Differences Make the Difference

Differences Make the Difference

Respect, diversity and inclusion. Differences Make the Differece represents a new path as commitment undertaken in person by the Club to reaffirm the desire to continue in a long-term project based on concrete actions the fight against all forms of prejudice and discrimination for a real understanding and inclusion of diversity.

Podcast sulla razza

The podcast against discrimination which translates concepts and expressions that often apply to society in ltaly from English-speaking cultures into ltalian. Sulla Razza stems from the need to initiate a conversation around race in ltaly, using up-to-date language and a format which will analyse, contextualise and explain the meaning of these terms.

12 episodes, 12 words:

  • Race
  • Colourism
  • One-drop rule
  • The N-word
  • Model minority
  • Mixed race couples
  • Diversity and inclusion
  • Tokenism
  • Postcolonial literature
  • Black athlete
  • Intersectional feminism
  • System racism
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Numbers don't lie

On 21st March 2021, the lnternational Day against Racial Discrimination, the Women's and Men's First Teams played wearing brand-new customised shirts: the numbers of the players, from 0 to 9, features data and statistics linked to racism, offering a perfect opportunity to further reinforce the message of the importance of the fight against racial discrimination.

0 - Zero days without a racist act taking place in Italy;

1 - In Europe, one out of three black people experience racial discrimination;

2 - In the US, black households are two times more likely to experience food insecurity than white households;

3 - Black Americans are three times more likely than whites to be killed by the police;

4 - In ltaly, only 4% of hate crimes were convicted in 2018;

5 - Roughly 5% of black people in the EU have experienced racial violence (including police aggression);

6 - In the US, roughly six out of 10 blacks say they are treated less fairly than whites when it comes to job recruitment, salary and promotions; when they apply for a loan or a mortgage; in shops and restaurants; when they vote in elections; when they need medicai treatment;

7 - In Europe, 7% of victims did not report a racial assault out of concern that they would not be believed;

8 - In 2019, racism and xenophobia were the motivations behind more than 800 hate crimes in Italy;

9 - Nine out of ten Americans believe that racism and police violence are problems within their country.

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