The week, aimed at promoting equality and fighting homophobia in football, begins with the Charlton Women’s Barclays Women’s Championship game at home to Lewes on Sunday 22 January, and ends with Charlton Men’s Sky Bet League One fixture at The Valley on Saturday 28 January against Bolton Wanderers. Staff and students can get £5 tickets to this fixture by registering your interest here.
Alumni can also request discounted tickets to this and other Charlton fixtures by contacting the Alumni and Fundraising team on alumni@greenwich.ac.uk
The well-documented challenges the LGBTQI+ community faced around the World Cup and the high profile homophobic chants at games in recent weeks show there is still plenty more work to do before we can say football is truly for everyone.
The University of Greenwich are delighted to be part of the Charlton family, a family that has led the way on fighting racism in football and has become one of the leaders in challenging homophobia in the sport. Hopefully next week’s Football v Homophobia events will continue to influence those elsewhere as we spread a message of inclusivity.
Professor Jane Harrington, Vice Chancellor
Get involved
There is additional activity taking place next week, including a series of online events from the Proud Valiants in association with Charlton Athletic Community Trust (CACT) on promoting equality and tackling homophobia in football. Members of the university community are encouraged to attend these events which are free of charge:
- Tuesday 24 January – Trans Pride - The Lived Experience - book tickets here.
- Wednesday 25 January – "Pick a Side": A Conversation about being Bi & Pan - book tickets here.
- Thursday 26 January – Being An Ally To Your LGBTQI+ Kid - book tickets here.
We are proud to be working with the University of Greenwich and partners on the upcoming Football v Homophobia week to fight homophobia in the sport.
Dr Michael Seeraj, CACT and the club's Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)
