includes high and medium level amateur competitions, for which the athlete(s) involved receive a salary or compensation for their performance;
  • Amateur sport and competitive grassroots sport: the varied world of amateur sport falls into this category. This is the large world of grassroots sport in which people, teams, and participants engage in competitions out of passion, without earning any financial remuneration. It includes championships, tournaments and competitions at the lowest level of the federations, youth grassroots tournaments and almost all the competitive activities of the sports promotion bodies;
  • Recreational and non-competitive physical activity: this includes all those activities and disciplines that do not aim to compete and compete with others (in any case with oneself), but whose aim is to promote one's psychophysical wellbeing: from yoga courses to walking, from participation in non-competitive races to free swimming in the pool.

Of course you can feel free to select your own classification. 

In our case, the following sports levels will be monitored:

We recommend picking among the following options:

  • Provide victims of discrimination with support in reporting or complaining to the competent authorities and in the course of any judicial or administrative proceedings;
  • Promote the adoption of positive actions aimed at avoiding situations of disadvantage that may be related to "ethnic-racial" origin;
  • Receive and examine reports/complaints from potential victims or witnesses of actions of unequal treatment and urge public and sports institutions to take action to prevent and combat discrimination in sports.

Of course you can feel free to select your own classification. 

In our case, in line with the goal initially set by the monitoring, the following modalities of intervention are planned:

A monitoring needs a classification system that can methodologically define how the
indicators chosen for the survey will be collected.

You can select all relevant from the following options and also add others you think appropriate:

  • The type of the discriminatory act or behavior:
    • Discrimination
    • Verbal violence (racist insults, threats or violence; propaganda (writing, banners, leaflets, posters with discriminatory content), public demonstrations (racist chants fall into this category
    • Physical violence
    • Damage to property or assets;
  • The geographical area (municipality, province or district and region);
  • The sports disciplines involved;
  • The sports level (professional/elite/amateur high and mid-level; amateur and competitive grassroots sports; recreational and non-competitive motor activities);
  • The discriminatory motive:
    • Somatic traits
    • “Ethnic” or national origin
    • Religious affiliation and personal beliefs
    • Ability status
    • Gender and sexual orientation;
  • The gender and nationality of the victims
  • The age group of the victims (minors 0-17 years old, young people 18-29 years old, adults 30-64 years old, seniors 65 years and older);
  • The groups of actors of discrimination (players, individual or group fans, referees, sports officials, private citizens, fascist/Nazi fan groups);
  • The age group of the discrimination actors (children 0-17 years old, youth 18-29 years old, adults 30-64 years old, elderly 65 years and older);
  • The type of victims' reactions (complaint to the competent authorities, public complaint, no complaint);
  • The type of sanctions taken (disciplinary, against the company, against managers, no sanctions, other).

 

In our case, information will be collected and classified using the following variables:

The organisation/network commits to (list below the type of activities you will conduct):

(e.g. -building a network of territorial offices involved in monitoring; -coordinating monitoring activities; -organizing training days with sports operators, athletes, managers, etc.; -creating a channel for reporting cases of discrimination; -supporting and disseminating the activities provided for in the protocol; - collaborating in the processing, systematization and analysis of the cases collected to understand the trend of the phenomenon).

Include here all the tangible and practical information regarding your implementation. This section shall include any elements related to the collaboration and implementation of the protocol that you did not have a chance to express before.

(e.g. -the Protocol lasts for two years; a 30-day notice must be given if either party withdraws; -each organisation uses its own space to implement the Protocol; -monthly network meetings are established to assess the progress of monitoring; -the protocol includes a one-year pilot phase after which proposals can be made for any changes or additions.)

Date:

Signature (include name of the person, role & organisation)

Signature (include name of the person, role & organisation)

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